The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-26
THE WELCOME AT DOVER.
Royal Salute Was Fired and the Crowds
Cheered.

Dover, England Dec. 26.--The weather
was bright and crisp this morning, and
Dover wore a festal appearance with its
decorations and its animated throngs
ready to welcome President and Mrs.
Wilson. Their arrival was sigualed by
the firing of royal salute Large crowds
lined the admiralty pier and its ap.
proaches long before the president came
ashore.
The duke of Connaught, with his suite,
accompanied by John w. Davis, the
American ambassador, the earl Of Read
ing, British ambassador to the United
States, Lord Herschell mad the mayor
and the corporation of Dover were on
the pier to meet the visitors. The mayor
presented an address of welcome TO the
president.
President Wilson then reviewed the
guard of honor from the naval garrison
of Dover.
The scene in the harbor as the presi-
Dental vessel entered was animated. Air
planes and seaplanes circled overhead,
while the warships in the harbor, which
joined the shore batteries in firing the sa.
lutte, were gaily dressed with bunting,
The crews manned ships and cheered as
the presidential boat passed into the
harbor.
The steamer Brighton, on which the
president crossed the channel, had a
quick and smooth passage and arrived
here about noon. 1t was met at Calais by
Sir Charles Gust, the kings equerry, and
Vice Admiral Sir Roger Reyes, who ac.
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French destroyers escorted the Brighton
TO midchannel, where British destroyers
and dozen airplanes took over the duty,
As the Brighton entered the harbor, the
salute in honor of the president was fired
| from Dover castle. It was the first time
since the beginning of the war that this
honor had been accorded any visitor The
Brighton's path was along the line Of
ships of the famous Dover patrol, all of
which were flying American flags and
their crews lining the rails. The bands,
which when the Brighton was sighted
had played God Save the King" now
took up the Star Spangled Banner"
each ships whole company standing at
attention
The Brighton was flying the presidents
flag, Admiral Keyes pennant, and the
British naval ensign. Mrs. Wilson, who
was on deck, took the greatest interest
in the evolutions of the British destroyers
The president, who appeared in splen.
did spirits when he stepped ashore, was
Immediately greeted by the duke of Con-
naught and the other members of the
welcoming party. After reviewing the
guard of honor, he passed through the
covered way to the station, where the
mayor and the corporation in their scar.
let robes of office extended formal well
come. Sir A. Booking, the city 'sIecorder,
read the address. The president replied
briefly, as follows:
"We have come through many serious
times together and, therefore, can regard
each other in a new light as comrades
and associates, because nothing brings
men together like a common understand.
| ing and common purpose.
1T is, therefore, with deep emotion
and peculiar qualification that | find my
self here afforded the opportunity of
matching my mind with the minds of
those who, with like intention, are pro-
posing to do the best they can and that
can be done in the greatest settlement
of the struggle"
AS the president walked to the train, a
dozen girls wearing the American colors
strewed petals of roses in his path. All
this time the airplanes had been hover.
ing over the pier and the station, and as
the special train bearing the president
left for the capital the airmen also head.
ed for London, accompanying the train
all the way. Many people had gathered
along the line of the railway and at diff
ferent stations, cheering the president as
hie train na4aed