Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-15

Received by Naval Chicf
The President was received at the
Brest arsenal by Admiral Moreau,
of the French army, General Hell
mick, the military commander of
Brest, Charles NJ. Swab, and civil
officials. There was no ceremony
except for handshaking and a sa-
Lutte of 81 guns which Numbered
forth as the President embarked on
the gunboat.
From the railroad siding TO the
dock were drawn up battalion OF
American soldiers, and a French
marine band played the Star Span
gled Banner" as the gunboat left
its moorings. All the ships in the
harbor displayed the American flag
and all traffic was suspended while
the Presidents party was transfer
red to the George Washington.
French Provide Naval Escort
\ French naval escort consisting
of the cruiser Conde and several tor
pedoboats acted as a guard of honor
for the George Washington. This
escort. with the American battleshlp
New Mexico, will escort the Presl-
dent out to sea and then return. The
New Mexico was accompanied by
four American torpedoboats. Georges
I .eygues. the French minister of ma
rine and Andre Tardieu. French high
commissioner to the United states,
accompanied the President on board
the George Washington to bid him
good by.
Franklin d. Roosevelt. American
assistant secretary of the navy, ar
rived in Brest shortly before the
President boarded the George Wash
ington.. and was taken aboard the
liner on special naval craft The
weather was misty and cloudy with
Il moderate temperature.
When the President alighted from
the train he was smiling. He shook
hands with Admiral Moreau, Gen
eral Helmick, Admiral Halstead and
Mr.. Schwab. The President talked
for few minutes with Mr.. Schwab.
Mrs. Wilson smiled as she followed
the President and received from a
NJ. Leygues a handsome bouquet of
flowers. Ms. Josephine Lewis, of
Cincinnati, presented the President
with bouquet of violets which he
accepted with a bow.
Waves to Crowds
After exchanging greetings, the
President stood on the gunboat and
waved to the crowds on the dock
and those assembled on the en-
bankments high above the quay.
The mistiness of the weather hid the
gunboat from sight soon after it
left the dock. but the President con-
tinued to wave his hat and smile as
the boat headed toward the George
Washington. The President was ac-
companied on board the gunboat by
Am mbassador and Madame Jusserand
and by Representative Helvering,
White and Norton, who have been in
France for several months. David
r. Francis. the American ambassa-
dor to Russia, and his son and
daughter also were members of the
party.
The President spent just fifteen
minutes at the quay. He passed
along the line of those assembled to
greet him and shook hands with
each one. Reaching the end of the
line, he descended the stairs to the
deck of the gunboat and then as
sisted Mrs. Wilson to descend.
Sea Calm Mt Start
ON the arrival of the presidential
party on board the George Wash
ington there was little formality ex-
cept for handshaking with NJ. Ley
CUES and NJ. Tarlieu, the orders be-
ing for the George Washington to
get under way as soon as the party
and its baggage had been received.
The sea was calm as the gunboat
made its way to the George Wash
: ington.
Grateful for Hospitality
In farewell message to the
: French people before leaving Brest
To-day, President Wilson said he
had been received and treated as a
friend as he had most desired to be
treated. He added that he would
be happy to return to France to as
sist in completing the just settle
ments of the Peace Conference. The
Presidents statement reads:
Il cannot leave France without
expressing my profound sense of the
great hospitality of the French peo-
pie and the French government.
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