El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-24
DEMONSTRATION
FOR PRESIDENT
Great Crowds Greet Wilson
On His Return From
Peace Conference.

I 0dC6 JULIET 6uC6.
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dress OF the day. seats but 1000 per-
sons. and all the tickets for the meet
ing We're allotted several days ago
Buildings all around the route
of the parade were ahlaEc with
flags and bunting and recognition
Of the international character Of
tie presidents recent activities
was shown in the frequent display
OF flags of the nations which were
allied with the United states i'm
The war.
The steamer George Washington. on
which the president and his party
made the voyage from BreSt, dropped
anchor off Quarantine shortly after
dark last night The most exciting
moments Of the trip was sunday aft
eruoon. when it was suddenly dis
covered that the steamer, running
through a dense fog was headed dl-
rectly for Thatchers island, or Cape
Ann 1t was the destroyer Harding.
running ahead as a guard ship which
discovered the danger and gave a
warning signal Engines were re-
versed and the ship was stopped. 1000
yards from shore in deep water
sub Chasers Meet ship.
A short distance off Boston harbor
the George Washington was met hy
The ship proceeded TO Quarantine and
the presidential party remained on
board overnight IL had previously
been arranged that they should be
brought up 10 Commonwealth pier
this forenoon on the coast guard cut
ter Ossipee and the George Washing
ton should then leave for New YORK
to land the 1000 troops who returned
with the president
The storm which had hung over the
coast for two days passed off last
night and the day opened clear
The meeting at Mechanics hall was
set for 2-30 o'clock in the afternoon.
All the baggage Of the presidential
party OF 40 persons was brought
ashore and transferred TO a special
train which was made ready TO start
for Washington with the president
and his assistants at $3.50 D. m
Joseph =. Tumulfy. secretary 10
the president. spent the night
aboard the George Washington
with president Wilson and came
ashore today with the presidential
party. He was believed 10 have
the enEroSsed copy Of the SG,OG0,-
0OO,OOO war revenue bill with him
and it was thought possible pres
ident Wilson might sign the bin
before he landed.
The osslpee, "a former coast guard I
cutter, now in naval service was the Z
leader Of the welcoming tloIlla- She I
displayed the flag of rear admiral ]
Spencer S Wood. head Of this naval i
district. who was aboard. and she car ]
ried also the official greeting party I
including mayor Peters and Maj. Gen
Clarence T. Edwards.
SIX other steamers were crowded U
with Bostonians and citizens Of the .
metropolitan district who were for .
-uuate in the ticket distribution Led /
by a submarine chaser and with eight 4
other submarine chasers flauklucl
them. the fleet proceeded down the f
harbOr, with bands playing patriotic.
airs and the colors flying out straight
IN the sharp northWesterly breeze
Flags Are Conspicuous
Every ship az the wharves and At
anchor I'm the harhUr displayed all the 4
Tags in its lockers. and every pas
seuEcr on the welcoming ships waved I.
The stars and Stripes
The troops who came from France
with the presidential party on the
general celebration Delegations from
he Red Cross. y. VI g. A.. Knights OF
Columbus and Jewish welfare board
were on board some OF the city boats.
prepared TO assist In extending q
hearty welcome to the soldiers. They
,a-ried supplies OF doughnuts. coffee.
'hewlns gum cigarets, stationery and
newspapers
Along the water front crowds
Watched the welcoming fleet circliuE
bout the George Washington. Boats 1,
md factories let loose their Whistles
when the Ossipee went alongside the
.teamshiD, and the din could be heard
or miles.
Presidents Flag Hoisted.
After the president and AIRS. Wilson
ma the members OF the presidential
larty had been transferred TO the Os-
ipee, the presidents flag. as COM
nanderinchief of the navy. displaced
hat Of rear admiral Wood on the
main truck Of the Ossipee, and the
utter started for Commonwealth
der.
Aboard the cutter. mayor Peters
Welcomed the nations executive on
lis return TO home shores and TO Bos-
on.
A. the Ossipec came abreast OF
the several forts. the presidential
salute Of II Euns was fired. Con-
VoyinE seaplancs swept overhead. s
flying in circles 10 keep abreast
Of the Ossipec.
When the Ossipee ueared the Com
lOuWealth pier. many OF the little s
lcet boats which had escorted her up s
he harbOr dropped astern. but the =
ubmarine chasers which acted as a
.uard were still on duty as she tied
70 to the side OF the great pier. They 2
ad orders to stand by until the pres p
Dental party had disem 5arked-
A roar OF cheers greeted the presi- q
ent as soon as the crowd on TIE 7
Ter could make out the Eroun IN q
-hich he stood on board the naval =
utter. He flOurished his hat fin ac- Z
nOwledgemeut and, as the noise in
rcased in volume, bowed and smiled d