The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-24
BIC OVATION
PAID WILSON
BY HUB CITY
Boston Reception Equals
Those in Europe,
BENEFITED BY VOYAGE
Reception in Nature Of Tri-
umphaI Return,

CBv The \ soclated PressD
BOSTON, Feb. PA man
armed with a revolver and a
black jack and giving the
name Of Andrew J. Ragosky,
Of I Taylor street. Worcester,
was arrested today while try
ing to force his way into the
Plaza hotel where
President Wilson had lunch
con, before going to Mechan-
ics' Hall. He told police and
secret service men who stop
ped him. that he wanted to
see the president, but de-
,clircd to state his business. He
wac boc!.cd on q charge Of
carrying dangerous weapons.
BOSTON, Feb. 24--president
Wilson's reception in Boston to-
day was Characterized by those
who travelled with him through
Europe as being fully as demon
sratlve as any he received IN Eng
land. France or Italy.
The president began his speech
BY asking his audience It they
cound understand he was as glad
To see them as they were TO see
him and went OF to express appre-
ciaticn OF his reception. HIS
reception ~ Europe. he said, he
considered nat a tribute 10 HIM
sell. but welcome TO the Amer
lean people. lie regarded 1t as
welcome TO the friends OF lib
erty." coming ocross the sea to see
that new world was to be con-
Secra,ed or the basis OF justice and
right
The greatest thing have to re-
port to YOU said he, rs that this
great country OF ours is trusted
throughout the world,
Il have not come TO report on
the progress OF the peace confer
cncc. That would be premature.
The men who are in conference
in Paris realize they are not mac
tcrs OF their people, but servants
Of their people. and that no man
will dare go home from that con-
ference and report anything less
Than IS expected y
The biggest roof in Boston stretched
over the holders OF tickets for the first
address OF President Wilson after his
return from tho peace conference to-
! day Out OF some 10000 who had
! thought IT worth while To chance a
formal application in the hope that
their requests for admission might be
honored 5000 gained admission 10
Mechanics hall OF these. 200 stood
IN the second balcony, which is not
provided with seats.
Crowd Waits for Glimpse.
The crowd had waited an hour and
half Outside thousands lined the
curbS OH Huntington avenue from
Massachusetts avenue TO Copley
square, for a glimpse OF the president
as his car made It's way slowly 10 the
hall from the hotel where he had had
luncheon. The police. reinforced by
the military, kept a path open Tor the
presidential party
For an hour before the president
arrived the combined bands OF the
Commonwealth pier and the Harvard
radio school entertained the audience.
Decorations with the national colors
remaining from peace Jubilee fete on
Saturday night concealed the walls
and ceiling The platform was iIanked
with pictures OF the president, Of Linz
coin and OF Roosevelt and Wash.
ington
A sounding board that was con.
sttucted TO cid the voice OF Colonel
Roosevelt, when he made his las,
speech IN this city was used again to-
day with good effect.
Thoss on Platform.
Those for wi 1m seats we're reserved
on the platform included Ambassado,
David r. Francis, Maj. Gen Clarence
K Edwards. Rear Admiral Spsncsr $.
Wood, Bishop William Lawrence. VIII
liam Cardiaa, O'Connell. Asslyian(
Secretary Of the Navy Fssnklin D
| X ,osevei,, Secretary Tumuity ksys
mond. T, Baker, director of ihs mini,
] Gov John W. Barnett Of New Hamp-