The sun., 1919-07-09
Earth, Sea and Air Greet
ings Are Given to Return
ing President.
BIG NAVAL PAGEANT
Executive Escorted to Pier
by Three Battleships
and 40 Destroyers.
10000 CHILDREN SING
Wilson Appears BOyishly
Happy Amid Plaudits of
Multitude.

When New York entertains
President, especially one who has
been away good while, she calls on
earth, air and sea to make perfect
Job Of It. No doubt this thought oc-
Cured to Mr.. Wilson when he left
for Washington at ten minutes to z
last night after arriving from France
on the George Washington to receive
u very handsome welcome In the
nations gateway.
Countless thousands of his admir-
ers, countless thousands ever eager
to honor the Presidential office,
hordes who believe the Democratic
party has future and a multitude
ready to raise a prodigious din on
any fair pretext, saluted him over a
pathway Of sea and land from fifty
miles out beyond Sandy Hook to
Carnegie Hall, and Mr.. Wilson who
was so happy to be home that he
even thought Hoboken was beautiful,
patiently rellshel every moment OF
the heated, turbulent hours.
1t was an interesting. picturesque
and colorful series Of ceremonies, this
welcome to the gentleman who re-
turns with the Peace. Treaty in his
pocket. Although 1t lacked the tense
something, the heart gripping some
thing, that was the soul Of the clty's
welcome to Col. Roosevelt when he
returned from Africa eight years ago,
there was real warmth in it and
vast deal of respect.
President in Lively Mood.
Perhaps the feeling that the Presi-
dents homecoming after more than
seven months absence on nursing duty
to q sick world meant actually and
finally that the war Is really over
and done with had something to do
with the outpouring of vast throng,
the brilliancy Of the spectacle and
the generally satisfactory character OF
the reception. Obviously the Presi-
dent was overjoyed, and 1t Is difficult
to recall him In n livelier mood. Dur
ing the nine hours that he spent In
the approach to New York and in
the city itself he dropped something
Of the aloofness OF bearing and the
frigidity of attitude which habitually
characterize him, and mt times
his pleasure was displayed almost
boyishly.
He was welcomed thirty miles east
of Sandy Hook by the Atlantic feet
and an air squadron of ten seaplanes
and a great, silvery dirigible. He
was escorted up the bay and river
to Pier A, at Hoboken. by three bat
tleships and forty of the finest d.
stroyers in the United States Navy.
while small craft carrying Gov. Smith,
Mayor Hylan and a large company
Of citizens important enough to be-
invited to greet a President ran
along by the side OF the George Wash
Ington until she made her pier. Than
he was welcomed by Hokoben and
Jersey City. heard 10000 children
pipe "The Star Spangled Banner" IN
his honor; was brought across tho
river, paraded In Twenty-third street.
Fifth avenue and Fifty seventh street
to Carnegie Hall, where he made 4
very brief speech.
Similar TO Boston Speech.
In tone and almost In verbiage this
speech was astonishingly like the ad-
dress he made in Boston on February
"a. He again spoke OF the vision"
! Of the American soldiers who went
to France devoted to the high inter
ests Of humanity" He did not refer
directly to the League of Nations, but,
as In Boston three months ago, he
| predicted that America will not dts-
appoint any high hope that has been
formed Of her He sorrowed over
such as do not understand visions and
keep their eyes on the ground" and
no felt confident that he thoroughly
understood what was In the hearts
Of the people.
In the entire address there was not
only no now argument In behalf Of
the Leagne Of Nations, there was no
argument at oil. The 5000 persons
that crowded Carnegie Hall until its
J very walls bulged land most OF them