Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
Senate to Hear
Wilson Thursday

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actions of the country, but none has
been accepted.
When the President reaches Wash
1ngton late tomorrow night he will find
hn accumulation of official business
awaiting his attention. Bills awaiting
his signature include the sundry civil
\ measure, with the shipping board and
other huge appropriations the army
measure, the navy bill, the agricultural
bill with its rider repeating the day
light saving law, the deficiency bill. the
vocational educational measure and a
number of others.
Six members of the Presidents cab
inet will greet him at New York and
accompany him to Washington. They
will leave Washington this afternoon
and will go to sea tomorrow morning on
( fhe battleship Pennsylvania to meet the
George Washington. In the party Will
be Secretaries Baker, Daniels, Glass.
Lane and Wilson and Attorney General
Palmer.
President Wilson is due to reach
4 Washington between 10 and IL clock
tomorrow night. He will be met by
number of government officials and
committee of Washington citizens. After
brief welcoming ceremonies at the
Union Station the President will go
New York. July Try A. PD--
Radio messages today from the George
Washington. the naval transport on
which President Wilson is returning
home. indicated that the ship would ar
rive in New York earlier than was cX-
pected and that the President would
land at Hoboken about 30 p. IN.
Arrangements for his reception have
been completed and a feet of small
steamers is under charter to go down
the bay to meet the transport Ihls
fleet will contain several hundred, Of
ficials and prominent citizens compos-
ing the official reception committee and
more than 1000 residents of Staten
Island and relatives of Homecoming SOL
diers, fellow passengers of the presl =
dent.
The committee announced today that
the President would go Immediately to
Carnegie Hall, escorted by motorcycle
policemen. mounted policemen and a
regiment of soldiers, sailors and ma :
rines.
At Carnegie Hall. where President
Wilson will make his first address in
America since the signing of the peace
treaty with Germany. Vice President
Marshall and members Of his cabinet
will act as his escorts to the platform.
On Board the L. S. S. George Wash :
fngton. Sunday. July G.-tBy \. P.)-
The Presidential fleet which is steam =
ing toward New York harbor, today
encountered the first breath of the heat
wave which has prevailed along the At
lantic coast. 1t was accompanied by
humidity and considerable fog, and the
ships slackened their pace to twelve
knots an hour.
President Wilson rested good part
of today. but spent some time on the
upper deck. and, with Mrs. Wilson, VS.
tied wounded soldiers in the deck hos
pital. He will devote tomorrow and
\ Tuesday morning to finishing his mes
sage to Congress. This probably will
be in shape for him to go over with
some of his cabinet advisers on We'd
pesday. preparatory to its presentation
and the submission of the peace treaty.
the treaty with France and the proto-
coils to Congress on Thursday.
The presidential party is evidently
looking forward with hign anticipations
to being on American soil again.