El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
GREAT CROWDS
GREET WILSON
President Back to Take Up
Duties as Chief Execu-
tive of Nation.

Z which the transport passed. the har-
! Dor seemed literally filled with small
craft of every kind carrying excur-
sionists who shouted and waved a
welcome to Mr. Wilson A great
| crowd of welcomers also had assem-
! bled on the Staten Island shore and
the New Jersey side.
The George Washington turned into
| ships IN her escort fired presidential
| salute.
-Four dreadnoughts and SO destroy
ers from the Atlantic fleet formed the
escort that met the United States
naval transport George Washing
ton with president Wilson aboard,
so miles east Of Sandy Hook. early
today The presidential salute from
these vessels was the first Of the
many welcoming ceremonies awaiting
IS warships in Harbor.
IN the harbor were IS warships
headed by the flagship Pennsylvania,
with admiral Henry B. Wilson aboard,
assigned TO join the out-harbor escort
Vice president Marshall and members
of the cabinet We're assigned to the
Pennsylvania, while the city's official
welcoming party, headed by mayor
Hylan and governor Smith. were pas
sengers aboard the municipal steam
ers Patrol and Correction
On duty for the presidents ar
rival were 100 policemen from
the Jersey City and HObOllen for
ces and several thousand school
children were formed in River
street to greet the president with
~The Star Spangled Banner as
he left the George Washington to
embark for Manhattan ON 4 spec
i1l ferry boat. HOboken is
mass Of flags in honor OF the
presidents return
The police arrangements for safe
guarding president Wilson during his
two hours stay in New York were
the safety Of a chief executive.
The dreadnought Pennsylvania,
with vice president and Mrs Marshall,
secretary Of the navy and Mrs. Dan
net, and q number Of United States
senator's and representatives aboard,
passed through the narrows on her
way to meet the transport George
Washington at sos a. m.
The leading destroyers OF the presi-
dents CONVOY passed the leader Of the
welcoming feet six miles southeast
OF Ambrose lightship at 1880 a m.
Gompers E-eetS Wilson.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, headed |
a delegation OF IS prominent labor
American. countries who went down |
the bay on ferry boat TO aid in |
welcoming the president.
The South American labor leaders
are in this city attending a conference |
Of the Pan-American Federation OF /
Labor.
Another ferry boat carried a large
number OF relatives and friends Of the /
soldiers returning on the Gearge
Washington Al the vessels of the 4
welcoming fleet were gaiiy decorated I
with bunting from stem to stern
Senpiane Forced to Descend.
With a naval dirigi5le lowering /
over her, the GedrEe Washington i
came in sight Of the Jersey highlands /
at 11;40 g. m The presidents trans 4
port was flying a huge American flag 1
from the stern, the presidents flag
from the main truck and smaller flags
on the fore and mizzen mzstheads. A
se1plane which went out to meet the
transport was forced to come down
on the sea.
The George Washington and her
convoy passed Ambrose lightship at
noon. led by the battieship Pennsyl-
v1nia with secretary OF the navy Dan
1els and party Of other government
officials on board
As the George HshinEton and
the eseOrtfnE fleet Of deEtrOyerx
passed sandy Hook the presidents
salute was fired by the guns on
shore.
The presidential transport is under
the escort OF two battleships. 80 des-
troyers. one mine sweeper and one .
oirigible balloon. Four OF the des-
troyers sailed from Brest with the
president