Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
ADMIRAL WILSON
PRIDE OF MOTHER
Although III, She viii Attempt
to Get Up From Bed to
Greet Son
CAMDEN PLANS WELCOME

His eighty seven year mother
doesn't know anything about the peace
Jubilee parade tomorrow in Camden ou'
she does know that her "Flower OF the
Family - ms she calls Admiral Henry b.
wilson, commander Of the Atlantic
feet, is coming home.
For that reason tha little white
haired, old fashioned woman who Is 'he
admiraPs mother was much better TO-
day and the five old friends, physicians
who are in attendance don't promise out
hone she may be able to get up tomor-
row when her illustrious son returns
"If she can just get up once more
III be satisfied. )" wrote Admiral wilson
m his sister. He was recommended 10
he promoted to a full admiral TWO
months ago. in recognition of his serv-
ices abroad.
Admiral Wilson will review the pa =
rade of soldiers Of Camden tomorro"
and will be the guest of honor OF inc
eity. But he hates SHOW according
to his sister, who thinks that he VIII
spend most of his time at the littIe
home at $40 Mount Vernon street
where his mother is so i'll.
Stirred by Honor
Mrs. Wilson was as excited as llt-
tie girl over the last celebration, the
''welcome home" of Admiral Wilson II
April. As an honor to her, the paraders
marched past the home where she has
been for forty five years. 1t was toe
much for the little lady, and she has
hardly stirred from bed for nineteer
weeks as the result relatives say. That
is the reason the big time tomorrow
is being kept from her.
The old fashioned rooms were being
busted down to the last corner today
for Harry and the grand sword, "
with which he was presented last time
by Camden. was hung prominently on
the wall beside his picture. Flowers
were put in the freshly polished vase,
and everything is ready.
"They make Il lot of Harry said
his sister, Mrs. Townsend, but he
likes best the things his mother tells
him when he comes here"
She and the rest of the family never
understood where "Harry' got his boy
hood fondness for the water.
"His father never had it" they say
HE used to have dread of the water
and said he might go to Europe some
time, but it would only be when they
built railroad.
Was Tug Wilson
''They used to call Harry Tug, -
said Mrs. Townsend. II am not sure
whether that is because he used tc
sit around the Starr Docks down the
street all the time even when he was
so high and watch the tugs, or whether
it was after famous prize fighter of the
day, Tug Wilson. He would even play
hockey from school when a big boa
was coming in and he was always
simply wild to go 10 sea.
Mrs. Townsend said that Admira
Wilson had received an appointment tC
Annapolis when he was only fiftccr
years old. because he was able to pass
the examinations, and he might have
told "a story on his age, she said
She said at Annapolis they used to cal
him admiral "NObby" Wilson.
when he first got his uniform h,
.Strutted up and down before the mirro
and asked them ALL" she said. "to tel
x him if he didn't look 'nobhy.'
She said he certainly looked "nobby'
in his mothers eye when he came hom
last time with his Legion of Honor ant
his great silver 'chrysanthemum
decoration.
''No other mother has son lik
him, says Mrs. Wilson.