Republican farmer., 1919-02-28
PRESIDENT WILSON IS BOST0N'S GUEST
HAVE SEIZED TEN MORE I.W.W.'S


 ton should then leave for New York to land two thousand troops whp re- turned with the President.
 James H. Wilson, son of Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, and a private in the Medical Corps, was the only man among the returning troops who was permitted 10 leave the shir here, and others remaining aboard for the trip to New York. Private Will son had been ordered to proceed at once to Washington because of the serious illness of his mother.
 The storm which had hung over the coast for two days passed off to sea last night, and the day opened clear
 The meeting at Mechanics hall was set for 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. All the baggage of the Presidential party of 45 persons was brought ashore and put on special train which was made ready to start for Washington with the President and his associates at 4:3O p. m.
 Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the President, spent the night aboard the George Washington with President Wilson and came ashore today with the Presidential party. He was be- lieved to have the engrossed copy of the six billion dollar war revenue bill with him and it was thought Presi- dent Wilson might sign the bill before he landed.
 The Ossipee, a former coast guard cutter now in naval service, was the leader of the welcoming 1otilla. She displayed the flag of Rear Admiral Spence" 5. Wood, head of this naval district. who was aboard and she car ried also the official greeting party including Mayor Peters and Major General Clarence M. Edwards. Six other steamers were crowded wits Bostonions. Led by d submarine chaser and with eight other subma- rine chasers 1anking them, the fleet proceeded down the harbor with bands playing patriotic airs and colors flying.
 Every ship at the docks and at an- chor displayed all the flags in it's lock CTS, and every passenger on the wei coming ships waved the Stars and Stripes
 The troops who came from France with the Presidential party on the transport were not forgotten in the general celebration. Delegations from the Red Cross. r. LM. c. A, Knights of Columbus and Jewish Welfare Board were on board some of the city boats
 
 hearty welcome to the soldiers. After the President and Mrs. Will son and the members of the Presiden- tiaI party had been transferred to the | Ossipee, the Presidents flag as com mander-in-chief of the navy displaced 1 that of ReaF Admiral Wood on the main truck of the Ossipee, and the cutter started for Commonwealt pier. ] Aboard the cutter Mayor Peters welcomed the nations executive on i his return to home shores and to Bos- ton.
 The trip up the 1narbor was marked by the continuous sounding of whis- ties by craft in the haribor, and as the Ossipee same abreast of the several forts the Presid ential salute of 21 guns was fired. Conveying seap1anes swept overhead, flying in circles to keep abreast of the Ossipee.
 | The weather was somewhat rough as the welcoming fleet made their way down the harbor and several of the excursion steamers seemed in inn minent danger of overturning as the crowds rushed to the sides for a view | of the President
 l When the Ossipee came alongside President Wilson turned and shook hands with Captain NlcCauley of the George Washington and waved fare well to the troops and others remain ing aboard. As he stepped aboard the Ossipee the George Washington fired the Preside ential salute of 21 guns 1mme ediately the other boats took ii up, and for several minutes there was 8 deafening roar. Besides Mayor Pe- ters, Governor Coolidge and Ray T Baker, director of the mint, were on the Ossipee and joined in the official welcome to the President as the cutter pushed off from the side of the giant hnar.
 When the Ossipee neared the Com
 monwealth dock, many of the little , fleet of boats which had escorted hei up the harbor as a guard were stil on duty as she tied up to the side o1 the pier. They had orders to stand by
 until the presidential party had dis
 embarked.
 , A roar of cheers greeted the Presi
 dent as soon as the crowd on the piel
 could make out the group in whtcf
 he stood on board the naval cutter
 He fleurished his hat in acknowledg
 ment, bowed and smiled.
 Especial pecautions had been take1 to safeguard the progress of the chic executive through the city, and de tails of secret service men and pOIict detectives were numerous along th' route of the parade. Fifty mounted
 policemen headed the procession
 while Troop A, of the State Guard
 mounted, acted as the Presidents es
 cort. The guard of honor formed double row on each side of the stree
 all the way from the pier to tn,
 Copley-Plaza hotel, where suites wer, reserved for the Presidential party
 and beyond that point to Mechanics , hall. Each man in the line stoo , within three feet of the one next him
 and strict orders were given that n one was to be permitted to pas
 through. Included in the guard 0 ? honor were two battalions of the 32n,
 Infantry from Camp Devens. Coas , Artillery companies from Portland
 Me, and Newport, R. l., naval re - servists from Bumkin Island, sailor l from the shipping board training , school, and units of the State Guard , A detail of 200 yeowomen had place , as part of the guard of honor nea , the viaduct and stood at attention a f the President passed
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