The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

MhS. WlLSON NUT ALARMED When the Washington was brought up short she shook and quivered from stem to stern. Mrs. Wilson was not the least alarmed and smilinsly inquired
 what had happened. When told. she remarked, with twinkle in her eye: "We knew we were near land. This just proves it.''
 From the time "ruffles'' were sounded by the ships band, as the Presiden- walked up the gangway at Brest. until he left the Washington in Boston har- DOT, he enjoyed the passage home. He vied with Mrs. Wilson In being good sailor and in that spirit of fraternity
 associated with the expression ship mates" hobnobbed not alone with the captain, but with ''gob and doughboy. He attended a movie show every night, Sundays included, and the fifth day out, in midocean, Mrs Wilson and the Presi- dent went to a special performance given by the gobs in their Old Salt the atre, below deck.
 Tn honor of President Woodrow Will son and party the showbill of the per- formance read. It announced "Beaucoup Joie, a musical melange by the Gay Mad Caps" This was followed by burleSule called "Everysailor,'' which was de- scribed as "an expose of the simple charms of a Salty Cob who tanned wild
 women in the heart of the Atlantic SHOW DESCRIBED IN RATCHET But let the Hatchet, the Washington's daily newspaper, which cannot tell lie," tell about the show. This is what the dramet tic critic of the Hatchet said of it:
 "Forty-seven gobs and one passionate marine staged a combination of musical diversion and theatrical comedy drama last night in the Old Salt theatre for the benefit of President and Mrs. Wilson-it was a hit.
 The Musical Diversion de Luxe of fered largely by the orchestra was a dis tinct success in lulling the nerves of the audience somewhat upset as a result of rough weather.
 ''The whole thing served to put every one in receptive frame of mind for the play, 'Everysailor,' which followed"
 Every was described by the crit
 c as take-off on "Everywoman.' with ''rolIicking' chorus, which inclined to be somewhat bovine at times. while here and there knock-kneed. nevertheless con- stituted sufficiently beautiful and melo- dious background
 "Everysailor" the critic continued, fol lowing the course of gobs meets Love. is restrained by Respect, troubled by Con- science. experiences Joy, meets up with Good, Bad. Indifferent and Naughty, gets
 
 and then as is always the case before the evening ends. is confronted by Temp ts ton and Passion.
 Temptation floors Harry Cshe' nearly floored the audence) and introduces Pas sion, who was borrowed from the Marines for the evening. Passion lifts Harry's roll of green stuff and he is in desperate straits as to how he's going to get out of Brest, when Love, who disappeared as his acouaintances accumulated. reappears saves Harry, regains his roll of jack and we assume from the attitude they assume immediately thereafter that Everysailor and Love lived happily ever after
 "At any rate a boy sailor Gin the form of a dolD appears to President and Mrs. Wilson as souvenir of the evening. Mrs. Wilson thought the youngster very cum nirgs the President laughed approvingly, so it may be assumed that Harry and his Love are happy"
 GAMES ON DECK MAKE A HIT
 Also on Washington's birthday gymk hama games were held on deck-'in com memora ton of the coin which the ath- ietic Young George threw across the Po- tomac' There were obstacle. sack and three-legged races, greased pole contest. a boom fight, in which the men with the firmest seat won, and races up the rig ging The President and Mrs. Wilson CT njoyed these immensely, applauded and laughed.
 The sporting editor of the Hatchet vouchsafed that nothing that human in genuity could devise in the way Of ob- stacles, except German submarine, was omitted No amount of perseverance. in genuity, emery paper or rosin availed the reased-pole climbers. It was decided the only way to reach the top would be to wait until dark and then swab the grease off the pole.
 The President found all the discussions pro and con on the league of nations pre- sented to him in the Hatchet. Wlreiess reports of the attitude of members or Congress, and even european press coHh- ments, were received.
 PRESIDENT WRITES A TRIBUTE
 For the anniversary number of the Hatchet the President wrote:
 q .congratulate the Hatchet on the completion of the first year of it's pub lication have been constant reader while on board and have taken pleasure in keeping file of the mum bers issued, which I shall regard as one of the most interesting souvenirs of voyage which everybody has seemed to unite in trying to make one of the pleasantest voyages I have ever taken. I shall always remember the George Washington as sort of home, and its officers and crew as body of friends.
 May I now take this opportunity to extend heartfelt greeting to the soldiers on board who are returning home? My heart goes out to them for the great things they have done and I shall be all my life proud that was permitted to be their com mander in chief
 The Presidents guard of honor while he was in France returned on the Washington. On January 24. the President and Mrs. Wilson invited en- listed men of the company to a tea at the Prince Murat mansion. They were highly flattered to learn after Mrs Wilson left the ship in Boston that she had expressed a desire that they go back to France with the Presi- dent.
 Capt. John Wanamaker Jr. who went abroad with the Seventy-e eighth division. returned on the transport. He was met down the bay by Special Deputy Police Commissioner Rodman Wanemaker.
 PRESIDENT TELLS STORIES
 Sergt Floyd Kemper. a Kentuckian. said the President often stopped and chatted with the members of the guard and told them stories in negro dialect The President made no effort to suppress his mirth at the antics of comedians in the movie shows, and showed keen interest in the films of himself on his European travels.
 Aboard the George Washington is portrait of the former kaiser-a sou venir of the celebration on board the vessel when she arrived here new. in 1909 The Kaiser's photograph is given