The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-01-04
Greatest Reception in History
Giuen Wilson, Writes Sergt. Major
Marlowe Kluter, Stationed in Paris

The reception given President Viii
son on his arrival in France is des.
cribed in an interesting manner by
Sergeant-Major Marlowe Kluter, in a
letter to his parents, dated Dec. Is.
Kluter is now stationed with the board
of contracts and adjusters in Paris
The letter follows:
Dearest Mother and Father:
well, we had some big day yes
terday when President and Mrs. VIII
son arrived. At seven-thirty in the
morning the streets were crowded,
waiting to see the president of the
United States, who was to arrive at
ten o'clock. Chairs, ladders. carts
and stands were even built for peo-
pie to stand on. Promptly at ten
o'clock the president and party ar
rived and they Immediately started
to salute him with the firing of can
non. l got fine look at President
Wilson, President Poincare (France)
General Bliss, General Pershing, Mr..
Lansing, Mrs. Wilson and daughter,
Mrs. Pofncare and many other prom
lnent people of today. Such re-
ception was never known in the his
tory OF the world. Everybody and
his grandma was out and nearly
crazy. The carriages carrying Presi-
dent Wilson and one CARRYING Mrs.
Wilson was loaded with flower de-
signs and as they passed by the
french threw flowers to the carriages.
can't begin to describe it to you.
PRESIDENT Wilson and also Mrs. Will
son had a smile from ear to ear.
yesterday afternoon Earl Kinley
ana myself went to Luna Park and
mad good time roller skating Last
night | went to the "Y" and saw sew.
eral reels of moving pictures. As it was
only nine o'clock, l decided to walk
down to my room. l walked down
the Cnamps- -Elysees to the Place de
Concorde and it was a beautiful sight
ne avenue was straight as a die
ana all along the sides were the arch
nghts and the taxi cabs were buzzins
up and down. How l wished YOU
could have been with me for | know
You would have enjoyed it. Like the
day, last night was a dandy, plenty
warm enough to go without an over
coat. The city was all decorated up
with the American, French and Brit
Ism flags. Near the Place de Con.
corde was an immense sign hung clear
across the street; Vive Wilson, and
1t sure did sparkle some. Then there
were American flags made of electric
lights. AS l came to Boulevard Ital-
lans, where l live, l didn't think I |
would ever get thru. My such a Jam, |
street and sidewalk. The people were
marching up and down, carving
american flags, throwing confetti, try
ing to get American soldiers caps as !
souvenirs and acting as if they had |
ust got out Of lunatic asylum. Some
we're playing ring around Rosie 9th
ers beating drum, blowing horn or
like that. Some locked
hands and in snake fashion would |
push through the crowd. Jut before
went into my hotel | heard some
hing rumbling down the street and
waited for it. 1t was one of the
many German cannon that was cap.
ured during the war and on it were
ounch OF men, women and kids, they
pulled this down the street and had
he time of their lives. | went to bed
It eleven o'clock and the vrowd looked /
Ike 1t was getting larger instead of
mailer, how long they carried on |
lon't know for l went right to sleep
must cut this short for | want to 60
o church with Otho Cochran this
aorning and it is now nine o'clock.
MARLOWE.
Sunday. Dec. Is, 1918, $50 o. m.
l just got back from a wonderful
ight-seeing trip to Versailles, pro-