The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-25

As she fitted past the armored cruiser
North Carolina the iatter's salute guns
banged forth the Presidents due OF FL
guns while the gobs manned the side
and the officers were drawn up rigidly
on the quarter deck.
At IL minutes to noon the Ossipee
leaned up against Commonwealth pier
and the President began to wave greet
ings to the crowd that overlooked the
big shed. Mr.. Wilson stood on the
bridge with Admiral Wood and Gen.
seemed very real Just AZ his gestures
seemed very sincere Topped by a silk
hat which CLEANED like q diamond in
the sharp sunlight, Mr.. Wilson was
muffled from head to toe In coat OF
otter fur whose frogs were black.
One expected something like an OK
plosion OF greeting from the pier crowd,
but II didn't come There was a fair
cheer lasting the briefest time and after
that little except an occasional clatter
Of handclapping. Even when he stepped
ashore upon the green carpet 60 care
fully spread for his feet the demonstra-
ton that might reasonably have been
anticipated was lacking. He passed into
the pier shed where the flags OF all the
Nations he hopes to league together
were hung and where lane OF soldiers
stretched from water to bulkhead line.
Within this lane were an even hundred
highly polished automobiles awaiting
the President and his party. and massed
back of the double file of troops were
Just as many persons as had been able
to gain admission to the shed. With
Mrs. Wilson. Mayor Peters and Gov.
Coolidge, Nc. Wilson entered the first
car in the line. 1t began slowly to move
toward the exit.
Closely Guarded Route.
The other cars were filled rapidly.
Ma1or-Gen. Edwards. Major-Gen. II. p.
Mccain, Rear Admiral Spencer Wood
and Brig. Gen. J. w. Ruckmsn taking
the second; Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Peters,
Ambassador Francis and Rear Admiral
Grayson taking the third, and Franklin
d. Roosevelt. Mrs Roosevelt and several
representatives the fourth. The rest of the
string conveyed persons more or less i'm
portant-for the time being at least
From the pier to the Copley Plaza, fully
three miles, the route was solidly SEN
tineled by soldiers. sailors and marines.
their unbroken lines extending the en-
tire length and holding back the great
throngs with ease.
Through Summer and Winter streets
and Park and fremont streets, the pro-
cession of motor cars. proceeded by a
troop OF cavalry. took Its way to Beacon
street and up the hill to the State House,
passing through absolutely solid masses
OF people who seemed Interested but
who remained strangely dumb. Persons
who had heard roars Of enthusiasm roll
crescendo along such parade routes
could not refrain from the unacceptable
comparisons. Boston turned out en-
| masse to look ut Mr.. Wilson. but Boston
did not seem to feel like shouting for
him to-day.
The State House grounds were damned
with humanity and in the very fore
| front Of the mass were 500 wounded SOL
| diers comfortably seated, all of them
convalescents and not long back from
France As Mr.. Wilson's car rolled past
this company he arose and waved his
hat to them and they gave a shrill,
snappy, doughboy yell
SUITS Fail to Demonstrate.
There was one anticipated party
which did not take place. The Suffra.
gettes had arranged to greet Mr.. Wilson
upon Beacon Hill in front Of the State
House to ask him how about II. They
had planned to be there like an army
with banners. They had schemed to
hector hin: bit. for upon their banners
| they had inscribed such sentiments as
| this: "Mr. President. how long must
| women wait for liberty?" The women
made the mistake. however. of publish
| ing their Intentions That was as far
| as they got At about II A. NJ. long
! before the Wilson parade neared Beacon
Hill, the dauntless ones were drawn up.
banners presented. faces grim. Then
along came Mr.. Crowley. the Chief of
Police, and he told them they had better
move on. reminding them that there was
a law In Boston which forbade crowds
assembling In one spot for more than
seven minutes without special warrant
| OF authority.
The women said they guessed they
would stay where they were. so Mr
Crowley called the wagon. He arrested
every mothers daughter OF them, taking
their names In a little book as he did
so. bundled them into the Black Maria
| and rolled them down to "clink." Never
theless 1t was done very mildly. very
courteously. with such SAVIOR faire as
| should obtain in Boston.
To every indignant champlonette was
allotted one policeman. who took her by
the arm ever so gently. with the air oil
one handing a lady into her carriage
The suffragists made very little fuss
about the whole thing, realizing no doub
that II they overcame the police force
there was still the army and the nav,
TO subdue.
Heard Nothing About IL.