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to steal a lap and crowd in upon another
cars space. Several times wheels locked
and the parade was blocked until po-
iicemen could untasie the scrambled au-
| tomobiles and sometimes the indignant
| drivers.
| II was so o'clock when the Presi-
dents car rolled past the Flat Iron Build
| ing, crossed Madison Square and shot
porthward under the Victory Arch and
| into Fifth avenue. There was good
| deal of cheering as ono well back In the
procession could see. rather than hear
but 1t died away swiftly. In Twenty
third street, and especially near Madison
| Square the crowd was extremely dense /.
but in Fifth avenue 1t was much thinner,
people standing in rows of two or three
j only upon the sidewalks and reaching
back for n short distance only In the
side streets.
| There have been. larger crowds on
many occasions. Mr.. Roosevelt's home-
coming from Africa drew out fully twice
as many people. There was larger
crowd on the occasion OF the funeral OF
John Purroy Mitchell, and several of the
military triumphs have lured larger
| numbers Still It was satisfactorily big
even for New York and Mr.. Wilson's
particular friends were pleased and said
| so.
Oscar Swings Flag.
The crowd did not display vast
amount of animation, taking It's excite
ment very moderately. The most ac-
tive celebrator in the view of the pa
raiders was oscar of the Waldorf, VINO
leaned far out Of an antitudinous window
and madly swung a big American flag.
The windows OF the big Fifth savenue
clubs were filled with gentlemen. who
looked on plncidly, though the National
Democratic Club, which had an atrocious
lithograph of Mr.. Wilson pasted over It's
front door, made considerable racket as
he went by.
Doubtless the spectators were partly
interested in the makeup Of the process
sion. for there was no lack Of interest
ing things to see. Congressman, Averse
10 being passed over by the public gaze,
stood upright in their cars, thumbs
tucked In armholes. Mr. Murphy OF
Tammany rode. as Is Mr.. Murphy 6
habit. we'll to the front in a car inhab-
tied by his lesser chieftains. There was
an all-lahor car. decorated principally
by Mr.. Gompers in Palm Beach suit
and John Mitchell In sober black. Then
there was a flashing and eyefllling sue
cession of admirals and generals and
diplomats as well as cars containing
men whose names stand for hard cash
in six or seven figures.
| Carnegie Hall was reached via Fifty
seventh street, Seventh avenue ano
Fifty-siXth street. at :S5 p. NJ. and MT
Wilson was taken at once to an ante
room to await the dramatic moment OF
entrance into the auditorium. In thu
meanwhile the stage jsmmed with well
Corners, Rodman Wanamaker as chair
man Of the executive committee, taking
charge of the meeting, and Cleveland IL
Dodge taking up the job OF cheer leader
for the President The great hall was
absolutely and entirely packed. Not an
other person could be crowded In, as the
firemen avowed earnestly. And 1t wa
hot About 5000 persons had been wait
ing hour after hour and they looked
pretty we'll wilted when Mr.. Wilson ar
: rived.
Major scott Presented.
He came upon the stage at 5:4e p. NJ
n As he reached the centre of the stag'
Q the officers OF the R-S4, the great Brit
ish dirigibie that is sailing for home to
y day. were observed modestly hiding IL
the crowd back stage, and somebody
= routed them out into the glare OF pub
= licity. Major Scott and his officers
srinned good naturedly and followeC
P their guide to the front OF the stage
where they were presented TO the Presi
dent.
Mr.. Wilson shook hands with all o
them and congratulated them very heart
lily upon their accomplishment. AS h
!, entered Mr.. Wilson received Yer,
q handsome salute from the audience, !
$ was brief, lasting scarcely half a min
= ute but II seemed friendly enough. Mr.
e | Wanamaker, pacemaker for the Mayo
e and the Governor. wasted little time II
K the preliminaries.
e We are reJoiced to have our Presi
!, dent home" he said He knows, per
?. haps, better than ever before that II 1
E a real home. We rejoice to have hin
d with us again face TO face No doub
r he has passed through untold SUFFERING
day and night in his great tight 70
y the liberty OF the world He was yer!
= wise to have gone to the seat o
e trouble as he knew that the world
0 wounds could not be bound up from
= here. II was for him to meet the new
8 order Of conditions and to be at tn
s table with the world that needed him
d In so far az It was possible, he has &C
s complished a marvellous mission bring
c ing the nations together as a worl'
i force for peace"
Q Then Mr. Wanamaker presente'
s Mayor Hylan, who made, perhaps, tn
{. best speech in his life. He said witt
= marked eloquence:
e Mr.. President, ladies and gentlemen
u I present to you the Governor OF New
" York"
l. Governors Remarks.
The Governor said that the people wer
glad 10 have their President home aga In
, especially as he brings with him
peace treaty worthy OF the honor ant
= dignity of America and which America
will uphold.
II speak for every man, woman ant
Il child in the great State OF New York
said the Governor. when l thank Co
VI for preserving his health and Mrs. VII
u SONS and heiieye that when I speal