New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Monster Welcome
For Wilson as He
Lands at Battery
Broadway to Hail President
as He Is Speeded to
Carnegie Hall or the Met
ropolitan Opera House

Plans for the reception of President
Wilson on his debarkation here on
Monday were formulated yesterday at
a meeting of the executive committee
of a general committee of two hun
dred appointed and headed by Mayor
Hylan.
Numerous reposts were circulated
yesterday to the effect the President
would not stop over in this city, but
would proceed directly to Washington
after debarking. Federal Judge Mar
tin I. Manton, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of Presidential well
Come, denied last night that any plans
have been changed.
"Our committee will go down the BAY
on the Pennsylvania" he said. "Presi-
dent Wilson will be taken on board and
landed at the Battery. From there he
will be taken up Broadway to either
the Metropolitan Opera House or Car
negie Hall. The length of his stay in
the metropolis will not be decided until
We get in touch with the President
HIMSELF
ID Executive Committee Named
The executive committee will supcr-
wise NE programme of reception. 1t
was selected at a conference held in
the Hall of Records yesterday, and in
cludes, besides Judge Manton, Herbert
5. Houston, Rear Admiral James II.
Glennon, commandant of the Third Ma
val Districts; Major General Thomas
IL. Barry, commanding the Departr ent
of the East; William G. McAdoo, for
merly Secretary of the Treasury, and
Abram /. Elkus, chairman of the State
Reconstruction Commission. Grover
a. Whalen is secretary
The personnel of the general cti-
zens' committee will be made known
and 300 representative citizens. or
cials of the Mayors Committee of Vel
come stressed the fact that the body
has been selected without considera-
tion of party or other rlnes.
Final plans will be discussed at a
meeting of the executive committee at
Tumulty, secretary to the President,
probably will arrive in the city before
then and is expected to attend.
Battery Park Decorated
The tentative arrangements for the
PresldentS reception, as announced
last night. following second meeting
of the executive committee, provide for
fluctuations to the Chief Executive as
the George Washington steams toward
the Battery.
A group of men prominent in the
city's affairs and members Of the
Cabinet will board the Pennsylvania
Admiral Wilson's flagship. With an
escort of other vessels of the fleet,
the Pennsylvania will transport the
welcoming party along the inbound
path Of the U. S. S; George Washing
ton, which carries the President The
battleship will run alongside the Chief
Executives transport and will take him
and his party aboard. A smaller craft
Will bring the President and the well
comers to Pier A, Battery Park.
The battery will be resplendent in
decorations and military escorts. A
company Of marines, soldiers and sail
ors will stand at attention as Mr.. Will
son Is escorted to his automobile and
later to the Waldorf-Astoria.
The elaborate welcoming programme
arranged by the people of Hoboken was
discarded yesterday when Mayor Crit
fin received a message from Secretary
Tumulty announcing that the President
would land at the Battery and would
not debark at Hoboken. The message
closed with regret and a promise to
advise the Mayor if the Presidents de-
barking plans were changed.