The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-10
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HafbOf. md WAS driven up Filth ave-
nue. tp CSfnegie Hail, to deliver =
abort address before departing tor
The President stepped from tie
I Rangplank Of the transport George
Warrington on the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line pier Of Hobokef at 3:2z ?.
IA. He was preceded by Mrs. Will
son and Miss Margaret Wilson, who
crossed with him, as well as by hi:
two other daughters, who had rushed
aboard the ship to greet him.
The presidential party left the pier
IT 34s D. m. The procession of auto
mobiles moved through streets
cleared of traffic between lines OF
police to the Lackawanna ferry,
where they boarded the ferryboat
Ithaca and were brought to the Man
haitian side of the river.
IL From the pier President Wilson
and his party moved through streets
fined with men, women and children,
who ,applauded, him vigorously. IN
H the Presidents car, besides Mrs. VIII
stson. were Vice Admiral Gleaves and
mn. Gen. Shanks. The automobile
was surrounded by secret service
f,n;id;nrs along the line Of march
were kept clear. The ferryhouse was
reached at a o'clock.
President Wilson reached tne
West Twenty-third street ferry, ianu-
ing in Manhattan at AIS p: m. Hun
dreds Of marines and sailors, tneir
rifles at present arms, formed lane
through which he passed as ne start
ed for Carnegie Hall, preceded by an
escort of~Ihounted policemen. ;,
! The George Washington passed
through the Battery, which was
jammed with spectators, at z:25 p.
/ m, and turned in to her pier at 2;5o
3. M. while the warships in her es-
cort fired presidential salute.
The George Washington dpcked Az
a:1oi B. M. President Wilson stood o9
the bridge with his wife and Admiral
Grayson, his personal PhXsicials,
snfiiing. ahnMin9 and waving hss hann
in ackhnxisd temshf su{ tbs tDsfrse
which xrEeted him. = -
u The hsnSp0st 6A1ing Into sl,e11
pier ths FrS1idsnt eenEeH ~ fecog 4
s,ize 81, daughters, Mrs. William G.
McAdoo and NrE Francis B. Sayre, ]
who were ieaninG far out On. upper
story window Id the pier building.
N recognition Of the salutes OF the
assembled warships, the George
Washington brought out hundreds OF
signal flags and was a blaze OF color
when she docked. 80.
On the pier to meet Mr.. wilson
was Vice President Marshall, mem.
bers Of his Cabinet, and scores OF
prominent. Government, officials. :,
An army band stationed on the
end of the pier played the Star
Spangled Banner" as the ship swung
is.
When the George Washington was
made fast and the signal was given
by her navigator, Capt. Edward Nc
Cauley, to lower the gang plank, the
first ia cross the narrow bridge were
the Presidents daughters, who had
arranged BY wireless last night to
greet their father as = private citl-
The greeting with his daughters1
over. President Wilson resumed his
role as Chief Executive, Of the nation
and Commander-in-Chief Of the
A large guard Of marines aaa'
blue-iackets from the ships comple-
meat was drawn up ct attention On
Nc main deck, 40 President Wilson,
: escorted by Capt. McCauley and his
executive officers, started for the
Rang plank. l. As the, President lett
the ship his nsa was hauled down
4 from the fpreriast.
Once on The pisr, the Presidenk.
was greeted BY NJ. Mafshall, the
Cabinet officers. Cow Smith, OF New1