Evening star., 1919-02-24
PRESIDENT LANDS
AT BOSTON AMIDST
CHEERING THRONGS
Escort of Aircraft U-B0dt Chasers
and Desfroyers Accompanies the
George Washington Up Harbor.
Mr. Wilson in Address This A fternoon Is Not
Expected to Discuss Details of Conference
VIII ArriUe in Washington Tonight

resident Wilson landed at Com
this morning.
| tails of secret service men and police
detectives were numerous along the
/ route of the parade. Fifty mounted
policemen headed the procession,
mounted. acted as the Presidents es-
cort The soldiers and sailors guard
| OF honor formed a double row on
each side of the street all the way
hotel, where suites were reserved
! Tor the presidential party, and be-
gond that point to Mechanics Hail.
Ihe men stood three feet apart and
was to be permitted to pass through.
A detail of 200 yeowomen had
places as part of the guard of honor
near the viaduct and stood at atten
| ton as the President passed
! thousands of persons from all parts
/ or New England arrived on early
trains to swell the throng in the
streets through which it was arranged
mat he should pass on his way from
| Commonwealth pier TO his hotel in
the Back Bay district
for the greater part of the crowd
this was the only opportunity to SEQ
the president, as Mechanics' Hall,
where he was to deliver his only ad-
.
sons, and all the tickets for the meet
ing were allotted several days ago
/ Buildings all along the route of the
parade were ablaze with flags and
| national character of the Presidents
| recent activities was shown in the
trequent display of flags OF the ma
tons which were allied with the
United States in the war.
The Presidents speech here this aft
I eXDRcted
the nature of an Acknowledgement Of
a welcome home, reserving a discus
sion of the peace conference and its
work for the meeting with the con-
gressional leaders The whole party
viii leave for Washington by special
train at 4:3o, arriving tomorrow morn
ing.
ossipee Heads Welcoming FIotilla.
The Ossipee, a former coast guard
cutter, now in naval service, was the
leader of the welcoming hotilia. She
displayed the nag of Rear Admiral
Spencer S. Wood, head Of this naval
district who was aboard, and she car-
ried also the eflyetAas Aasxreetjsk Sarts.
including Mayor Pefsss and "A j. Gen
Clarence r. Edwards. ezss
with B6stcnisns and cifizeSis Sf the
imetropolit4n district, who Were for
! tunate in the ticket distribution Led
by submarine chaser and with eight
other submarine chasers fiAnking
them, the neet proceeded down the
harbor, with bands playing patriotie
airs and the coIors flying out straight
in the sharp northwesteriy breeze
/ Every ship at the trharyes and at
anchor in the harbor displayed all the
flags in its lockers, and every pass-
enger on the welcoming ships waved
| the Stars and Stripes.
| Rough Weather in Harbor.
The weather was somewhat rough
as the welcoming feet made its way
down the harbor. and several of the
excursion steamers seemed in immi-
nent danger of overturning as the
crowds rushed to the sides for view
of the President.
/ When the ossipee came slongside
PRESIDENT Wilson turned and shook
ilands with Capt. McCauley of the
George Washington and waved farewell
70 the troops and others remaining
aboard As he stepped aboard the Os-
| sipee the George Washington fired the
presidential salute of twenty-one guns
and Immediately the other boats took
| It up and for several minutes there was
deafening roar. Besides Mayor Peters
Gov, Coolidge and Ray T. Baker. d.
rector OF the mint, were on the Ossipes
and joined in the official welcome to The
President as the cutter pushed of from
| the side OF the giant liner.
Welcomed by Mayor Peters.
After the President and Mrs Wiison
and the members of the presidential
party had been transferred TO the Os-
sipee. the Presidents flag as command
of Rear Admiral Wood on the main
| truck of the Ossipee, and the cutter
started for Commonwealth pier. Aboard
the cutter Mayor Peters welcomed the
nations executive On his return to home
shores and to Boston.
The trip up the harbor, accom-
panied by the same convoy of vessels
that was with the Ossipee on the. way
out, was marked by the continuous
sounding of whistles by craft in the
harbor, and as the Ossipee came
, abreast of the several forts the
presidential salute of twenty-one
guns was fired. Conveying seapianes
swept overhead, flying in circles to
keep abreast of the Ossipee.
U-Boat Chasers on Duty.
When the Ossipee neared the Com
monweaith pier many of the IitI.
fleet of boats which had escorted
her up the harbor dropped astern.,
but the submarine chasers which act
ed as a. SuaFu were Still on DUTY as
she tied up to the side of the great
pier They had orders to stand hy
until the presidential party had dis
embarked.
A roar of cheers greeted the Presi-
dent soon as the crowd on the pier
could make out the group in which he
stood on board the naval cutter He
flourished his hat in acknowledg-
ment, and as the noise increased in
volume bowed and smiled repeatedly.
Welcome to Troops.
The troops who came from France
with the presidential party on the
transport were not forgotten in the
general celebration. Delegations from,
the Red Cross, T. M. C. A., Knights OF
Columbus and Jewish Welfare Board
were on board some of the city boats,
prepared to. assist in extending =
hearty welcome to the soldiers. They
carried supplies Of doughnuts, ooffae.
chewing gum, cigarettes, stationery
and newspapers.
James H. Wilson. son of Secretary
of Labor William b. Wilson and pri-
Ivate in the Medical Corps, was the
only man among the returning troops
who was permitted to leave the ship
here, the others remaining aboard. for
the trip to New York. Private wilson
had been ordered to proceed at once
to Washington because OF the asriess
illness Of his 4other h. s. sss...s
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