The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Secretary Tumulty Gives Out In
ventOry of What Was Pre-
sented Him in Europe.
NOT OF VERY GREAT VALUE
List includes Little Tokens Re-
ceived BY Mrs. Wilson While
She Was With the President
at Peace Conference

S'oh' oCI. S.-SeCretary
Iumulty has issued the following
statement relative to the gifts receiy-
ed by President and Mrs. Wilson
while the president was abroad at
tending the peace conference:
While on his western trip the
presidents attention was called to
the resolution of Representative Ro-
denburg, of Illinois, and the state
ments of Senator'S Penrose and Sher-
man in regard to gifts received by
the president and Mrs. Wilson while
they were in Europs.
Senator Sherman indicated the ba.
sis of the various stories touching
this matter when he said 'cloakroom
gossip laid the values of these gifts
at half a million dollars. Senator
Penrose said he had been informed
the presidential party brought back
to this country presents from crown
ed heads and foreign governments
amounting to several million dollars
Here are the facts:
outside of q considerable number
OF small gifts, such as books, walking
sticks, an old silver dish found in the
ruins of Louvain, war souvenirs
made by soldiers out Of war material
and numerous medals struck off in
his honor, the following are the only
important gifts received by the pres
ident in Europe:
In England:
Photograph of the king and queen
of England.
"A book relating to Windsor cas-.
tie.
The freedom of the city of Lon
don, presented in a gold casket. by
the lord mayor at Guild hall.
I'm Italy:
"A watercolor picture, on bronze
eosel presented by the queen of
Italy.
"A bronze figure presented at the
capitol in Rome. CA gift from the
people,
"A figure of Italia Victoria sent
to the train at Genoa, either by a
school or by the citizens of Genoa.
"A set of books from the citizens
of Genoa.
"a mosaic, presented by the pope.
In France:
"A bronze figure, presented by
body of students.
The president also received num-
erOuS honorary degraas s,or, ,.,.,
all OF the countries of Europe and
many resolutions of respect and graf
itude
Knowing that there is a consti-
tutional inhibition against the pres
ident receiving gifts from foreign
rulers or states the president. after
consulting the secretary OF state,
was preparing a list OF the presents
he intended to ask the permission of
congress to retain. just before he
started on his western trip.
In addition to the gifts received
by the president, the following tok-
ems were presented to Mrs. Wilson
while she was in Europs:
In France:
"A pin of Partisan enamel with
tiny diamond chips, presented in ho-
tel de Vile by the city of Paris.
Linen hand embroidered lunch
set (small cloth and dozen napkins)
in case, presented through Madam
Poincare and Madam Pichon by the
working women of France
"In Belgium
"a small medal by Cardinal Mer-
cier
"A Belgian lace table cover, pre-
sented by the queen.
"A complete file of the Libre Bel
sique' (the paper published during
the German occupation), presented
by the king. in leather folder.
'In Italy:
"A reproduction OF the Wolf and
Romulus and Remus.' in gold, pre-
sented by the people through private
subscription.
"a piece OF lace in leather case,
presented by Signor Orlando in be-
half of his colleagues
"A small reproduction in silver OF
a pitcher found in the ruins of Pom
peii.