Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-12
WILSON GETS GREAT
OVATION IN LINE
ANO IT HIS HOME
Thousands In Oemonstr alton
Lastlng an Hour Move Him
to Express Thanks.
cneEHeo IN PROCESSION

ChEEUEO IN PhOCeSS'UN
Washington, Nov. i:.--With the last \
dull hoom from the guns which count /
cd ON minute after minute of the /
hours that passed while "a rcverent and
grateful nation paid solemn tribute To
it, nnmelers sc,dicr dead yesterday. /
the home IN \. street where Woodrow
Wilson took up his abode when ne
moved from the White House became
Nh, objective ~ a remarkable plgrim-
ase, and IN. scene " a demonstration
which viii live long In the memory ot
those who Witnessed II. The occasion
made up An spontaneous warmth and
genuine fc,lng wha, II lacked In cere-
n,unial stat.lincss and formality. Both
Mir, and Mira. Wilson. who shared with
her husband the tribute SO lovingly
bestowed. seemed almost moved to the
verge of happy tears as their names
were Joined In the acclaim Of those
pilgrims.
On IN. eve OF the Conference FOR the
limlta,ion oi Armament. an outstand-
INK feature Of the demonstration was
th. unmlstakahle manner IN which the
making II felt that II was TO Woodrow
Wilson. as Commander I'm Chief of the
grcat army that went To war to end
wat for all time, and 20 Woodrow VIII
son. the lover of humanity who To at
tain tha, goal became the exponent OF
the limitation OF armament idea.
rather than 10 Woodrow Wilson, ox-
President of the United States. that its
informal tribute Of admiration, af-
lection and ovcrroving sympathy was
dedicated
Mr. Wilson seemed o. sense this
feeling and 90 cNult i'm the fact that
the multitude had come to him In that
mood ilc was acclaimed not once but
repeatedly as the greatest man on
earth" When some one In the crowd
proposed three cheers Tor the limita-
,ion of armament. his lips were formed
in cheer. lie waved his tall silk hat
iur several moments with more vim
than any one would have thought him
capable OF,
While the demonstration, which was
.l an hours duration. was In progress.
Me and Mrs. Wilson emerged twice
from their home. and. standing on the
front steps. the former President re-
ceivsd from the hands of children as
well as from adult admirers large
hun,hos uf flowers. lie shook hands
with three badly crippled soldiers from
tho Walter Reed Hospital. who were
seated in n motor car parked IN front
~ th, Wilson residence. lie also shook
hands with n rcore or more children
from schools IN this city and in Ralti-
moro and with some persons who had
been lucky enough 90 g.t places In the
front row and within easy reach OF
Mr.. Wilson.
~ ono time az the demonstration
~aa nearing its close a great hush fell
upon the multitude. II was expected
that the former President. whose
ofisclai ut,cranccs while he was occu-
pvlnx the White House had thrilled
millions and been heard 20 the utmos,
ends OF the earth. would speak again
IN public for the first time since h,
retired M Chief Magistrate Of tho ma.
ton. After a fashion, this expectation
was fulfilled. but Mr.. Wilson uttered
only few words OF Acknowledgment
lie made himself heard by only a yer,
small portion OF the great throng
numbering from 5000 To- 1000 people.
Earlier in the day, in the morning
hours when the great funeral parad,
for Americas Unknown Dead" beear
Ia move, Mr.. Wilson made his first APP
pcarancc at public function sine
his brief participation in the inaugur
al ceremony on March a..
". rode with Mrs. Wilson in a.
cntccn blocks in the stately corteg
that followed the remains OF IN
nAmelcss dead warrior TO it's flna
resting place. Although within hear
ing distance . military band was play
ing n dirge and III. crowd that line
tho streets had watched the head q
the procession. including Presiden
Harding and other high func,ionarie,
rass In silence while they stood wit
uncovered heads. when Mr.. Wilso
passed there was applause. waving c
handkcrchefs and even scattero
cheers all along the way. Mr.. Wnso
seemed To shrink from these tribute
bestowed upon him by admirers {
what perhaps was the greatest thron
~ mourners In the history of the ma
ton.
The demonstration I'm front OF NJ
Wilson's home grew out OF a slmpl
announcement by small group ,
women who admired Mr. Wilson an
his work for world peace that immee
lately after the ceremony al Arlinl
ton Cemetery they would 20 to N
homo Ia pay their respects In an al
proprisie manner and NJ an appr,
PIRATE time. They invited all wi
wished TO take part To fan in bchiu
them. the march starting az the il
tcrscction OF Connecticut and Fiorid
Avenues.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson appeared Z
Tho steps OF the house. preceded !
Hamilton Holt. who Jumped on n
running board of the automobile Wi
the wounded soldiers In IL. The CROW
chs~rcd wildly. A few carried Amer
ran nnas. which went a-fiutter i'm tri
ute. when the demonstration n,
spent Itself Mr. Holt raised his ha,
aud called for silence Then ne beg.
70 speak
"Mr. Wilson" he said amid mr.
found silence. I'VE have Just return,
from a ceremony at which was de,
Gated 10 iss final resting place in Il
consecratsd ground OF the Nation
tcmetery ut Arlington the body of .
unknown soldier who Zen on Il
fields ~ Flanders during the Wor
War. You were his Commander 4
Chief You sent him into action wi