The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 11, 1919, Page TWO, Image 2
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PRESIDENT IS GIVEN A
TRIUMPHAL WELCOME.
Both New York and Washington
Open Wide Their Arms to Receive
the Man Who in the Words of Rod*
MI 1 "Mac Rrnnakf
Uiou it ouuauinava * ? ?
Back Our Flag More Hallowed
Than Ever and With All Our
Heart* We Must Stand Behind
Him and for Him."
New York, July 8.?"The formulation
of peace creates a new task,"
said President Wilson in Carnegrie
Hall late this afternoon.
"This is a iust neaee." he added,
"which if it can be preserved will
save the world from unnecessary
bloodshed. The great task will be to
preserve it. I have come back with
my heart full of enthusiasm, to throw
my influence in with you to see that
the peace is observed."
The president seemed a trifle care
worn, though his eyes were bright,
his cheeks tanned by the sun and
wind of the Atlantic and his voice
strong and clear. As he walked- upon
the stage his step was firm and
vigorous. He smiled with pleasure at
the tumultuous and prolonged applause
which greeted his entrance.
Cleveland H. Dodge, acting as a volunteer
cheer-leader, started the
cheering over again whenever it
seemed to be lagging.
The president's arrival was announced
by the crashing strains of
"Over There," the tune which he
made the keynote of his speech in
* the Metropolitan opera house on the
eve of his departure for Europe last
March. As he was about to take his
seat after the cheering had subsided,
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Major Scott, commander 01 ine iw*
Royal Air Force observer on the dirigible
and General Charlton,, air attache
of the British embassy, were
brought forward and introduced. The
president smilingly shook hands with
all three, while the band played "He's
/ a Jolly Good Fellow."
Our Flag More Hallowed.
The opening speech of welcome
was made by Rodman Wanna maker,
who said: "He has brought back our
flag more hallowed than ever and
with all our hearts we must stand be fnv
ltim " TVion namp
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brief addresses by 'Governor Smith
and Mayor Hylan. Another outburst
of cheers followed Mayor Hylan's
introduction of the president.
The cheering finally was di owned by
the police band striking up "Marching
Through Georgia." The president,
who had been delayed in reaching
the hall, seemed impatient to
have the preliminaries out of the way.
He Koiron Kit cavinff
uv6?u J ?? "I
am not going to make you a
real speech. I am a bit alarmed at
how mapy speeches I have in my sysundelivered,
but they are from
the mind. I want to say this afternoon
only a few words from the
heart. I do not believe the welcome
you extend to me is as warm a? that
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which I extend to you. Jerseyman
as I am, this is the first time I ever
. thought Hoboken was beautiful."
He said his thoughts had always
been home while he wa3 away. "I
have really been the most homesick
man in the American expeditionary
forces," he added with a smile. He
then paid a warm tribute to the
American soldiers and told of the
- welcome which awaited them whereever
they were sent in France, because
it was known that they brought
plain and friendly help to 1he people.
TK? Vidian of a Free World.
"These boys were a constant reminder
to me of home/' ^e continued
"They walked the streets as if thej
knew that they belonged wherevei
free-men lived.*'
Of his work at the peace confer
ence and the vision of a free work
which led America to enter the war
he said:
"I am afraid soni2 people ?-some
persons, do not understan 1 that vis
ion." As for himself, he said, "J
have never had a moment's doubt a;
to where the heart and purpose d
this people lay."
To those who asked whethei
America would come to the assist
ance of peoples menaced by opprcs
sion in the future, he said his repl>
had been: "of course America wil
come in and help; she cannot d<
otherwise."
The peoples /reed from the yok<
of Austria-Hungary, Turkey am
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uermany, ne saia, nave uuw ucgui
to breathe the air of liberty and se<
the dawn of freedom. "They hav<
known," he said, "that America's
presence in the conference and ir
the war was the guarantee of the re
suit."
At the conclusion of his speed
which lasted about 20 minutes, th(
president was driven to the Pennsyl
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special train, leaving for Washing
ton at 0:12 p. m.
When the greetings were over th<
party started for the 23d street ferr-,
. where a special boat awaited them
Arrived on the New York side, the
real welcome began. Cheering thousands,
held back by strong guards oi
i
soldiers, sailors and police, voiced
their approval of the president's efforts
to put an end to war for all
i time. The passage of the' presiriential
automobile was marked by a continuous
roar of cheers and volleys of
: handclapping.
1 j Responds to Popular Approval
| As the car rolled along through
I,the crowd-lined streets to Carnegie
J Hall, the president's face was wreathed
in smiles as he waved his hat in
acknowledgment of the plaudits of
his fellow-citizens. Mrs.* Wilson's
face also was beaming with pleasure
at this evidence of popular approval.
; On the arrival of the party at Carnegie
Hall, the president went directly
to the stage, while Mrs. Wilson
was escorted to a center box, vttiich
was decorated ; with the president's
flag, flanked by the city and state
flags. She was directly in front of
the president as he spoke from the
i'lag-bedecked stage. The hall was a
mass of color, each of the four balconies
being draped with flags.
A crowded house had waited pati"
p - - i'-- :? i
enuy ior tut; ai'iivm yi uic jjitoiutnv,
who was three hours behind the
scheduled time. The tedi^s wait
was relieved by the polic a.. ' and
glee club, which rendf in pc mlar
and patriotic selections.
Rush to Shake His Rai
| Every telling point of the president's
short address was the signal
for thunderous applause. There
were no interruptions and no untoward
incidents. Fullv 600 police and
detectives were in and around the
hall, under command of Police Commissioner
Enright, who was seated on
j the stage. Members of the women's
auxiliary police force acted as ushers
It was estimated that there was at
least one usher to every six persons,
I At the conclusion of the presi
! dent's address there was a concerted
rush to shake his hand as he made
his way to the stage exit. Men,
women, bays and girls, taking advan-1
jtage of the temporary pre-occupation
j of the police and ushers, climbed
over the footlights and crowded the
:sta<?e. There thev found their way
blocked, however, by a solid wall
..of police. No one had any chance to
[get near the president as he made
his way from the stage to the automobile
waiting to take him to the
j Pennsylvania station, where he and!
|the members of the cabinet boarded
! the special train for Washington.
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| 1 IIC I'UUtC tKJ U1C Oiatiuu nuu
jer triumphal march. Arc and the station
the crowds were so great that
j the police had all they could do to
;hold them in check and cheering was
such as New York has seldom heard,
lit justified the president's statement
j in Carnegie Hall that he was '-glad
| to be back where the rest of the
folks lived."
I
A March of Triumph
The president's progress from Hoi
boken to Carnegie Hall, where he ^as
.to make his first address to the
| American public since the signing of
ithe peace treaty, was a march of
triumph. The crowds that lined the
streets leading from the Twentyj
Third street ferry t? the hall where
j vociferous in their welcome and
1 their noisy demonstration of approval
was palpably pleasing to the
president who on Thursday will lay
before a hostile senate the full text
i' of the treaty, including the covenant
j of the league of nations.
As the George .Washington with
; her convoy of battleships and de
stroyers came up from the lower bay,
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jtnere naa Deen dul nine eviunitc u?
enthusiasm. There was none of the
j blowing of whistles that has greeted
. returning troop ships, but the guns
' of the forts made up for this by fir:
ing the presidential salute of 21 guns
and every ship in the harbor was
. plentifully decorated with flags and
1 bunting.
, j A low tide delayed the docking of
the ship at Hoboken and it was not
? until 3:30, two hours later than had
-, been expected that the president set
[ foot on American soil after an ab5
sence of four months. He was preceded
by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret
Wilson, who had crossed the
r ocean with him and his two other
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- daugnters, ivirs. rrancis jd. oayie ?uu
- Mrs. William G. McAdoo, who had
Crushed on board to greet him.
' J Mingled Shouts of Welcome.
)| The voices of 10,000 children singling
patriotic airs in order of his
i homecoming was almost drowned by
1 tremendous volume of cheers from
i|the waiting thousands of soldiers and
; civilians. Among the first to greet
i |the president at the pier were Vice
> President Marshall, Secretary of the
1 Navy Daniels, Secretary of War Bak-'er,
Secretary of the Treasury Glass,
Secretary' of Labor Wilson, Franklin
) K. Lane, Secretary of the Intsriac,
ijchamp Clark and Wm. G. Me A I ~>o.
- The members of the cabinet had <;one
i down the bav on the battleship P-.'/ir.
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- sylvania to meet the Geonre Vashjingt(5n
off the entrance to Ambrose
i CJiannei.
Secretary Daniels boarded the
. Georire Washington at the Hoboken
i pier from one of the Pennsylvania's
- tenders. His rather baggy Palm
' Beach sujt and din^y straw hat was
in sharp contrast with the gold braided
white uniforms of the naval officers
with him. None of the welcomers
except the army and navy men
wore formal dress. The president
wore a black cutaway coat, white
I vest, gray trousers, turn-down collar
!and light gray tie. Mrs. Wilson's
gown was a light gray material and
her hat of the same color.
30,000 PEOPLE GREET
i PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON
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! Washington, July 8.?More than
,30,000 persons gathered at the union
station here tonight to welcome home
President Wilson.
! They made up, by far, the largest
crowd ever drawn to a railroad sta- i
tion here to greet the president, and J
Vinnrc "f"n ?
IXIC^' ?aitcu IllUIt UI1UI I1VU1U wx,
catch a fleeting glimpse of him.
At 11:45 o'clock the special train
which bore the president from New
York rolled in, and after the president
and Mrs. Wilson greeted a number
of relatives and close friends of i
the family, the presidential party 1
walked through the station to the j j
president's suite. Both Mr. and Mrs. j j
Wilson were radiant, and a mighty ||
cheer echoed through the concourse, j!
j A band struck up a lively march, j
land then fairyland presented itself.
'A company of yeomanettes, in snappy
drills, was the prelude. Thereafter
the president and Mrs. Wilson
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their line of march was flanked with !
young girls, in pink costumes, who j
heralded the return of the president j
with trumpet blares.
I Hundreds of American flags were
waved and the president was met by a
citizens' committee, the members of
which bore banners proclaiming their
allegiance to the league of nations.j
A short speech of welcome was made !
by the chairman of this body and Mr. j
Wilson replied to this. j
I Once outside the station, the pres- \
ident looked down from his automo- \
bile on a sea of faces. He stood erect
I
in the car and waved his hat con- ;
tinuously. The immense size of the ,
gathering was significent in itself for;
Washington prides itself on being
more or less blase as far as the go-1
ings and comings of presidents are
concerned.
Down through the lane of humanity
the motors crept and the secret
service men were kept busy pre- J
venting^ the more enthusiastic of the;
president's admirers from climbing 1
into his car to grasp him by the hand.!
The set; plans called for a series of!
pageants en route to the White j
House, and the party halted ever^ j
20 yards to witness a spectacle. Colored
lights threw soft tones over the
steps of government buildings on
j which were enacted various tableaux |
1 indicative of the welcome to the reI
.
! turning executive.
Practically all of the diplomatic
! corps here was on hand to meet the
president's train and there was d liberal
sprinkling of members of the j
senate and house. The state depart-!
ment was represented by Frank Polk, I
'under-secretary of state; William J
, Phillips, first assistant secretary of j
state, and Breckinridge Long, third
assistant secretary.
President's Speech.
j Washington, July 8.?Following is
the reply President Wilson made to
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the speech which welcomed mm Dae*,;
to Washington:
"This very beautiful reception has
taken me entirely by surprise. It is
a very gratifying surprise, and it
makes me very grateful to you all. j
The very generous words in which
you have greeted me are especially i
gratifying to me. v
; "I came home confident that the
people of the United States were for
ithe league of nations but to receive
this immediate assurance of it was
particularly pleasing to me. It makes
my home-coming just that much
more delightful. I have never been
quite so eager to get home as I was
this time, and things I have seen
since I sighted land until now has
made me gladder and gladder that I
am home. No country can possibly
look so good as this country has
InokpH to me. and I am sure that I
am expressing the sentiments of Mrs.
Wilson and of all who are with me in
saying that your gracious reception
has made our home-coming all the
more pleasureable."
There was never greater police
protection afforded the president
than this evening. At the Union station
police and secret service men
'were stationed every 1U teet along
| the line of march, and when the presidential
party began the drive to the
Whit House it was preceded by a
squadron of eight motor cycle policemen
and closely folowed by two automobiles
filled with secret service
agents. j
i
! "Well, after all," remarked Tom-!
my. who had lost a 1 eg- in the war, j
"there's one advantage in having a j
wooden leg."' "What's that?" asked j
his friend. /'You can hold up your i
bloom in' sock with a tintack!"
chuckled the hero.?3oy"s Life.
Condensed
ol
The Exchc
of Newbei
I At the Close of Busin
fl
I RESOURCES
Loans and Investments
$ 952,783.01
I Furniture .and
fixtures 4,000.00
^ j?i ? ooi
uveruraius .... iu,ooi.uj
Customers Obligations
55,180.00
Cash on hand
and due from
banks 133,9.06.45
$1,162,751.15
The Exchc
of Newbe:
" The Bank oi
1&
Condensed
I'M
V-^J
The National Ba
IN ew berry, be
From report to the Comj
Showing Condition, at the Cli
KESOURCES
Loans and Investments . . . $1,020,518.48
Liberty Bonds and Treasury Certificates
of Indebtedness . . . 207,210.00
d?-j, i An nnn nn
UlillCU JUllCd DUIIUd .... ivv,vuv.vu
Cash and due from Banks and
United States Treasury . . . 126,697.79
$1,454,426.27
THE NATIONAL BAM
B. C. MATTHEWS, ' T. K. JOHN
President.
State, ^County anc
Member Federal
HI1
Statement
' *
inge Bank
rry, S. C.
ess June 30th, 1919 M
LIABILITIES I
Capital stock .. . $ 100,000.00
Surplus and undivided
profits 60,149.97 ^
Accept for cus
tomers 55,180.00 [
Bills payable ... 235,000.00 ?
Rediscounts .... 12,000.00 f
' I
Dividends un- ft
paid .., 4,4Q2.00 I j
Deposits 696,019.18 ft ( I
1 $1,162,751.15 I Nr
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inge Bank ;
rrv, S. C. j
r a* ponnia" I 1
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>uth Carolina
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Kroner or tne currency <
if
ose of Business June 30, 1919 !
LIABILITIES
!
Capital Stock $ 100,000.00 i
,
Surplus and Undivided Profits . . 28,294.1?
Gradation 96,800.W j I
Deposits 770,083.33 ' j I
i i 1
Dividends unpaid 5,052.00
Bills Payable (secured by Liberty A
Bonds) 192,000.00
Bills Payable and Rediscounts 262,196.84
$1,454,426.27
OF NEWBERRY, S. C
STONE, W. W. CROMER
Cashier. Assistant Cashier.
i City Depository
Reserve System ' .
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