PRESIDENT WILSON IN LONDON
POPULAR ENTHUSIASM OF BRITAIN'S WELCOME
ENTERTAINED.BY THE PRIME MINISTER By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrifflit London, December 29. i The newspapers are unanimous as (o j the popular enthusiasm rf the welcome to President Wilson, and devote many columns to the description ».f the visit. They emphasise the importance of his oonference with Mr. Lloyd George. Today President Wilson will attend a luncheon at Downing Street, and will meet the leaders of all parties, including the Labour Party.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GLIMPSE OF PAST HISTORY London, December 20. At the luncheon given by Mr. Lloyd George in honour of President Wilson, Lord Albemarle unveiled a life-size por-trait-of George Washington j r.s n 'boy The picture has a remarkable history. It was being taken to Holland in 177S on board the American ship Mercury, which the British sloop Fairy captured. Captain Iveppel, who was Lord Albemavlo's ancestor, tool; possession of the picture.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
THE HOE-IE OF HIS PARENTS WELCOME AT CARLISLE. New York, December 29. The United Press reports that President Wilson visited Carlisle (the chief town of Cumberland). He arrived in pouring (rain. He received the Freedom of the City, and was cheered by great crowds. The President visited his mother's girlhood home, and the church iu which his grandfather preached,' and conversed with citizens who had known his parents. Speaking in the church, the President said: "The nations were drawn together by combinations of physical force. They will now combine as a moral force."— Au.5.-N.Z. Cable Assn
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 81, 31 December 1918, Page 5
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