OCR Text |
Show PRESIDENT ACCEPTS KING'S INVITATION TO VISIT LONDON ! i NT 'OX, D'-e. -1. Kins forp l.aj rf'ivM from President and Mrs. Wilf-n ;,n '-tr.'ptanee of ld invitation it h'-his h'-his Kij.-sts Ruckirr-'ham palace durh,:.: thf'ir st;iy in ljOiidon. They will ti-. nuartr-ced in the royal suite t-ustoinarily used t'y visittnir monarch;, and will ' he e.ntrt. lined aft'T a. manner similar to th:,t us'j:il in the oi-e of royal visitor. I . nv.'f-iin:; of tine war cabinet w.is rUl I U'tinv to nrianrre '.ho details of th' pr..si- : I dontifd i-it, vtii'.-l-, will lau from Thur- . I da'- ii' xi until Moridav night, or Tutc- d;-y ti;or:iiiiH-. Foiiowln' is the onic;.a! program in connection with the visit of the president ! ot' r'ne United States to England: j "The presidential party will arrive at 0jve- at 2:10 p. m. Thursday and will ! be received by the Duke of t"'onnmi,i;!it, i r"presciil in. the kins:; John V. Davis, I the American ambassador; Lord Readins. ISritish ambassador to the Ihiited State-. , and Lord Ilerschell, lord-in-waiting to j the kins, who will he especially attached i i to the president during his visit. 1 I "Co mm and or Sir ( "harles Cost, erpicrry j I to the kins;, will meet the preistdent at , Calais and will be specially attached to . him. ! j "The party will arrive at Charing j i Cross station In London at 2:30 p. m. ; i and will bo received by the kintr and the ; ; gucen and with the sovereigns will drive . to i'.uckingiiain palace. The streets will I ; be lined by troops, who will be assisted j by contingents from the royal navy and . j the air forces. Clubs and those occupy- I : itiK private houses alonsr the streets , , through wiiich the president will pass arc i asked to co-operate in making tlic deco- j rations as effective as possilile. j , "On Thursday evening the president j ;nd .Mrs. Wilson will dine privately. Fri- ! m y morn ii ik and afternoon will i e re- j served for the president to meet Oie Ihitish i'abinet ministers. In the evening i the king will give a banquet at Bucking- j ' ha:n pala-'e. - "On Saturday tiie president "n!ll proceed i to the city to receive an address at Guildhall. Guild-hall. On that evening a dinner will be Riven by the government at Tineas tor house, at which the Flrltish ministers will he present. After the dinner the president presi-dent will leave London for Carlisle, hi mother's birthplace, where he will spend Sunday. This visit will be without ceremonial. cere-monial. "I'rom Carlisle the presidential party will proceed to Manchester, where tho president will be the guest of the lord j mayor. Arrangements have been made for the president to receive on Monday the freedom of the city of Manchester. ! It is expected that the president will leave for PYance on Tuesday." |