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Show WILSON MAKING FIRSTTRIP WES! PRESIDENT ON TR AN SCONTI N EN-TAL EN-TAL TOUR IN BEHALF OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Makes First Address at Columbus, Ohio, Where He is Introduced By Former Governor as First Citizen of the World. Columbus-, Ohio. The president's first speech ,,f Ids transcontinental lour in support of the peace treaty-was treaty-was delivered here en Thursday. Sep-tetnher Sep-tetnher 4. The meeting was presided over by Dr. W. o. Thompson, and the president presi-dent was introduced by former Governor Gover-nor James E. Campbell as "the first citizen of the big, round world." Escorted hy a battalion of state troops and city officials. President Wilson was driven through the city to Memorial hall immediately upon his arrival. To greet him on his arrival were crowds somewhat reduced on account of Ihe street car strike, but the president presi-dent was cheered heartily as he proceeded, pro-ceeded, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and his party. On arriving at the hall at 1 1 :.'!0 o'clock, tin1 president received an ovation. ova-tion. Tlie audience sang ''Dixie" and then hurst forth a cheer that rang through the hall. President Wilson made two addresses address-es at St. Louis on Friday, September Septem-ber o. The president's first address was at the chamber of commerce luncheon after he bad been cheered along the route of a seven-mile automobile ride through the si rets. At night lie spoke in the Coliseum, where in liHii he was renominated for the presidency-Following presidency-Following Ihe midday address the president and Mrs. Wilson went lor an automobile ride and stopped at Washington university to visit sex oral members of the faculty who were school chums of tlie executive. Iieturning, ihe executive was driven through tlie residential section of the city. He npd Mrs. "Wilson had supper privately. The Coliseum was packed, and when the president arrived the crowd arose and cheered for more than four minutes. min-utes. Thousands of small American flags bad been distributed -and the audience waved them wildly while they cheered. The president was introduced by Governor Frederick P. Gardner, who said tlie people of Missouri never had been more sincere in extending a welcome wel-come to any visitor. At that the crowd cheered again. When the governor introduced Mr. Wilson as -the father of world democracy." de-mocracy." there was more cheering. A photographer in a lookout gallery called through a megaphone for a moment's mo-ment's attention, to take a flashlight, but the president did not wait, saying "this is much too serious an occasion to care how we look, we ought to t-are how we think." |