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Show Street Decorations to Be on Elaborate Scale in President's Honor. TO DISCUSS TERMS War Cabinet Rushing Proposals for an Early Conference. LONDON, Doc 23 It is expected that the entire day Friday, the day following President Wilson's arrival in England, will be devoted to a discussion dis-cussion by the president with the British Bri-tish Avar cabinet, of the terms to be proposed by Great Britain at the inter-Allied conferences preceding the peaco congress. The cabinet, It is said, will be ablc to finish by tomorrow night the task4 of " framing "the" terms, and. the final" draft should be readv bv Christmas 1 day. ' The first organized scheme of street decoration in London since the beginning be-ginning of the war is being arranged for President Wilson's visit. It is understood that their way from the railway station to Buckingham palace will be elaborately and systematically syste-matically decked with standards linked link-ed by streamers. The Stars and Stripes will be the predominant feature fea-ture of the decorations and the flags of the Allies also will be used. The decorations of the city of London Lon-don for the president's visit of Saturday Satur-day will likewise be upon a splendid scale. The various departments were busily bus-ily engaged today in perfecting the details of the preparations for the president's entertainment. There was likewise considerable activity in Buckingham palace. President Wilson is not only the first head of a repub-' lie to make a stay at the palace, but the first as guest of honor to be accompanied ac-companied by his wife. As the wife of a president has no official status, the court has a problem in etiquette to decide regarding Mrs. Wilson. The Charing Cross station where the president will enter London will be gayly decorated. The guards will furnish fur-nish a guard of honor and at Buckingham Bucking-ham palace the king's guard and the Welsh guards will await the president's presi-dent's coming. These troops will mount guard in the quadrangle in front of tho palace throughout the president's stay. On ceremonial occasions oc-casions his carriage will be followed by the sovereign's escort of household' cavalry. When President and Mrs. Wilson ar-1 rive at Manchester Sunday evening1 after their visit to Carlisle they will be conducted to the town hall, remaining re-maining there as guests of tho lord-mayor lord-mayor and lady-mayoress. Secretary of State Lansing and Colonel E. M. House, It is stated, are expected to accompany them. If timo permits. President Wilson on Monday will be taken through the principal streets of Manchester, returning re-turning to the town hall at noon to receive the freedom of the city. Afterwards After-wards it is planned to give a luncheon in the president's honor. oo |