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Show UBTiin MEETING HELD Wilson Says Goodbye to De partment Heads and Gives Each a Photo WASHINGTON, March 2 Woodrow Svilson will receive Democratic load- . s and other official friends at his j I W home on S street Friday after- P' Sioon after his retirement from the I ! residency. Mr. Wilson will go direct M Iran the capltol to his home after Bit Inauguration of President Ilnrd- I The president was represented as f ishing to attend the Inauguration on h east portico of the capltol and the C ipressJonal inaugural committer tins nifered to provido a chair for him Whether Mr. Wilson will attend the oaremony will depend, it is understood, upon his ability to negotiate the steps J leading to the portico- Even if the president does witness i he Inauguration of his successor, he HI will not ride with him to the White IE House- si EVE AT MEETING. WASHINGTON, March 2. Prei dont Wilson met with his cablni I Tuesday for the last time and Si rewell 'o the ten men who have been his official advisers, four since j The final meeting traa held in thi .'; executive office, the president walk-; i ins from the White House aided by j li his cane After an hour and a half1 spent, SS cabinet members said, in a I i !s.-lr.n of official business and; otherwise, the president autographed for each adviser a photograph taken at last week's meeting, linen he said' goodbye. Ho greeted each in turn and I chatted a few minutes before shaking hands. GIFT FOR WILSON. Each department head expressed to ihe chiel executive a few words of up-pteciatlon up-pteciatlon for his helpfulness and cooperation co-operation with their departments. They have arranged to purchase the' thalr which the president had occu-' pwd at cabinet meetings lor presenta-non presenta-non to lilni. When they were gone, the president : remained a fen minutes to receive a delegation of the Valley Forge Historical Histor-ical society who presented him with a V certificate as "honorary perpetual beneiac.tor." and the insignia of the organization Sjj Then R T. Baker, director of the , h mint, stepped into the cabinet room all to wish the president farewell. Take good care ot the mints," ih-president ih-president enjoined him. as he shook II his hand. HESITATES IN LEAVING jfi Rear Admiral Grayson, the presl- j dent's physician, slopped long enough j ji to wave the president a greeting. A few minutes later the president, leaning on his cane and limping slight 1 ly. passed slowly out of the executive, iffJces It was probably his last vlsH there and the leavrtaking plainly nf looted him. He descended the steps and as he. s-tarted down the walk, he made a! movement as tf lo return, but appar ently reconsidering, passed out of j -ight around the corner of the build-: |