Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1913 — PRINCETON STUDENTS TO ESCORT WILSON [ARTICLE]
PRINCE TO N STUDENTS TO ESCORT WILSON
One Thousand Students Will Attend President’s Inaugural and Furnish His Escort. . - z Woodrow Wilson has given his consent to a plan of Princeton students to furnish the escort from his home to Washington for the inaugural ceremonies. The trip will be made from Princeton, N. J., on March 3rd. Students have chartered two special trains of thirteen coaches each and more than one thousand students will take passage on the trains. It wasjust a century ago that James Madison, a Princeton graduate, was inaugurated, and no Princeton man has since graced the executive head of the government On arriving at Washington a smoker is to be given to the new president by the Princeton alumni of Washington, assisted by the students. The next morning the Students will march from the hotel to the White House with Mr. Wilson. President Taft and Mr. Wilson will ride together to the capitol A troop of cavalry cadets from Culver Military Academy at Lake Maxlnkuckee, will furnish a military eseort for Vice-President Marshall.
