WILSONS SERENADED BY PRINCETON GLEE CLUB
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 30, 1923, the Evening Star reports former President Woodrow and Mrs. Wilson "were serenaded last night at their home" located at 2340 S Street here in the Nation's Capital by the Princeton University Glee Club*.
Songs included the "most famous and enduring" Princeton alma mater (since 1859) "Old Nassau."
The fifty members of the musical group stood out in the street in front of the Wilson home and sang selections of Princeton college songs. The group, on their way to a concert in Hot Springs, Virginia, decided to swing by the Wilson home on their way through Washington.
*PUGC is the oldest & most prestigious choir of Princeton University in New Jersey. It is composed of 100 mixed voices & tours internationally.
JFK+50 NOTE
In February 1890, Mr. Wilson was appointed to the chair of Jurisprudence & Political Economy at Princeton. He served as president of the college from 1902-1910. JFK's national security adviser McGeorge Bundy wrote...
"Wilson was right in his conviction that Princeton must be more than a wonderfully pleasant and decent home for nice young men, it has been more ever since his time."
SOURCES
"Old Nassau," Princetoniana, www.princetoniana.princeton.edu/
"PUGC," Princeton University Glee Club, www.princetongleeclub.com/
"Wilson Given Serenade by Princeton Club," The Evening Star, March 30, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
