The Florida star., 1905-05-12
TOUR OF PHILIPPINES
Miss Rooseveif's Trip wish
Secretary Taft's Party.


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Probably no other young woman sver
took such trip as that which Miss
Alice Roosevelt viii make this sum-
nser, says the Washington Post Ger
tainly no other American young won-
an ever bad such honors showered up
On her a. vii. be accorded the prezi-
dents daughter when she Visits The
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Ing and returning at ports In China and
japan
Last summer when Aiss Roosevelt
visited the St Louis exposition she ac-
cepted the hospitality Of the Aoros and
the Isorrotes. who were the chief at
traction at the Philippine exhibit The
little brown men made much ado over
the presidents daughter and conferred
upon her the rank and dignity OF
dattO- In response TO urgent and OFT
repeated Invitations Miss Roosevelt
PROMISED the FiIlpinOs that at No dis
tant day she would visit them In their
native villages.
Primarily Miss Roosevelt is going
On the long journey TO please her IA
ther. who intends making the trip him
self when his tenure OF office ends
The party, to consist Of nearly hfty
people. will sail from San Francisco on
the Pacific Mall liner Manchuria on
July !. Miss Roosevelt viii leave
Washington about the middle OF June
and viii spend ten days On the Pacific
coast. viewing the sights and accepting
the hospitality OF friends. She viii
there be the guest Of Mrs Aetcalf.
wife OF the secretary OF commerce and
labor. As Mrs. Taft for n multitude OF
reasons cannot take this long Journey.
Miss RoOseyelt's special companion
will be Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Boardman Of Washington. Miss Amy
McMIllin. daughter Of the late senator
from Michigan. also will be one OF her
companions. Mrs. Dubois. wife of the
Idaho senator. In the oficiai chaperon
of the presidents daughter and, with
Miss Boarlman and Miss McMiIlin.
will participate In all the entertain
ments planned In her honor Several
other women well known in the Official
and social world will be I'm the party.
They are going Sor the pleasure OF for
eIgn travel aud must pay all their own
expenses
Secretary OF War Taft, former Secre-
tAry Root and the officials accompany
ing them go at the invitation and ex-
pense OF the Philippine government
The two parties will be kept entirely
distinct so far as the hono-s intended
solely for MIss Roosevelt are con-
cerned. Mr. Root aud the numerous
Legislators who will 30 with Secretary
Taft will mix business with pleasure.
They must solve the vexed question OF
the Philippine railway system. a ques-
ton frAught with many unpleasant
possibilities. But Miss Roosevelt and
he women In her train are bound only
for pleasure
For good and sufficient reasons the
president has been compelled TO re
/ fuse q pressing invitation from the
mikado that Miss Alice and her friends
leave Secretary Taft and his party TO
become his guests at the summer pal
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wOrSied invitation frpm the dowager
empress conveyed 10 the White House
not long ago by the Chinese minister
had 10 he declined
The Manchuria viii make its usual
stop at HoaoIulu- There a delegation
Of leading citizenship VIII board the
steamer. and Miss Roosevelt will b-e
taken To the Hotel IRgieterra. where
luncheon. breakfast OF dinner, accord
ing to the time OF day the steamer ar
TIves, will be served Native dancing
and the celebrated Honolulu string or
chestra viii give = unique entertain
ment and pretty souvenirs Of the day
spent In Honolulu will be presented
The 1rst glimpse OF the lAEd oG the
ulikado viii be secured at Yokohama.
which - within q few hours % Tokyo
The preparations there will be on the
most ambitious plan An envoy from
the miksdo and the otfsciaI who COR
responds with Secretary Taft In rank
viii meet the vessel at the dock. Miss
Roosevelt and the ladies viii lie taken
from the steamer In q eower deckei
transport aud conveyed TO a point near
eSt the viceroy's pslace. Here q dele
CATION Of the most highly Decorated
and gallant looking subjects Of the
mikAdo will gre~t Miss Roosevelt and
q cO0cert. q luncheon and q drive
around the city In tower decked rsck
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bona. too short . time 20 permit The
kOspttable 1apancse To h0oOr the Amer
tcan prestdeat's daughter and the dis-
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