The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
At MADISON'S HOME
PRESIDENT TAKES A THANKS
GIVING DAY TRIP.
FAMILY REUNION LATER
Secretary Taft Celebrates on His
Train-American Society in Lon
don Has Its Usual
Banquet.

Washington. - President Roosevelt
spent Thursday at the old home of
President Madison near Montpelier,
Va. This trip was taken in variation
of the custom of the president, which
has been to go to his country home at
Pine Knot, Va on Thanksgiving day.
With him were Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr..
and Mrs. Longworth, Ethel and Quen-
tin Roosevelt. The president was par
ticularly interested in visiting the
tomb of President Madison and re-
mained near it for some time.
Upon reaching home carriages were
taken and all were driven to the
White House. Their Thanksgiving
dinner was the occasion for family
reunion, Mr. and Mrs. Longworth re-
naming at the White House.
Taft Celebrates on His Train.
Ufa. European Russia.-On board
the train bearing Secretary Taft and
his party to Moscow toasts were
drunk Thursday to President Roose-
velt and Emperor Nicholas. In honor
of Thanksgiving the Russian passen-
gers presented an elaborate cake to
the American secretary of war. bear
ing Russian and American flags. Mr.
Taft was toasted as the next president
of the United States, and said that
he accepted in behalf of who
ever might be selected. MI.
Taft's train crossed the frontier at
noon local time.
Thanksgiving in London.
London.--Whitelaw Reid, the Amer.
lean ambassador. spoke optimistically
Of the financial outlook, and Field
Marshal Sir George Stuart White eulo-
gized President Roosevelt in the
warmest terms at the Thanksgiving
dinner of the American society Thurs
day night That the financial depres-
sion was felt among the Americans in
England was shown by the attendance
at the banquet, which was the small
est in several years. Three hundred
guests participated. compared with
400 at last years banquet. The presi-
dent of the society," Col. Millard Hun
sicker, was absent, and R. Newton
Crane, a former president, presided.
Feast and Dance in Vienna.
Vienna. - The American colony
celebrated Thanksgiving day with
q banquet which was followed by
dance. Among the notable guests
were Profs. Politzer and Obersteiner
of Vienna university. both of whom,
in able speeches, referred to the scien-
tific progress in America. The other
guests included Nelson O'Shaughnes-
sy, third secretary of the American
embassy, and former Congressman
O'Donnell of Michigan. Both the en-
peror and President Roosevelt were
| toasted.
Banquet in Berlin.
! Berlin - Three hundred Ameri-
cans celebrated Thanksgiving by
dining together Thursday night at
the Zoologica! Gardens. In the ab-
sence of the American ambassador.
Charlemagne Tower, Consul General
Thackera presided President Hadley
of Yale and Prof. Schofield of Har-
ward made speeches. A telegram Of
greeting was sent to President. Roose-
welt.
Gala Dinner in Tiflis.
Tiflis. - A gala Thanksgiving
dinner given here Thursday was
attended by John P. Jackson, Ameri-
can minister to Persia, who arrived
Wednesday, and the highest military
and civil officials in the Caucasus. The
toasts were markedly hearty and the
speakers emphasized the closer grow
ing relations between Russia and the
United States.