The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
Mrs. Taft Happy AS School
Girl at Honor 10 Her
Husband.
MESSAGES ARRIVE
IN STEADY STREAM
callers Received IN Dining Room.
Secretary Goes TO New Haven
Tonight-Wife VIII Follow.

Every ring at the Taft doorbeu to-
day tinkled congratulations, and inside
the house Mrs. Taft, overlooking with
happiness, received the messages, each
one attesttng the tremendous popular
iUy OF her husband.
Rarely has there been a happier
breakfast ia the Taft home, This
morning the Secretary Of War and his
wife had their meal together, Miss
Helen having left Washington early for
East Greenwich 20 visit a chum, Miss
Rocker Robert. The elder son is I'm
Chicago. and Charlie" Taft. the baby
of the family, was attending 10 things
which were much more important to
his young heart than being nominee
for the Presidency.
Long before the Secretary and Mrs.
TAFT came downstairs 40 breakfast huge
hour later the Tart home was O. verb
table flower garden. In the front draw
ing room q cluster of American Beauties
reached TO the mautel shelf and beneath
It were gathered dozens of pink and
white roses and a large bunch OF lilies
OF che valley. Every corner of the room
mad a big vase filled with flowers, and
every table throughout the han and
other rooms on the reception floor were
similarly decorated
Goes to Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Taft went out to Chevy Chase
this afternoon. where she was the cen
ter of attraction and tonight viii prob
ably dine at home with her younger
son. Together they viii keep house un-
Ill next Monday, when they viii 90 TO
New Haven. where Secretary Tar. and
Robert Taft VIII join the family. and
where the Secretary VIII attend the
meeting of the Yale corporation. OF
(which he is a member and the TWEEN
Ieth reunion OF his class, that Of rs.
Callers began arriving az the Tart
nome early this morning and their
EoFe intimate friends were received 10
the dining room by the Secretary and
Mrs. Tart Every body was happy. Mrs
Tart was almost lost I'm a pile or teIe-
grams and caDlegrams from friends all
over the world Some messages came
from Seoul Others We're from faT-Oit
Chln1 and Japan, and sim others from
The Philippines, where Secretary TAFT
stands ouJ IS the greatest man the
islands ever knew. Down i'm Cuba the
news had been flashed, and as quickly
Gs the wires could bring them there
were hundreds of messages of COuETat-
UlaUOns from the little island which
Secretary Taft pulled out OF bad hole
not niAny months ago
Panama Joins Chorus.
And then came others from Panama.
Everybody down there remembered the
Secretary's recent visit and were quick
70 tell him how glad they were thar he
had been named for the Presidency by
The controlling party. Then there were
hundreds of friends who could not wait
10 write, but sent telegraIns. and Mrs
Taft read them all TO her husband. Her
merry laugh, telling of her happiness
rang through tie house, supplemented
by the jolly ChuCkie of the Secretary OF
War. Visitors left and others arrived
ard for each there was the COrdfa.
greeting thar was always Forthcoming
in the Taft home even before there wa.
any thought that its chief would one
day be the choice OF his party for Pres
ldent of the United States.
Photographers stationed themselves
outside the house to catch a "spcak king
,picJUre of Secretary Taft as he lefI
for the War Department and the tee
tphcHe and front door bell Wed witt
feaCh other for attention. Eyery mai
during the day brought a fresh batcf
gof contradictory letters and messen.
ger boys were kept constantly deliver,
ling kilograms,
There could be no doubt OF Mrs. Taft.
Happiness at the SeCretaTy'b nomina,
rtion- She was as joyful as a child witt
o new toy and had a radiant smile fol
Everybody who came. The Secretary
realized he had been nominated bu
there was no doubt that Mrs. Taf
fully and thoroughly understood IA,
significance OF yesterdays vote. Sh,
was the prOudest woman in the United
States.