The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-30
CLOUDS ROLL BACK AS TAFT
SMILES ON IGREAT THRONG

(coneluded.)
rSgistora on the grounds has the
signature OF the president today. /
That one IL the one at the Wen
atehoe Valley booth IN the Agri' I
cultural building. The president 1
signed William IT. Taft. Ever.
thing Washington" 20 tho delight /
Of those IN charge OF the booth.
Puts tho Apple Away.
AZ tbs Yakima County booth a
small boy offered him an apple, /
The president took Il without heal
tatiug and said. Il will put II 1
where Il will do the most good.
and started with large sized bite.
In the Hawaiian building n belle /
OF the islands presented him with /
typical native wreath. He baked /
at wearing Il around his neck. how i
ever. and compromised by carrying
Il on HIS arm.
After leaving tho Agricultural I
building the president entered bis /
motor car again and slowly pro \
ceedcd 10 the Japanese building, A 4
long line u silk hats. representing .
the official committee. followed the
machine. and Company II OF the
First infantry formed the guard.
One secret service man rode In the
car, Two others walked on the
two sides OF the car and another
walked Immediately behind the ma
l'chine.
They Play for Smiles.
The crowds yelled and waved |
their handkerchiefa Each tried 10
attract the presidents attention and
get a personal smile and many Of
them succeeded. 20 the pride Of all |
their friends aud relatives.
The most fRYorably located were |
those who took possession Of the 4
seats along the drives and by stand
Ing when Taft passed were almost
able 70 touch him with their hand
kerrhiefs.
As the party entered the Japan.
ese building the commissioner. In
broken English. made tho address
Of welcome.
We greatly appreciate this Jap
aneae exhibit" returned the presi. /
dent. n IL ia accord with the /
courtesy and Kindness you have III,
ways shown this country by making 1
liberal donations for exhibits az all 1
our great fairs. And I sincerely /
hope that the United States reclpre /
Gates and IL IA worthliy represented /
at your exposition In Toxic ia the
near future"
From the Japanese building tho
party sent 10 the Canadian build |
ing. which was especially decorated
In honor OF the distinguished
giess.
when the strenuous iife IL over
Come back 10 your Canadian SUN. /
mer home. was one Sign that ho
saw In the building Tho president
spent his summers In Canada
prior 10 going TO beverly. Mass
csilfornlans Enthusiastic.
The moai enthusiastic reception
he received was az the California
building. and tbs president enjoyed
his stay there. Tie sampled Cab
feFuia olives and drank Caiifornia
orange cider incidentally an
entrrprtsing souvenir fiend grab
bed the olive pr when the preai
dent dropped lt on the counter
Tho Oregon building finished the
trip. and the president wcnt 20
lunch al tho New York State build
Ing.
Either the crovd did not see
enough of hts infectious smile or
sAass .s.a8a 49,. ttx.sf. ss.t..A - asme 80 D
day. for the returning cars during
the noon hour were MI but empty
and the cars arriving fFum down
town were Still packed To the gates
Many Disappointed.
The crowd bad q hard time flg
urinK out which gate the president
would nrrive nj this morning. The
main gate had been announced.
but the parade formed Of the gard
nv entrance and officials refused
to furnish any information on the
place Of arrival
Many stationed themselves az the
gard av. entrance. but when the
parade moved towards the main
gate without the president. the
spectators followed and reached
the main entrance In time for the
arrival The presidents machine.
however. came in the smaller gate.
n block north.
Anyone ON the grounds who fail.
sd to get good glimpse % the
nations chief executive must blame
himself. for opportunities were
plentiful The party always took
a circuitouH course In going from
building 20 building. except from
the different government buildings,
There was no tremendous crowd at
any point. and In many places the
numbers we're too few to be call.
cd crowd at all.
II was case OF getting there
early. however. for tho people
packed the cars all morning and
kept the turnstiles clicking rapidly
all the time the trip through the
grounds was In progress.
Radiant with good cheer. and i'm.
bued with the spirit Of good fellow
ship that permeated the very air.
although aa carefully pampered and
guarded IA any European monarch.
William Howard Taft was escorted
from his hotel 10 the expoaltionl
grounds this morning amid a blaze
OF gold braid and bright hued uni.
forms. The president was seated
beside ex-Gov. John II. McGraw
Capt Archibald Butt and Secret
Service Operative James Sloan were
the other occupants OF the car.
The crowds that surged about tho
Hotel Washington, where the presi-
dent spent the night, were kept
back by platoon OF police under
the personal supervision OF Chief
Irving Ward and Capt Claude @.