The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-07
NOTES FROM BEVERLY
Lsnecial Correspondence

Of work with his play during TINS
years vacation period for the time at
his disposal for accomplishing matters
that must be settled before congress
convenes in regular session in Deem
Der is comparatively short. There are
many things requiring attention-hrst,
| preparation of the first annual mes
sage, which will recommend the legis-
lation with which the new administra-
ton will start it's policy program; Sec
ond. study and preparation OF the
many important speeches which the
president is to make in different sec
lions of the country in September De-
tober and November. 1t is apparent.
therefore, that the summer at Beverly
cannot be enc continuous golf game.
but the president has the happy facul-
| ty of separating each day into work
time and play time, so that he Is able
to get the full benefit and enjoyment
of the exercise necessary to keep him
in trim.
Texans Want to See Taft.
| Among recent visitors was Cecil
Lyon. Republican national committee
/ man from Texas. Colonel Lyon came
to discuss with the president his visit
| to Texas in October.
/ Everybody in Texas wants to see the
president, according to Lyon. Many OF
the towns are ready to go to extreme
lengths to get him to stop for visit.
"Out in Temple, Tex" said Lyon,
''they wanted Roosevelt when he Wis
tied the state but he sent word that
he would not be able to stop. The
schedule called for the train to run
right through Temple: But out in
Texas we have way. Just as soon
as Temple got word that Teddy could
not stop the town council was called
in extra session, and an ordinance
was rushed through declaring it to be
law that all trains carrying the
president of the United States should
stop in Temple for fifteen minutes
7. R. stopped there and got the best
reception in the state"
Will Visit Brothers Ranch.
Charles P. Taft. the presidents
brother. who. with Mrs. Taft, has
been visiting the Boardmans at Bev-
erly farm, has left for the Lone
Star State. He will go down to his
big ranch near Corpus Christi. Tex.
to prepare for the welcome to be ex-
tended to the president when he visits
there late in October The ranch is
down near the southern tip end of
the state, and it is said there will be
great "doings' in honor of the presi-
dent. Mr.. Taft will spend four days
on the ranch. the longest stop he will
make at any place during bis $4,000
mile trip.
Makeup of the Taft Party.
The personnel of the presidents
party has been completed. Besides
the president there will be John Hays
Hammond, Archibald W. Butt mill
tary aid; Wendell W. Mischief. as
sistant secretary: DIR. j. ]. Richard
son of Washington, James Sloan. Jr.;
L. G. Wheeler of the secret service
and Major Arthur Brooks. the presi-
dents confidential messenger Six
newspaper men will 20 along. The
party will travel in two private cars.
No Boom For Ipswich.
Real estate spectators who are adj
vertising property at the expense of
the president got a setback the other
day when MIR Taft caused it to he
denied that his brother Charlie; +.
plans the purchase of house iii Ip-
switch Residents there have :tn-
nounced frequently that the president
is planning TO acquire a place there
This talk has aroused Jealousy il
Beverly, which has fond hopes ef can
tinuing to be the summer t-al isa
has also developed the fact that ths
Taft lease on the Evans cottage
for one year only He hts III clssie.
to renew it from year to year.
Mrs. Taft's Health irnrsoveal
Mrs Taft's return To health has rra
crossed so far that her Si<:e@. Yrs
Lewis More of Pittsbllr., VIA; has
, been her constant companion since ihs
nervous breakdown III s.';ishihgtoa
has left Beverly to .pnd tae c!sd q.
the summer with her husband. Pro
fessor More, al Biddeford Pool. Me
| Mrs. More glaGiy gave UP her entirs
summer TO be with her sister and the
fact that she has left is the best indi
cation of how thoroughly the mistress
fof the White House has recovered
Mrs. Taft probably will remain il
: Beverly until Oct or after. Professor
and Mrs More used the president
yacht Sylph for their trip to Maine.
Presidents Motor In Frequent Use.
: The president is daily extending his
late afternoon motor trips. The road:
and scenery are attractive. and tbs
: journeys are selected from road map:
of the north shore and Cape Ann coun
: try. One of the presidents trips show
: led total distance covered of ninety
three miles There is seldom a day
that the mileage falls below fifty.
To Attend Boston Banquet.