Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-08
TAFT KEEPS SABBATH
Walks to Church With Brother
and Goes Horseback Riding.
A QUIET FAMILY DINNER
Autos Displace Horse.Drawn We
hicles in White House Stables.
TWO NEW MACHINES BOUGHT
Big Green Touring Car for Pleasant
Weather and Black Limousine
for Use of Presidents Wife.

William H. Tafts first Sunday Pres
ident was spent in religious devotion and
outdoor recreation
President Taft, accompanied by his
brother. c. P. Taft, walked to All Souls
Unitarian Church for morning services.
suddenly appearing among the several
hundred persons the sidewalk. waiting
for a glimpse of him, and expecting his
arrival by vehicle.
After service the President accompanied
his brother on foot to the latters tenn
porary residence at Dupont Circle, where
he remained for more than an hour He
returned to the White House on foot
After luncheon he bestrode 'Sterrett."
his newly acquired horse purchased at
Hot Springs, Va, and with Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards, Capt. Archibald Butt, his
military aid, and President Roosevelt
| orderly. McDermott, went for a twelve
mile ride over the newly constructed Po-
tomac speedway
Sunday Day of Rest.
President Taft saw no callers who had
business to transact during the day. thus
beginning his administration with his
heretofore enforced maxim that Sunday
should be a day of rest.
A quiet family dinner was served at the
White House during the evening. Several
members of the Taft family who are still
i'm the city were present.
Fred w. Carpenter. secretary to the
President spent some time in his office
during the day arranging for the disposal
tomorrow of the great mass of commu'
ncations which have been received since
| Mr. Taft assumed the duties Of Pres
| ident.
Autos Displace Horses.
| 1.-The Presidents carriag e' and the
| President S driver will not be in vogue
with the new administration, but instead
| the terms 1.-The Presidents auto car" and
| the Presidents chauffeur Automobiles
| will be almost the exclusive method OF
| TRANSFORMATION about Washington of
President Taft and his family.
The White House automobiles will have
the right of way throughout the District
of Columbia and will know no speed
limit.
Two splendid new machines already
have been purchase with the $4,000 APP
propriated by Congress for this purpose,
and Mr.. Taft has given them d thorough
tryout
one is pIeasant-weather machine. a
big touring car with detachable top
and painted in dark green of three shades
This will be the car most used by the
President.
Limousine for Mrs. Taft.
The other car has limousine body
painted black and was purchased more
for the use of Mrs. Taft. Both bear on
each door the official coat-cfarms OF
the United States.
The cars arrived In Washington about
the same time Mr.. Taft reached here.
in cha nf from
the factories, who will turn the machines
over to the official White House head
chauffeur. to be appointed later. and who
will be paid salary of 500 per month.
| The head chauffeur will have an assist
ant who will receive smaller salary.
The White House garage Will be located
in the present stables in the White Lot
used for the Presidents horses and car
| riages.
Hereafter the stables will be combina-
ton garage and horse stable. Besides the
two automobiles they will quarter seven
horses, which will be at the disposal OF
Secretary Fred Carpenter and his assist
ants and for other uses of the executive
Offices of the President.
DISPOSITION Of Horses.
At present there are thirteen horses be-
longing to the government quartered in
the stables. Half dozen of these will
be turned over to the quartermaster's de-
partment OF the army.
All Of President Roosevelt's own horses
have been sold. with the exception of his
jumper, Roswell. and Mrs. Roosevelt
saddle horse These will spend the rest
of their days at Oyster Bay.
The superintendent of the White House
sta bles will have to cut down his force
from eight to four men with the advent
of the new administration
The only horses which will be used by
President Taft and his family will be the
new saddle horse recently purchased In
Virginia for the use of the President and
any saddle horses required by the other