New-York tribune., 1909-05-29
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, May 2S.-The President accoIlPi','N
bv Cantafn Rutt and Assistant Secretary Mischler
left Washington at 1915 o'clock tonight Ior i''9
burg where he will deliver an address at tle u'-
yelling of a fountain at the Arsenal to to-ii'o -
morning. In the evening he will attend lile u'-i'
given by the Associated Western Aale C'u"'
the Fort Pitt Hotel He will leave PittsbdrS tOl
Gettysburg on Sunday evening TO attehu t''
Memorial Day exercises on Monday on the 'a
field and will deliver address at the un' ei'-,
of the monument erected to the memory OF 'ie
regular soldiers of the Union army VINO zen "
CiettysburG The Presidents daughter. MISS IieieL
Taft will unvei the monument The Presloel' e
poets to return to Washington on MONDAY e'
Commissioner Knapp, chairman OF the IhteLS'",0
Commerce Commission has been directed py Fre9i-
dent Taft to proceed to Atlanta to CONFER VIII
NeiII Commissioner Of Labor, with regard 10 tIle
Georgia Railroad strike. This decision was lea'I.e1
to-days Cabinet meeting which IasIeu
hours and a half The Postmaster General anu l,ie
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor Teturheu " IN
White House this afternoon for conference - ~
the President but latter had left his once Iol
the afternoon. Postmaster General Hltchcoch S'
that no definite line of action had been decloeu oH
bv the federal government and that uhuer 'io
interstate commerce laws the government couN
not interfere in the strike under present condltohS
The Postmaster General told President tart tha'
mail trains left Atlanta and Augusta this morning
and that interference with them had oeel i
ported up to the time the Cabinet ad1ourheu'
DIR David Starr Jordan. representing the Unlted
States and Edward e. Prince, representing uIoa'
Britain and Canada who were designated by theli
respective governments 10 draft a treaty aHecllNs
fishing ETC. had a long talk with President 1alI
this morning.
Among the White House callers were senators
Bacon and Scott, Representatives Douglass 0taI-
ford Stanley Bates, Olcott, Young and Ia"Heg
and Edward Dana Durand. the newly appolh'eu
director of the census
The last Of the series of spriag teas Tor Whlch
Mrs Taft issued invitations some time ago was
given this afternoon at the White House 4hele
were about four hundred guests, including 'ie
Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman, the secretary
Of State and Mrs Knox. the Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs MacNeagh the Secretary u
War and Mrs. Dickinson and other CABINET He!li-
bers now in the city. with members OF the dlpIo-
matte corps and official and resident society lea
and light refreshments were served because ol
Mrs Tafts recent indisposition her physicla
would not permit her 10 Undergo the fatigue Oh
receiving so many guests although she IS no"
able to be about the White House and Is rapldly
recovering Her sister. Mrs Moore. Of Cincinnati
received for her the President assisting
When the President left here tonight for Plus
burg he was accompanied by Judge Heron OF
Cincinnati the father Of Mrs Taft who has been
q White House guest several weeks Judge Heron
will make long visit to his daughter Mrs-
Thomas X. Iaughn. in Pttsburg.