New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rEron, Tbs Tribune Bureau.I


Washington May s-The President was enter
tanned tonight at the New Willard by the peopiS
OF Washington. Three hundred OF the city plo,Il
nent men honored him at dinner which was @ also
attended by vice-Presdent Sherman speaAel c.
non and most Of the Cabinet members.
The Alabama Minnesota and Washington 1uueo
ships were taken Off the Presidents "coIlSIusLH
ton" calendar to-day, when nominations no-
three Offices were sent to the Senate. -
Grubb, a personal friend OF the Presloeh.
named as Judge Of the Northern Distrlct u 90 e
bama, to succeed Judge Hundley; Georgs oot -
worth as Judge OF the Western District OF WH W =,
ington, and Charles A Willard as olsulct !uo !
Minnesota to succeed Milton d. Purdy' 1hS -
only ons troublesome judicial appolntnent ~
settled that for the Eastern District OF NORTH CiO
lima. A statement in connection with the three
nominations was given out at the White f4ouSe'
The President was asked to-day to make ensAso
ments far into the future, having receives o."
vitatton to attend the convention OF tne Deep
yrTotao., Associotion IN New Orleans Novem-
her II to 13 from w X Kavanaugh, OF St LOUIS
president of the association; Philip WerIeH' p :.
dent Of the New Orleans Progressive Cn+oH' - - -
Conway OF the Chicago Association OF , Ooi4- -T,
Alexander Y Scott OF Rosedale, Tepresenuhs Ait1
sssippi and James g. Warren represen,s p1,Il I.o .
Memphis Business Mems Club MI "eIIenn H19
thanked the President for sending tne
Mississippi to New Orleans and Natchez-
An Invitation to attend the Lincoln LAY 80 =
ton at Springfield February Il. 9n was sFnn 80 -
the President to-day by Senator CuIoln' 11UeS
Otis Humphrey. of Springfield. and Jonn = Aihie7'
Collector Of Customs at Chicago IL
president and Mrs. Taft will be entertained WINS
In Petersburg Va, on May - attending tue %
yelling of the monument to Pennsylvania SoloLeiS
who fell on the battlefield at Petersburg oy HlIS'
william Malone, the aged widow OF Genera .a. Ma
hone the leader on the Confederate side IN Ih9
crater fight" on that battlefield Hepresei'N'
sIemp and AIvah Martin. Of Norfolk preseh1eN
the invitation on behalf Of Mrs. Mahone
Senator Guggenheim asked Gr. TAFT 10 elteil0
the opening of the Gunnison irrigation proJect IA
Colorado In August. The President would Ike 70
be present and IL the date can be so arraiiseu
that he can include It In his Western trip ne VIII
accept. . =, -
President Taft accepted an invitation to De pres.
.pt on Nav Al at the dedication OF the monument
erected at Gettysburg in honor or the resuIaF
soldiers of the Union army who fell in that batue'
Mr. Taft will make an address. as VIII also lne
Secretary Of War.
John 3. Simmering. chairman OF the leglsiauss
committee Of the National League OF Employees OF
the Navy Yards. Naval Stations ana AFSe4isI9,
and w T Hebbard. also Of the league asASu
President Taft to issue order for haIr hoLodSs
on SATURDAYS in the summer months
Senators Burton and McCumber and suO-com-
,nittee Of the Hat Manufacturers Association ui'-
cussed the tariff with the President.
Among the White House callers were Senator'S
Root Wetmore, Bankhead and Tillman ana Rep
resentatives Foster. Dwight and CASSIDY.