Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
AMONG "HOME FOLKS"
President Taft Warmly Greet
ed at Augusta.
TO STAY OVER SUNDAY
Resumes His Journey to Washington
Monday, Arriving Wednesday.
NOTABLE SPEECH AT COLUMBIA
In the Birthplace Of Secession" He
Extols the New South and
the New Nation.

AUGUSTA, Ca. November s.-After
spending the entire afternoon in historic
Columbia, s. c.. with Its many reminders
of the withering blasts Of the civil war.
President Taft arrived in Augusta at $50
o'clock tonight to rest until Monday. when
he will resume his journey to Washing
ton.
The President often speaks Of Augusta
as home and his reception here to-
night, as he rode through crowded and
brilliantly Illuminated streets leading
from the train to the home of Mai. Joseph
B. Cumming. whose house guest he is.
was in the nature of homecoming cele-
bration. MIR. Taft has stated several
times that he was a resident of Augusta
when elected President of the United
States; that Is when the electoral votes
were cast at Washington. The Augusta
people are proud to claim him as their
own, and hence the name OF Taft, VII
liam H., President of the United States.
Terrett Cottage. SumE1erville." appears I'm
the current city directory 1t was from
Augusta last winter that the President
elect went to Washington to take the oath
OF office.
Mr.. Taft has been looking forward TO
his visit to Augusta, and the residents of
the city are going to make his stay Is
pleasant as possible.
Ask Only One Speech.
They have asked him to make only one
speech during his two days in town. To-
night an informal reception at the Cum
ming home left the President free to re-
tire early for a much-needed long nights
rest. Tomorrow the President will attend
services at the Church Of the GOOD Shep-
herd, Episcopalian; will lunch with Lam
don A. Thomas and dine quietly at the
Cumming home in the evening. Monday
morning. bright and early, the President
will play golf on the links Of the country
club, where he spent so much time last
winter when the SHOWS drove him from
Hot Springs to seek warmer Climate.
At noon, or shortly thereafter. he will Of
hciate and speak at the opening OF the
Georgia-Carolina fair, leaving augusta at
2:3O pm. for Florence, 8. c. The Presl-
dent will spend all day Tuesday In VII, u,
Richmond. reaching washington at $50
o'clock Wednesday night.
Mai Cumming, with whom the Presi-
dsnt IL stopping. s<an old Confederate
soldier and the democratic member OF
the Chickamauga. Natinnal Park commis-
sion.
homecoming" for Butt, Too.
Capt Archie Butt, the Presidents
military aid, also had homecoming.
celebration IN his honor tonight. Augusta
being his birthplace and the home OF
most Of his relatives.
The Presidents afternoon in Coluna5ia
was filed with interest He was enter
tained at luncheon in the chamber OF the
house of representatives at the state
capitol and remarked that South caro-
lima was the first state oficiaily 10
greet him within the walls of its capitol
The only other President ever to visit
Columbia was Washington, whose stay
in the quaint old city Is chronicled as
having been an event in lI9l. Lake
President Taft. Washington was enter
tained at luncheon I'm the state capitol
The building which housed President
Taft today, however, was not the same
though it is old enough to bear the scars
OF bombardment from Shermans army
Following the evacuation of Coiumoia
by Gen. Wade Hampton and the occu-
patton by Gen. Sherman. the entire busi-
ness section of the city was burned: Con-
sequently today the President looked looked
upon a strange admixture OF ante-bellum
homes and skyscrapers indicative o.
modern progress.
A Wartime Mistake.
During his long automobile ride through
the city, the President was taken past
the old Baptist Church where the seces-
sion convention assembled. Through the
misdirection of native Methodist
arny as the supposed place of the in
ception of secession. The President also
saw " the palatial old Preston mansion. In
which Sherman established his headquar-
ters and made brief address to the
students of the University OF South caro-
lima on the old campus surrounded by
a hollow square of buildings, which have
known no outward change since the DAYS
of the civil war.
The many reminders Of the conflict of
taod fha
at the luncheon i'm his honor with fer
yor on the subject of the passing OF all
sectional feeling greater than ne mas us
played at any other city during his
southern trip The President also made
a speech at the state fair grounds.
Tillman Objects to Luncheon Tax
Gov. Ansel and Senators Tillman and
Smith Of South Carolina were the Presi-
dents guests on board the Mayhower
during the trip from Charleston to Co
lumbia this morning. Senator Tillman'
however. disappeared as soon as the
party alighted at the state capitol. ne
had been I'm controversy with those IN
charge of the luncheon arrangements.
and had declined an invitation which car
ried with II an assessment TOT sio. SEN
ator Tillman said he thougna that va
moor example of South Carolina hospital
ity and thought the city ought to bear
the expense of all invited guests. The
citizens of Columbia. however. say they
tried to make the luncheon state analr
and consequently invited all state of1-
ercs including the United states senator's.
to contribute their share.
In his speech at the state capitol, Pres
II am greatly honored to be received
nv Won In this the house of representa-
tiyes of South Carolina, IN your magni-
ficent capitol / am greatly honored TO
he received by your representative men
OF the state. not only by the private cfti-
zens hut by the governors. the senator's
the chief Justice and your congressman.
ard 7 appreciate il to the full. 1t is the
first state in which / have been rendered
a welcome within the capitol walls OF
the state, and I take 1t as an expression
nm vour part of a desire to show that u
Is the state and the people Of the state
that welcome me.
" ..My friends, I am not inspired to say
nuch today because I feel SO much more
han can say There is something
4 bout South Carolina and her traditions
as I look into the faces OF her great
men and think what she has done and
fhe part she has played In all the great
historical crises OF this country that
makes me take this reception from you
with a feeling that I am honored far
beyond my deserts.
Columbia o "City Arisen"
81 realize that II is because ] represent
he whole nation for the time being anH