The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-15
President Stops Over and Goes
 to See SOthern's Play
SUMMER HOME IS LOCATED
Automobile Breaks Down While Going From Ferry and Delay Occurs Which Makes Party Late
 for Theatre.

New York, April 14-Presdent Taft. on the way to New Haven to attend d meeting of the Yale corporation tomor- row. stopped over in New York, the guest of his brother, Henry W. Taft, and with Mrs Taft, and a number of rela- tves, attended a performance of If 1 Were King by E. H. Sothern, at Daily 8 theatre. The President is very fond Of the play and returning from New Haven will stop again in New York to attend another evening performance before leav- ing for Washington, where he is to arrive Friday.
 The Presidents trip from Washington was without incident. He arrived in d private car attached to regular New York express of the Pennsylvania train. Arriving at Jersey City at 6:37 D. m., Mir and Mrs. Taft, with their son, Rob- ert, and his schoolmates who have been Easter guests at the White House, en- tered automobiles and crossed on the Twenty-third street ferry and were driven to the Taft home in F'orty-eghth street. Capt Archibald Butt. the Presidents 5 senior military aid, also was in the party Miss Helen Taft, with a schoolmate from Bryn Mawr, accompanied her mother and father as far as Philadelphia, where she changed cars to return to her studies. Robert Taft is returning to Yale
 President Taft was particularly pleased today that the problem of choosing a summer White House at last had been solved. As announced from Washington the new summer camp will be at Wood burn Point, Beverly, Mass, which is conveniently near to Manchester and Gloucester.
 The President is looking forward with pleasure to playing great deal of golf on the magnificent links of the Miopha Hunt club at Helmter. The praise he has heard of this course undoubtedly had something to do with the final se- lection of Robert B. Evans cottage at Beverly.
 A number of the Senate leaders have expressed to him the opinion that the new tariff bill will be ready for his sigma ture by June 1.
 While President Taft was on his way from the Twenty-third street ferry to the home of his brother the automobile in which he was riding came to a sudden stop. disabled.
 The automobile in which the secret service men were riding came up behind and the officers stepped out, giving their places to the Taft party.
 At the theatre the Taft party took their seats in box almost unobserved. The theatre had been darkened and the stage was partly in darkness. Two secret serv- ice men took their stations in the rear of the Rfesident's box and two were seated under it.
 When MT. Sothern responded to cur tain call after the first act the lights were turned up and the orchestra burst forth with the Star Spangled Banner" This brought. the audience to its feet and it was then that the President was discovered. There was a great craning of necks, with instantaneous applause and cheers. President Taft finally stood up and bowed three times and then con- tinued to study his programme.
 Whether it was the weather or not the automobile was in cantankerous mood. for after the theatre, while en route to Henry w. Taft's residence, there was another sudden halt at Broadway and Forty-third street. hurried conference was held and the President and Mrs. Taft left the cranky machine and in the driving rain climbed into his brother S automobile. It was necessary for Captain Butt to pile in with the secret service men, MT. Taft took the delay good naturedly.