Evening star., 1909-04-18

wore a high silk hat. Mrs. Tafts cos
tune was Of black satin with a tasteful
display Of cream-colored lace about the
sleeves and neck. She wore a purple
velvet hat, trimmed with purple ribbon
and pink roses. It was not a peach
basket hat, nor anything like one.
Mr.. Taft seemed greatly interested in
the horsemen and women who rode to and
fro on the bride path Just inside the
driveway. On one occasion. when the
Presidential auto had been standing still
near the bandstand for some time, Capt
Butt, who had deserted 1t for a moment
to canter of and have a brief chat with
back at quick pace and drew rein
picturesquely before the President.
You should be on horseback. sir" he
said, smiling.
Piled with conviction. He added:
And I'll think about that the next
time ] come
Another horseman who accompanied the
President as an outrider was Lieut.. Leigh
c. Palmer, his naval aid
Many In the Saddle.
Almost every officer OF the army and
navy in Washington were there. and most
Of them were in the saddle. Gen. Bell
chief of staff. was one OF the first to
speak to the President and Mrs. Taft
after their car made its initial STOP The
general left his horse In charge Of an or
derly and approached the car on foot. He
spent about ten minutes chatting good
naturedly, and saying nice things about
Mrs. Taft's idea to give the National cap
ital regular 'Luneta concert
Gen. Edwards. chief Of the bureau of
insular affairs, who is Mr.. Taft's par
ticular friend In the army, as we'll as his
adviser rsgardns I'M sagtnes Gs was not long
was on horseback, and dismounted to
approach the executive automobile.
Besides the persons who stopped on foot
to chat with the President and Mrs. Taft
side. SO that the occupants could shake
hands. In fact, the society of the Ma
tional capital fairly circled and futtered
about the presidential car. Greetings were
exchanged on all sides and many invi-
tations were extended and accepted to
.lunch at the club tomorrow or take
spin In the car
Throng Of Society Folk.
All this apparently filled the President
with delight The throng Of society folks
about him was made up mostly Of the
younger set in carriages. autos or in the
saddle. and he looked for all the world
like fond father smiling indulgently on
his children. as much as to say:
Have a good time. It pleases me just
as much as it does you.''
It would be foolhardy to attempt to
tell who was there. except to say nearly
and members OF the House of Repro
sentatives. officials high and Oficials low
from all the government departments.
diplomats galore and society folk There
was scarcely a man who was unaccona-
panied by lady and most OF them had
nrGd0mfnAte0.
Representative Swager Shirley OF Ken
lucky was there In q carriage, with his
wife. baby girl and her nurse. Repre-
sentative and Mrs; Nick Lonsworth
Mrs. Depew Of New York and Senator
and Mrs Frazier Of Tennessee, Senator
Root and Representative Lavin9ston OF
Georgia; Rev. DR.. Randolph II. McKim,
and Mrs. McKim: Gen. Black. president
of the civil service commission; MT. and
Mrs. Arthur Moses, Ed Droop-on his
horse-and hundreds OF others.
Canoeists Paddle to Concert.
Picturesuueness was added to the scsne
by the presence here and there on the
grass around the band stand OF little
groups of canoeists in river costume of
white Jumper, white duck caps and
trousers and canvas shoes, accompanied
by girls In midsummer outing attire The
caneeists from the boathousos In George
town have discovered that they can pad
BILE down the river to the vary edge OF
the concert grounds In q short time with
out working hard at all, and the chances
are the new concerts will be very popular
with them.
A delegation from the Washington
Canoe Club was particularly In evidences.
Among those in the party we're Pierce
Miller. william Baker. Mrs. Baker ana
several other ladies. They found 1t easy
to make q landing at the foot Of the
stone wall that skirts the river at that
point.
t'The Star spanglsd Banner"
The final scene about the Presidents
car just a. the sun was sinking and the
band was playing ''The Star Spangled