The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-01-16
Entertained Presi-
DENT : Elect in
Royal Style
,Possum AND 'TATERs
WERE ENJOYED BY TAFT
Pnominen. People From All Sections
of the South Gathered at the
Banquet Board in the eeor-
sia Capital Last Night


). Ataanta, Ga, Jan. f5.-Men of dis-
tingaished attachments rom all over
tAe- south Joined today in greeting
Niiliau Howard Taft upon his arrival
-ln~+his- s-Tcity for a stay of twenty six
hours. 1t was the most enthusiastic
reception rendered to any visitor TO
Atlanta in recent years. and men of
ali political faiths participated in the
exhibition Of true southern hospitality
which had its joyous elimination
tonight at banquet under the auspi
ces OF the Atlanta chamber of con-
merce. Opossun, sweet potatoes and
persimnon beer were the principal
items on the bin of fare for tonights
feast, and some of the best chefs in
the south were engaged in preparing
those delieacies in the true Georgia
style. The future president of the
United States has reluctantly admit
ted that he never had known the
gustatory delight supplied by pos
sum, yams and 'simmon beer, TO which
all Georgian are traditionally partial
Mel at Decatur.
At 1880 O'Clock this afternoon the
directors OF the chamber of COM
n1erce, with the officers of that body,
met Mayor Maddox and the city coun
ell at the junction of Peachtree street
and Auburn avenue, to take a special
trolley to Decatur to meet the Taft
train there.
Arriving in Atlanta, the cars were
packed at Wall street and Central ave-
nue, where carriages were in waiting
10 take the party TO the capitol The
line Of drive was up Wall street to
Pryor street, down Pryor street TO
Hunter street out Hunter street to
Washington street and into the capi-
tol through the Washington street
entrance.
The reception committee of seventy
greeted the party in the Cover
nor's Office and then went to the stair
way in the north end of the capitol
where Mr.. Taft made his first speech
in Atlanta Leaving the capitol by
the east entrance on Capitol place,
the party drove to Mitchell street.
ont Mitchell street to Whitehall street,
across the yladuct to the Piedmont
Hotel, where a suite OF rooms had
been engaged for the party
At 4 o'clock Mr. Taft held a re
oeption to the members of the cham.
Der Of commerce and their wives, the
Yale Alumni Association and ladies'
ana fhe Ohio : ~ 49,
Tonight at 7G0 o'clock the principal
feature of the visit took place,
banquet being given at the armory
auditorium, and hundreds of the most
prominent citizens Of the south were
present. The banquet was the most
elaborate ever given in Atlanta
The Day Following.
President elect Taft will address the
colored people OF this city tomorrow
morning This was announced by
President Asa G Gambler, of the At
lanta chamber OF commerce, yester-
day afternoon, following the meeting
Of the committee on arrangements.
al which time Director D Woodward,
who went 10 Augusta to submit the
proposed program to Mr.. Taft, made
his report and announced the ac-
ceptance of the program as planned
In addition Mr. Taft win address the
students Of the Georgia School OF
Technology during the morning and
will take an automobile ride over the
city This completes the program
for his two days visit to Atlanta.
To Meet Mr. Taft.
The directors and officers Of the
chamber OF commerce viii meet Mr..
TAFT at the Piedmont hotel at ego
clock tomorrow morning for an au-
tomobile ride over the city. They
VIII stop at the Georgia School OF
Technology, where Mr. Taft will ad
dress the students at 10 O'Clock They
will continue their tour. stopping at
Big Bethel church at II o'clock when
he will address the colored people
there Shortly after IL o'clock the
Taft marty viii go to the union depot
and board d special train for Athens.
where ha will address the students Of
the University of Georgia upon his
arrival there.
President-eleos TAFT Will return TO
Atlanta tomorrow night To attend me
reception to be given il his honor By
the Capital City clgb.