The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25
Will Cross State from COIum- bus to Savannah By
 Way. of Macon
BIBB COUNTY CHILDREN
 WILL GREET PRESIDENT
People of Cracker State Will Give Chief Executive a Housing Recep- tion and Plenty to Eat All
 Along Route of Travel.

Macon, Ga, October 24-President Taft Is to march through Georgia again. The recollection of the good times he enjoyed when, as President-elect, he was the guest of this state, no doubt led him to desire another taste of possum, per simmon beer and sweet potatoes If he has any such yearning, it's going to be satisfied to the limit. The presidential party will enter the state at 930 p. m. on the night of November 3, at Columbus. The stop there will be for 10 minutes only, just long enough to change engines. Yet every indication leads one to believe that every man, woman and child in te community who is able to walk or can induce some one to carry them, will be the depot The reception will be brief and informal, but it is going to be noisy. The train will be parked at Macon, and the party will not be disturbed until 7:3O on the morning of November 4 From the train the party will be escorted through the streets of the city to the residence of Congressman Charles S. Bartlett, where breakfast will be served Just what this breakfast is to consist of is jealously guarded by the aged negress who is to serve it.
 Fried Chicken.
 Fried chicken, southern style, will be a feature; it is said.
 At the entrance to the park, the Pres ident will pass mammoth arch, con structed of 300 bales of cotton. This idea is considered peculiarly appropriate, as I'd. xxyfII oyly f1a irh tide of the cotton season in the recognized cotton center of Georgia. One pretty fea- ture of the visit to Macon will be the presence in a reviewing stand of several thousand children, in fact all the school children in Bibb have been dnvited to be the city's guests on that occaslon. They will be brought in on special trains.
 In order that all danger to the Pres dent may be eliminated, no salutes with firearms will be permitted within mile of the line of march.
 Immediately after the speeches at the fair grounds the party will be hurried in automobiles to their train and the start for Savannah will be made at Il a. m. It will be reached at 6:3O p. m with Governor Brown on board. After a brief rest at the De Soto hotel. the presidential party will board the rev. enue cutter Yamacraw for trip up the river and along the harbor front. The thrifty Savannahians hope to impress the party with the possibilities of inn proved harbor conditions and thus make easier the fight for larger appropriations.
 Banquet Star Feature.
 The banquet after the trip, at the De Soto, will be the star part of the enter tainment. The plates cost s20 each, and while the Presidents request that his health be considered will be obeyed, the menu will be very elaborate. The Presi- dents address will be the only fixed speech at the banquet, and any others will be very brief
 The morning of November will find the presidential party driving over the famous race-course to Thunderbolt, where one of the native oyster and fish dinners will be served The party will leave Sa- vannah at 1 D. m. that same day and pass out of the state a few hours later.
 President Taft is no stranger to Geor- gia, nor Is the state a stranger to the President. Since the war Presidents Cleveland, Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft have been it's guests MT. Taft visited Macon, Atlanta and Athens early this year. and had his first taste of pos sum" and 'simmon beer" While here he will be presented with many handsome and unique souvenirs of his visit. From the immense kaolin beds near Macon, an Ohio manufacturer has designed very beautiful vase bearing replica of Fort Hawkins, located near here. This old frontier post in the days of the Indians, was destroyed in 1897, but it's ruins re- main. The vase will also picture some of the stirring scenes of those days.