The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-03
TAT rs ARE READY
TO GO TO BEVERLY
Family Will Establish Sum-
mer Home in MasSa-
chuSettS.

With the departure this afternoon q
the Taft family FOR Beverly. Mass. the
real home OF the Tafts viii De moved
from the White House TO the Taft cot
tage at Beverly
Although Ar. Taft. after a DAYS stay
In Beverly and speeches in Norwich
Conn. and at Lake Chsmplain's cele-
bratiOn. will return TO Washington and
walt here until Congress adJourns. Mrs.
Taft and the Taft children win have
their home IN Beverly foT the remainder
OF the summer and viii Wait there until
they are joined by the President.
This evening at 5:S5 O'Clock the Presi-
dents private car conveying Mr.. AID
Mrs. Tart yoIng Charlie Taft, Major
Arthur Brooks, Mrs. Louis More. who
is sister of Mrs. Taft, and two secret
service iasn, will pull out of the Union
STATEN OF The tail end of the REGULAR
express for Boston. Al Boston the car
will bc sgyitc ned to a special engine
which sill take It 70 Beverly. forty
miles awsty.
Capt S.rchibald Butt. military aide TO
the Pressd dent, left here yesterday az
ternoor for Beverly so as to have the
cottage "a yeadiness fJr the Presidents
arrival Captain Butt has made all the
arrangements for the moving of the
family. With the party this afternoon
will 50 Mrs. Tafts maid. The servants
from the White House necessary 10 do
the work - the cottage have already
been sent llIsad by Captain Butt.
PRESIDENT to Go.
Robert Ta1t and Miss Helen Taft VIII
| join Mrs. Taft at Beverly almost iu-
medIately. and she and the three chill
/
! summer. AS soon as Congress aijsarns.
which IS now expecteC to be on July
/ 20 or .. the President EYfll join his fam
lily and will remain with them until
| September or September Is. more prob
ably the later date
This is a change in Mr.. Taft's plans
At first Il was supposed that he would
start on his Western trip near the fst
/ OF August Now, however. Re has de-
/ cided 10 stay at Beverly getting a good
/ rest until tbs middle Of September At
/ that time he viii go West 20 the Alaska
/ Yulkon-Paeifc Exposition, spend a short
/ time IN the .ntermountain States ard
/ the coast States. and after that, turn
TO the South in which section he has
| promised to make several speeches.
/ This change is due. in part, to the
/ long time Congress has been in session.
and the necessit.f for the Presidents
| getting some sort OF rest and an oppor-
ing at a terrific rate ever since his inau-
| guration. and. as has often been re-
| marked, he deserves something more
than the time TO work. He wants 10 get
a let Of exercise on the golf links.
Mrs. Taft Improving.
Mrs. Taft's health is described by her
friends as having improved with re-
markable rapidity. It is thought that
the rest at Beverly will put her into fine
health and strength for the rush OF the
social season next winter. She will not
take TO Beverly with her Miss Blech.
her social secretary. as there viii be
little to do in the society line. This
comes from Mrs. Tafts determination
| to spend all her time resting and re
gaining her strength
When Mr.. Taft leaves Washington Tor
Beverly after Congress adjournss he
will take with him Secretary Carpenter.
Assistant Secretary Forster. three or
four stenographers and clerks. and
telegraph operators and Secret Service
men. This will be necessary because
the work in the Presidents offices will
be almost as heavy through the summer
as in the winter I'm Washington
| Assistant Secretary Mischief viii be
left in charge Of the White House Of
fees here in Washington through the
summer.
| The Executive offices IN Beverly viii
be In the town. and Will be under the
charge of Mr.. Carpenter.