The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
PRESIDENT ELECT
TALKS At BANQUET
TAFT Meets with Warm Hos
pitality in Charleston.
SAILS FOR PANAMA TOMORROW
Has Luncheon at Country Club, and
Reaches the City at NfEhtfaIl-Re-
eeives ViOIets from a Little Girl
and Promises to Send Her q Sou
venfr from the Isthmus.

Charleston, s. c. Jan 2.-William H.
Taft has been inwrapped IN Charleston
hospitality to-day It all began when
Mai. J. c Hemphin. editor OF the
Charleston News and Courier. met him
IN Augusta. Ca. at 5 o'clock. with the
special train put at his disposal by the
chamber OF commerce Of this city. II
ended with banquet given IN his honor
by the citizens Of Charleston IN old
Charleston Hotel.
The PresIdent-elect was the only
speaker az the banquet He referred "a
the fact THAI this Is his fourth visit 70
the town. and that his departure Monday
VIII be the third sine he has set sal
from this port TO 90 70 Panama
, Charleston. he said, is Ike a home city
20 him and when with Charlestonians he
feels thoroughly az home.
M Taft did not reach Charleston prop
CT unfit after nightfail. az he aft MS
train at I o'clock this afternoon az Mag
nolla Crossing. three miles from here
and was escorted In an automobile &c
the Country Club. where he had luncheon
with nearly the entire membership Of thai
organization
Plays Game of Golf.
Following the lunch he played g four
sorle at golf with Mayor Rhett, E "
Durant. IT.. and Dr.. c ". Kollock. al
OF whom are experts at the game Tea
v1s served at the clubhouse when the
contest ended, and II was after darn
when the automobile carrying the mayor
Maj. Hemphill. and the President-eleci
drew up IN front Of the Charleston HO-
tel, al which place Mr.. Taft IS stopping
Only one stop was made on the wa5
from Augusta 10 Magnolia Crossing Tai:
was az little town called Branchviiie
n South Carolina, and here, when tbs
President-elect appeared on the rear plat
form, d little girl handed him a bunch Of
violets. 10 which was pinned card bear
ing her name, Josephine Bass
rs that your Manner inquired Mr
Taft
Yes" Hspsd the child
Wei, your violets are very sweet
What would you Ike 70 have?'
The little girl hung her head a morlen
and then managed TO say;
I'd Ike you 10 send ne e souvent
post card from the Canal"
Il certainly shall send you one, replieC
Mr.. Taft. as the train pulled out, and TIT
other little girls looked al Josephine viii
real envy
Is on Way 10 Panama.
Mrs. Taft, who viii accompany her hus
band 10 the isthmus. viii arrive to-mor
row. as Will Senator Knox and Frank II
Hitchcock. The two men come on the re
quest OF Nj Taft. who wants 70 discus.
Cabinet affairs with them The part!
will be completed with the arrival to-mOr
row Of the seven engineers who are Il
accompany the President-elect 20 Panama
They viii 20 with M and Mrs Taft OF
the North Carolina, which is already a
anchor here.
The Montana. which viii be the Convol
OF the North Carolina. and viii CONVOY
the newspaper men. OF the party, vii
drop her anchor here Tomorrow morning
Mr.. Taft's programme for tomorrow !
Already laid out in every detail He VII
attend divine services in the morning a
the Unitarian Church, and after that n
xiii be entertained at dinner. In tn
afternoon a special party will take
short run on the train TO the famous te
farms near here