The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-05
PRESIDENT AND WIFE ARRIVE
AT WooDBERRY POINT AND
ARE WELCOMED.
TOWN OFFICIALS CALL
Big Bill. Goes to Church, Sitting in
Fifth Pew and Listening to Sermon
by Rev. Benjamin r. BuIkIey, and
Gets a Hand When He Leaves
Excitement in Little Yankee Town.

Beverly, Mass July 4.--President
and Mrs. Taft arrived at their sum-
mer home at Woodberry Point at s
a. m. today from Washington, after
an uneventful trip. The president
spent the day quietly, attending the
First Parish church and receiving a
few callers. He will leave early to-
morrow morning for Norwich, Conn.
President Taft was welcomed as a
full-fledged resident of Beverly. The
mayor and postmaster called to pay
their respects and to make the greet
ing official. Business buildings and
homes were decorated. Nearly the
entire city had intended meeting the
president at the station, but he came
earlier than expected
Goes to Church.
Later the president attended church
in Beverly and the edifice was crowd
ed, The road leading past the Sc
cluded park where the presidents
summer home is located was crowded
with sightseers. Two policemen and
several dozen secret service men were
on guard.
President Taft came to Beverly at
this time to bring Mrs. Taft to the
summer home. Although the trip
from Washington was tiring, Mrs.
Taft stood the journey remarkably
we'll, and later in the day took an au-
tomobile ride with the president. Mr..
Taft believes that the invigorating air
Of the sea will quickly restore Mrs.
Taft to complete health. She will en-
deavor to have as quiet a summer as
possible, and the president, too, when
he finally takes up his abode here
will try to have as complete a vaca-
ton as work on several plans of gov
ernmental reform which he has in
mind will allow. The president leaves
early tomorrow for Boston, whence he
goes to Norwich to participate in the
celebration of the 25Oth anniversary of
the founding of the league. He then
goes to Lake Champlain for the ter
centenary celebration there, and will
reach Washington late in the after
noon Of July 9, to remain until the
end of the congressional session.
Won't Guess.
The president will not venture a
guess as to the date of the adjourn
ment, but expressed himself as more
than pleased with the progress in the
senate during the last few days. Mr..
Taft's summer home is known locally
as the Evans cottage. and is situated
near the end of Woodberry point
which projects far out into Salem bay
and forms the northern boundary for
Beverly harbor. The cottage is set
t0warincr a VII
it's wide verandas commanding a
splendid sweep of wood. The pic
turesnue old bay, dotted here and
there with ragged, rocky islands, Of
fers a marine picture of rare attract
iveness. Hundreds of little sloops and
other yachts spread their sails before
the breeze and went dancing in and
out of the harbor The presidents
yacht slyph, which win remain here
throughout the summer, was anchored
near the point Far out in Marble
head harbor the gray fines of the bat
tleship Minnesota We're distinguished
In the Fifth Few.
The church where the president at
tended services today at 1O:3 80 a. M
is the oldest in Berkley, the First
Unitarian, organized in 1867. The
president was accompanied by Mrs.
Louise Moore, Mrs. Taft's sister, and
Captain Archibald Butt, his military
aide. He sat in the fifth pew from
the front. The minister, the Rev.
Benjamin r. Bulkley, made reference
to the presidents arrival in Beverly |
and in special praper asked that God
might continue to give him guidance
DIR. Bulkley declared that the "old
north shore" had known two pres-
dents-Washington and Harrison-and I
was now honored in welcoming
third.
The president was warmly applaud /
ed as he left. With Mrs. Moore, Mr. I
Taft motored over to Beverly Farms
to visit Miss Mabel 13oardman The T
president, after congress adjourns. ex-
poets to remain in Beverly until Sep
tember 10, and then will start on his
projected trip west.