Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02
INAUGURATION
OF TAFT TO BE
MAGNIFICENT
COMMITTEES PREDICT 1T WILL
ECLIPSE ALL OTHERS
BRILLIANT AND PICTURESQUE
CEREMONY PLANNED
Immense Crowds Arrive at NYashing-
to Witness National Event-Taft
to Give Tea to Yale
Glass
rBv Associated Press.1

VIZ WASHINGTON, March 1.-Prepara-
wv tions for the induction of VIM.
" H. Taft into the presidency are
completed and the various committees
make the prophecy that the ceremonies
Of the day will be the most brilliant
and picturesque of any previous in
auguration.
Predictions are made also that the
number of visitors who will come from
every nook and corner of the United
States will be a record breaker.
The work on the great court of honor,
one of the most beautiful features of
the Inauguration, received its finishing
touches today, and this focal point of
national function produces color and
decorative scheme which is said to
eclipse all previous efforts in this di-
rection.
The task of getting the pension Of
flee in readiness for the inaugural ball
will be finished tomorrow. The beauty
which will attend this brilliant social
event will be unsurpassed, the COM
mittee having spent $4,000 for the dec
orations alone.
The large crowds that have already
arrived were augmented today by many
more thousands reaching the city on
every incoming train. There was also
an influx of many organizations from
different states.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois called
on Mr.. Taft during the day. Mott OF
Virginia who is to be toastmaster at
the Philippine party dinner, saw MI
Taft today. Senator Brownlow of Ten
nessee also called.
Mr.. Taft's Program
Asked for his program for the day.
Mr.. Taft laughed and replied that If
the demand on his time by callers was
not too heavy he would take long
walk, and then added that he should
like very much to go straight up to the
capitol-that he Just had an itching
in that direction.
He explained that he should enjoy
a visit on the floor of the senate and
house because there were many men
there he wanted to see and have chats
with.
That he had no intention of doing so
was made clear by the. statement thae
while he was not pres dent he was be-
ginning to realize several of the limi-
tations of that office
The passing of the so-called Ananias
club established by President Roosevelt
is one of the vehicles of pleasantly
between the outgoing and incoming
president.
According TO the StOIy WiiiSh -
going the rounds, Mr.. Roosevelt has
accused Mr.. Taft of already starting
an Opposition" club-the 'Buncombe
club"
In several of his recent speeches in
which criticism of the Panama canal
has been dealt with unsparingly Mr.
Taft has declared that "Buncombe
congressman have been largely re-
sponsible; therefore the president; it
is said, has jol1ed with ihs successor
of his "buncombe Organization
Arrangements are being made by
Mr.. Taft for a tea to be held at the
White House March in honor of the
eighty members of the Yale class OF
'7S. who are to attend the Inauguration.
Mr.. Taft is member of this class.
The members of the class Will be
given a dinner during their stay in the
city.
The first member of President-elect
Taft's cabinet to arrive here was
Charles Nagel of st. Louis, who, 1t IS
expected. will be secretary of the de-
partment of commerce and labor. he
was accompanied by Mrs Nagel. Mr..
Nagel called on Mr.. Taft during the
day.