The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
MIR. TAFTIN EWORLEANS
Spends Saturday and Sunday in
Strenuous Program and is Tired
Out at Seeing the Sights and En-
joying His Glad Reception.

New Orleans, Special.-President
Taft arrived in New Orleans Satur-
day to renew old acquairtanccs and
TO ENJOY two days of the hospitality
which he declared Il few days ago he
both 'longed for and fearcd.' From
the moment of his arrival at 1890
p. M, on the lighthouse tender Olean.
der. which led a long trailing fleet OF
river packets into port, the President
was Kept on the go until past mid
night Saturday night.
lie ended his river trip with an ad-
dress before the waterways conven-
ton IN the afternoon in which he re-
lterated what he said before. that he
lavors the issuance of bonds to carry
forward every deep waterway pro-
lect which shall be approved by a
competent board of engineers as prac-
tlcable and can be shown to be neces
Sary to take care of the growing com
merce of the sections.
This address concluded, the Presi-
dent became the guest of the city. He
lunched with Archbishop Blenk at the
latter's palace, attended two foot
pail games, had a dinner given in his
honor at the Pickwick Club Saturday
night and went direct from there to 4
gala performance of ''Les Hugenots'
at the French opera house. a little
supper at famous French restau-
rant after the opera brought the
Chief Executives busy day to Il close.
lie thoroughly enjoyed his four
and half nights and five days on the
Mississippi river. And, although he
has learned much of the difficulty that
must be encountered in attempting TO
control that powerful waterway. he
seemed Saturday to be just as enthu-
slastic as ever in the belief that the
Mississippi can be made to recognize
channel deep enough to handle all
OF the commerce that can be assigned
to it.
President Taft went 10 bed on his
train Sunday night thoroughly tired
man. His New Orleans friends kept
HIM on the GO nearly all dav long. He
made two speeches during the after
noon, visited the naval station and
jackson barracks. rode through the
interesting old French quarter of the
city and attended Il sacred concert on
the campus of Tulane University.
This day of strenuousness. following
the activities and entertainments of
Saturday. which did not end until 3
G clock Sunday morning when supper
after the opera was concluded
brought the President stay in New
Orleans to n close. His train left
before daylight for jackson. Miss,
where he spent all day Monday.
The President was so tired when
he got back to his hotel at 6 O'Clock
Sunday night that he declined all
invitations for dinner and had the
meal served i'll his apartments with
Secretary Of War Dickinson as a
guest.
The drive through the old French
section of the city was immensely
interesting to the President and he
vetoed any suggestion of its curtail-
mcnt.
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attendance n the morning services of
the Unitarian church. where he heard
a sermon on ''The Interpretation of
Life,' by Rev. H. Elmer Gilchrist.
The President was accompanied
through the quarter by Prof Alcee
Fortier of the Louisiana Historical
Society, who pointed out the succeed
ing places of interest. The route was
first through the old Rue Roval ana
thence to Jackson square, which for
merly was the place d d'Armes and IS
surrounded by some fine old types of
French architecture. From Jackson
square the party went to the old slave
mart, to the old st. Louis Catholic
cathedral and then began a journey
through EsplanZade avenue and Ell
virons. Here the President s interest
was centered for time upon the
ruins of the old Spanish barracks. II
was at this point of the journey that
Professor Fortier suggested that the
committee had not allowed time
enough to go further and the Prcsi-
dent said he did not care how long the
ride required, for his interest in old
New Orleans was greater than in any
other feature of the day and he di
not wish to hurry.