Evening star., 1909-03-02
TAKING THINGS EASY
Mr.. Taft as Happy as a Big
SunfIoWer.
THOUGHTS TURN TO GOLF
Plans Round at Chevy Chase for
This Afternoon.
NOT MANY CALLERS TODAY
Philippines Tourists to Be Guests at
First White House Dinner.
O'Laughlin Declines.
NOT MANY CALLERS TODAY

Everybody works but William he sits around
all day.
Receiving lots of calars, hearing what they
have say.
Congress still is shaving. Stewagen's almost
daft.
Everybody works in Washington but big Bill
Taft.
The only thing that is worrying Will
liam Howard Taft Presdent-elect, today
is the fear that he may not be able to go
to the Chevy Chase golf links this af-
teTnoon for final game of golf before he
becomes President.
Also he is interested in the weather,
but not to the extent that he is in his pos
sible golf game. Callers this morning as
sured him that the rain today meant
that Thursday would be clear day. This
was pleasant news to Mr. Taft. but he did
not appear to care much one way or the
other.
The real determination that possesses
linn. however. is not to work. He receives
as few callers as possible. and whenever he
can he turns their visits into social calls.
lie talks politics or official matters only
when he has to. He prefers to laugh
and joke about matters foreign to the
business that will occupy his entire time
and attention for at least four years after
Thursday.
charge of the preparations may go ahead
and settle everything. Judge Taft had
a few days vacation coming to him. and
he is making the best of it.
Callers This Morning.
Several persons of greater or less note
visited the Boardman residence this
morning and talked with Judge Taft. but
he said later that no business of any
Importance had been transacted. Among
,he IN early callers were former Gov. Myron
u. Herrick of Ohio and Gen Luke E.
Wright, Secretary of War. Gov. Her
rick, who is in Washington as the guest
OF Thomas +. Walsh chatted about Ohio.
politics with Mr.. Taft: Gen. Wright's
visit was purely a social one.
Assistant Secretary of State John Cal
Ian OLaughlin spent few minutes with
Mr Taft. Mr.. O'Laughlin, who will
has declined the position of minister to
the Argentine Republic, which was Of
fered him. He said today that he would
resume newspaper and magazine work.
Another caller was John F. Vivian,
chairman OF the republican state commit
tee of Colorado. He and Judge Taft
talked about political conditions in the
Rocky mountain section.
Judge Taft has purposely avoided max
ing any engagements to receive visitors
this afternoon, and If the weather permits
and nothing particular turns up to COM
mand his attention he will haul out his
Chase Club for a round on the links
Program for Tonight.
Tonight he will drop in at the residence
of Thomas F. Walsh, who Is giving a big
dinner this evening. Judge Taft will not
attend the dinner. but will pay short
call afterward. 1t is probable that while
he is at the Walsh residence the people
of Colorado who are at the dinner will
endeavor to draw from Judge Taft a more
explicit promise To visit Colorado next
summon. MIR. Walsh was chairman of the
committee of prominent ColOradOans who
last summer invited Judge Taft to visit
them during the coming summer. whether
ne was elected to the presidency or not.
While Judge Taft has given - definite
promise it is probable that he will visit
not only Colorado, but Washington and
Alaska also.
This morning Judge Taft talked a great
deal about the Philippine dinner last
night. which he appeared to have enjoyed
immensely. He and Mrs. Taft have de-
cided to have the members of the Philip
pine party at the luncheon they will give
at the White House Immediately after
their return from the inaugural cere-
monies at the Capitol.
Mr.. Hitchcock in Town.
Frank II. Hitchcock is here from New
York He spent some time at the Capt.
tol yesterday, and also saw Mr. Taft re-
rardiug matters which will arise directly
after the inauguration. No other mem
hers of the Taft cabinet are in Washing
ton with the exception of Senator Knox,
Postmaster General Meyer and Secretary
Wilson. who are attending to their re-
spective public duties
federal judgeship in northern Ala
bama brought to the Boardman resi-
dence yesterday afternoon a delegation
in Congress from that state headed by
Representative Richardson. Mr.. Taft
went over the situation with them and
listened to their recommendations
An informal tea, which is a feature at
the Boardman afternoons. attracted there
during the afternoon yesterday many
members of Washngtons official and So
callers.
Judge Taft was yesterday presented
with an odd cane by Ben S. Moore of
Monroe. La, through Representative Jo-
scph +. Ransden of Louisiana. Moore
says he Is a democrat and that he pre-
sents the cane. which he made himself,
ON behalf of the whole south.
Pledges South's Loyalty.
In 4 letter 10 Mr.. Taft, he says:
Il am sure that l voice the sentiments
Of the south when / express the hope
that your administration made for peace
but when you find that you cannot hon
ordbly preserve the peace, you will find
The south ready to obey your call as
any Sc cticn of the Union Carry this
canc reminder of the south, which
asks NJ special favors at your hand,
trusting at al times to be justly treat
ed
A natural line of deep red in the wood
ot the cane forms four distinct pictures
"a perfect head and neck of dove of