The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-05
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San Francisco, Oct with the ar
rival of the President private car
Mayflower at tho Sixteenth street sta
tion at Oakland at 7.25 o'clock this
morning, President Taft began one
OF the most strenuous days in his
whirl about the country. After break.
fast, Mayor Beverley l., Hodghead OF
Berkeley, accompanied by reception
committee of twenty citizens OF the
college town, boarded the Mayflower
and extended formal welcome To the
President. The Mayflower was then
switched 10 the Berkeley line and at
S O'Clock the party left the train for
automobiles and carriages, which were
waiting at Center street station. Ber-
kelley. Through streets rendered al
most impossible by a surging crowd
of cheering people, the President was
driven in a roundabout way 10 the
campus of the University of Califor-
MIA. Under escort of the University
OF California cadets he was taken to
the Greek theater. the first open air
theater buift In America. Here the
President was given public recep-
ton and when he appeared on the
ovation from n crowd of 10000 citi-
zens and students which must have
reminded him of some OF the greet
ings which he has been given at Yale.
for It was as noisy as only college
affairs can be
After the reception, the party re-eny
tered the conveyances and were drivs
en- to the football field, where 5000
school children OF Berkeley were
gathered TO do honor TO the chief ex-
ecutive.
The famous Taft smile was much IN
evidence during his progress through
the college town and he expressed
himself as delighted with the beauti.
fully situated University of California
campus He was especially pleased
with the spontaneous outburst which
greeted his appearance at the Greek
theater.
Another feature of the Greek the
ater reception which charmed the
President was the appearance there
of the Philippine constabulary band,
which furnished the music for the oc-
casiOn
From Berkeley the President and
the members of his party will pro-
ceed in automobiles 10 the Key Route
Inn in Oakland, where the official vel
come of that city will be extended by
Mayor Mott At the inn detachment
of the Thirteenth United States In
fantry will be drawn up TO salute the
President, and a company of marines
will form part OF his escort in COM
bined military and civic parade.
At Lake Merritt the parade will be
halted long enough for the President
TO make a brief address The line OF
march after he leaves the speakers
stand at Lake Merritt will be flank
ed on each side by school children.
The official schedule provides that
the party shall board the revenue
launch Golden Gate for the trip across
San Francisco bay at 11:i5. On the
launch the Oakland reception commit
tee Will surrender their distinguished
guest to San Francisco Luncheon
VIII be served on board the Golden
Gate. which will take 10 minutes 10
make the trip across the bay. The
official parade here Will be followed
by the laying of the cornerstone of
the new Young Mems Christian asso-
citation building After the laying of
the cornerstone. President Taft will
attend a brief reception at the Union
League club and then he will retire TO
his hotel for a brief rest in preparation
for the banquet at which he Will be
the guest of honor during the even
ing