The Irish standard., 1909-10-09
PRESIDENT WELCOMED BY BIG
CROWD AT GOLDEN GATE
CITY.
SPEAKS AT SACRAMENTO
Lays Cornerstone of Universalist
Church at East PortIand-Tacoma'
Enthusiastically Greets Him-Has
Travelled About Third of Journey.

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executive marveled at the sight and
warmly praised the pluck and energy
OF the people of San Francisco.
Oakland Extends Welcome.
Mr.. Taft and his party reached Oak
land soon after seven o'clock this
morning. and were welcomed by a re.
ception committee and big crowd of
citizens. The visitors were taken all
over Oakland and Berkeley In auto
mobiles, and then came to San Fran
sisco by ferry, arriving at 1890. A.
committee of distinguished citizens,
an escort of troops from the Preside
and an immense throng of people met
Mr.. Taft and escorted him through
the gayly decorated streets. Then he
was shown the burned district and the
rebuilding that has been done there
Luncheon at the Union League club
followed
This evening the president will be-
the guest of honor at magnificent
banquet In the Fairmont hotel. There
will be room for only 600 banqueters,
at $40 plate. but several times that
number applied for tickets.
Tomorrow the president leaves for
the Yosemite National park, where he
Will spend three days. He will ar
rive at El Portal tomorrow evening.
Sacramento 0reots TAFT.
Sacramento, Cal. Oct. 5.-Presidsnt
Taft and his party arrived in saora-
mento shortly after seven o'clock last
evening, and they gladly disembarke
after their long ride from Portland.
Gov. Gillette met the train at the state
line and introduced the president from
the rear platform to the crowds at
each large town on the run down the
valley.
Takes Auto Ride.
On their arrival here the party were
taken at once for an automobile trip
over tho city, and then to Capitol
park. where Mr.. Taft delivered an
address to u great crowd of people.
Next he was escorted to hotel, where
MS the guest of the mayor he dined
semi-privntely with a number of the
lending citizens of Sacramento. At
1870 O'Clock this morning the presi-
dental train pulled out for Oakland.
Portland. Ore. Oct 3.-President
Tafts train reached here Saturday
morning and he alighted in fine spir-
Its for his two days stay in this city.
Reports that he would spend much
OF his time playing golf with Senator
Bourne created some dissatisfaction,
but they We're unfounded, for Mr.. Taft
devoted himself to seeing Portland
and talking to its people.
The great event Of Saturday was a
public meeting In the National Guard
armory attended by tremendous
throng, to which the president made
long and enthusiastically optimis-
tic speech.
Armed Man Arrested.
Capt. Bailey and two local detec-
tives arrested heavily armed man In
front of the Portland hotel just as the
president was entering his automobile
to participate in the military parade.
the man refused to give his name,
but said that he was from Boston.
Capt. Bailey was attracted by the
peculiar actions Of the man. He had
camera in his hand and was trying
desperately to reach point OF van
tage close to the president.
breaches Another Sermon.
President Taft to-day preached an
other sermon. The scene had changed
from the Mormon tabernacle at Salt
Lake on Sunday last to the corner
stone laying of the First Universalist
church in East Portland.
The president handled the silver
trowel and worked hard to see that
the stone was properly adjusted. His
apparent carnestness in setting the
stone called out great applause from
the open air audience.
The president referred to his yari-
GUS church experiences and in con-
GLIDING said:
mo church in this country. how.
ever humble 1t may be, that breaches
the doctrine of true religion and true
morality, will lack my earnest support
to make it more influential whenever
opportunity Offers"
In the early afternoon the presi-
dent visited st. Mary's Roman Catho.
lie school, and made five-minute ad.
dress to the school children, in which
he declared that loyalty to the church
meant fidelity to country. The line
Of march followed by the presidential
party to East Portland was almost
as crowded as were the streets on
Saturday, and there was handicap.
ping all along the way, with some
cheering by the more enthusiastic in
the Sunday throng.
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