The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-15

she knows how to let them carry out
their own fun, too.
Several Of the Easter, aside from
her niece and the presidents nephew,
were having their frst experience in
visiting the white house, and ii is safe
to wager that their grand children win
tell OF their good times there.
Remembers Own Childhood Visits.
Mrs. Taft remembers the happy rec
objections she carried away Of her
| visits as girl with Uncle Rutherford
and Aunt Lucy Hayes at the white
mousse, and she gave her young friends
as much reason to remember their
visit. At the white house dance in
Easter week the president danced with
the house guest girls; the young folks
had lovely little impromptu plays and
musicals, and delightful luncheon
parties. One afternoon they all went
out to the baseball park to see game
and, in fact, every waking hour was
filled with lovely things to remember.
Mrs. Taft's charm as a hostess is not
confined to young people; she Is win
| ming fresh laurels in that direction
every day. She has an inherent ten
dency to timidity, and 1t used to be
| said that 1t was hard for her to meet
strangers, but If that is true her ex-
| periences as hostess of the governors
palace" In the Philippines enabled
her to overcome 1T, and not trace
OF 1t remains now.
The delightful little receptions she
holds, in the red and blue parlors, two
or three times week after 5 o'clock in
the afternoons, TO meet by appoint
ment or other persons who are proper
| ly introduced, are the most pleasant
and informal affairs which have oc-
CURED in the white house since Mrs.
Clevelands never to be forgotten af-
ternoon teas.
Music Prominent in Fetes.
The piano and player piano which
have been placed in the blue room Of
ten are brought into requisition at
these afternoon at homes and an ex-
quisite spirit of hospitality prevails.
The piano in the blue room is one of
the evidences which begin to be seen
| all over the mansion of the personal
| ity of the new mistress. She has Civ
en- touch OF home life to the state
parlors and they are used in the eve
| nings more by the president and Mrs.
Taft than by any of their recent pred
ecessors Music invariably is a feat
ure If there is company in the eve-
nings and several well known artists
already have been heard at the small
musicals which have taken place.
1t was one afternoon during the
Easter holidays and a small brown
headed lad came running through the
lower east corridor of the white house
and made bee line for the mems big
cloak room at the right of the colon
made entrance.
who knows where my football is?"
he called as he entered the door to
several attendants who were waiting
there. One of them producrbl the de-
sired ball and sent it flying across the
room to its owner, the brown headed
lad, young Charles Taft. Instantly
the ball flew from his agile hands and
struck the man who had sent it square
on the head, DETECTED to one side and
rolled at the feet of another atten-
dant, who gave it a kick toward
Charles.
Charles Willing to Play All.
1t scarcely had a chance to land
before it once more was careening in
the air and this time the lads well
aimed blow brought the ball with a
resounding thump against the stomach
of one of the men. A yell of glee came
from the small boys lips as ne saw
his second successful hit and he began
! rapidly hauling off his coat to engage
In a battle royal against the entire
! hui iFYSf hnt n,
whirr OF an electric button sounded
and the men, volubly regretting that
they could not stay for the game, hur-
ried away to their posts of duty in the
various parts of the mansion.
Charles kicked the ball disconso-
lately out into the main corridor. "It's
fine ball, Charles" said a man al
the east door, sympathetically.
Zine enough ball." the boy replied
laconically; "it's the want of another
boy to kick that makes it no account
a want which was fully remediec
when few moments later three of his
school companions came in to spent
the afternoon.
Tire of Football; Take to Roof.
, The four boys went out on the soutf
| laWHy WHST6 lISy hIGkSu lHS Ddll I'll
their legs grew weary and raced ovel
the green hillocks and velvety gras:
until even these attractive diversion!
palled on them. Then, while sighint
for new worlds to conquer, one o
them chanced to cast his eyes upwart
and something on the roof of the man
sion caught his attention
A consultation followed and mo
ment later all four boys disappeared
: in the door under the south porch {,
reappear in an incredibly short spac
. OF time upon the roof Here an ex
citing game OF tag ensued for nearl.
2 an hour on the narrow level space Fl
> the center of the roof.
. Some of the old ladies who are em
, ployed in the rooms Of the state, war
: and navy building facing the whit
! house almost went into hysteria wheI
3 they saw the quartet Of boys engag
!. ed in a wild game of tag, fright Il
. midair," as one OF them vociferousl
9 declared, but the danger was largel
9 In their minds as a substantial 10y
: balustrade encircles the roof where tn
: boys were at play.
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