The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-01
Mr.. TAFT DISCOVERS
An Old SWEETHEART
AT NORTH YAKIMA
MRs. BETTY HODGES, APPLE Or
cHARD OWNER, THE
LADY.
PRESIDENT IS At SEATT-L
Does The Exposition in Short
order-Ninety Minutes For Ban
notwithstanding is Cut Out.
Needs The Rest.


SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 30.-Presi-
dent Taft's arrival here at $3.50 o'clock
wednesday evening marked the COM
pletion of the first leg of his 10000 |
mile iaunt around the United States.
He will spend two days visiting the
exposition here and then will turn
southwark, traversing Washington
oregon and California. Today he VIII
deliver an important speech at the
exposition grounds on Alaska and the
Alaskan government
The President was greeted by Dig
crowd upon his arrival in this city
Practically every room in hotels ana
boarding houses have been taken lot
the two DAYS of the Presidents stay
and the exposition management VIII
reap a harvest. Every possible pre-
caution has been taken to make for
the Presidents safety while he is IN
the city. His secret service guard
has been strengthened and he Will De
nrotected everywhere he goes by a
large SQUAD of police and regular
troous. There will be no public hand
shaking reception. AS a matter OF
fact. the Seattle program will De cut
to the bone, both as regards oanque'
menus and private receptions. Ihls
- +sric+ accordance with instructions
sent out from Washington by Secre
tary Carpenter.
The truth is, that the President thus
far has been overtaxed by the hospl
tality of the west and he intends U
! mt reasonable limit to his entertain
men in the remaining cities.
The Seattle exposition committee
for instance, has limited the luncneol
in the New York state building to on
hour and the dinner in the Washlngtol
state building to ninety minutes I'M
will include both the serving OF IN
dinner and luncheon and the speaking
The time which the President gain
!. IN this wav he intends to devote I
rest. :.
r The President Immediately on III
arrival here was driven to the Rainie
C,ph where he was the guest OF se
J rotary of the Interior Ballinger al
rocention. The President is spenolh
the night at the Washington Hote
which will be his headquarters du
ing his stay here.
Mr. Taft made only one lmportal
NJ ston before reaching Seattle and TN
was at North Yakima, the nome
:. United States Senator wesley
= 1ones The President was there Il
civ hours and when he left the TOW
the men folks were crying for som
: thing TO eat and the women were
crch state of excitement that TN
! could not tell frying pan from ~
inc min. The President was TO oial
u He announced from a public pla'ioi
before the assembled town that
nod discovered an old sweetheart
"a h,s IN North Yakima and then refus
TO give her name.
~ The identity of the old sweethea
NOS M secret to members OF I
y Presidents party. She is MRS be'
Hodges. formerly Betty Evans OF Y
{ o;nnat, She called at the Preslden
train with her son, strapping you
s0 westerner, before the Presidents =
'oc gram for the day had begun.
.; owns a big apple orchard out here a
- :. wealthy The President talked W
her for several minutes and INT
20 droed her to other members OF
party. ,ao
Next to the old sweetheart incide
W; the suggestion by the President u
senator Jones be named for Presiu'
Do NV the next republican national :
sV' vention was the cause OF the great
'' excitement in Yakima
The speech in Yakima was ioiioV
nv a public reception, but at this ~
~ t;on the handshaking was omlt'
This was something new IN the pr
rau DENTAL reception line, it's purpose
q inc of course to save the Preslu'
81 u was mighty agreeable to the TT
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