Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
GREETS NEW ENVOY
President Taft Welcomes the
Chinese Minister.
EXCHANGE CORDIAL WORDS
Early Assembling Of the Cabinet
Today.
WEST VIRGINIA'S SLATE
Many Christmas Presents Arrive at
the White House-Federal
Prisoners Pardoned.
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Chang Yin Tang, the new Chinese min
lister. was received by President Taft
this afternoon. the ceremony being an in
teresting one. The new minister, who
was accompanied by WI Ting-fang. the
retiring minister was most cordial in his
remarks to the President. referring to
China's high regard for this country and
it's people.
The President, in reply. was equally
cordial in his good wishes for China and
hoped that America might always be the
far east
Meeting Of the Cabinet.
President Taft went into executive
session with his cabinet today much
earlier than usual on cabinet days.
He Is frequently detained with visitors
until long after the cabinet hour
IL o'clock-and generally 1t is II 30
before he goes into the cabinet room
Each cabinet officer has private draw
er in the long cabinet table and occu-
pies himself with department business
until the President arrives.
Speaker Cannon. Representative
resentative Calderhead and Senators
Scott. Gore and Rayner were White
House callers before the cabinet ses-
sion.
Troubles in West Virginia.
The West Virginia senators are in trou-
BILE over the slate of appointments re-
Gently agreed upon by them for federal
Offices in that state. Senator Scott went
to the White House today with Maj.
Charles d. Elliott. for eight years United
States marshal Of the northern district.
Maj. Elliott failed to be put upon the
slate for another term, ex-Sheriff Doyle
Of Marshall county being the man Sc
lected. Maj. Elliott was one OF the origi-
nal Taft men in West Virginia, and the
report today was that he had asked the
President to reappoint him in spite of the
action Of the senator's in turning him
down. This was denied. The senators
have personally friendly feeling for him
and are ready to ask his appointment to
some good federal position In Washing
ton
Frank ryree. agreed upon for another
term as United States marshal Of the
southern district. has had charges filed
against him In the last week, and the
Department of Justice IL investigating
them. Tne charges are SAID TO De the
outgrowth of the factional troubles in
the republican party a year ago.
Christmas Presents Arriving.
Friends and admirers Of the President
and his family are already sending
Christmas presents to the White House.
Express wagons drive up to the White
House many times a day and unload
boxes and parcels addressed to the Presi-
dent or members of his family. Two big
packages arrived several days ago. Ex-
ecutive ONCE clerks opened them and
found them to be paintings. one Of the
President and the other of the presi-
Dental family. They were painted by
an Italian boy in New York, who was
guided entirely by photographs. He was
evidently proud of the work. He will
never know but that his work is appre-
ciated.
The inevitable 'possum from the south
is on its way to the White House for
Christmas. The White House cook has
objections to 'possums. and Of the many
received in the last few months none has
been cooked. All have been sent to the
geological gardens.
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