The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-02
MRS TAFT AND MRS SHERMAN
TO RIDE IN INAUGURAL PARADE
First Time In History Of Country Wives will Take Part Members
OF Philippine Expedition Honor President Elect.

Washington, March 2.-The dinner
given in honor of President-elect Taft
by the members of the Taft Philip
pine expedition" brought to close a
day that was marked by numerous
interviews and conferences with poll
ticians and statesmen.
The apparent splendid physical con-
dition. the universal good humor and
absence from worry and nervous
strain of Mr.. Taft make a uniformly
gratifying impression on the many
statesmen, politicians and friends
who are received by him daily. His
jovial remark is that his inaugural
address is prepared, his cabinet Sc
lected, the inaugural committee Is
preparing all details for the ceremony
on Thursday, and whyshould he seem
to be uncomfortable"
An extended conference between
the president-elect and Senator Knox
took place, at which many important
matters pertaining to the next admin
istration were gone over. Mr.. Knox
is giving much attention to the pros
pective organization OF the state de-
partment, over which he is to preside
after March 4. Besides, he is being
consulted freely by Mr.. Taft regard
ing the affairs of other departments,
Mr.. Taft having many times remark
ed that he would give great weight
to the Judgment of his premier.
Charles Nagel of st. Louis, with
Mrs. Nagel. is here, and they paid
their respects to Mr.. Taft In the
absence of the official announcement
of the personnel of the new cabinet,
Mr.. Nagel is somewhat shy when ad-
dressed as "Mr. Secretary That tie
Missouri member of the Republican
national committee is to be the new
secretary OF commerce and labor,
however, is known to be fact
Frank III. Hitchcock is here from
New York. He spent some time at
the Capitol and also saw Mr. Taft re,
garding matters which will arise d.
rectly after the Inauguration. No 9TH
er members of the Taft cabinet are
in Washington with the exception of
Postmaster General Meyer and Sec
rotary Wilson, who are attending to
their respective duties In the Roose-
welt cabinet.
The Philippine dinner was arranged
by Miss Mabel Eoardman and Repre-
sentative Mckinley of Illinois, and
was the most pretentious of the en-
joyable occasions which this famous
party indulge in every year. There
were present seven United States SEN
ators and "a members of the house
of representatives besides a number
of otherwise distinguished personages
who sailed to the orient with Mr.. Taft
in 1905. The trip attained most of it's
fame because of the matrimonial ac-
complishments resulting. Represen-
tative Nicholas Longworth and Miss
Alice Roosevelt became betrothed;
Representative Bourke Cochran met
Miss Ide, daughter Of Judge Ide of
the Philippine commission, who is
now Mrs. Cochran, and Representa-
tive Swager Sherley of Kentucky met
Miss Mignon Critton of Staten Island,
to whom he became engaged.
The dinner took place in the ban
quet hall of the Willard hotel. which
was rich in decorations and floral
settings. Senator Nathan B. Scott OF
West Virginia. one Of the voyagers.
was toastmaster, and the speeches
voiced the general spirit OF convivial-
ity which exists among the members
of the party, and were particularly
turned to express the feeling of honor
which all shared because of the ele-
walton of the head of the expedition.
Haskell Loses Suit.