The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
TAFT PLAYS GOLF
WITH EASY MIND
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dent-eIect had a fine afternoon. He came
in mud-stained. but At, as he put It, for
almost anything.
Mr.. Taft is a member Of the Chevy
Chase Club. He likes the links, and SAYS
he IS going 20 try 10 play al least once
a week when the weather permits. Secret
Service men accompanied him on his
round, but they kept far enough behind
not 70 attract mis- attention. One Of the
agents VINO tried 10 follow the Taft auto
mobile on q motorcycle got stuck in the
mud and had the doubtful pleasure OF
pushing his machine for a mile or more.
Aged Aunt Arrives.
Nobody IS going 20 enjoy the Taft IN
augurati0n more than Miss Della G. Tor
rey. OF MiIbury. Mass the President
elects aunt Il Is safe 70 say. also. that
Mr.. Tan himself viii derive as much
real pleasure from the happiness OF this
relative as from any other source or IN
auguration day
Miss Torrey is eighty-twO years old
I 4lr. Taft described her last night as the
only representative Of the last generation
OF hts family. and as one Of the dearest
women In the world The President
elect went further. He said that Miss
| Torrey was the ideal maiden amt ne had
/ IN mind when ne told the normal school
girls at Athens, Ga. recently. not TO be
/ in hurry 20 get married. said be IN
that Athens speech:
Look into your lives and your fanli-
/ les. Take some aunt of yours who never
married What sweet, seif-sacriacing,
I distinteTested. and lovely character she
/ has g-own 20 be. seventy and eighty years
| old: and think what benehcence she
! spreads over the family circle in which
she lives
! Miss TorTey arrived IN Washington last
/ night. an5 was greeted affectiOnately hy
/ the Preesdent-elect- Ar Taft has taken
4 her right ln with himself and Mrs Taft,
while his brothers and sisters are stop
/ ping al other places.
Has Place of Mother.
The PresideHt-elect mas done every
/ thing possible 70 add 10 the pleasure Of
the event for his aunt She win attend
the exercises in the Senate chamber. and
viii have one OF the best seats al the
inaugural exercises outside the Capitol
Later she viii review the parade from
/ the White House stand. In a measure.
she VIII take the place that Mr. Taft's
mother would have occupied had she
lived The President-elect's mother died
only a year or two ago. Just as his name
was beginning 20 be mentioned as z
! Presidential possibility.
/ Miss TOrrey was his mothers sister.
and lived ar the Taft home In Cincinnati
I Tor many years She has always taken a
most active interest in Nj Taft's career
/ Just before election day she insisted on
making the trip from Massachusetts, to
! Cincinnati, and robody IN the Taft fam
! ily got more Joy out OF the returns than
she As one State after another was de-
| clared safe. for Taft, she jumped 10 her
/ feet. and applauded in a way that brought
| her big nephew 20 her side shaking
with laughter
In the morning Mr.. Taft saw Elihu
/ Root. former Gov. MyrOn T Herrfck. OF
Ohio: Luke z. Wright, the present Sec
/ retary OF War; Assistant Secretary OF
State John CalIan O'Laughiin, and John
F. Vivian, chairman OF the Republican
State committee OF Colorado. Mr. Her
rick and Gen. Wright are disappointed
! Cabinet possibilities. and they dropped IN
merely 10 pay their respects. Mr. Taft
said he could not discuss Mr. Roots
visit
Luncheon for Tourists.
Mr. Taft has invited the Congressional
party which accompanied him around the
world in 1875 10 luncheon at the White
House tomorrow. This is the party
which gave dinner Monday night az the
willard in honor OF the President-elect
and Mrs Taft-
Mr.. Taft was wearing to-day the gold
watch and chain which the members o.
The party presented 70 him. and proudly
| showed il 20 all OF his friends He found
] considerable amusement in the fact that
the committee that bought the watch and
chain used Senator Nathan Bay Scott S
broad expanse OF waistcoat as a medium
OF measuring the length Of a watch chain
that would reach from one Taft vest
/ pocket to the other