The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

New York. April 14-It was apparent
that President Taft was greatly relieved
to-day to get a respite from official
duties. His trip to this city and 70 New
Haven Friday IS being taken as much
FOR that purpose as anything else, al
though the meeting OF the Yale Corpora
ton is given as the excgss for ne Presi-
dents absence from Washington.
Tonight the President saw Sotaern in
II Were King At Daly's Theater,
and tomorrow night he VIII attend the
theater again. before leaving at mid
night for Washington and the regular
round Of Official life.
On the way from the TReuty-third
street ferry 10 the TAFT house TIE auto
mobile in which the President and Mrs.
Taft were riding got stubborn at Elev-
enth avenue and Twenty-hfth street. ard
they changed 20 one OF the other ma
chimes
The lateness Of the Pennsylvania train
and the mishap 10 the Taft auto made
the Tafts almost half an hour late IN
= &
Of the theater ned the curtain twen s.
minutes. but the President 1elephoned
them asking them not 70 wait any longer.
Not Recognized az First.
TIE party entered the theater when the
Lights were down. and the President was
nos recognized until the end Of the first
act Then there was applause. The
orchestra struck Up america. and
everybody stood Up. In the box with
the President and Mrs Taft were Henry
". Taft. his wife and daughter. and
Capt Butt
IN box on the opposite side Of the
theater sat William r. Hearst and his
wife and Miss julia Marlowe
Half a dozen Secret Service men and
twice as many detectives and policemen,
under she command OF Inspector Nc
Cluskey. were in the theater- At The
close OF the play uniformed policeman
stood al the end OF each aisle with his
arms ousstretched blocking the way. The
audience was held in check in this way
until the Presidential party got out.
The President left Washington on the
Pennsylvania al 12:89 o'clock this after
noon. With him. in the private car
Magnet were Mrs. Taft. Miss Helen
Taft. their daughter. Robert "A. Taft. a
senior at Yale; Howard Taft. a son Of
Henry W Taft; Capt Archibald Butt,
the Presidents military aid. and three
or four friends of the Taft family who
have been spending the Easter holidays
In the White House.
The private car was attached 10 the
regular express. u was $50 O'Clock
when the train pulled into Jersey City
station Automobiles were waiting for
the Taft party. small crowd on the
ferryboat gathered about the- machine
containing the President and Mrs. Taft
but there was no demonstration
Goes to New Haven.
The Tafts went te the home Of Henry
". Taft. in West Forty-eighth street.
where they had dinner. The President
and Mrs Taft were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs Henry ". Taft at the theater n the
evening.
The President win lea-e the Grand Csn-
tral station early tomorrow morning for
New Haven. He viii De in ihe Conlec-
ticut city only about three hours. This
is the Presidents second lrip 20 Nevy
Haven 10 attend a Yale Corporation meet
ing in the past month. He has told Yale
men, however, that he prizes his connec-
ton with that body most highly. and that
he tntends 70 be present az every meet
Ing Of the corporation II Il is any way
possible.
Mr. Taft viii reach New York tO-mor-
row evening az 6 o'clock.
The President IS looking ahead Wish
pleasure 10 his vacation in his new sum-
raer home at Beverly, Mass He WI
leave Washington for Beverly as soon ss
Congress adjourns. and he is extremely
hopeful that the tariff biz wiz be out OF
the way by June J.
Mr. Taft win remain in Beverly the er-
tire summer. except as he is absent On
trips IN the West and 0ths- parts OF the
country.