New-York tribune., 1909-04-23
AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
From The Tribune Bureau-1

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washington April 22-The President had HI@i
conference today with the members OF the In
herian Commission. which viii report on tI7 ~
poItical and Industrial condition OF the plach re-
public Roland P. Falkner Dr. George .a-1 o8e' I'll,
net !. Scott and George A Finch' the 80
who called on Mr.. Taft will sail on SATURDAY i'0i'
New York. r,,
Dr william, Edgar Cell of Doyestown PENN
who has Just returned from trip along ,i'e "ie
Wall of china called on President Taft TINS i'o'H-
,n., Tho president EXPRESSED desire for report
of the explorers observations as to tne lhduS' '
and educational awakening in China. a.
The question of Western trip thlS suIh'1i0' -
pends entirely on whether Congress allows 'ne
chief Executive travelling expenses. Ihis was
n,aInlv evident in the Presidents talk Win tIoN
ernor spry, District Attorney Booth H. ID C,,LS eII
ter Internal Revenue Collector and senator So,
erland, who called to ask Mr. Tart 70 lhcluu0 O1
in his Western itinerary. -
The Colombian Minister paid his respects 20 res
ident Taft this morning before sal'hs ioi Hu'
where he will spend the summer IN traNeiIns
The President was asked to-day by NJ U. Chance'
nresident of the Department League TO attehu .io
onspins game on May 3 between the teams OF 'hs
departments of the Interior and Cornnlerce e. a,f-
Labor Secretaries Ballinger and Mayer win ="
among the fans -ooor,
,,sndsd 70 Mr. Taft to-day for the North caro-
lima judgeship by Colonel P NJ Pearsan' NrN
renee Moore and R A. Num-. OF that city e
Judge W S. o. Robinson. of Goldsooro' ~ho "
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Butler also saw the President 80
The President this afternoon received Iile in
hundred independent oil men who presented ~ INC
Senate Committee Finance IN ths hi'is'''9
memorial asking for a straight go Isa+
of N per cent on petroleum and lts prouuCl0'
The President and Mrs. Taft received the Dauei
ters of the American Revolution in the East Iooll ~
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Inc "oiIe-
presented by Captain Archibald Butt anu p.a.. pe'9o
aI1v introduced by Mrs. Donald Mclean pfeSIue"t
,eroraI - the organization Music was furnlSheu
bv the Marine Band. Mrs. Taft wore gown OF
light blue satin with silver embroidery anu a
the same costume when at > O'Clock sue i7S
a number OF specially invited guests VINO heaIu
Miss Estelle Neuhaus play ss'S'
the piano -
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied ooA at
the presentation OF Mrs. Barneys play -
Thebes" tonight and had with them NIX anu
Mrs. George Ward. -
for the first of the series of garden parties "hic
she intends to give in the spring season
Among those who called OF the President were
the Secretary OF State. the Secretary OF the IN
terror Senators Gore, Simmons. Dillingham; Ctrtls'
Bankhead Beverdge and Warner. and Representa-
tives Longworth. Keifer. Brownlow, Austin Ken
nedy, Hill and Smith.
The President will take breakfast with IHaIieS
E5au Davis presdent of the Chamber Of Com
r,erca ~ Petersburg Va on the morning OF May
10 when he attends the unveillng OF the mohl-
ment to Pennsylvania soldiers who fell on the pat
tlefeld at that place.
The President and Captain Butt went horseback
riding this afternoon.
The President has received gift from the Pnlhp-
mines in the form Of a large suit case wnlcn WAS
used hv John 8 Hord collector OF internal revenue
IN bringing to Washington commercial ana lhous-
trial statistics for in considering Phitppune
tariff legislation. The frame is OF mahogany ana
the front is made OF small inlaid blocks OF hatNs
wood about I20 different specimens. highly poished
and bearing the initials wv. H. T. m naLl'e eo'u
and "P I" in native mother Of pearl Inc oaCN
and sides arc composed OF caribou hides and the
handle is a piece OF Manila hemp. with the ihscrip-
ton 'Taft-Payne- Philippine Tariff IN sod letters
The gold mined in Benguet ana u'e peaIls 80
- =, To1o The presentation made az the
White House this afternoon by General EDWARDS
chief of the insular bureau
President Taft tonight attended regular ses-
sion of Temple Masonic Lodge OF TINS city ms No.
- - attendance and the President, who was
made A Mason at sight in Cincinnati IN reb'uaiE'
saw the third degree worked on several candldateS'