The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-27

From the hotel TO the tabernacle the
President was escorted by the band of
union musicians. numbering nearly 100
pieces. and thousands lined the streets,
making the air ring with cheers all the
way. At the tabernacle 10000 loyal citi-
zens were waiting and the President re-
Ceived the greatest ovation so far ac-
corded him in Utah.
The tabernacle choir sang its best and
then citizens of Salt Lake listened to a
speech, or, as the President said. ser
mon on the uselessness of strife and
pickering and the benefits to be derived
from assuming a position Of Cancellation
and an effort to live at peace with neigh
Tor and associates.
Reviews School Children.
After the tabernacle meeting the Prssi-
dent reviewed the school children of Salt
Lake, passing down Brigham street and
witnessing the exercises of the living flag
at A street. Then there was a stop of
five minutes at the Y. NJ. c. A, where the
President was introduced and spoke brief
ly, cOngratUlating the city on the excel
lent work of the associations and the as
sOCiation on the excellence of the ma
teTial with which it had to work
Services at the Unltarlan church were
of the regular order, TO reference being
made by the minister to the President
attendance. The small Cnurcn was
crowded to its capacity and thousand
surrounded the building, anxious for an
other view of the chief executive. The
President listened closely to the sermon.
and after the service was over he shook
hands with the minister. Others wanted
TO meet him, but time was short and the
party started Immediately for the UnioE
Bowling and smiling his grateful apprc-
citation Of Salt Lakes hospitality until
only his form could be distinguished at
the north end of the railroad yards,
President Taft left Salt Lake at noon
yesterday on his way to ogden and then
10 Idaho. Meanwhile a thrOng of 1900
enthusiastic admirers of the chief eNecu-
tive cheered and waved farewell from the
yards and the steps of the Union station
and the visit of President Taft to Salt
Lake was only a pleasant memory to
the people. Ii, as john Hays Hammond
says. President Tafts smile always
means just what it says" the memory
of his visit must be as pleasant TO him
as to every one of his 10000 personal
friends in salt Lake
Great Crowd Gathers.
Crowds began to gather around the
Union station at II o'clock. when the Sig
nal corps and Companies G and II of the
Utah National guard arrived and formed
a double line from the south end Of the
Presidents car opposite the main entrance
TO the waiting room. The crowd was
kept 10 the east of this line and the
steps and approaches and the large plat
form afforded an excellent view of the
President AMI his party as they arrived.
The national guard escort consisted of
the Signal corps and the two local IN
fantry companies, G and II. The crack
Signal corps turned out with its full
present strength of thirty men, and miss
ing members of each of the other com
panies made il necessary to combine
them into one company. The companies
We're drawn up on the cement floor near
the two infantry companies facing the
President.
Major ". G. Williams was in charge
of the national guard troops. The com
bined infantry companies were under the
command of Captain II. X Eakie of G
company, ana CaDtail +. Leroy Bourne
was in charge of the Signal corps. B
the ceremonies of Friday and Saturday.
left Saturday night for Ogden to take
part in the reception to the President
there During the three days the guards
men made a fine showing and were
highly complimented for their work by
Major Williams upon the request of Gov
ernOr William Spry and Adiutant Gea-
eral Z. A Wedgwood.
Ii lacked five minutes to y when thu
President arrived at the station, preceded
by an automobile with s. NJ. Barlow
chief of police, and a squad Of patrol
men and plain clothes men who sur
rounded the Presidents car The lines of
guardsmen kept the path clear from the
automobile and down the pathway came
men, L. T. Fuller and James Sloan, Jr.,
and his personal aide, Captain A. w