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New Ofl6ane, Oct zD.-tcpec1ai1-- Thirty thousand people are expected to hear the address of President Taft on the Campus of Tulane University sunday October s1. the day after the opening of the Lakes-to-the-GuIf Deep Waterway Convention
 While the President will address the convention delegates Saturday, the speech on Tulane Campus will be the only address while in New Orleans op- en to the entire public and to accom- modate the crowds. a huge amphithea- ire has been erected to seat 10000. while there will be standing room for as many more.
 The amphitheatre is a permanent structure and will remain upon Tu- gatherings. and college foot ball and other athletic contests. MT. Taft will also witness foot ball game between Tulane and Mississippi the day before and Yale men of New Orleans propose to give him a rousinE time.
 A large number of the best seats have been set aside for those who en- roll themselves as patrons. for which privilege they pay $5 for each two seats, the seats being sold only in pairs. The city patrons have sub- scribed heavily, some taking as many as sloo worth of seats while applica- tons from Tulane alumni and others in the country who want to hear Mir. Taft are coming In in every mail to the Progressive Union.
 Chorus of 2,O0o Voices.
 There will be chorus of 2,0o0 voices led by a symphony orchestra for the Sacred Concert. The Tulane foot ball squad wfli serve as ushers
 There will te 2,t00 blue jackets and marines. marine and military bands. 300 carriages ana 5000 citizens in a mammoth parade, in honor of the Pres 4dent saturday morning, october so. on Hrrixai hf the fleet of twenty t-oua river steamboats from st. Louis and other MisEissippi river points. The bat1lsslip Missisippi ana the arniorsd nruisers, New York. North Carolina ssroyers MacDouough. Thorntons Tin gey and wilkes. the latter four act- ing ak sscort for the pfesidentiai fleet on the trip down the Mississippi riy- CT.
 saturday night October 30. stag smoker win be given In honor of the delegates at the ccnyention hall.
 Mr. Taft will on the same night privately attend a performance at the French Opera House.
 On Monday night there will be q gala performance at the French Opera House.
 on Monday night there will be a gala performance at the French Opera House complimentary to the delegates and their wives. the Progressive Un- ion buying out the house for their guests.
 Tuesday afternoon the delegates and their wives will be given a boat ride over the New Orleans harbor which will conclude the convention.
 sailors and Soldiers.
 The sailors and United States sol- tilers will not be forgotten and elab- orate preparations have been made to give them q picnic outing either Sat urday or Sunday. with all good things for consumption provided.
 New Orleans expects to entertain 100, GOO guests between October 30 and November 2, as all railroads have made rate of practically one fare Cor the round trip.
 The decorations will be on huge and artistic scale and during the four nights the city streets will be a blaze of lights. Nearly half million eiec- tric lights win be used in the iilum- mating decorations.