Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
SOMETHING DOING EVERY
MINUTE AT NEW ORLEANS
Distinguished Visitor Addresses Wat
erways Convention, Lunches With
Archbishop, Sees Two Football
s. Games, Attends Dinner in His Hon
or and Hears French opera.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW ORLEANS. LA. Oct &c.
President Taft arrived in New Or
leans today TO renew many old ac-
uuaintances and TO enjoy two days or
the hospitality which he declared
few DAYS ago he both ''longed for
and feared" From the moment OF Ills
arrival at 1890 p. m. on the ngnt-
house tender Oleander, which led a
long trailing fleet OF river packets In
TO port, the President was kept on
the 90 until past midnight tonight
Mr.. Taft ended mis- river trip with
an address before the waterways con-
vention this afternoon in which he
rel Grated what he has said before.
tina. he favors the issuance OF bonds
TO carry forward every deep water
by a competent board of engineers
as practicable and can be shown to be
necessary to take care of the growing
commerce of the sections.
This address concluded, the presi-
dent became the guest Of the city. He
lunched with Archbishop Blench at
the latters palace. attended two foot
bail games, had dinner given in his
honor at the Pickwick Club tonight
and went from there to gala per-
formance Of Les Hugenots at the
French opera house. A little supper
at famous French restaurant after
the opera brought the chief execu-
tive's busy day TO close.
Another Strenuous Day.
Tomorrow the President is TO
have another strenuous time He
will attend the Unitarian church
in the morning. will have
a long automobile tour. broken
by lunch at Jackson barracks. and VIII
attend a sacred concert o. the Tulane
campus in the AFTERNOON.
The President retires on board his
train tomorrow night and leaves early
Monday morning to begin the last ten
days of his long tour
The Presidents party lost one dis
tinguished member. Postmaster Gener-
al Hitchcock, today, and will lose
another, Secretary Nagel. tomorrow
Secretary of War Dickinson will re-
main in New Orleans TO make an ad-
dress before the Waterways conyen-
ton Monday morning and will rejoin
the President at Jackson, Miss. late
Monday afternoon
President Taft thoroughly enjoyed
his four and a half nights and five
days on the Mississippi river. And.
although ne has learned much of the
difficulty that must be encountered In
attempting to control that powerful
waterway, he seemed today to be just
as enthusiastic as ever in the belief
that the Mississippi; can be made TO
recognize a channel deep enough TO
handle all OF the commerce that can
be assigned to IT,
As q Football Enthusiast.
Having developed into full fiedg-
ed baseball fan during the summer,
the President started his career as a
football enthusiast this afternoon. The
committee IN charge of his visit de-
cided yesterday that IL would be too
mnch to ask the President to go 70
to football games in one after
Don, but il he was to go 70
see Sewance play the Louisiana state
University the adherents of Tulane
and the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College were insistent
that ne should call in at their game
as well. The President decided last
night that he certainly would sec the
Sewanee game, for Captain Butt. his
aide. aad one other member Of his
party we're old SewaEec men and they
put in convincing word for their
alma mater. So Mr. Taft decided to
go 20 10th games.
At the Tulane game the pTesi-
ccnt's automobile was stopping along
the side lines and had been standing
there but few moments when 4
lively scrimmage and Spectacular
tackle occurred right In front Of his
machine. At both games the Pres.-
dents ears we're filed with college
cheers
Address 20 Deicostes.
President TAFT celebrated The sue
cessful termination % his trip down
the Mississippi river today by ad-
dressing the delegates 10 the conrcn.
ticn Of the Lakes to-thc-Guf Deer
Waterways Association. which has as
ia object the Improvement o. the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
On The arrival % the president
delegates and visitors spranz 20 faeii
feet. Many mounted their chairs n
cr.'cr 20 get q better view Of tn
,. wing. smiling htg ian Who VA
working his way through sse double