The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
Starts With Reviewing Parade
on the Grounds.
FACES $4,000 PEOPLE
When the Hour for Speechmak.
ing Arrives.
He Found an Old Sweetheart
While at North Yakima.

Taft began today with the assurance
that he would have a good time at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition, for he
had himself prepared the program, ex-
cept for minor details. before he lef:
Beverly. The president, after shaking
hands with all the guests at Mrs. Rich :
ard A. Billinger's reception at the
Rainier club last night, and looking in
upon dinner of the Yale club at the
Hotel Washington, went to his room at
l9 o'clock and rose this morning well
prepared for his day Of sightseeing ard
speaking.
| The president, and his party, includ-
! ing Secretary Ballinger John Hays
Hammond and Governor Hay, left the
Hotel Washington at 9:15 a. M, this
morning in automobiles and on the steps
/ OF the exposition auditorium were re-
ceived by the official reception commit
tee. From this point the president and
his escort reviewed a parade of soldiers,
marines, school children. Igorrotes, In
dams Eskimos and Japanese in cos
tune.
Two hundred caildren unanswered
before the president and formed the
| letters 'T-A-F-T.' The IgorroLes have
been looking forward eagerly to the
presidents visit. Most of their babies
/ born at the fair have been named for
! him.
After the parade Mr.. Taft and his
hosts went through the United States,
Philippine-HaWaiian and Alaskan build
were in the buildings, other persons
were excluded. At 1 p. M, the presi-
dent ate luncheon Informally with so
persons in the New York building, the
hour the great natural amphitheatre
en- the shore of Lake Washington had
been filing with people, and when the
president took his seat upon the plat
form he looked out upon 25,000 persons.
The exercises at the ampitheatre had
been ordered cut to the briefest poss1-
hle time, but the president was asked
to speak as long as he chose.
AT Ais O'Clock the president was ini-
tiated into the Arctic Brotherhood"
and received a membership certificate
inscribed on cariboo skin and eubel-
lished with 20 gold nuggets from as
president was then taken in an auto
mobile for a ride about the city and to
the hotel to parepare for the only for
NAL event of his visit, the banquet to-
night in the Washington building at
which the president will be the prin-
cipal speaker, and the guests will num-
ber 200
Finds ON Old Sweetheart.
At North Yakima. where he made an
address, the president saw one of the
eldest irrigated fruit districts in the
far west. The great yield of appleS
especially attracted his attention, and
he said he was fond of them. The presi-
dent declared anent the subject of ap-
/
deal of human nature. Some apples that
are beautiful to behold from without
are found to be tasteless and mealy
within while others not pretentious to
look at are found to have the solid
meat, the juice and the taste that go to
make UP real character.
The president met an old Cincinnati
sweetheart at North Yakami She is
Mrs. Betty Hodges, formerly Miss Betty
Evans, and Mr.. Taft was best man at
her wedding. The president told of the
meeting of the course of his speech.
In his Yakami address the president
also took occasion to pay tribute to
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washing
ton, VINO Joined the party at Spokane.
In the throng that greeted the
president at the court house were a
large number of Grand army veterans
and the members of the Woman's Re-
lief corps.
'I am honored by the presence of
the Grand army men," said the presi-
they do not wear uniforms. suggest
the presence of the Women's Relief
corps. have had the pleasure of
meeting Grand army men at many
| spring to have brought back the
memories of the time when it cost
blood and courage to meet the issues
of the day to note that far out in the
western country, away from the bat
| tlefield where the issue of the nations
life was contested. we find the heroes
of that war who pushed out here
even after so heavy struggle, In or
der to build up new country and
add to the strength, the expansion,
the wealth and the prosperity of the
country which thev saved.
Memories Aroused.
Just in front of me-" continued
the president, 81 see a monument that
brings back memories, that I always
like to refer to and emphasize. The
monument I understand to be to one
of those who, in effect, gave up his
life in the far distant Philippines in
order that the duty which this gov
ernment had there should be per-
formed and a supervision extended
and aid given to a people who, by the
providence OF God, were put under
our guardianship.
"OnIy those who have been in the
Philippines know the sacrifices and
the hardships to which our boys in
those who have been in the
Philippines know and have a proper
pride in what they did there, for they
were called upon not only to meet a
foe most dangerous, fighting in
oriental fashion, but after they had
position where they had to exercise
a self-restraint and guardianship /
and an independence of action that
only men in the American army are
one who has been out to the
Philippines there is a bond between
him and me that makes me happy, |
and 1 hope that in the audience which
1 am addressing there are a number
of those who went out there and now
retain in sweet recollections the hard
ships which they had to undergo and
the beauties of those far distant gems
of the Pacific ocean,"