The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-10
1AFI''S TRIP IS
ALMOST ENDED
RECEIVED MOST ROUSlNG VEL.
CO.. AT WILMINGTON, NJ.
c., YESTERDAY. I.
AT RICHMOND TODAY
Then 10 shinaton-Prcsidea Glad
That Trip is Near End--Sent
Wireless to Mrs. Taft
From Revenue Ship.

| Wilmington, N. G., NOV. 9.-flis n.
| 900 mile journey through aa states
anil territories all r.t co1eude
President TAFT Il speeding tonight
ward Richmond, where he W Il sto
tomorrow until late iafthe Afternoon.
leaving then for Washington. q
president has had wonderfully gool
time OH his long trt.. but Ii nret
we'll tagged CIT a..a IS cad hf3 trafes
Twill soon lie over
| Taft has given up the idea Of visit
/ ing the lsthmus OF Panama this wiz
/ ter.
The president Is especially glad in
getting home to know that Mrs. Taft
Ii so much better. The great inn
iTrovement which began at beverly
during the summer has continued rap
iidly and complete recovery from the
nervous break down last spring Is Ger
ltain in the near future. Every lay OF
| his long trip the president sent Mrs.
| Taft kilograms and has written long
| and frequent letters detailing happen
| incs Of his Journey
| Presidents dag in Wilmington alfcl
out great enthusiasm on the rat CT
1.-THE residents Of North Carolina who
came from all sections to participate
lin the welcome, In many ways the
Fcelebration of the presidents visit
there was one ct the most Significant
of his trip Governor Kitchin extend
ed the formal welcome of the state in
an address which briatled with
H patriotism af the south and which ana,
bodied one Of the most glowing tril.
iutes the president has received. The
president was escorted to the hone
LOT Jams Sprunt one Of the greatest
exporters of cotton in the south, A
southern home breakfast was served.
George Washington and Daniel Wei
ster had Known the hospitality of tha
Esame splendid mansion. AT the end
OF the meal Mayor Macrea of VIII
lmington gave the welcome OF the cit
and created Taft an Honorary Tar
Heel' for life,
From the sprunt home the rresk
dent motored in review of 1900 school
children arranged in a living flag
Then he proceeded to another part Oh
the city and reviewed the colorei
children.
/, Boarding the revenue cutter Sem.
mole with a committee Of fifty citt
2ens as an escort the president was
taken for a sail of twenty-five niles
+ down the waterway and return. Dur
ing the trip the president sent wire,
less telegram to Mrs. Taft.
After the river trip the president
was taken for carriage ride through
Wilmington. The parade ended AZ
the city hall where the president
spoke. Tonieht he attended a supper
at the Masonic temple before leaving
for Richmond at y, m.
| Governor Kitchen, in introducing
the president this afternoon declared
\ that he wanted Taft to know that the
: south was "his country, as the north
:, Il our country
3 There are no divisions in this fair
!. and Of Columbia today he went on
and want to say TO you Mr., Pres
dent that YOU hay never met better
trner or Drawer audience than the
me which greets Won today, and q
I this audience | would say that no
more iIlustrious or able man has ever
j visited Wilmington than William How
Q lrd Taft.
t In returning thanks for the welcome
' .he president said: