New-York tribune., 1909-06-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau-1

,,-,.,,,..or TIne 9-The President attended the
dinner given this evening by Representati'e -
at the Metropolitan Club in honor OF Nlce-A
I-ru and took the opportunity to express ms opir
ion that the relations between the Chi'e"
and Japan most cordial ,oz
President Taft is gathering data from all soulIs
which may be of help to him in framing iuS ''i
sage to Congress next fall second CONF. 90,
with lab leaders held this morning. 0'i
Cou,pers president, and Frank Morrison S3cLe
-, oT tho American Federation of Labor, taIk-
ing at some length on the Sherman antitrust Ia"
as it applies to labor organizations 1hey VIZ
Taft TO recommend in his message tha' l"0 i''
be so amended not to apply TO laooI o'7''''iA e
tions The President promised 10 ldS III
before his Cabinet.
If President Taft will attend picnic planned py
the Bethel Sunday School at Point Of Pines Mass
while he is in Massachusetts this summer i u
boned that mortgage Of $500 will he htted from
the church of which the Rev. DR. L. B. Bates
father of Ex-Governor Bates OF that STATE - '-'0
pastor.
An invitation to speak on THE Entrance Of the
South Into the Affairs of the Nation was extended
to the President to-day by Captain Archloaid bu''
on behalf of Benjamin L. Virgins. vice-chahceI"'
of the University Of the South. at Sewanee' Ienn'
The date was left to the Presidents convenience
Invitations to visit almost every state in the
Union continue to reach the President, but he IS
Obliged to consider them all. because congress
did appropriate $500 for travelling expense
Colorado came forward to-day with7another NV
tation She is anxious that President Tart attend
the Trans Mississippi Congress to be held at Den
Yer August 16 to q. The congress would IKE 10
have the President take part in the exercises moi
dental to the opening Of two of the big irrlsat'h
projects, which will take place while 1t IS IN Ses-
sion.
In spite Of the fact that members Of Congress
who have called at the White House recently have
expressed their opinion the tariff bill will not
be passed until the middle of July or later the
President still believes that Congress will complete
its work on or before the 1st of next month
Two hundred Seventh Day Adventists were re-
ceIved in the East Room this afternoon by the
President G. A. nwin, president OF the North
American division u that organization, introduced
his co-regiousts
The President shook hands with forty members
Of boards Of health meeting with Surgeon General
Wynan and officials of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
The badge and other insignia of the Society OF
the Cincinnati to which organization the President
was elected member in February Of this year.
were presented TO him to-day by Alderman Pen
nington of Newark. y. J.. who was accompanied
by a committee of the Newark branch Of the so
ciety. The gold badge designed after the Revo-
Iutionary War by LEnfant. who prepared the ortSi-
nal plans of the national capital.
Among those who called President Taft to-day
were Senator Root accompanied by General Leon
ard Wood, who to-day became ranking major gen
eral of the army. and Colonel II. o. 5. Heistand.
adjutant general Of the Department of the East;
Senator Curtis who introduGed United states At
tsrney Bone and United States Marshal Mackey. OF
Kansas; Senator Scott, who presented A G. Snyder,
consul general at Panama; Senators Rayner and
Stone Representatives Palmer. Taylor. Carey. Say-
den. Cushman, Thomas. Keifer Guernsey and Bar
tholdt and Colonel Spencer Cosby
The President and his brother. Charles P. Taft.
left the White House about o'clock this afternoon
in of the White House touring cars, and after
making a few purchases at one Of the large de-
paytment stores. rode out 10 the Chevy Chase golf
links where they Joined by Captain Archi-
bald Butt and General Edwards