The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-23
President Makes N0n-PO|iti-
 cal Address to People
VALUE OF REST TO WORKER
MT. Taft CongratuIates the People of Bar HarbOr Upon Having Such m Ideal Place for Summer
 Rest Seekers

Bar Harbor, Me, July 22.-President
 Taft brought his stay in Bar Harbor to- close this afternoon. He landed here
 Wednesday on the yacht Mayiiower and left today as a member of merry coach- ing party headed for Seal Harbor, Il miles away.
 The Mayfiower weighed anchor at noon and steamed around to Seal Harbor to
 meet the President. The yacht afterward
 went to Northeast Harbor and anchored
 there for the night with the presidential
 party on board.
 The yacht will steam across French mans bay tomorrow morning to the Mt. Desert ferry, where MT. Taft will take
 special train to Bangor. After visiting that city two hours and making a
 speech he will proceed by special train to Ellsworth, the home of Senator Eu- gene Hale, to be the guest of that per- son until Sunday afternoon. Mr. Taft will also make a speech at Ellsworth. | The President left everybody in Bar
 Harbor happy After being lavishly en- | tertained by the summer colony he met the townspeople on the village green and made a little speech to them. MT. Taft spoke of the value of vacations and won
 much applause by saying that two weeks
 and no longer would suffice for summer
 time to recuperate entirely from the
 nerve-exhausting work of the winter. People Congratulated MT. Taft congratulated the people of
 Bar Harbor upon living in such delight full climate. He said the summer air was like bubbles on glass of cider. The day was blustery and rain began to fall as he spoke. It did not damper the
 enthusiasm of the crowd in the least.
 All seemed glad to see him and cheered him frequently.
 Mrs. Taft preceded her husband to the
 stand. She was quickly surrounded by the throng who recognized her and cor dially greeted her.
 As soon as the President had finished l his speech he again mounted the coach and with another flourish of his hand was
 whirled away for Seal Harbor. Ar- rivIng there he and Hls party were entsr- I talned+ at luncheon by Mrs. Mark Hanna. Tonight the party was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Charlemagne Tower at her summer place two miles from the har3 | bor.
 | Mir Taft is adhering strictly to his de- termination to keep out of politics on the | trip. There was not a suggestion of poii- tics in his speech today. He said that in behalf of Mrs. Taft and party he wished to return a grateful acknowledge
 ment for the cordial reception. The pres- ence of the national colors and the flags
 on the various buildings in the town | indicated the President said, that the re- | t,,+z of the country, and it was much more for the office than for the person oc- cupying 1t.
 Man in the Office "The person who occupies the office enjoys the felicitations of the people," the President said. One of the things
 that impresses one visiting such d country on the coast. Mr Taft said was the fact that the American peo- pie had learned great deal in the | last generation. He said his fath CT had thought two weeks was ample va. cation for any hard working man in one year. but he himself now held differently and two months would suit | him better.
 MT. Taft said the American people had found there is such thing as ex- hausting the capital of the health of one which contained the human con- l stitution and added that during a va cation the revision of the constitution could be had with innumerable amend
 ments in the way of fishing and hunt ing trips renewing the energy and ef-
 fectiveness which one ought to have. Justice Strong of the supreme
 bench,' said MT. Taft, "who lived to
 the age of S9 years, said that 1t was
 part of his life to take 60 days each year out of his work and go H. l. people and could live in the open air. To that the aged man attributed his | longevity.
 Americans have come to the con- clusion that the women and children l of their own especially ought to have | a change of environment where fresh
 air will expand their lungs and where | they can obtain exercise" MT. Taft
 concluded.
 | Seeking Summer Rests Men can always go," said the Pres ident, but women are sometimes ham, pered with children and they are the ones to receive the rest if 1t Is to be | had around the sea where the air of l the mountains creeps down and merges
 itself with that of the sea. One drink of cider out here is equal to a dozen of champagne in the city.
 "It is not surprising that you have | here collection of beautiful places | that has made Bar Harbor famous the world over" MT. Taft said. Brought
 up in the Mississippi valley, where the temperature goes up to 95 and 100 de- erees during the hot months 1t Is the only treatment for anyone worn out to come up here and receive the elixir of | life. To dwell upon all these things
 at further length would be to detract from what I would accomplish in pro- noting them."
 l The three days the party had passed
 in Bar Harbor, MT. Taft said, would
 be red letters for all