The Detroit times., 1910-03-17
TAFT CELEB RATES
ST.PATR|CK'S DAY
IN CH|CAG0
He Is Met on His Arrival by Com
mittee From Irish Fellowcraft
Club, Whose Guest He Is, and
By Regiment Of Soldiers.
Talks To Newspaper Reporters and
Flags Editorial Writers for
Attacking Him.

OFtsSNoOr U0tSU tfs-HU abSat
infirm woman attempted to throw
herself under the wheels OF Presl-
dent Taft's automobile as he was
being escorted through Michigan
ave. u took half a dozen husky
policemen TO drag her back to the
sidewalk. She was taken In
charge by the officers.
The woman gave the name Of
Mrs. Jennie Mud, 65 years old,
and the police declare she Is de-
mented. In telling why she tried
to throw herself In front Of the
presidents automC bile, the woman
said: Taft and ST. Patrick are
the biggest men on EARTH" and
that she wanted to Jump on the
front Of the presidents car and
ride with him.
CHICAGO, March 17.-At o'clock
this morning the booming OF 81 guns
fred on the lake front announced to
the citizens of Chicago that President
Taft had arrived and that the great
ST. Patrick's day celebration was Oh.
Chicago il like a city transplanted
from the Emerald Isle today. Every
where houses and business buildings
are decked with bright green bunting
with here and there pictures OF ST.
Patrick and President Taft side by
side. Green flags are everywhere and
the coat lapels of all citizens bear bits
OF green ribbon.
President Taft Is spending one OF
the most strenuous days he has had
In many months. When he alighted
It a. m. from his private car, which
was attached to a Washington train
on the Pennsylvania road. he was
greeted by a committee representing
the Irish Fellowship club, whose guest
he is, and by the entire Seventh regi-
ment, Illinois National Guard, the
Irish regiment The president and
his party were escorted TO automo-
biles and driven to Lasalle hotel
where he breakfasted.
The presidents ST. Patrick's day be-
gan like a Donnybrook fair before he
left his private car The alert secret
service men were aroused TO action
when a wireless telephone lineman"
Jumped to the rear platform of the car
armed with length Of rubber hose,
and insisted that he be allowed to In
stall a wireless telephone for the use
Of the president The secret service
men saw him first, however. and he
left the car rather hurriedly.
When the president reached the La
Sale hotel he expressed his sympathy
for the woman who had tried TO reach
his car
Another incident of the strenuous
day was tho presidents first encoun-
ter with the Chicago militant suffra-
gette. When the presidential party de-
trained. big automobile. loaded with
an Irish band aud a group OF members
Of the NO Vote--No Tax" association.
was waiting for him. The car at
tached itself To the procession, and
throughout the day it Haunted Votes
for Women" signs In the faces OF the
crowds who greeted the president.
while the band blared forth The
Wearing Of the Green"
When the president reached Chicago
bc was well primed for St Patrick's
cav. After he left Washington he
Jigested several volumes OF Irish his
Tory and a life OF st. Patrick. He also
Furnished up little on politics to
prepare for his speeches at the Ham
Ilton club. and at the conservation
convention this afternoon.
The president delivered two brief
addresses at the noon hour when he
talked to the newspaper reporters u
chicago and to the members OF the
Traffic club. In the talk to the report
rrs he told them he was glad TO meet
The "plowhandlers OF the newspaper
world Of Chicago"
II mean" said the president. "the
men who do the real work and are not
responsible for the editorials. say
this because | am astounded at the
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