The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-17
BEVERLY VACATION
COMES TO 4 CLOSE
Taft Will Leave for New York
City This Morning.
GOLF RECORD NOT BROKEN
Marks Set Last Year Unchanged,
Despite the Best Efforts of the
President-Gafned Several Pounds
In Weight and l. Disappointed as
ResuIt-speaks at Church.

Beverly, Mass. Oct. l6.-President Tafts
vacation viii end tomorrow. when he
viii leave Beverly for New York City.
The President VIII go back 10 his desk
at the White House in hne physical con-
dition, except for q sore foot, which he
Is Obliged 20 favor slightly. The PresI-
dents lamenass had Just disappeared
when he overtayed the injured foot on
the golf course the other day. and he
viii have 70 go easy with il during MS
three days stay New York City.
The President Notwithstanding his
golhng and strenuous gym. work this
summer. IS going back several pounds
heavier than when he arrived on the
North Shore about July l. There has
been one disappointment for the Presi-
dent in the vacation just ending. and
that. is his failure 10 Play the Myopia
golf course in less than l00 The Myopia
course IS regarded by experts as the
sportiest IN the country. and about
twenty strokes more difficult than mo
average eightean-ho.t course. The Myo-
pia course IS strewn with sand pits and
bunkers, some OF the former being three
and four feet deep. A misplsy into one
OF those pits means the ruinat0n OF a
days score. and II has been seldom that
the President got around without getting
his ball into ono Of them.
How Gardner Got Lost.
a story is told at the Myopla clubhouse
OF the disappearance Of Representative
GUssie Gardner into one Of the deep sand
pits one day when he was playing with
the President d0e or Gardner's friends
IN telling Of the incident. saws that Gard
neT entered the sand pit ar 1910 O'Clock
and emerged at Il. Up 10 this time the
President has not commented on the
truthfulness Of this version OF Gardner's
predicament. II has chimed in 100 well
with the Presidents own experiences. i
had been Mr. Tafts ambition on this Va
cation. however. at least 10 equal the
score Of sS. which he made last summer
The nearest he was able 20 come 70 il
this season was 100
Next 10 golnng the President has taken
the greatest pleasure from his motor
trips. He has covered several thousand
miles In motor jauuts in the course OF
the summer and there has been scarcely
a day since his arrival here that has not
seen him taking an evening run with
Mrs. TAFT and other members Of his fam
lily over the fine roads in this neighbor-
hood.
VIII Attend Theater.
The President will leave Beverly to-
morrow morning and viii arrive in New
York City early in the evening He will
be guest at the home of his brother.
Henry W Taft, during his stay in the
city. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft
Will accompany the President on the trip
tomorrow The TaftS viii attend some
theater in New York tomorrow evening.
The President. with Mrs Taft, attended
the Unitarian Church here this morning.
and the President spoke briefly. on the
Unitarian Church the President said:
I do not know how YOU feel about il. /
but I feel that we Of the Unitarian
church have an Advantage over most other
churches in the excellence Of the sermons
that We hear, and those Of us who have
enjoyed hearing the eloquent preachers /
Of our church may well rejoice"
The President said good-by 10 several
members Of the congregation after the I
service
President Taft hasn't decided definitely /.
upon a summer home for next year. but I.
he Will select one on the North Shore /
probably not far from the house that he I.
has occupied for two summers on Bur 4
CESS Point.
A published report that complaint has .
been made 10 President Taft against .
Fred. F. Greiner. postmaster of Buffalo. 4
for pernicious political activity, was au-
denied here to-day Greiner
was one Of Roosevelt's Iieutenants in the .
Saratoga fight.