New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
from The Tribune Bureau


yr,sh;ro,op r,oc 15-Thc President anu
H,rs Taf, entertained the members OF the
Cabinet at dinner tonight. The guests III
cluded the yice-Presideut and MIS- She'-
man the Secretary of State, the SecreteIy
of the Treasury and Mrs. MscFeagn- the
Attorney General and Mrs WickersnAfn'
the Postmaster General, Mrs Meyer 'he
Secretary of the Interior and MIS- BAL
Iinger, the Secretary of Agriculture tie
Secretary Of Commerce and LABOR ana
Mrs. Nage1. the Secretary TO the Presldehe
and Mrs Norton, Senator Kean. senator
and Mrs Dick Senator Burton, the Gov
ernor of Delaware, the Governor OF New
Jersev. the Governor of Virginia and MIS-
Mann. the Governor of Illinois and Mrs-
Deneen. the Governor of California, the
Chief OF Staff of tho Army and Mrs Wood
the Assistant Secretary OF the treasury
and Mrs Hilles. the Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
I. Stimson, Mr.. and Mrs II. Evan VIII
Jams Miss Kean. Mr.. and MIS- T. a
Soldering, Miss Fife Giilett, MISS Ethei
C,ilIett Miss L. A Cutler. Miss rant
Charles H. Clark, Colonel and Mrs. spencer
Cosby, Lieutenant Commander Leish e
Palmer and Captain Archibald W Butt Ihe
table decorations were pink roses ana
maidenhair ferns A musical followed the
dinner, with H. Evan Williams, tenor. and
Mrs. T. A. Soldering, soprano. assisted by
Mrs. Katharine Bruot at the piano
The President and the Secretary of War
Senator Root and Representative Hull held
a conference this morning on the return
from the House Of the reply to the Nc
Lacillan resolution. II was decided t1at
Secretary Dickinson should sent to Con-
gress a letter explaining the necessity or
withholding the full report.
The Secretary of State, with Andrew
Carnegie. talked to the President about
the contribution of approximately sio,eeloo0
for the abolition of war.
Senator Hale fled with the President
petition from Mrs. Charles w Morse. wife
of the convicted banker, asking a pardon
for her husband. The petition was re-
ferred to the Attorney General
Representative-eIect Powers. OF Ken
lucky, urged the President to hold up ali
appointments to offices in the nth Ken
lucky District until after March 4. when
he succeeds Representative Edwards I'm
Congress.
Wade Ellis to-day declined the offer of
President Taft of the vacancy on the Gus
toms Court caused by the appointment of
Judge hunt 10 the tlOInIiltTcS COutl-
Representative-elect Parran. of Mary
land. recommended the appointment OF
John K. Gladden. as Collector of Customs
at Annapolis.
The Commissioners for the District of
Columbia presented written statement
prepared at the Presidents request on the
cost Of cleaning the streets OF the capital
of snow and ice.
Or. A. S. Knapp, Bradford Knapp and
Professor o. B. Martin, of the Department
OF Agriculture, introduced to the Presi-
dent the eleven Southern boys who won
the departments prizes for large Yields of
corn.
Senators Dick and Burton discussed Ohio
appointments.
The President has received a box OF
homemade jeIlfes from Aunt Della" Tor
rey. of NIilIbury, Mass. y number of
Christmas packages, boxes, etc, have al
ready been received at the White House.
Among the White House callers were
Senators Warner. Bradley, Young. William
Alden Smith. Perkins, Painter and Burkett.
Representatives Cline, Gaines. Austin. Ben
nett, Ferris, Rowland, Graft, Ansberry,
Young and Duey, Rear Admirals Remey
and Ray, Carmi Thompson, who has been
recommended for Assistant Secretary of
the Interior; the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Chief Justice White, Director
Roberts. Judge Morrow. Judge Van OrsdelI,
Judge Wright, George Fl. Moses, American
Minister to Greece and Montenegro; George
Otis Smith. of the Geological Survey; John
W. Mason, Of West Virginia; Father VIM
tiers and Father Van DusJeu.