The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-06
SUNNY SMILE HAD
To BEAM OUT
PRESIDENT SIGHTED VILLAGERS
TO VISIT CITY SUMMERERS,
BUT RECTIFIED ERROR.
By Ernest G.. Walker.


! N3t l. over. II mas TdSei al a-pi- liz
rugged coast Of Maine, where the
natives are talking about what happen
| ed and what did not happen. The
natives al PASSPORT. which is the
tarthtsr point east in the United States,
got the impression that the President
/ originally did not intend to visit them.
This stirred up feeling although it was
largely lost sight Of in the enthusiasm
of his coming and the pleasant things
he said TO them.
But here at Bar Harbor, no speech
was scheduled and no arrangements
made for the President to meet the
people Of the village. Now, while Bar
Harbor, or rather the town of Eden,
Is village. it has 1900 inhabitants,
almost as many as the city OF East
port. The summer visitors are mostly
rich and stylish and between them and
the villagers there is a wide gulf IN
social matters. The President and Mrs.
Taft accented a round of h0spltallties
from the wealthy cottagers. As this
round OF Inequalities grew. the grum-
bling began among the villagers. They
had issued a formal invitation to the
President. \ former State senator. +.
: Clark. chairman of the board OF
trade telephoned an invitation and re-
ceived no answer. The first selectman
Of the town. John I. Bunker Jr.. tele-
graphed asking the President to make
a little address and was advised that
the President did not wish to speak.
All Was Happy.
An incipient rebellion seemed in prog
ress. The President knew nothing
about it. All the matters had been
arranged by those about him and he
was simply following schedule. But
one afternoon a friend remarked 10
him that the local people were disap-
pointed because he was not going to
appear publicly where they could meet
him. He said at once that it would
be a pleasure to him to meet the towns
people and in iitfv it was all arranged
So the following day the President APP
peared upon the village green. where
great number Of people turned out
to meet him. The village had been
pIastered with hand bills. announcing
the event He made them a happy
SlFttH anu INT CIiAtHlt " az tN7NNAN ~
This also brought the balance properly
between the villagers and the cOttagers
and will conduce much to the peace of
mind between the two factions for
long time to come. The fact that the
President had spoken at PASSPORT made
il imperative that he should speak ey-
erywhere else where he appeared along
the Maine coast. It became apparent
FL would Fool li1h+a1
he did not and of course the President
was unwilling to disappoint them,
Used to President.
The people gave him a royal welcome,
wherever they were afforded the oppor-
tunity. Presidents were not strange to
the people here at the greatest fashion
resort on the New England coast. Presi-
dent Harr son came to Bar Harbor by
train and STAYED a week one summer.
Before that time President Arthur
made a visit here Cleveland. while an
ex-President. came here with some of
his intimate men friends. They still
tell story of how President Harrison
greeted a Grand Army man. He was
stopping at cottage some distance
from the wharf. \ Grand Army vet
eran by the name of Smith was one
of the many drivers of buckboards here,
the blackboard being the favorite veh-
Gle for transportation about the island
on which the village is located He
was engaged to drive a wealthy woman
and her daughter to this cottage.
81 drove down there, > said this vet
eran. telling the story during President
Taft 5 visit. "'and we pulled up in
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man standing near by and as I went
to the horses heads to hold them, ]
passed him. He eyed me closely and
noticed the button | wore in the lapel
Of my coat.
/" How are you, comrade?' said he,
extending his hand. and how are Won,
Sir?' I said. Well. as soon as I had
spoken I saw it was the President
"'The lady, who had engaged me to
drive her over to the cottage gave me
the old hoy while we We're returning.
She said it was presumptuous in me to
shake hands with President Harrison
| stood it as long as ! could and then
7 asked her what she expected me to
do, when the President spoke to me.
Did She think I was going to turn my
back on General Harrison when he
spoke and extended his hand7'
Cruised in Mayfower.
President and Mrs. Taft have had
very enjoyable cruise in the Mayfower
along the Maine coast. During most Of
the trip they had excellent weather.
The scenery along the Maine coast is
exceedingly rugged and picturesque, The
numerous islands, where there are
resorts. are thronged with summer Wis,
itors and the season is at the height
Of gaietv. In fact of the many thou
sands who lined every wharf where the
Mavfower touched, there were almost
as many summer visitors as natives.
At Eastp0rt there was an especially
impressive demonstration. It was not
Of the wild hurrah sort. for the people
in these parts are not prone TO shout
and halloa in expressing their admira-
ton But they clapped hands at every
turn Of the way and filed his carriage
with Wild flowers. The local committee
men always had a plan mapped out by
which the President was driven through
All the principal residence and CONNER
Cial streets. This gave the people very
good opportunities to see him. Thew
gathered on their lawns bearing flags
and wild flowers. A very notable Incl
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