New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
MIR. TAFT'S TRAVELS
WILL BEGIN SOON.
Has Many Engagements an
North and Middle States.
From The T-i,,,r. pr-.ar I

tf rom The Tribune Bureau
" asnihgton. Feb. That President Tart
VIII soon make another Swing around the
circle seems TO be indicated by the num-
peI OF invitations to visit the north ano
liiooie states during March which he has
ieCeiEeo- He has several engagements out
VI !" washington during the present month
ne PRESIDENT viii go to New York on
eoi udry L TO attend the dinner or the
We" York Republican Club. He will at
teiiu me annual dinner on February T.
IL Ne" York. of the Society Of the On
cinhau for New Jersey spending the
greater part of the next day at the home
OF his brother. Henry ". Taft, in New
aorh City The next evening he VIII
deliver an address, before the Board Of
Trade of Newark
The President accepted to-day. through
representative Madden. the invitation eX-
tended several days ago by delegation
representing the Irish Fellowship Club. of
Chicago. TO attend their St Patrick's Day
celebration. Four days later will find Mr..
Taft IN New Haven, at the meeting of the
Yale Corporation March % the Presi-
dent will attend the annual dinner OF the
American Peace and Arbitration League
in New York
1t is probable that the President will go
TO Rochester, having been invited by the
Rochester Chamber of Commerce to atterd
Its dinner, the date of which will, no doubt,
be arranged to suit his convenience. Gov
ernor Hughes asked the President while
in Washington recently to come TO Albany
and pay him a visit. Mr.. Taft accepted
the invitation. and il is possible he will
go to Albany from Rochester and then
proceed to New Haven
An invitation was extended about week
ago TO the President to attend the annual
dinner Of the Manufacturers Association
Of Bridgeport, Conn. on March 21 but
Mr.. Taft declined, in view of the fact that
he plans to be in New Haven on that date
The President told the delegation, how
ever. that he would be glad TO be with
them il It we're possible 70 set another
date II the President can remain away
from Washington any length of time il is
possible that this dinner engagement will
be accepted.
The Americas Club. of Pittsburg. expects
the President at its dinner on April q
General Grants birthday. Mr., Taft told
Senator Oliver and the Pittsburg delegation
that he had accepted an invitation TO visit
Cincinnati on May and would have 10
condition his acceptance on the possibility
q
vious 70 the appointed time.
Mr.. Taft also promised delegations from
Louisville indianapolis and Nashville to
visit these cities Senator Frazier was also
promised by the President TO have Chatta-
ncoga included in his itinerary, which takes
in the three cities above named. Arrange
nents will probably be made for the
President 10 make the six stops on the one
trip.
The President will be in New York on
May g. having promised TO open the fair
10 be given for the Actors Fund of Amer
lea On this occasion he promised to make
an address Serious consideration is being
given to the invitation extended by New
York delegation to review the Memorial
Day parade IN that city and to attend the
Grand Army Of the Republic meeting II
Carnegie Hall on the evening of May 20. Il
is estimated that almost ten thousand vet
Grams will be present al the meeting, and
the President has been asked TO preside
and 70 make the opening address
The President is wanted at the annual
celebration Of Brooklyn Sunday school
children in Prospect Park on June 7. but
has not yet accepted. These are only a
few Of the numerous invitations which have
been received at the White House The
President has accepted many invitations
for dinners and conventions TO be held in
Washington during the next two months.
President Taft hopes to visit Alaska this
summer, leaving Washington as soon as
possible after Congress adjourns It is pos
sible that a number of the Invitations to
visit cities for which no date has been set
will be included in the Presidents Western
trip on his way TO Alaska