The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-24

=, At the City Auditorium President
iait was greeted at 4 o'clock yester-
Gay Gay by an audience of more than 5000
conference and the Cadet Corps of the
virginia Polytechnic Institute being
assigned to special seats, while a large |
part Of the house was thrown open to
the public. Hundreds were turned
away.
The High School Chorus, banked on
the platform, sang several selections.
aha me great audience was responsive
IN IT'S applause. rising to it's feet and
continuing the cheering for several
minutes when President Taft grouped
the names of Washington, Jefferson,
henry, Marshall and Madison, partici-
pants in the natal struggles Of the re-
public, with Jefferson Davis, Robert Il,
Lee and Stonewall jackson, and de-
CARED that the time had come when a
United nation without prejudice, might
accord the proper need of praise to
american heroes of the past, whether
tlelr services mad been rendered in a
slngel cause, or whether they doomed
large as leaders in the four years
m mdnimo the nation was engaged in inter
non for thorough teaching of the
three RS" rather than general
smattering, was warmly applauded.
Determined to Go Forward.
:. The Invocation was delivered by
Blsnop Gibson, Of the Episcopal Do
'VSc VI virginia. Chairman y.
stearnes. of the Educational Confer
ence, presented Governor Mann. who
briefly presented the President. Gov
e ,lIl Mann asserted that. not satisfied
with past attainments. Virginia was
determined to carry the deeds Of the
old Commonwealth further than ever
before and to keep step in progress
with the most strenuous States OF the
American Union.
President Taft said:
The Presidents Address.
MY Fellow Citizens:
III am very glad in passing through
Washington, of having the opportunity
of meeting this distinguished company.
am always glad to stop in Richmond,
1t is city that reflects in every way
the wonderful material growth of the
South and at the same time awakens
street corner and in every public
square an intense interest by It's his
torcal associations, AT every turn
there comes the local association with
Marshall and Madison and other great
participants in the natal struggle of
the republic. as we'll as of Jefferson
Davis, Robert =, Lee, Stonewall Jack
Southern Confederacy. prolonged APP
Closely following this. thought
comes the feeling of gratitude to God
tndL we are HOW u tlllllei Hdtloil, WIN
the bitter preiudlces of the past dis
PEELED, and able all of us. to accord
the proper need of praise to the Amer
lean heroes of the past, whether their
deeds were performed and their SER
Vices rendered In those early, days
when all Americans Were Joined in a
single cause. or whether they doomed
large as leaders on either side in those
sad four years when brothers We're en-
gagged against brothers IN an inter,
necine strife.
For Primary and Industrial Education.
This, / am informed. is conven-
ton of those engaged in promoting the
cause of education In Virginia and OF
delegates from similar bodies of other
Southern States. II is an honor to
meet men and women engaged in such
Important work. More for the South
than almost any other part of the coun-
try is education the solvent Of her diff
ficulties One can hardly meaure the
extent OF improvement--soc indus
trially and morally--that must follow
the increase In the thoroughness OF