The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-03
PRESIDENT TAFT
REACHES CITY
At gas
Everything in Readiness for Big
Banquet in Armory; Nearly 800
Tickets Issued, But Demand
Cannot Be Net.
Executive To Deliver Only One
Speech, Meeting in Wayne Gardens
Having Been Cancelled.

The committee on arrangements for
the Board OF Commerce banquet to-
President Taft, In the Light Guard
armory Friday evening, left the Michi-
gan Central depot at o'clock In the
private care of X. II. L'Hommedieu,
general manager OF the road. TO 20 20
Toledo, where II win meet the presi-
dent and accompany him to Detroit
Joseph 8. Hall, assistant general pas
|senger agent Of the Michigan Central,
went to Ada, Ohio. Friday morning 90
take charge OF the transportation from
that point The presidential special.
1t is understood, will have a clear
track to Detroit and, barring unforeseen
difficulties, should reach this city
promptly at 6:45 o'clock, as scheduled.
A score of automobiles win be In
waiting at the Michigan Central sta
tion to escort the president. members
OF his party, the escort committeemen
and newspaper representatives to the
Light Guard armory. An effort win
be made to have the banquet start
promptly at 1880. At that II is estir
mated that II win be nearly 10 o'clock
before the speeches viii be reached.
The police are well prepared to take
charge Of the immense throng that Is
expected to gather at the station and
along the line of march. Men have
been called In from every station In
the city to assist in keeping the crowd
within bounds.
The banquet In the armory promises
to be one OF the most memorable
events in the city's history. Up to
Friday noon, S6S tickets had been Is
sued by the Board of Commerce and
demands were still pouring In. How
ever, the limit had been about reached
then, and there are likely to be many
disappointments. In the list OF seat
holders are the names OF Detroit's
foremost citizens, regardless OF party.
In fact, 1t Is not a partisan affair In
any sense Of the word, but will take on
the nature OF great reception by
the business and professional men OF
Detroit to the nations chief executive.
The Republican rally scheduled for
the Wayne pavilion, Friday evening.
at which President Taft was expected
TO make brief address. following thu
banquet In the armory, has been chiled
Of. This was decided upon by the
leaders In the movement after careful
COuolueIhtlOu. Inc ulnCulIy VI uoAu-
ing a crowd together until after the
banquet was the one big stumbling
block, and 1t was also decided that
the extra engagement would be exact
ing too much from the president after
his address In the armory. The ar
rangements require that he shall be
back In his private car by midnight.
Capt. L. G. Wheeler, OF the secret
service bureau, who has been In De-
troit for the past two or three days.
has also been advised by Chief Wilkie.
Of the bureau, that the president win
have time for only one function.
The scene in the Light Guard arm
DRY Friday evening will be an impos-
ing one. White and gold are the dom
inant colors In the decoration scheme
and they are used in happy combine
ton with the stars and stripes. A
white and gold canopy conceals the
bare Orders OF the roof and from this
canopy hang festoons Of smilax, from
which In turn are suspended small
silken American flags, artisticaily
draped. The walls OF the balcony are
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