Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-17
LEAVING WHITE HOUSE FOR STA
TIoN TO BEGIN WESTERN TRIP
AUTO BARELY MISSES PEpEs-
TRAN AND A TROLLEY CAR.
CHICAGO PLANS a
ROUSING WELCOME
ST. PATRIcK's DAY VISIT OF Ex.
EcUTIvE WILL BE MADE ME-
MORALE EVENT; sTREETa
LINE OF WAVING FLAGS.

Washington, March 16.-Prestdent
Taft left here at 9:1O o'clock this
morning for Chicago over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. He is due there at s
o'clock Thursday morning. From Chi
cage the president will Swing around
the circle" to Rochester. Albany, New
York, New Haven and Providence and
will not be in Washington until March
%.
Shortly after leaving the White
house on his way to the station the
president had an extremely exciting
moment. The big White house auto
mobile bearing him and his aide, Cap
tain Butt, narrowly escaped running
down woman. The car, running at
good speed was crossing Fourteenth
street, when woman darted In front
OF the machine. Instantly the chauf.
feur applied the brakes, bringing the
machine to sudden stop. The prest
dent, seeing the impending accident
was on his feet in an instant and
shouted warning. The car then con.
tinued on It's way and narrowly miss
ed hitting a trolley car. The presi
dent was gratif lied that there WIS I'd
serious consequences.
The Plans In Chicago.
Chicago, March 16.-D Details for one
Of the most elaborate receptions ever
given to chief executive OF the nation
were worked out yesterday by the
Irish Fellowship club along the lines
Of program which President Taft has
accepted. The sense of q typical
American welcome, yet savoring oi
warm hearted Irish fellowship will
be with the president from the time
he steps from his train tomorrow
morning until he leaves, amid blaze
OF green fire, fifteen hours later
The mayor yesterday issued proc.
lamation asking that every block Of
the route from Thirty third street to
the Hotel La Sale be appropriate dec
Grated. Michigan and Jackson boule-
wards will be verltable canyons walled
on either side by hills OF the red. white
and blue.
The 100000 school children. whose
waving flags and national hymns
greeted the president as he entered
Chicago on his last visit, will be miss
ing. The efforts of julius r. Smietanka
and other members OF the board OF ed
ucation to have the school children
given q holiday tomorrow have failed
Superintendent Ella F1agg Young and
President Alfred r. Urion Of the board
refused to grant the holiday.
Irish Dishes are Eliminated.
An American dinner will be served
by the Irish Fellowship club at noon. at
which President Taft will be the guest
of honor and principal speaker. Chair
man James OShaughnessy OF the BAN
quet committee announced that after
several ballots his committee had de-
cided to eliminate several typical Irish
dishes from the menu.
President Michael J. Faherty of the
Irish Fellowship club will act as toast
master at the banquet to be given at
the Hotel La Sale at 8 o'clock. Presi
dent Taft Will sit at the right OF the
toastmaster and the Rt. Rev. Peter ].
Muldoon. Bishop Of Rockford, who will
pronounce the invocation, Will sit at
the left.
TO the right OF the president at the
speakers table will be seated, In the
order named, the following:
Attorney Elbridge Hancey, as d.
rector general OF the days festivities.
United States Senator William Lori
mer.
General Frederick Dent Grant.
Attorney Alexander Sullivan rnem-
ber Of the speakers COMMITTEES Of the
club.
Congressman Martin B. Madden.
Attorney John Power OF Escanaba,
Mich, one Ct the speakers.
THE Very Rev. John Cavanagh, prcs-
f6ent OF Notre Dame universt:y.
Captain Archibald M. Butt.
Philip J .McKenna. member Of the
speakers' committee Of the club.
Congressman William J. Moxley.
The Rev. Maurice J. Dorney.
Those seated to the left of tha
toastmaster and following Bishop
Muldoon will be:
Governor Deneen.
Edward Hines. chairman of the gem
eral committee arranging the days
festivities.
Professor J. C. Monaghan Of
Brooklyn. N. Y, one Of the speakers.
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby.
John A. McGarry, former president
Of the Irish Fellowship club and mem-
Der of the speakers committee.
School Of instruction.
Des Moines, March 16.--(Special)
The United States Army Department
of Missouri will have a school OF In.
struction for officers Of the national
guard of this state some time during