The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-18
TAFT FAMILY AND
GUESTS AWAITING
B|GFETE TOMORROW
White House to Be a Mass
h of Light for Silver
Wedding.
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box of the outdoors the use of the
hyperbolic and Of extravaganza express
sions is permissible. He said that If the
serpons had been preached within doors
instead of on the mountains, with no
coverings but the sky, many of the
figures of speech could not have been
used.
The Rev. Mr.. Pierce said that many
people, because they have not read the
Bible, believe it teaches only an i'm
possible morality" He said that II they
were to find the Bible without knowing
what they had discovered they would
find a book of nature.
Religion is a natural part OF our
life," said teh pastor. Alteration and
aspiration are the essential things. Man
IS a worshipping animal He cannot
help it"
The Executive Mansion and the White
House grounds will be Illuminated as
never before for tomorrow nights fete
For a week electricians have been at
work on this feature of the party
Wires have been strung. showing the
lines of the historic old house in hre.
Thousands of bulbs will glow when the
current is switched on tomorrow even
ing.
Clusters of Globes on Trees.
But this is not all. The trees themselves
will be lighted with clusters Of globes.
These will pour a food of light over
the lawns, and the thousands of guests
of the President and Mrs. Taft From
the State, War and Navy building
searchlights throwing colored rays will
play upon the fountains in the White
House lot
In fact, the electrical display will be
the most beautiful Washington has
ever seen. Certainly 1t will surpaSs
anything ever planned for White
House social function. The President
himself has told friends that a man
never has but one silver wedding cele-
bration in a lifetime and that he pro-
poses that this one shall be all that he
can make t. That is why he has made
the elaborate plans for the pleasure OF
his guests.
Preliminaries Concluded.
AS in the case of the electrical
work, other preliminaries were con-
cluded yesterday. The canopied re-
ceiving stand on the south lawn was
finished and the bandstand near by.
The last sprig of uneven grass was
mown and the last wayward branch
Of the trees was trimmed.
Only the floral work on the interior
of the mansion is yet to be doae.
Most of the flowers which will go
not be banked in corner or elevated
in vases until late tomorrow after
noon. They will therefore be fresh
when the long line of people begins
to pour through the hospitable gates
of the White House.
Costly Collection of Silver.
The presents which have been sent to
the President and Mrs. Taft, form the
most splendid collection of silver Wash
ington has ever seen. They are banked
in the Red Room OF the White House,
and the pile grows higher and higher
every hour. Some of these gifts have
come from foreign countries, but the
great majority of them were given by
friends in Washington.
Those presents which were sent by
organizations. are particularly hand
some. The tea set presented by the
United States Senate, the three dozen
silver plates from the House of Repre-
sentatiVeS and the silver service from
the United States Supreme Court, are
the first gifts ever made by these bodies
10 an Individual be he President or
private citizen.
Cincinnati Clubs Gift.
From Cincinnati, the home of the
Tafts, have come numerous gifts. The
Commercial Club of that city, which is
coming in a body 10 attend the celeb-a
ton, has sent a gorgeous collection of
silver. The people of Maryland have
presented the President with q silver
punch bowl. tray, and ladle, while many
ether organizations have remembered
the distinguished couple with gifts. The
members of the cabinet sent individual
presents, as have many others in Wash
linton intimately associated with the
Taft Administration
All the presents will be displayed for
the guests OF the White House tomor-
row night. They will be on view in
the mansion, and can be seen any time
during the entire reception.
The program for the celebration will
begin tomorrow at noon, when the Pres
ident is entertained at the Chevy Chase
Club by the Commercial Club of Gin
cinnati, composed of old-time friends of
the Tafts.
This party will reach the city early
tomorrow morning on special train
from Cincinnati, and will be hosts to
the Executive at luncheon.
The invitation list for tomorrow's Gel
ebration is interesting. 1t includes in
all nearly 5000 people, some of them
from the Pacific coast. First of all, the
President invited all the surviving men,
bers of the families of former Presi-
dents of the United States. beginnl~ OF
with Robert T. Lincoln. son of Presi-
dent Lincoln.
Yale Men Invited.
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Taft invited the
class of Yale rs, of which the Presi-
dent is a member and the members of
the Skull and Cross Bones Society of
Yale The members of the Cabinet, of
course, with their families were in
vited, and all the members of Con-
gress and the Congressional press gal
leries. Other officials under the Taft
Administration were included.
Prominent clergymen from all parts Of
the United States were included in the
invitation list, the Republican national
committeeman from all the States,
members Of the Federal judiciary and
hundreds of personal friends Of the
President scattered in every State in
the Union were hidden to come.
These thousands of guests will begin
arriving at the White House by y
O'Clock tomorrow night. AS suggested
before, If the weather is favorable all
will be received first on the west lawn.
After they have greeted the President
and Mrs. Taft they will be served a
buffet luncheon, also on the lawn and
in the East room.
The Engineer Band will play in the
Mansion for the dancers and the
Marine Band will play on the lawn.
The Sangerbund of this city will sing
during the evening.