The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
President Taft Guest Of Honor
 At Pittsburgh
Centennial Celebration of Steam Navigation on Riv- CTS of the Smoky City Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth Christens Lit tie New Orleans.
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 Pittsburgh, Oct. 31-President Taft arrived here early today and was the guest of honor at the National Safety Mine Demonstration, the Centennia. celebration of steam navigation on the Pittsburgh rivers, and later at ban quet.
 Arriving at the Shady Side station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at 5:3( a. m., the Presidential party was met by a reception committee, shortly be. fore S:30 o'clock, and escorted to wait. to Forbes Field. E
 Thousands Of school children, stu dents at the Carnegie Technical Schools, boy scouts and other persons lined the thoroughfares through which the Presidents automobile passed, and the Taft smile was just as apparent as ever
 Arriving at the baseball field. a great shout from the throats of the thousands of miners who crowded the giant grandstand greeted him.
 The President closely watched the first aid'' demonstrations, under the auspices of the Red Cross Society, ex- hibiting the use of the various life- saving devices used to rescue miners after accidents and, about noon, Pres ident Taft presented medals to the teams.
 Because of fear that some accident might mar the demonstration. only one explosion was staged. This oc- cured in a huge boilerplate cylinder placed in the far outfield. Fine coal dust was, sprinkled on shelves in the interior of the tube and in one end was fired cannon loaded with a oh nR 3,lo o1r Tx, 1;of f<.- ly afterwards, a great roar followed, which set windows and dishes in the neighborhood to vibrating and caused all but the miners in the audience to quake. Following this, a parade of nearly 10000 miners was reviewed by the President
 President Taft was then escorted to the Hotel Schenley, where he attend ed a luncheon. From there he went direct to the wharf where he spoke from the deck of the steamboat Vir- ginia, the flagship of the naval pa rade.
 Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth christened the little New Orleans, a replica of the first steamboat of the Mississippi rivers. The original New Orleans was built in 1911 by Nicholas J. Roosevelt, uncle of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
 . After a bottle of wine had been smashed over her prov, the New Or leans headed to midstream and leds a parade of about 75 river craft down the Ohio river, some distance, thence back amid a noisy salute of whistles from other river craft and mills. Both sides of the river and all bridges were lined by thousands who cheered the President and the little boat. During the parade, President Taft was aboard the, Virginia, the flagship for the occasion.
 Tonight a banquet will be given to the President, in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, by the mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce.. There the Executive will again speak.
 It had been originally planned to serve wine at this affair, but because the members of the G. A. R., who con- trol the hall, refused to allow liquor in the building, the banquet commit tee was forced to change its plans.
 The President leaves tonight for Morgantown, w. ", where he will spend tomorrow, then to Washington and later to New York, where he will review the big naval parade in the Hudson river.
 The New Orleans leaves here Thurs day morning en route down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. Many stops will be made by the little craft.