The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
SILVER WEDDING HELD
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Social Event in Washington Is
Most Brilliant.
Great Company OF Notabies 10 En-
tertaIned by President and Mrs.
Taft-Handsome Gifts for
Happy Couple.

nj the White House was unique in the
annals of the national capital
Twenty-Five years ago William III
Taft married Miss Helen Heron at
her fathers home in Cincinnati. Mr..
Taft was young lawyer; Miss Her.
ron had been teacher The celebra
ton began in the morning with the ar.
rival OF delegation from the Com.
mercial club OF Cincinnati, $50 strong
but the big event was the White House
reception al night
the Illumination OF the White House
and grounds was the most elabor
ate ever attempted The historic struc
ture itself was outlined In streaks
OF fire. thousands OF incandescent
lamps glowed In the oaks and elms
about the executive mansion, flooding
the lawns with light. and searchlights
on the roof Of the state. war and navy
buildings threw colored beams OF
light on the playing fountain directly
In front OF the great portecochere OF
the White House
The White House conservatories
were practically cleaned out and
the interior OF the White House decor
ated with wagon loads OF cut flowers.
The shops OF Washington had been
swept clean OF Japanese lanterns that
enclosing incandescent globes, were
strung In great square around
the grounds Just inside the iron fence
that divided the guests from the
interested public Dozens OF tables
scattered here ard there among the
trees bore the bowls OF punch and
light refreshments On the lawn thel
marine band played. and In the east
room the engineers band played.
The presents which had been sent
10 the president and Mrs, Taft FORM
the most splendid collection OF silver
Washington has ever seen They we're
banked I'm the red room OF the White
House and the pile grew higher and
HIGHER every hour. Some OF these
gifts have come from foreign coun'
tries, but the great majority of them
were given by friends in WASHINGTON.
Those presents which were sent by
examinations are particularly hand
some. The tea set presented by the
United States senate. the three dozen
silver plates from the house OF rep.
rcsentativcs. and the silver service
from the United States supreme court
are the first gifts ever made by these
bodies 20 an individual be he prcsi.
cent or private citizen
From Cincinnati came numor
Gus gifts The Commercial club of
that city which came lu body
Ia attend the celebration sent a
gorecrous collection of silver The
people Of Maryland have presented a
silver punch howl. tray and ladle, while
many izatiops have remembered
tho distinguished couple with gifts.
The members of the cabinet sent In.
/ dividual presents, as have many 9th.
/ ers i'm Washington intimately associ-
! ated with the Taft administration.
The Philippine party of 1905, called
1.-THE Tafters," presented two solid sill
yer Grecian ewers twenty inches In
height. and n solid silver waiter with
| the monograms OF the president and
Mrs. Taft marked From the Tafters."
Tho washington correspondents
sent n solid silver fruit dish and the
Gridiron club solid silver pitcher
and waiter engraved with the mark OF
the dates isS6.l9li.
The army officers in Washington
who served with the president in the
| Philippines sent unique silver piece.
The celebration, began at noon
when the president was entertained at
the chevy Chase club by the CONNER
ciaI club OF Cincinnati, composed OF
old-time friends OF the Tafts.
The invitation list for the celebra-
tion was interesting. II included near
" 1000 people. some OF them from the
Pacific coast. First OF all, the presi
dent invited all the surviving members
) of the family OF former presidents OF
the United States, beginning with Rob
ert T. Lincoln. son of President Lin
coin
Then Mrs Taft invited the class oil
; tale rs, OF which the president is a
member. and the members OF the Skull
! and bones society of Yale.
/. The members OF the cabinet, d
course. with their families were invit
ed and all the members OF c5nstess ant
the congressional press galleries
} Other officials were included.
Prominent clergymen from an rart
) al the rtited States were included i
tho invita- ion list the Republican m
uonal committeeman from all tn
states. members Of the iedctal iudici
AIRY. and hundreds Of personal friend
: ecatte-ed IN every state OF the unioi
y were hidden 90 come
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puPNc Ic INDICTED