The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
Arrives at White House
to Share in SilverW ed
ding Festivities.
CAKE IS FEATURE
OF ANNIV aKSA.RY
Embedded in Frosted Mass Are
Crystal Hearts, Turtledoves
and Star-Spangled Banners,
to Say Nothing Of 4
Little Angels and
Cherubs.
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| Washington, June lT.-'.Aunt Della"
Torrey. escorted by her great-ncphew.
Robert Taft. son OF the President, ar
rived In Washington this morning to
! attend the silver wedding festivities
at the ), mite House on Monday night.
Despite her eighty-three years.
Aunt Della" did not appear tired out.
| by the journey from Millburn, Mass,
| and seemed TO enjoy the novel modern
experience OF being snapshotted as she
stepped from the train.
some one had sent wheeled chair
| Tor her, which the dear old lady.
declined with a laugh. She told. the
| reporters that the President had been
quite nervous" on his wedding morn,
Twenty-Five years ago. She solemnly
expressed the belief that her nephew
| could be renpminated and re- elecIcdt
Laughs over Mistake.
Miss Torrey wore black cashmere
gown with ,nodish hat or black
straw, trimmed with black plumes and
orna ments OF jet, which gave her quite
a Characteristic appearance Another
| old woman who happened to be II, the
Union Station at the time had been
taken for Miss Torrey. and the real
Miss Torrey laughed heartily when
enc learned OF The II. stake. u.
On arriving at the White House
| ~ by the President. Among Others
OF the TAFT families who reached
| Washington to-day were Henry w
| and Horace Taft. the Presidents
brothers. and Master Charles T. Taft
the youngest son of the President, who
| celebrated his arrival speedily by a
| fast and furious game of ball on the
back lawn OF the White House
II the weather be favorable, the re-
ceiving stand will be on the White
House lawn under canopy. There Will
| be no receiving line The 5000 guests
Will approach the President and Mrs.
TAFT and Will be presented by Major
Arehibald Butt without the formaiity
| OF passing down n long line OF Ca binet
officers, a s at the winter receptions
feature OF the anniversary is a
wedding cake SO big that each guest
VIII be given souvenir box to save
for pos,erity. and enough will be left.
for the younger folk to dream on The
cake is masterpiece, a mass of white
frostlng, circled around which are
twenty-five crystal hearts. imbedded
great cornucopia. filled with exotics
for which cherubs and angels are clam
oring. Alternating with the crystal
hearts are twenty-five siken, star
.spangled- banners and the standard of
the President. At the base are roses,
while futtering on the edge are turtle
doves. #t
Many OF the presents already have
| reached the White House. The gift
from the Senate is a massive Ave piece
tea set. with two additional pieces. a
tray and a hot water Kettle. This set
is modelled on colonial lines, after the
one used In the family of Paul Revere
The House OF Representatives is
sending magnificent silver service OF
a dozen pieces.
Mrs. Taft is a great favorite among
the women of the army circle. her pop
ulariiy dating from the time Mr.. TAFT
was the Secretary of War. The wives
OF forty generals each contributed $40
and purchased diamond studded plat
mum locket watch, attached to an or
namental diamond studded chain The
wives of the officers ranking below that
Of general will make Mrs Taft
present. Five hundred contributors is
| a modest estimate for this group.
From Philippine Pnrfy.
The members of the Philippine
party. who went with the former Sec
rotary of War, now President of the
United States have bought n handsome
silver piece.
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making individual presents. Most of
Mrs Taft's Cabinet of women will
| present gifts TO her instead of both
Mr.. Taft and herself. while the hus-
bands will do like honor to the Presi-
dent. ILL.,
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
| an elaborate silver urn for flowers.
The Governor of Virginia and Mrs
Mann have sent a, set of FIVE vases,
ranging from that intended for sin
gle flower up TO a tall graceful one
for American Beauty roses
Other presents are Il miniature paint
ing iii a handsome silver frame from
Lee Mcclung, Treasurer OF the United
States; a silver pitcher and tray en-
graved with the initials OF President
and Mrs. Staff. and a tiny gridiron
| from the members. of the Gridiron
Club; very handsome silver flower
basket from the members OF the press
| galleries in the Capitol; two silver
flames from Mrs. Francis Berger
Moran and Mrs John Nj. Hudgins, con :
tanning the pictures of President and
Mrs. Taft, and dozen silver almond
dishes from Mrs. Harley Calvin Gage
|, nj nj Mise Margoref IN ne