New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. Dec 29-The President de-
voted a great part of to-day to conferring
with the members of the Economy and Ell
fciency Commission and working on his
economy message to Congress.
President Taft does not expect to send
In the list Of judicial nominations until
about January 10 or Is. Several Senators
and Representatives discussed these ap-
pointments with him to-day.
Delegate Andrews told the President that
messenger, bearing the certificate OF re-
turns Of the first election In New Mexico,
is on his way to Washington. IL satisnec
that New Mexico has complied with the
terms of the enabling act President Iait
will issue a proclamation admitting the new
state into the Union.
President Taft did not receive the report
OF the army board OF experts regarding the
condition of Charles w. Morse to-day.
Governor Hooper, who was luncneoh
guest at the White House, discussed the
Tennessee political situation with the Presl-
dent.
President Taft, accompanied by Secretary
Hiles, Secretary Knox and Major Butt,
will leave Washington tomorrow morning
for New York. stopping at Philadelphia 10
attend the fftieth anniversary celebration
of the Wanamaker store and to visit Inc
PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger" Senator Pen
rose will accompany the President as far as
PHILADELPHIA. Otto T. Barnard, OF New
York. will return to washington with the
President. The President will remain In
Philadelphia only two hours, proceeding 10
New York to attend the peace dinner to-
morrow night Mr.. Taft Will later spend d
short time at the dinner of the University
Club of Brooklyn returning here early on
Sunday morning.
Among the White House callers were the
Secretary Of the Interior, Senator Borah'
Representatives Gillett, Needham, Burle-
son, Cooper, Langley and Kinds, Judge Ma
than Gohf. a committee OF soclologists ana
Commissioners Judson and Johnson or the
District of Columbia.
The President and Mrs. Taft were hosts
at the White House tonight FOR numDer
Of friends Of their three children. Ihere
was a dinner of thrty-two covers, the
guests including Miss Edith Percy Morgan,
daughter of Mrs. Edith Parsons Morgan. Oh
New York. who arrived to-day freuericn
Eckstein and John Heron, Of Cincinnau'
Walter Logan and John c. Townsend, OF
New York and StanhOpe Bayne Jones, Oh
New Orleans The Christmas decorations
on the state dining room table were re-
placed by pink carnations, but otherwise
the green and red that made Christmas
Day brilliant were left in place A dance
followed the dinner, at which nearly TWO
hundred of the younger set made merry
The East Room was hung with holly, cedar
and red ponsettia and azalias, and there
the young people danced until midnight
when supper was served The President
honored a number of the guests with dances
TO the music of the Marine Band. The only
married persons present besides the Presl-
dent and Mrs Taft were Colonel and Mrs
Cosby and Lieutenant and Mrs John w.
Timmons. the two aids making the intro
ductions to Mrs. Taft, who received the
guests.
All formalty was laid aside at the White
House to-day, and Miss Taft and her broth
er Robert took party of dozen friends,
including their house guests, to Maryland
for luncheon. The Dover House, part or
the old Baltimore estate, on the Marlbor-
ough Pike. was chosen. The party includ-
ed Miss Martha Bowers, Thomas Bowers
Miss Gladys ingalls,, Miss Sophy johnston
and Miss Abby ingalls, Barnard.