The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29

of the Supreme Court. by high
army and navy dignitaries, by
states. by cities and by personal
friends.
Rulers of great nations All over
the world sent congratulations.
WASHINGTON Special.-With all
the world as their friend and we'll
wisher. William Howard Taft and
Helen Heron Taft last night cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their wedding
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Taft was
young Cincinnati lawyer; his wife
young girl, no different and no bet
ter known than thousands Of others
throughout the country. Today he is
at the head Of the greatest nation on
the globe, holding a position higher
and more powerful than that of any
monarch Of Europe. and his wife is
the first lady in a land Of $1,000, 900
people.
Their silver wedding, observed at
the White House, was perhaps the
most brilliant and notable social gath
ering ever held in that historic man
sion. 1t sets a period far beyond
other functions there held and estab-
fishes a standard that will long re-
main unparalleled.
Receive Out of Doors.
Under starlit sky the President
and his wife received their guests, rep
resenting every State in the Union
every class in the country and almost
every civilized nation in the world.
Recruited from all quarters of the
earth, there assent leu in the White
House grounds one of the most re-
markable social gatherings seen since
this country became a republic Non
political, non-partisan, with neither
national nor international significance.
II was a wonderful world tribute TO the
leading citizen OF the United States
and his wife, such as has not occurred
before and will be remembered long
by thousands who formed a part OF
the vast throng. The scene was fairy
Hike I'm its beauty. inspiring in it's bril-
Hancy and splendor.
Stream Starts at o p NJ
Amid weather conditions that set
forecaster the guests Of the President
and his wife flowed into the White
House grounds at o'clock. flooded
the gorgeously decorated mansion and
spread over that wonderfully illumi-
mated, rainbow-hued White House
garden, upon which the searchlights
from the Washington Monument, the
Treasury Building and the White
House itself threw a dazzling, golden
mist that softened and subdued to a
bewitching harmony the multitude OF
vari-colored electric lights glimmer-
ing from the tall trees and peeking
from the tall palms. the green shrub
berry and hedges that stud the grounds.
Star Spangled Banner, a wonderful
red. white and blue illumination which
missed no eye and formed the key
note Of the whole decorative scheme.
IL was a tremendously effective scene,
and with the bands playing inside and
out. the national anthem resounding
through the grounds and the spirit Of
5ubilation and good fellowship ami
mating the immense gathering, the
silver wedding of the President and
Mrs Taft will stand nr1f n hsSfnrN- in,
a class all it's own.
1t is estimated there were present
as guests close to 5000 persons, rep
resenting the whole country and en-
bracing more completely the great,
the near-great and the wholly incon-
spicuous than any other gathering of
its kind has ever done.
ThrOng Outside Grounds
Outside of the White House grounds
there gathered a tremendous throng of
unlimited persons who stood for hours
peering through the iron ratings at
the brilliancy within, catching
glimpses of the distinguished gath
ering in the gardens beyond and
watching the arrival of the notables
as the almost endless procession of
carriages, autOmobil and vehicles of
all descriptions VDended its way to the
mansion.
The gates were not opened until 9 |
o'clock and from that time TO II !
O'Clock there was a constant stream |
pouring through the entrances and !
spreading out through the house and
grounds.
At 9:15 o'clock. from the portico |
south of the White House, the Presi- |
dents military aide. Major A. w. But, |
with a white uniformed and gold !
braided staff, led the way down to |
the gardens. President Taft with /
Mrs. Taft on his arm, followed the |
military corps, while two secret ser
vice men walked Immediately behind |
him. Vice President and Mrs. Sher- |
man came directly after them. and |
members of the Cabinet and their |
wives completed the presidential |
party.
At the Receiving Stand.
Across a red-carpeted path the pro-
cession moved east to the Illuminated |
where the rostrum had been
erected, and here Mr.. and Mrs. Taft |
took up their station and received |
the felicitation Of their guests. The
diplomats from many nations in their
full dress uniforms were the first to
press forward to grasp the President |
and his Wife by the hand. There was
a long string of them. from practi-
cally every civilized country i'm the
world, and they had previously pre-
sented from Kings and Queens. po- |
tentateS and people whom they rep /
resent congratulations and well
wishes upon the happy occasion.
men lOllOWSu the OlnCE guests :
and Congressmen, judges
md lawyers, politicians and other | ,
public men, personal friends and po-
itical enemies-all sorts and all
finds. For hours the President and
lis wife stood and shook hands and d
responded TO the cordial fe- d
citations, the center of the splendid
Gene and its Inspiration. q
Outside the bands blared, the =
dazzled. the fountains -
layed, the incandescent bulbs glow u
]. Inside the younger guests danced m,
al f1irted and made merry. :"
Late in the evening Mrs. Taft could
and the strain no longer, and a
lair was brought in which she sat I'm
side her stalwart husband until the Oh
ID Of the reception, close to mid Sa
ght. '.B
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