Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-05

ahead of its schedule and the greet
ers jumped into takes and managed
to get to the station just as the train
pulled in. Before leaving his car to
meet the officers and directors of the
chamber of commerce, who comprised
the formal reception committee, the
I president sent out word he would like
to see Governor Shafroth, Mayor
Speer and United States Mar
shall Dewey C. Bailey in his car, and
these three gentlemen were the first
to welcome President Taft to Den
yer.
| During his fifteen hours in Dem
yer the presidential life is just one
swift thing after another. 1t is a
perfect day in regard to weather. He
, will be allowed little time to take
off that smile and rest. When not
entertaining or being entertained at
some public function in his capacity
as president of the United States he
will be in private conference with
leaders of the Republican party Of
/ Colorado in his capacity as national
head of the party.
The welcome at the depot, when
the presidential train arrived, was
brief and enthusiastic, although quite
/ informal. The president was greeted
/ by the officers and directors of the
chamber of commerce which organi-
zation arranged today's program, and
after short reception he was hurried
directly to the Country club. Thou
sands gathered outside the station
and along Seventeenth street and the
president was cheered all along the
line Everywhere the American flag
and elaborate decorations abound.
Owing to his arrival ten minutes
ahead Of his schedule hundreds reach
ed the line of march after the party
had passed
Escorted by mounted police the
presidential party proceeded up Sew.
enteenth street to Broadway, to Col
fax, to Logan, to Speer boulevard, to
Fifth avenue, to Franklin street, and
to the Denver Country club. Here
Mr.. Taft's strenuous day really COM
menced and his first greetings were
of his brothers of Yale university.
They were waiting for him in front
of the club house and in his greet
ing they made noise like football
victory for the grand old blue. Back
in the dining room with the honored
guest at the head of the table it was
just brother Bill and the boys for
half of an hour with the rah rahs and
the campus songs of college days
were renewed. In addition to his well
come at the Country club by his col
lege brothers he was greeted by the
Denver organization of Boy Scouts
who assembled there and whom he
reviewed briefly. Then the president
jumped from the old days of the great
eastern university, his alma mater, to
the present days of the great west
ern university. He left Yale and it's
DhcblDcIS lol InC DChNCi
and it's work of educating and de-
veloping the youths of today. The
university auditorium was filled to its
capacity with students and invited
guests, who cheered and yelled when
the president appeared about 10
o'clock and after an address of fifteen
minutes, Mr.. Taft was on his way
again, returning to the city. He stop
ped a moment at the state home for
dependent children, made another
brief pause at the Mckinley school
on Louisiana street.
At the end of this trip, which ter
minated at the Brown-Palace hotel,
! President Taft had short period of
rest before proceeding to the Audi
torium where, at II o'clock, he ad-
dressed the Public Lands convention
for half an hour, returning to the
Brown hotel about noon where he met
a delegation from Colorado Springs.
At l o'clock this afternoon the
president was guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford Hill at luncheon at their
home on Sherman street, at big So
cial function of Mr.. Taft's visit and
the elaborate affair was attended by
a large number of men and women
prominent in society, politics and in
business of Colorado. Following the
luncheon the president was taken to
the baseball park where in the pres
ence of thousands of fellow fans he
presented loving cup to President
James McGill and an automobile to
Manager Hendries of the Denver
Cubs.
Tonight the president will be the
honored guest at grand banquet.