New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
At THE WHITE HOUSE
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v-,sh,no,op Nav The President ~
dav told Representative Hay, chairman OF
The uouse Military Affairs Committee, mat
the bills for reforms In the military
lshment have The Endorsement OF 'ne a"
mlnlstration Mr.. Hay left INC
House much pleased, saying mar 10 ""'
gratifed to secure the approvsI on ~"
President whose experience - Secr"''iS
Of War we'll fitted him 10 pass judsme"'
on legislation affecting the army.
Lawrence Maxwell. Of Cincinnati, VINO
was appointed a member ~ u'e 'oN'"'
Commission. has Withdrawn his acceptance
because of the criticism Of his haFlhS
served as attorney for several express com
NAMES Associate Justice Hughes and a.
Lawrence Lowell president OF Harvard
University met In the PresidehtS "'''
to-day and discussed tho general scope ~
the work OF the commission Nothing 'e"-
mite will be done until Mr.. Maxwoi's place
has been filled
James W Wadsworth. jr., ControHe'
Prendergsst and x-RepresentatlVe behnt'
were among the New York callers ~ tne
white House to-day. Mr.. Bennet intro
duced delegation Of silk manufacturers
who discussed tariff legislation. MI. WadS-
worth. who was a luncheon guest az the
White House. said that while ne had not
been in close touch with the New York
situation nc thought Samuel >. koenis
would make a splendid county chairman
The President to-day declined TO take any
part in the selection OF a successor 10
LLOYD G. Grlscom as president of the New
York County Republican Committee
Senator Gallnger is in constant attend
ance in the Senate; he does not i've far
away. and he is the senior OF the active
Republican Senators said Senator warren
to-day. referring TO the most likely choice
for the next President pro tempore OF the
Senate.
Indications point 10 the President max
ing a Swing around the circle in Sep
TENDER. The President took under advise
ment an invitation presented to-day by
Senator Kenyon to spend months yaca-
ton in Iowa or Minnesota, making side
trips to the various towns in those states
The President accepted the invitation q
Representative Borland TO visit Kansas
city on September q as the guest of the
Press club of that city. II is possible
that other celebrs tons will he arranged
in that city for the same date. it being
the anniversary Of the day on which the
first railroad train entered that city.
Representative hamilton invited the
President TO stop in 81. Joseph. Mich,
either on route to or returning from chi
cago in September, end Representative
Booher asked the President to include ST.
Ii. ,,fV
Bishop James Gray Bolton invited the
President to deliver an address IN arb
traton at a meeting Of the Transatlantic
Society OF America in Philadelphia next
fall.
The President will leave Washington on
Wednesday for Baltimore TO deliver an
address at the Peace Congress, and on
Thursday will go TO Philadelphia 10 at
tend a banquet OF the Philadelphia Medi-
cal Club.
Among the White House callers were the
Vice President. the Secretary Of War. the
Secretary Of the Interior, Or. Maurice T.
Egan. American Minister TO Denmark: the
Austrian Ambassador. Representative
Houston. who asked the President to par
don James r. Feeney. a convicted bank
Ofl1cldl. IN the Atlanta penlteltdTN, KEEP
resentative Johnson. accompanied by
delegation of lawyers, who urged the ap-
pointment Of Charles p. Sanders rs fed
ersl Judge of South Carolina; Representa-
tive Campbell. Of Kansas who introduced
Princess David Kawananokoa of Honolulu
sister-in-law Of the Delegate from Hawaii
who is on her way 10 London to attend
the coronation; Senators Taylor, Shively,
Warren. Swanson Brandegee and Root:
ex-senator Carter. Representatives Guern-
sew, cortland. Hanna. Austin. Farr. An
drcws. Kahn. Rauch Calder. Cameron
MURRAY. Barchfeld. Johnson. Taylor Gard
ner. Moon. McCleary and Hughes: James
r. Sheffield, Judge Emery and Judge Mont
gomery
The President and Mrs. Taft received the
delegates 10 the Congress Of Mothers in
tho East Room this afternoon.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied a
box al the performance of the Mask and
Wig Club Of the University Of Pennsyl-
rania at the Belasco Theatre This even
ing With them were Mis- KEYS. Of Gin
cinnat. who Is n guest a the White
House: Miss Helen Taft. who returned
to-day from a visit al Senator du Points
homo, in Delaware, and Major Butt