Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-26
BY YACHT.

All in all it appears that the Presi
dent will do much more visiting in
New England during the month or two
that he tarries at Beverly this year
than he has done during the past two
summers of his sojourn at the North
Shore resort. The first year he went
10 Beverly he had only FIVE weeks there
before he started on his Western trip.
He persistenly declined all invitations.
although they came to him from Vari-
Gus New England states by the
scores and hundreds. He said TO all
that he had come to Massachusetts
to rest and, much as he appreciated
the honor of these many invitations,
did not feel that he could accept them.
Just before he started away Tor his
trip to the West two years ago, lie
made a big speech in Boston, however.
and virtually inaugurated his tour in
that city.
The President was at Beverly for
over three months last year and he
did a little more visiting among New
England people. His trip TO Maine Is
well remembered, although 1t was tax
en- primarily for the purpose OF rest
and recreation. He made several prl-
yate visits. however. One was TO Dub
lin. n. H. where he spent weekend
with Secretary of the Treasury Mac
ycagh and where many towspeopie
were invited TO meet him and MRS.
Taft. He also went to Milford. Mass
near Hopedale. where he and Mrs
1aft were weekend guests of Gov
ami Mrs. Draper at their paiaua
home He paid flying visit TO ms
Amt Della Torrey, near Worcester
and took a number of other like trips
reward the close of his stay at BeVer'
~ tho President laid the corner ston'
az Y. NJ. c. A. building there ana vi
another occasion he eonseh.eu 70 re
view parade of Grand Army men D
Essex county.
This was quite a record Tor TN
President on his vacation. during ."t
last two months he has received
great number of invitations from sew
eral New England states. most o.
which he has declined. However, ne mas
already given partial acceptanees 81
number of invitations which snow tha'
the President will travel about Ne"
England considerably before he starts
on his Western trip. Only few weeks
ago he went TO FAN River, Mass. TO
participate In the cotton manufacture
ing celebration and on that same jour
ney he visited at Providence, r. L.
and also in Connecticut He has
promised TO go TO the country resi-
dence of Representative A. P. Gardner
at Hamilton, not far from Beverly
sometime during. August or September
and attend a gathering of Essex coun-
ty people. Although he has already
declined a dozen invitations to Boston
the President will probably appear
there on some public occasion before
he leaves the state in late September
or early October. He has also had 9
number of invitations to go to New
Hampshire but apparently none o
them has appealed particularly to hin
or was not for dates that would De
convenient.
However, he is planning to go tc
Vermont during the early autumn ant
that is one of the New England state.
that has seen but little of the Presi.
dent. He Is by no means stranger
there or 10 Vermont people but If h,
is able TO go to the Vermont fair a
White River Junction in late Septem
Der the President will have opportuni
fy 70 meet a great many people il
that very loyal Republican state.
Next year II is unlikely that III
President viii do much travelling. !
Will be the year of the elections anC
every journey ne makes. even of
minor character. win be Interpreted l.
designing folks as having polities
significance. This year. on the othe
hand, the President can go about wit
some freedom and less political stres
10 put upon his goings to and fro. Z h
PEOPLE TO- be- sure, areas glad 10. Sc
him In th3 year OF fsla assin the yea
1912 and they are not likely TO forge