Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
New Secretary Is Appointed.

May - President Taft announced the
selection of Fred Carpenter, for many
! years his private secretary, as minister
to Morocco. and then began to look
around for a successor, his choice
! finally eliminating in the selection of
! Charles ID. Norton, his present secre-
| tary.
| President Taft spent May so, Me-
mortal day, in New York. reviewing the
parade of civil war veterans. June =
the President left Washington on an
Bryn Mawr, where his daughter. Miss
Helen. was graduating. On this trip
he spoke at Trinity College. Ohio
Northern University. at Ada. Ohio; at
the unwilling of Clusters statue at
Monroe. Mich, and at Jackson. Mich
Returning from that trip. he began a
| number of conferences as to the rail-
road rate bill and other legislation
June IL the President was again in
Ohio, going for one day to Marietta, to
| take part in the commencement eXer-
| cises at Marietta College. June Is the
President attended the commencement
exercises at st. Thomas College, Villa
Nova, Pa.
| June y the President signed the bill ad-
uniting Arizona and New Mexico to
statehood. June % he signed the river
, and harbor bill under protest.
| Right after the adjournment of Con-
gress the President left for his summer
! home at Beverly, arriving there June %
| workman who had been accidentally run
over by an automobile in which his son,
! Robert Taft. was riding and had been
confined in a hospital
| President Taft and eXPresident Roose-
welt met for the first time in more than
| a year at Beverly June 80. Col. Roosevelt
going there for brief call. The Presi-
| dent worked hard at Beverly all summer.
,ltt,o 1,nY nnly n a
played golf and kept in good physical
/ trim. July 1S he went for a. ten-day
cruise on the Mayflower, stopping at vari-
| Gus Maine points. speaking at Bangor,
Insurgents Get Patronage.
| There were numerous. political confer
erces at Beverly during the last part of
the Summer. and Septe mber II there was
given out an important letter announcing
recognition of insurgent senator's In pat
| ronage matters. The President left Bever-
| ~ for Cincinnati September IS, but on
his way stopped at New Haven to attend
| the Yale Corporation meeting. September
| - he had another conference with Col.
Roosevelt. this. conference setting all
the politicians agog, Mr.. Roosevelt being
to help in the New York political fight.
The President refused to discuss the mat
ter September ~ Mr.. Taft spoke in Gin
cinnati on the occasion of the opening of
! the Ohio river dam, denouncing the pork
barrel as applied to river and harbor
| improvements. Spending several days in
Cincinnati. the President left for Wash
ingtCn September ~. arriving here the
next day. For week he held special
cabinet meetings and conferences. obtain
ing from his cabinet officers g. thorough
knowledge of the situation in the vari
Gus departments. October 1 he returned
to Beverly, but the 18th Of the month
again left for Washington. stopping in
New York to confer with republican lead
ers and to visit Ellis Island
President Visits Commercial Club.
October % President Taft was guest
of the Commercial Club of Washington,
receiving the members. Pauline Wayne,
the fine cow given the President by SEN
ator Isaac Stephenson, arrived November
g. A male calf was born in the White
House stables November 8.
President Taft voted in Cincinnati No
vember 8, returning to Washington that
night. He learned of republican disaster
on reaching Pittsburg. before midnight.
November o. after getting back to Wash
ington and doing days work in the
executive Offices. the President left for
Charleston. sailing from there Novem-
Der 10 on the battleship Tennessee for an