Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
THE PRESIDENTS APPEARANCE AT STATE FAIR
GROUNDS BROUGHT MANY THOUSANDS
TO DETROIT.
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVES ON TIME AND HE HAS
BUSY DAY.
After Breakfast the Presidential Party Made Side Trip
to Pontiac Arriving at the Fair
Grounds at Noon

arrived in Detroit at 655 a. IN. Mon
day. For nine and one-half hours
he was as busy man as during any
of the days on his great 15,000-mile
SWING around the circle" In that
time Detroiters and the visitors had
several excellent opportunities of
seeing him-when he left the train
and went TO breakfast, when he rode
out Woodward avenue on his way to
Pontiac; when he returned and
spoke at the state fair grounds; when
he went from the fair grounds to the
Wayne Gardens; when he visited the
revenue men at Hotel Cadillac, and
when he returned TO his train.
After the special train OF six cars
had pulled into the station, the presi-
Dental party took until 7:15 o'clock
to prepare for it's entrance TO the
city. Meanwhile the Board of Com
merce committee on arrangements,
composed of frederick Holt. chair
man; Milton A. McRae, president OF
the board; Fred NJ. Alger, Walter A.
Russell Mayor William b. Thompson,
and Secretary Lucius h. Wilson, wei
coined the party. Seven automobiles
carried the guests and the committee
to the Detroit club, passing up Third
avenue to Fort street and east on
Fort street to Cass avenue.
President Milton A. McRae had
been selected by the Board OF Com
merce committee as the man who
would ride with President Taft and
act as official host and guide
during the day. In the automobile
with these two We're Maj. A. W. Dutt
and Charles ID. Hills, the presidents
secretary; James Sloan, Jr., the one
secret service man who will never be
separated from Mr. Taft on the long
journey, was on the front seat. In
the second machine were DR.. Thomas
l.. Rhodes, the presidents physician:
r. l.. Jarvis and Joseph Murphy, OF
the secret service. and Wendell W
Mischief the presidents stenogra-
pher.
All the members OF the presiden
tial PARTY and 80 newspaper men
from Detroit and other points in the
state. were the guests of Milton A.
McRae at breakfast at the Detroit
club
During and after breakfast. Presi-
dent Taft met the newspaper men
informally and was interviewed by
them or turned interviewer himself.
At Gas o'clock the police cleared the
street and the party boarded two ID.
u. r. cars for the trip to Pontiac
Pontiac was reached at 10 o'clock
Automobiles were in waiting and the
party We're given short ride about
the city before the president gave
left Pontiac for the state fair
grounds, which was reached 40 min
utes later. A battalion OF the First
regiment. NJ. ~ G., formed a double
line from the Woodward avenue en-.
trance of the fair grounds TO the
grove. and the president rode be-
tween these ranks TO the band stand,
where he delivered his address OF the
day and formally opened the fair
Five thousand people We're able to
obtain seats in the grove. The others
had to stand
At the conclusion of the address
the members of the reception com
mittee of 100 of the Board of Com
merce were introduced to the execu-
tive by Major A. w. Butt.
And then came the real parade of
the day, the opportunity for almost
unlimited thousands at least TO get
good look at Mr.. Taft, for the entire
party rode in automobiles from the
fair grounds. down Woodward ave
nue. to jefferson and west 10 the
Wayne Gardens. About so. machines
were in line. The presidents car
and those following were filled as on
the morning ride to the Detroit club.
Then came the committee of 100,
newspaper men and others.
As the presidents car left the fair
grounds. il was surrounded by De-
troit police department automobiles
and motorcycle policemen, the latter
in their blue uniforms. On the down
town streets largely increased traffic
squad was required to keep the
streets clear, orders having been Is
sued that nobody was TO be allowed
to get off the curb on the pavement.
AT Grand Circus park the procession
was met by a battalion OF mounted
police, who led the way TO the
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