Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-12
TOMORROW EVENING.

Newark is in gala dress today for the
visit of President Taft tomorrow eve
ming for the ceremonial celebration of
the Tall Cedars tonight and for the
annual road horse parade tomorrow
afternoon.
American flags are streaming to the
breeze from a hundred staid stone
buildings; windows and blank stretches
of brick wall are disappearing under
bunting and streamers. 1t will be a
great weeks end. Thousands will flock
to the city's centre to see the events
President Taft will arrive in his
special car in company with United
States Senator Frank o. Briggs at 5:32
D. m. tomorrow at the Pennsylvania
station. He will be greeted by former
Governor Murphy, who will take the
President to his home. 1927 Broad
street, where a reception will be ten
dered the President and the members
of st. Johns Lodge anniversary COM
mittee. The committee will accompany
the President in automobiles.
After the brief reception the pro-
cession Of automobiles will turn up
Broad street, to Market street, thence
to Kruger Auditorium, where the
ceremonies will begin at $50.
A detail of the First Troop, N. G. N.
j., comprising ninety men. under the
command of Captain William A. Bry-
ant, will act as a guard of honor.
Every seat at the banquet tables and
in the gallery have already been sold,
while not a few have tried unsuccess-
fully to obtain ticket. The galleries
will be thrown open to women holding
tickets at o'clock.
John r. Hardin, a ST. John Lodge
member, will be the toastmaster. He
will introduce the President, who will
then make a speech. According to a
letter from the Presidents secretary,
the President has not as yet prepared
q formal speech The President will
then have to hurry away to New York,
where he is to speak before the Prison
Reform Association.
other speakers of the evening will be
Representative Samuel w Mccall, of
Massachusetts; Representative Thomas
u. Sisson, of Mississippi, and former
Congressman James D. Richardson, of
Tennessee. s-r. Richardson is head of
the Scottish Rite in the Southern juris-
diction.
Beside the speeches a high class
musical program has been arranged,
the Orpheus Club, under the direction
of Arthur Mees, assisted by Issler's
Orchestra, taking the leading part
The guests of honor at the speakers
table, announced today for the first
time, will be seated as follows:
At the centre of the table John r.
Hardin, POSTMASTER, who will preside
To his right will sit: President Taft,
Hon. Franklin Murphy, Samuel
w. Mccall Charles D. Hilles, the Pres
idents private secretary; Major Arch
ibald Butt, Most Worshipful Past
Grand Master representing the grand
master of Virginia) Joseph w Eggles-
ton, Most Worshipful Thomas J. Shy
rock. grand master of Maryland; Most
Worshipful w. Holt Apgar, past grand
master of New Jersey; Most Worship
full Alton H. Sherman, past grand mas
ter of New Jersey.
To the toastmasters left will sit:
Arthur Mudd. worshipful master of
st. Johns Lodge; Most Worshipful
Leslie A. Burritt, grand master of New
Jersey; Hon. Thomas w. Sisson. con-
gresham from Mississippi Hon.
James d. Richardson, former congress-
man and the highest Masonic digni-
tary in the Southern Jurisdiction;
Mayor Jacob Haussling; Wilson Far
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