The Detroit times., 1911-06-19
BRIGHT DAY USHERs
IN TAFT JUBILEE
More Than 5000 Persons Will At,
tend Outdoor Reception Which
Marks 25th Wedding Anniversary.

WASHINGTON, June ls.-"Out--
back tomorrow morning; II you want
to know why, come around tonight
w. II. T."
This sign might have been hung up
on the door OF the executive ONCE to-
day. The "old man." as the clerks
call him behind his back. clipped rs
ears on his age when a bright June
sun shone through the white house
windows this morning. He gave him
self over to celebrating the silver an
niyersary OF the day when he led
Miss Helen Heron to the altar.
Business occupied none OF Presi-
dent Taft's time today. The Cincin-
natl Commerciai club arrived early
on a special train and took the presi-
dent out to the Chevy Chase club
where they entertained him at lunch.
The rest OF the afternoon had haen
already set aside for meeting friends.
The prospect for clear skies promis-
ed that over 5000 persons would at
tend the outdoor reception. The
president and Mrs. Taft will receive
their guests on a canopied platform
erected In the garden. Miss Helen
Taft will take her mothers place In
the receiving line early in the eve
ming, as II is feared the occasion
would prove too great strain on
Mrs. Taft.
The white house grounds have been
transformed into a fairyland OF light
and beauty beyond anything ever
seen In Washington. The trees will
glow with electric lights, while color
ed rays will play upon the fountain In
the center of the grounds, and the
white house will be outlined in light.
The feature of the illumination will
be a great waving American hag, con-
structed of electric bulbs. Two Dands
will provide concert and dance music.
The day began for the Taft family
with the reading Of great number
Of congratulatory messages.
Czar Nicholas, at the close OF q
series of royal entertainments to
American battleship squadron cabled
the following message:
"On the day OF the departure OF
the American squadron ! express to
you the great pleasure had In this
visit to our shore / also convey to
you my cordial congratulations for to-
morrow's silver wedding"
Mehmed w., Of Turkey. and many
other rulers sent congratulations.
Regrets were received from former
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Guests at the reception tonight will
have opportunity to view the beauti-
full collection of silver presents.
No complete list of gifts will be
given out, II was said. Among those
known TO have been received arc an
antique silver bowl, from the Rcose-
velts: a tea service from the United
States senate; three dozen silver
plates, monogrammed, from the house
of representatives; great fern dish
from the class OF Yale rs: platter
from the Psi Upsilon fraternity; two
Grecian ewers from the Taft Philip
pine party; a ioving cup from the
Cincinnati Commercial club and
scores of others.
Handsome gifts were sent by each
of the cabinet officers and their
wives, by Vice-President and Mrs.
Sherman, and numerous groups of
army and navy officers and their
wives.
The manuscript of a ''Silve, we'd
ding march" was received at the
white house today from Machowet-
zky, OF New York, graduate Of the
Musical Institute at Warsaw, Russia.
He wrote that II was especially com
posed in honor OF President and Mrs.
Taft.
Monsignor Falconio. Papal Legate
at Washington, called at the White
House today and conveyed TO Presi-
dent Taft the congratulations OF Pope
Plus on the silver wedding anniver'
sary