The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06

gone ahead and stopped on the sides of
| the boulevard TO view the column as
1t passed
Two large flags were raised at the
reservation entrance, representing the
state university and the United States
About three hundred yards within the
gate and close TO the street car cross.
ing In the reservation, a striking dem
onstration took place. Several hundred
students of the University of Utah, led
| oy their student body president and
veil master, had barricaded the road
As the president s automobile reached
the spot, mounted detachment of sol,
diers cleared the way, but not until the
president 8 conveyance had been
brought TO halt amid the varsity veil
and the nine rousiDg cheers of Yale, Of
which univereity the president is
Rising TO his feet in the automobile
after being introduced BY Governor
Spry. President Taft acknowledged the
compliment and spoke TO the students
a few minutes, congratulating them up
on their advantages and declaring that
from his observations he gathered that
education was one Of the first aims Of
the state of Utah.
| Utah sets an example 10 other
states by the manner in which she
spends money on educational build
ing" said the president. Education
is one Of the things which make for
better, Dobler life. Education imposes
a responsibility on those receiving ii,
In that ALWAYS thereafter those who at
Tain it should be the better citizens for
1T There is no aristocracy among col
lege men. All are equal.
| 81 noticed that you gave. nine Yale
cheers: 7 am glad thai, you know !
am Yale man. I thank you for the
courtesy
Garrison's Greeting,
AS the presidential party resumed the
| journey to the post, the students broke
into cheers. intermingled with charac-
teristic wells. led by their veil master.
AS the president entered Fort Douglas,
| he passed between two long columns
Of soldiers lined two and three deep
on either side of the main drive. The
entire garrison was out in line and pre-
| sented arms AS the entrance was made.
At the same time the presidential sa-
lutte Of tweuty-one successive shots was
fired by the cannon on the green. The
regimental band launched forth upon
the crowds cheered mstily as the presi-
dent and party stepped from the auto
mobiles and passed into the command
| ing officers headquarters. where an
informal reception was held.
The ceremonies at the post were brief
| ana CORDIAL. SI1cr SndhlNg hdhuS WIN
| Colonel Frank Jones, Major j. NJ Ar
rasmith and the ladies present, President
Taft took his stand to the right of the
entrance 10 the spacious southwest
room. whore he received the officers of
the garrison. their wives, members OF
| the party and others. Next to the presi-
| dent stood Colonel Jones. who arose
that he might participate IN the recep..
ton. Close beside Colonel Jones stood
his wife Then came Major and Mrs,
j. NJ Arrasmith, Governor William
Spry, Mayor Bransford. Senator Smoot
and others.
The reception was rendered by
Colonel and Mrs. Frank r. Jones. In
! the receiving line were the host and
/ hostess, Major Archibald Butt, Major
! and Mrs. j M. Arrasmith, Captain
McCaskcy, Miss Marion Jones, Captain
and Mrs. W. A. Cavanauch, Captain
and Mrs. Byron Conrad and others.
His Little Joke.
After the reception the president
and his party passed into the north
room Of the building, where punch was
served from bowl artist'cally set IN
an arbor of ferns and flowers Mrs.
Captain W. a. Cavanaugh. Mrs Cap
tain Conrad, Mrs, Colonel Frank Jones,
| Mrs Major Arrasmith and others
served As Mrs. Jones handed the
president his glass she offered an iu-
! formal toast TO him in behalf Of the
garrison, saving that she hoped the
soldiers would again see him under such
auspicious circumstances, and laden
still with the honor OF the nation: III"
vinug that she referred 10 the forth
| coming trip of the regiment to the
Philippines, the president said:
81 wish I could go with you
would like nothing better than to make
the trip as one among you. / am GO
ing to be relieved from duty next year,
think. so I may get the chance And
he laughed his good natured laugh.
While tho rogimental band was. play,
ing patriotic airs, the president and
party took seats in their automobiles,
which swung around "officers circle
and began the trip to the fair grounds.
The return ride was made direct along
South Temple street. The long column
was headed by mounted detachment
of soldiers, and passed out of tho post
at 1925 o'clock. AS the pilot car
reached the reservation entrance the
last of the automobiles following had
not cleared the post entrance, II was
spectacle long to be remembered to
see one car after another pass over
the brow of the hill into the valley |
below, amid a cloud of dust. and each !
an equal distance behind the other,
after the fashion of battleships on an
active cruise.
Cowds See Return.
Along South Temple line Of people
stretched on either side, increasing in
numbers as it reached the Brigham
Young monument. While the crowds
were not thick at the upper end OF
South Temple, the lines grew bigger
and bigger, stretching away into the
distance, until they became unbroken.
Flags in the hands cf hundreds of
school children were waved above,
while tiny throats cried out their
cheers Boys and girls and automobiles
closed in behind the last Of the escort,
forming an automobile parade that |
reached from the Hotel Utah back to
Ninth East street,
At Tenth East street nurses and at
taches from the HOLY Cross hospital
lined the street while patients on
crutches cheered the president. One
old woman, a cripple. stood supported
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