The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
Assurance of Soft June Night
Only Thing Lacking to Com
plete White House Joy.
EVERYTHING is READY
FOR SILVER WEDDING
President Taft Receives Con.
gratulatiOns From Russian
Gar and Sultan of Turkey.

WA wAsHINGToN. June 1s.-With the ar
rival in Washington today OF Miss Helen
Taft. the plans for the silver wedding
celebration Of the president and Mrs.
Taft tomorrow assumed final form. Elec-
tricians and florists, caterers and musi-
clans. dressmakers and jewelers. have
done their part. The White house Of
flee staff has worked night and day to
put out almost four thousand invitations,
Colonel Spencer Crosby. superintendent
Catherine Letterman. Mrs. Tafts SOCIAL
secretary, have mapped out the smallest
details. and now the president and those
gathered under the White house roof
hope only that the weather man will be
as good to them as have friends through
There have been hundreds Of gifts OF
precious silver and gems for the president
and his wife, but they want Just one
more-a typical Washington June day and
a soft June night so that the reception
out under the trees of the White house
grounds may be success. The capital
but during the afternoon the sun shone
and there seemed a good prospect for
fair weather tomorrow. despite the almost
daily rainfall here last week.
Miss Helen Taft probably will go
through an ordeal tomorrow that few
young women OF her age have ever faced.
Mrs; Taft will help receive for a short
be allowed to stand the strain very long
and when she rerires, Miss Helen viii
step into the line by her fathers side.
II will not be Miss Taft's first recep-
ton. nor will It be the first time that
she has received In place OF her mother;
of numbers from all indications that was
ever held at the White house
Congratulations From Abroad.
Several teeErams coneratulatne the
president and Mrs. Taft. came to the
White House today One was from The
emperor of Russia II read as iollows:
"Peterhof. June 10. 1911.
Mr.. Taft. President of North American
United States, WASHINGTON. D. C.-The
day OF the departure Of the American
pleasure had in this visit to our shores
] also convey 10 YOU my cordial congratu-
'a'ions for tomorrow's silver hNrcT,9I W9ddIng
Another was from Mehmed V. of Tur-
KEY. Here 1t is;
"Peterhof. June IS. 1911
President Taft. Washington-on the
my since ratuations as well as the
wishes form for your happiness and
the prosperity of the United states;
Hundreds OF congratulatory letters are
coming to the White House each dav
Many are from personal friends. but
scores OF otnerS are from business and
social organizations and from individuals
unknown 10 the White House. Some are
In verse and others clothed in Biblical
language.
1t was decided today that while full
list OF the presents shall not be given |
out. the presents themselves Will be |
placed about the mansion, forming part |
of the scheme OF decoration. so that |
guests may be able TO see at least as |
many OF them as they can find in the |
crowded corridors and rooms.
Present From Yale Glass '7s.
The presidents class yale 49, has
given a solid silver fern dish twenty |
inches in diameter, marked with the ini- |
tials OF the president and Mrs Taft and |
bearing the inscription, From Yale 1873 |
The Psi Upsilon fraternity. 10 which the |
president belongs. sent a solid silver plat
Ter inscribed William II. Taft Beta 49,
%. 1911"
The Philippine party, called the Taft
ers. has given two solid silver Grcclan
swers; the officers OF the presidential
,acht. the Mayflower. a solid silver plat
.er. and the officers Of the Dolphin the
lagship OF Secretary of the Navy Meyer
solid silver center-piecc Each of the
PRESIDENTS cabinet has given a present
. From the presidents friends at Augusta
Georgia, came fine scroll design.
leavy tray. large punch bowl. and a
leaVy ladle. Wives OF army officers in
sent a handsome watch.
The reception will be held tomorrow
,ight but the Cincinnati Commercial club
VIII arrive in Washington in a special
rain TO begin the celebration bv taking
he president OUT TO lunch at the Chew
,lub.