New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-29
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
trroc, Tha Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. June 28-The President ana
the British Ambassador conferred lot
more than an hour this morning on arp'-
tration.
Richard r. Watrous, secretary ot tne
American Civic Association, asked the
President to urge expedition with the reg
islat,on TO protect the waters OF Niasa'a
Falls. as the protective terms OF the Bur
ton hfII expire tomorrow. Mr.. Tart saio
he had already taken ur the matter win
Speaker Clark.
It is probable that President Tart VIII s'
TO Atlanta on October If on the 'nvita'o"
OF Senator Bacon to take part IN the UNI
yelling OF the monument erected ny ''e
citizens of Atlanta to commemoraf" t"e
establishment Of peace between the sta'e'
Senator Culom urged the President W
write to the Fine Arts Commission askins
for early action on the designs for the pro-
posed Lincoln memorial. II want 70 sec
this memorial built before 7 die SAID the
Senator, adding that 'tho commission mas
had SUFFICIENT time in which to decide
The Fine Arts Commission and the gov
eminent also came in for criticism at the
hands Of Representative Fitzgerald, VINO
said that. despite the need Of more room
BIZ the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
no definite steps had been taken to erect
a building within the appropriation au-
thortzed by Congress. They are getting
exceedingly critical about air space" said
Mr.. Fitzgerald.
The President took under Amusement III
invitation presented by Florida deiesa-
ton. introduced by Senator Bryan ana
Representative Clark. TO be present at the
onen,ne Of the Florida East Coast Rail-
road. from Jacksonville to Key West, on
January 2. 1912.
Resolutions commencing his special mes
sage to Congress urging amendment OF the
pure drugs act were received by the fresi-
dent to-day from the American Med,cai
Association, which is holding ITS annual
convention at Los Angeles.
J. Silas Harris, OF the Negro National
Education Congress, with headquarters at
Kansas City, has written tn the Preslhent
asking him to select fifty Of the most
prominent negroes in Washington as dele
gates to the annual congress IN August
The letter was shown TO the Secretary OF
the Interior, who suggested that IL ne
turned over to the District Commissioners
Mr.. Taft advised Mr. Harris Of this action.
Mrs r. Newell Jackson, a granddaugh-
ter Of President Tyler. has presented 10
the President q silhouette NJ her grand
father. which IL said 10 be splendid like
ness The silhouette which was maze
from III. in lsl by Augusta Edouart, VIII
be placed on exhibition in the White House
near the portraits of the other Presidents
Fortv tourists, who are making the trip
TO Los Angeles from Atlantic CITY os
motor. arrived in Washington this morn
ing. and this afternoon were introduced
bv Senator Penrose to President Taft The
President also received in the East Room
this afternoon one hundred members OF the
Cleveland Builders Exchange. who were
presented by Senator Burton. and tho dele
gates TO the annual convention OF the
Sigma lambda fraternity.
Among the White House callers were the
Attorney General. Secretary Fisher. Sena-
tors Crane. Briggs. Poindexter. MARITIME
and Penrose and Representatives 'oS.
Thistlewood. Howell. Howard Mcguire.
Austin. Stevens. Levy and Willis.
Miss Helen Taft went 10 New York this
morning. and will probably spend A week
there with her relatives before going to
Beverly 10 Join the members Of the family,
who 60 there AZ the end of this week