The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-20
RECEPTION
WAS GREAT
GALA EVENT
Tremendous Crush al CeIebTa.
ton Of the TaitS Silver
Wedding
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silver wedding celebration of the
president and Mrs. raft, the second
That has been held in the White
House came 80 an end last night
with The reception on the White
House lawn Invitations had been
sent to close to $1,000 persons, and
while the official count Of those vino
shook hands with the president was
not given out. it vas estimated at
least 5000 persons We're present,
Rulers send Greetings.
Congratulatory cablegrams came
from many Of the rulers OF the
world
British Ambassador Bryce made a
call at the White House to express
the congratulations OF the king and
queen Of England.
The emperor Of Germany cabled.
Fl beg yon to accept my sincere
congratulations on the occasion OF
your silver wedding
President Falleries of France, sent
the following:
n beg Of you to kindly present my
respectful congratulations to Mrs.
Taft and to accept my most cordial
wishes FOR your happiness.
Emperor Mulsuhito OF Japan, ca
bled.
''On the auspicious occasion oil
your excelleucy's silver wedding, i
beg to express my sincere congrat-
! uations, as well as my best wishes,
for your continued good health and
we'll being
From. King Victor Emanuel OF
italy, King Alfonso Of Spain. King
Frederick Of Denmark, KING Gustaf
4 OF Sweden, and President Arozeme-
ma OF Panama. also came congratu.
ations.
Many Dgnitaries There.
Never In the history OF the nation
! probably has such function been
| held in Washington The diplomatic
corps the United States supreme
court, the senate and the house OF
representatives the departments OF
the government, the men who are
high in political affairs Of the coun-
try, the army, the navy and every
dalk in life almost we're represented.
The cool, clear night that made a
reception in the open air possible
prevented the crush that the White
| House for days had been afraid OF an
made the reception not onl brilliant
and unusual, but delightful in every
respect, The guests would have fill
ed the White House to oyerflowing
but the White House grounds are
ample and there was no crush and
no confusion.
| Possibly $4,000 people crowded
about the iron fence that surrounds
| the grounds and looked longingly al
the electrical display, the splashing
fountain and the cay throng within
Washington seldom gets excited
about anything but last night it
showed its interest nthe annivers.
/ AIRY Of the president In unmlstakable
fashion
Presents Cost Fortune.
The reception was just as inform
@ as the president could make it,
| Those who could waited in line for
hours to shake hands bit many slip
| ped out Of the line and sugn0t the
NttNNNN wa hAs ANb tlAliS Ah4AinE Oh
the grass or wandered at win
through the lower floors of the man
sion The presents that numbered
N The hlndreds and whose money
value ran high into the thousands att
! lfacted many, while others turned to
the east room whose polished floor
echoed 70 the tread Of the dancers.
Mrs Tart surprised even those fa
mlliar with the Improvement ln
health that she has shown by Ee-
maining by the presidents side in
/ the receiving line all the evening.
She wore a gown Of white satin.
broeaded with silver flowers. with
q court train Miss Helen Taft who
was near AT hand wore gown OF
pink satin with a tunic oipink chit
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