Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
WITH THE PRESIDENT.

The past year at the White House was
one of persistent, steady. hard work on
the part of President Taft and his subordi-
mates. directed toward keeping the big
wheels of government machinery con-
stanty going in the proper way and to-
ward the accomplishment of the things
that had been promised by the republican
| national convention of 1903. The Presi-
dent began early in the year to confer
with republican leaders Of House and
Senate as to the Legislative program he
had mapped out as necessary to fulflli
the promises made by his party to the
people and in line with the demands of
the country. His attention was especially
| centered upon the perfection of the inter-
state commerce laws.
So that the President might start the
New Year as pleasantly as possible. Vice
President Sherman sent him Dig DOX
of the choicest candies.
January the President sent an i'm
portant message to Congress on railroads
and trusts. Seven days later he sent
a special message on conservation. Dur
| ing this month the republican split as
between the insurgents and regulars IN
Congress began to develop with marked
| intensity, and the President did every
| thing within his power to try to bring
the factions together. continuing his eff
| forts for number of months and falling
President Taft spoke before the Re-
Lincon's birthday. The next day he
| talked on trusts and conferred with the
republican leaders of the state. February
16 the President gave a dinner to re-
with him as to the political situation in
that state The night of February II the
President attended the annual banquet
of the Department of the Potomac, G.
A. r. The President again went to New
York city February -. spending busy
day. He was at Newark, n. j.. the 23d,
making several speeches there. The
night of the 22d he talked to the Cincin-
| natl Society of New Jersey at it's banquet
held in New York
Presidential Jaunts Numerous.
March L. the President went to
Pittsburg to attend the funeral Of his
brother-in-law. w. Nick. Laughlin, who
committed suicide. March 16 the
President left Washington for Chicago
to celebrate ST. Patrick's day with the
Irish Fellowship Club Of that city
From Chicago he went to Rochester,
Albany and New Haven, Conn, attend
ing meeting Of the Yale corporation
at New Haven. On the same trip he
stopped in Providence and New York
city. making important speeches Later
in the same month the President re-
turned to New York to attend re-
union of the Yale class Of 1878. of
which he had been a member April
3 the President was in Worcester,
Mass. where he addressed a big gath
ering of trainmen. On this trip he
visited his favorite aunt, Miss Della
Torrey. at Millbury, Mass.
President Taft spoke to the B'Nai
Birth convention in this city. April Z.
April he received gift of lamb
skin apron from Masons of the Dis
trict. April he spoke at the annual
banquet of the League of Republican
State Clubs in this city. April 10 he
delivered the address of welcome at
the womans suffrage convention in
this city, and was Missed by one Of the
delegates. April 1G the President adj
dressed the Bankers Association of
the District at its annual banquet at
spent few minutes at the annual ban
quet of the Psi Epsilon fraternity. at
the Raleigh. April Is he opened the
annual convention OF the D. A. r., at
the ID. A. r. Hall April 20 W. J.
Bryan called at the White House. and
they spent some time together. w. r.
Hearst called the same day, and de-
clared that Taft was better President
than Roosevelt.
April % the President left Washing
ton on Il trip through the middle west,
but just before leaving he addressed
the American Society on International
Law at it's banquet in this city. The
President visited and spoke in Pitts
burg, Buffalo. Cincinnati and ST. Louis.
The President opened the actors fund
fair in New York May 9, and spoke
before the board of trade Of Passaic,
n. j., the same night.
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