The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20
PLANS FOR TAFT DAY
ARE ALL TO THE GOOD

Arrangements lOl TIC iSSSplioh VI
President William II. Taft in Man
kato ON Tuesday next are about
completed. But little remains to be
done to polish off the program that
will be carried out on October "a.
The heads Of the several sub-com-
mittees held meeting late yesterday
afternoon and discussed the details
of the reception. Reports were re-
ceived from committee chairmen and
when the conference concluded it
was agreed that the plans for the
day on which the chief executive
will remain here for several hours
were all to the good.
Judge Cray Will Preside.
Former Judge Lorin Cray will pre-
side at the meeting which is to be
held near the court house square on
Fourth street He will introduce the
president to the audience. In all prob
ability Governor A. o. Eberhart
will welcome the president to the
state. These will be the only
speeches that will be delivered. 1t
is expected that President Taft will
talk for an hour and quarter.
Immediately following this meet
ing the president and his party and
the governor and his associates will
be taken to the Elks' club room
where lunch will be served. Those
who hold tickets will also sit in at
this function. There are thirty tickets
yet to be disposed of.
Street Cars viii Stop.
Providing the weather is fine, the
auto ride about the city promises to
be one of the pleasant features OF
the presidents visit here. The cleo
trio cars will remain Off the streets
during this drive, an agreement to
this effect having been reached be-
tween the committee and the electric
railway management. John II. Hob
mann will have charge of the parade
formation. l
1t was decided by the committee
to have stand erected on Fourth
street large enough to accommodate
both the presidents and governors
parties and the honorary guests.
Special accommodations for the news
paper men will be provided and the
tables will be roped off and the re-
porters will not be interferred with
by the immense crowd that is sure
to surge about the speakers stand.
viii Meet the Party.
Unless this part of the program
is changed, President Crandall of
the Commercial club will so to Sha-
kopee and there meet President
Taft. and his party and return with
them on the special train to Man
kato. This course will be pursued
for the. purpose of learning from
Secretary Charles Hilles if there
are any particular requests OF the
president that need to be carried
out during his stay in Mankato.
A member of the reception COM
mittee will ride in each auto in
order to extend cOurtesies to the
distinguished visitors. Each auto will
be numbered and Immediately upon
the arrival of the presidents spe-
cial, the members will he assigned
to the cars in which they will ride
about the city. The auto that fol
lows the presidents car will be
occupied by secret service men. +
Decorating the City.
The st. Paul Decorating company
has already begun operations in Man
kato for Taft day. The Leader store
is the first to begin by getting up
large number of flags and bunting,
put up in artistic folds on the build
ing on Front street. This is sam
pie of the work done by this firm,
aud is put up early SO that the mer-
chants can see for themselves what
such decorations will cost. This
same firm had charge of the decora-
itons during the county fair here last
September.
Governors Party Increased.
Secretary Il. r. Hunt of the Com
mercial club Is in receipt of a let
ter from Ralp Wheelock, secretary
to the governor. in which it is stat
ed that the governors party has
been Increased from seven to eleven.
Four representatives of the Young
Mems Republican club of MinneapO-
lis have been added to the COVER
Ior's list. They are Earl d. Luce,
president; Hal Paris, secretary; Guy
B. Howard and Frank E. Reed.
Advance Agent in Cities.
Lucien E. Wheeler, the advance
representative Of the president, has
spent couple of days in st. Paul
and Minneapolis and he has given
his approval of the plans for the
presidents reception in those cities.
It is expected that Mr.. Wheeler will
come to Mankato and interview those
who have charge Of the reception ar
Tangements here. That he will o. X.
the plans there is no reason to
doubt.
The Auto Rehearsal.
The rehearsal OF the automobile
parade which will drive through the
principal streets Of Mankato next
Tuesday when President Taft visits
this city, was held last night. Thir-
teen automobiles were present and
the parade started at five o'clock at