The Yale expositor., 1911-09-21

After the special train Of six cars
had pulled into the station, the presi-
Dental party took until 7:15 o'clock
to prepare for its entrance to the
city. Meanwhile the Board of Com
MERGE committee on arrangements,
composed Of frederick Holt, chair
man; Milton A. McRae, president of
the board Fred NJ. Alger. Walter A.
Russell, Mayor William b. Thompson,
and Secretary Lucius E. Wilson, well
coined the party. Seven automobiles
carried the guests and the committee
to the Detroit club, passing up Third
avenue to Fort street and east on
Fort street to Cass avenue.
President Milton A. McRae had
been selected by the Board OF Com
merce committee as the man who
would ride with President Taft and
act as official host and guide
during the day. In the automobile
with these two were Maj. A. w. Butt
and Charles d. Hills, the presidents
secretary; James Sloan, Jr., the one
secret service man who will never be
separated from Mr.. Taft on the long
journey, was on the front seat. In
the second machine were DR.. Thomas
l.. Rhodes, the presidents physician;
r. l.. Jarvis and Joseph Murphy, of
the secret service, and Wendell W.
Mischler, the presidents stenogra-
pher.
All the members of the presiden-
tial party and so newspaper men
from Detroit and other points in the
state, were the guests of Milton A.
McRae at breakfast at the Detroit
club.
During and after breakfast, Presi-
dent Taft met the newspaper men
inf ormally and was interviewed by
them or turned interviewer himself
At GAS o'clock the police cleared the
street and the party boarded two d.
U. r. cars for the trip to Pontiac.
Pontiac was reached at 10 o'clock
Automobiles were in waiting and the
party were given a short ride about
the city before the president gave
his address. At II o'clock the cars
left Pontiac for the state fair
grounds, which was reached 40 min
utes later. A battalion Of the First
regiment, NJ n. G., formed a double
line from the Woodward avenue en-
trance of the fair grounds TO the
grove, and the president rode be.
tween these ranks to the band stand
where he delivered his address Of the
day and formally opened the fair,
Five thousand people were able to
obtain seats in the grove. The others
had to stand.
At the conclusion OF the address
nf
mittee of 100 of the Board of Com
merce were introduced to the execu-
tive by Major A. w. Butt.
And then came the real parade of
the day, the opportunity for almost
unlimited thousands at least to get a
good look at Mr.. Taft, for the entire
party rode in automobiles from the
fair grounds, down Woodward ave-
nue. to jefferson and west to the
Wayne Gardens. About so machines
were in line. The presidents car
and those following were filled as on
the morning ride to the Detroit club.
Then came the committee of 100,
newspaper men and others.
AS the presidents car left the fair
grounds, it was surrounded by De-
troit police department automobiles
and motorcycle policemen. the latter
in their blue uniforms. On the down.
town streets a largely increased traffic
squad was required to keep the
streets clear, orders having been is
sued that nobody was 10 be allowed
to get off the curb on the pavement.
At Grand Circus park the procession
was met by a battalion of mounted
police. who led the way to the