Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
CONGRATULATIONS SENT
BY SCORES OF FRIENDS
Thousands Of Persons, In All Parts
Of Country, Forward Greetings,
CONGRESS TO SEND GIFTS
Senate Will Present Silver Tea Sery-
ice, While House Has Selected
Three Dozen Silver Plates.

President and Mrs. Taft will have been
married twenty-five years tomorrow. and
thousands OF persons, in all parts of the
country and abroad. are planning to ex-
press to the chief executive and the first
lady in the land their Fluctuations upon
the silver anniversary OF their wedding.
Scores Of their personal friends and
relatives will be here TO attend the re
ception which viii be given by the Presi-
dent and Mrs Taft at the White House
tomorrow night. They are coming into
WASHINGTON by almost every train. The
con, aiming congratulations upon the
happy event
Ii the silver contained in the hundreds
OF presents which are pouring in upon
President and AIrs. Taft was returned to
its natural stase and punched together
In the White House grounds there would
be a good sized silver mine In the Ma
tional Capital. Among the handsomest OF
the presents will be those sent by the
members OF the Senate and the members
OF the House. )
Silver Tea Service From Senate.
The senators had selected solid
silver tea and coffee service. containing
seven pieces. including large silver
waiter The other pieces are tea and
coffee pots, kettle. bowl. sugar bowl
| and cream pitcher Each. OF these
pieces will be marked with a monogram
| containing the initials of the Presfdens
and Mrs. Taft and the date OF their
\ It'll afxy0r
AS each senator was limited in his
coY button to $40. the present cost In
thu leighborhood Of 5000.
/ Z ne House members selected as their
y .sent three dozen silver service p.ates
| They, too. are to be marked with
| a monogram containing initials and
dates, and on the back with sem
tence recording the fact that the plates
are a gift from the members OF the
House. The plates cost about $4,000.
| 1t is said.
| Many OF the friends and guests OF
President and Mrs. Taft have taken q
1 leaf out OF the book of the members
Of the Senate, and number OF
clubs for the purpose OF giving Joint
presents to President and Mrs. Taft
have been formed. The wives of the
general officers OF the army. 1T is said,
have combined to give a handsome
personal present TO Mrs. Taft. And the
wives of many officers OF lower rank
have also formed a club to make Mrs.
/ Taft a present
OF course, handsome presents will be
sent by the members OF the cabinet
| Postmaster General Hitchcock has sent
| a large silver flower urn. The Taft
| Philippine party is also planning to
present the President and Mrs. Taft
with a token of their regard and af-
| fection.
To Entertain President.
| Tomorrow morning the Commercial Club
of Cincinnati. Ohio. Will arrive I'm Wash
ington on special trains. There will be
about 100 members in the party. Shortly
after noon the club will entertain the
President at luncheon AT the Chevy Chase
Club
The Cincinnatians will bring with them
some gorgeous silver from their own
silversmiths. Monday night the club
members will attend the lawn fete in the
| White House grounds in a body.
| The following day the club will leave
| here for Old Point Comfort. where special
| arrangements have been made by the
| Navy Department for their entertain
ment at the target practice OF Hampton
roads.
| 1t was said at the White House last
evening that scores of presents had been
| received late yesterday afternoon, but
the names of the donors will not be made
public until tomorrow morning
Announcement was made at the Execu-
| tive Mansion last evening that persons IN
vted TO the reception Will be expected TO
present their invitations in Lieu OF cards.