New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Iron The Tribune Bureau


Washington. March 4..-The President
issued the call for an extra session OF the
sod Congress, to convene OH April Z. for the
consideration Of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement. soon after he returned TO the
white House from the Capitol where he
went to sign the large number OF bills
passed In the closing hours Of the 6ist
Congress
Mr.. Taft was accompanied 10 the Capitol
by Secretary Norton and Captain Butt. and
on arrival was met by all The members OF
the Cabinet.
Up TO a late hour this morning several
thousand kilograms from business men
begging the Chief Executive not 10 call a
special session of Congress had been re-
ceived Following the Issue OF the cail
kilograms began reaching the White House,
but OF a congratulatory nature.
After luncheon President Taft and Sec
retary Norton went for q walk, returning
TO the executive offices about 4:20 y. m. A
meeting OF the Lincoln Memorial commis-
sion, OF which the President, ex-Speaker
Cannon, Speaker designate Clark, Repre-
sentative, Mccall and Senators Cullom,
Wetmore and Money are members, was
held In Mr. Taft's Office late this afternoon.
President Taft hopes TO get away from
Washington next Wednesday for much
needed rest Mr.. Taft will visit Chatta-
nooga, where he will be the guest OF Rep
resentative Moon From Chattanooga he
viii go to Atlanta, where hc Will deliver
an address before the Southern Commercial
Congress, and will then procGed to Augusta
1aHn tG
arrangements have been made.
Senator Beyeridge and Representative
Ellis were among the callers Of the execu-
tive offices.
Miss Helen Taft left the capital. to-day
for Philadelphia and will spend some days
visiting friends at Bryn MAwr.
There probably never was more elab-
crate dinner given in the White House, nor
one on which more though: was spent, than
that tonight given by ;he President for
his classmates at Yale OF rs. There were
plants and flowers artistically arranged In
the drawing rooms and in the state din
ing room. just az for state dinners, and
the Marine Band played a specially ar
ranged programme of college songs.
The President invited the entire class OF
'7s and the following members were pres
ent: Professor William NJ Aber. Professor
Harlan p Beach, Edward W. Blodgett DR..
Isadore y. Bloom, Herbert w Bowen,
Charles r. Briggs. Alexander J. Bruen.
George W. Burton, the Rev. Charles +.
Carter, Arthur d. Chandler. John Proctor
Clarke, Henry f.. Coe, Arthur y. Cooley,
DR.. Arthur F. Currier, the Rev. George L..
Curtis, Arthur p. Dana, Stanley W. Dex-
ter, William L. Dickson. Charles II. Dilley,
William V. Downer, Charles A. Feick, AL
bert B. Fiheld, Professor Edward w. Flagg.
Roger Foster. William W. Green, Howard
c. Hollister. Louis Hood. William II. Hunt
William X. James, Tudor jerks, DR.. Carton
r. Jewett, Ernest c. Johnson, John q. A.
Johnson. Clarence II. Kelsey, George T..
Knott, Henry W. Lamb, James NJ. Lam
berton, William II. Law, John =. McCuDe,
James r. McEwsn, Merrill Moore. Edward
J.. Morse, George 8. Palmer. John y. Peet.
James T. Pigott, Frederick Potter, Alfred
L. Ripley. Charles II. Shaw, c. Sidney
Shepard Alton H. Sherman, Dr.. Edward
Vier Smith, Edwin Whittier Smith, Clin-
ton Spencer. Charles NJ. Stone, Edmund
r. Terry the Rev Joseph A. Ticknor.
James r. Tucker, Cyrus G. Turner, A. Lee
Wager, Professor William z. Waters, 3.
Rush Wendell, Marion Wilcox. Or. ".
Wilcox, Clarence 3. Woodruff William L.
r. Wurtz (class boy). Joseph A. Hill and
non graduates. including Frederick j..
Brown, Charles d. Burrill, Edward T..
Chamberlain, Charles II. Freedman, Louis
Ie Bourgeois Winfield S. Moody, Charles
II. Morgan. DR.. George S. Morgan. James
NJ Russo Henry {. Savage, Or. Frederick
sumner Smith. George !. Smith. Edwin l..
Swift, Frank B. Tracy and Professor John
Wurts.