The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-20
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Be REMEMBERED
Washington Wild0yer Tait'S.
Garden Party.
MOB TnRONGS STREETS

People etand Twenty Deep Around
lron Fence Ensicsing Wh..e liouse
Grounds and Gaze r. Wonder a:
Scenes Ct Sp!endor GO Nea' aud
Yet SO Ear as Five Thous-ni In
Vted Quests Congratulate President
and Wife on Anniversary
Washington. June 20. - President
and alrs. Taft celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary, Cad 8; viii be
many a day before the natiCral cari-
tai forgots TIE Traction. Everyone.
from the most exclusive cayclwc!lcr
TO the newest member OF congress.
seems willing to admit that TIE re-.
ception was cne of the r3s; uol2le
social affairs ever held at tie White
House.
With the weather absolutely rcr
feet, the White House grounds form.
ed almost into f1irylJnd the 5000
invited guests having the best Kind
of a time and four times that many
Interested and enthusiastic spectators
standing 20 deep outside the spiEel
iron fence that surrounds the CYeeu-
tive mansion. President Ta.t as he
stood at the bead Of tie receiving
line with the first lady OF the Land
did not seem to have q care Ia The
world. He was particularly happy.
as he said repeatedly IN the course
OF the evening. that Mrs. Toft, lately
not I'm the best Of health, seemed to
have won strength for the occasion.
and was with Him every moment OF
the time that the thousands OF guests
were filing BY exchanging hardgrips
and expressing tho EoEe that they
might be spared 20 be present away
off in the future at tho Tafts' golden
wedding day
Moore Missed Guess.
Incidentally. It is not at all 'mnrob.
able that President Taft, considering
the success Of the recent" III
issue a ukasc increasing the salary
of Profes sor Willis Moore VINO
makes the governments weather.
Moore appeared at the White House
early I'm the day with q long face and
delivered the most rcssimis.ic pre-
dictions. Everybody ar the Willie
Ilouse was much worried ct the al
mospheric outlook. for the day omen
ed gray and diemal with wet blan-
ket OF fog. so Mr.. Moore ran over to
brighten things up. After ho had
talked with tho PRESIDENT he told tho
newspaper men that the president
has only one chance IN huIdrcd Of
having a garden party" Then he
elaborated TIE weather, however
Frightened up after Professor Mocrc5
visit.
To those entering the Whito House
either from the avenre sido or tao
east carriage entrance thC.c wtE little
beyond a scarchigLt plgyi. ca the
fountain in front Of tho ro,teoo,lcre
and a few clusters Of lights on the
lawn to indicate what arnil"l. tAcu
on the spacious grounds I'm t'c rcar,
Back there. though, tNc f'N'e WIS
beautiful beyond dcsefiy.-H2. Aii
around the cutter ciee Of TIC aero
OF level, short clipred grass within
the White House enclosure svrJg
Chinese lanterns OF fantastic dcs'g0,
blocks uron blocks cf them. rar0lr
elk inches arart swavlng IN O., G li-h;
breeze and casting their guoci
shapes and shadows on the lava
Within the great square Of lanterns
every tree. shrub and hush wore q
dress of oolored light.
Mr-. Taft All Smiles.
For two hours the president stood
in line. shaking hands. Mrl Tai
stood up h"Side tho pres.deG. trrl7G
The first tlrec.quarters Of an hca~
end then, at bis earnest solicitation
sat DOWN beside him. But she a.
rot seem fatisued in the lel-t, con
tinuing TO shake hands with c-,.
well-wishing guest and having n wei
coming smile fer everyone.
ThrouGhout tho formal Fart cf thC
reception tho Marine band played anC
the Engineers hand PLAYED also. Th'
music was practically continuous
Major Archibald Butt, T. O PRESIDENT
AID. who introduced the swiftly pass
ing thousands to the president ant
Mre. Taft, had hard time making
lis voice heard
After the last guests passed unde
lhe canopy. President and Mrs Taf.
after walking around tho softl
shaded lawn, stopping here ard tacr
TO chat with friend or greet an &c
ouaintance, went indoors. The Eng
neers band followed them TO the cas-