The Washington times., 1911-04-08
PRESIDENT PLANS A
UNIQUE DINNER TO
ALL NEW SENAT ORS
Will Be First Chance to Meet
Socially Many Law
makers.

President Taft has planned to give an
unique dinner at the White House next
Saturday night. He is going to invite
all the new Senators and their wives to
be his guests.
Seldom in the history of the Govern
ment have there been so many changes
in the Senate in two years as have just
taken place. Nearly a score of old faces
have disappeared, and as many new
ones have come in.
Some of the new arrivals the Presi-
dent has known for some time. and a
few more of them he has met formally
at the Executive offices. He has not.
however, had the opportunity to meet
the new statesmen in a social way, and
has decided to give his dinner just Tor
that purpose.
Senators Who Will Attend.
Those Senators who will be present
Saturday night are: johnson of Maine.
Lippitt of Rhode Island, Mclean of
Connecticut. OGorman Of New York.
MARITIME of New Jersey, Chiffon and
Watson of West Virginia, Terrell of
Georgia, Bryan of Florida, Williams OF
Mississippi, lomerene of Ohio. Kern OF
indiana, Townsend of Michigan, Lea or
Tennessee, Reed of Missouri, Myers of
Montana, PoindeXter OF washington,
Works OF California, and Hitchcock OF
Nebraska.
An invitation VS. extended the Presi-
dent this morning by Representative
Olmstead. of Pennsylvania and w. A
Martz and H. 7. Swab, representing the
Brotherhood of Railway TralEmen, 10
attend the tenth biennial convention OF
the trainmen in Harrisburg, Pa, May
IA. The President indicted to the callers
that he would accept this invitation: he
could not be ositiye OF IT, put v OF tne
opinion now that he can take part IN
the meeting. o
DR.. w. F. Wilson, of Toronto, CANADA,
was a caller at the White House inns
morning and talked with the fIesioTIe
for half an hour about reciprocity. he
assured the President that the measure
would go through the Canadian farla-
ment He said that the government WIS
not pressing the issue, but was "LiiInS
for unlimited debate He said that WheH
it comes to a vote, however, II VIII oe
found that a large majority OF the nleih-
bers are favorable to 1t.
Conference About Reciprocity.
The President held several conferences
with members of the House today over
his reciprocity program. He called IN
Representative Bates and several others
TO see how they stood. Mr.. Bates says
that he is now in favor of the bill IN
case the Democrats do not make II q
'aTty pronosition. He said, too, that
nra cficaIlv all the Pennsylvania mem
hers of The House are for the bill. rms
indicates that Senator Penrose is now
willing that the program should go
through. ,r nod an
opportunity to join the JourneSnlSaIh J
Rarbers' Union, but he declined tell,
inc two of his visitors that he shaEeo
himself, Representative Dyer or MIS-
souri, called to introduce J. {: Shan-
aSsy organizer of the union. The IN
yitation TO become a member was eX-
tended as a pleasantly and whlle the
President is quoted as saying that ne
was glad to meet the visitor, ne coulu
NOT consistently unite with the par
hers because he was not patron ol
the business.
Two Towns Thank Taft.
The President today received tele-
gram from Maria and Fort Davis
signed by every citizen of those two
places thanking him for sending the
Ninth Cavalry to the Texas border for
patrol duty instead of to the Browns
Vile section. The telegram said you
have won the gratitude of every cit-
zen of this place by your action.
1t became known at the White
House today that Henry c. Emery
and William NJ Howard. of the tar
if board, will go to Cincinnati on the
fifteenth of this month to attend
Cinner to be given by the Commercial
Club of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mantell. the
Shakespearean actor and actress, We're
presented to the President this morn
ing by J. Stoddard Taylor.