Evening star., 1911-05-25
Invited to Attend Jubilee on
Field of Bull Run.
BLUE AND GRAY REUNION
Fiftieth Anniversary Of First Big
Fight in Civil War.
CAVALRY TO BE ORDERED OUT
Various Places Desire the Presence
of the Executive-Railway
Delegation Received.

President Taft today conditionaliy ac-
cepted an Invitation to participate in a
jubilee to be held by veterans of the
Union and Confederate armies on the
battlefield of Manassas. July q. the If
tieth anniversary of the frst battle OF
Bull Run.
The invitation was extended by a COM
mittee from Manassas. representative Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic and the
Confederate Veterans Association Rep
resentative Charles Carlin of Alexandria,
Va. introduced the delegation. In the
party were Lieut.. George c. Round of
the G. A. R., Capt. Westwood Hutchi-
son. j. r. Tillet, one OF Mosby's men; g.
r. Ratcliffe OF the Manassas Chamber of
Commerce and DR.. H. L. Roop president
of Eastern College.
They told the President that every sur
viving veteran has been invited to attend
this love feast of the blue and gray"
and Mr.. Taft replied that ne would be
delighted TO be present. and would make
every effort to arrange his engagements
so as to go to Bull Run.
IF I am not at Beverly July 21 ! will
go TO Manassas" promised the President.
Il can assure you that you will not be
at Beverly" iaughingly replied Repre-
sentative Carlin.
Gen. Leonard Wood promised the COM
mittee to detail two troops of cavalry
from Fort Myer to participate in the Gel
ebratfon.
Other Invitations for President.
Another Invitation that the President
may accept was received today from the
Canadian Club of New York city, which
will hold Its annual banquet at Manhat-
tan Beach the evening of June %. The
Canadians want Mr.. Taft to make a
speech on reciprocity. That same even
ing he will be at Manhattan Beach as
the guest of the New York State Bank
ers' Association.
An invitation which the President de-
clined was presented by Representative
Weeks of Massachusetts. who asked that
he attend the 2OOth anniversary ceiebra-
tion of the founding of the town OF
Needham, Mass. The celebration will
take place in September.
The people of Terre Haute, Ind. are
anxious to have the President stop there
on his western trip in September and
participate in the celebration in honor
Of the one hundredth anniversary Of the
founding of Fort Harrison, and today the
formal invitation was extended by Rep
resentative Moss. Mr.. Taft said he would
try to visit Terre Haute.
Although he received no offer of new
summer home today. the President was
told by Representative Wilson of Illinois.
VINO CHileQ Win ITleuQS, tHdt ne WOuid
assist him to find q suitable summer
White House If his services were neces-
sary.
Railway Delegation Received.
A delegation Of 200 railroad men, ac-
companied by their wives. was received
by the President in the east room this
afternoon. The visitors are from Allen
town, Pa.
Representative Finley Of South Caro-
lima introduced J. w. McIlhenny and w.
H Barron of that state to the President
this morning. They congratulated him on
his appointment yesterday Of H. A. NJ.
Smith as district judge in South Caro-
lima.
It was said at the White House this
morning that some opposition to the con-
firmation Of James D. Elliott, yesterday
named district judge for South Dakota,
Is expected to develop in the Senate.
When he was appointed United States
attorney for South Dakota, a few years
ago, Senator Kittredge Of that state op-
posed his confirmation and Mr.. Elliott
was not confirmed.
Pure food commissioners from Colorado,
Illinois. Connecticut and Kansas came to
the White House today with Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson to meet the Pres
ident. They are In Washington to confer
with officials Of the department relative
to harmonizing the federal and state
laws governing pure food and drugs. DR..
F. l. Dunlap. secretary to the food and
drug board, accompanied the commission
ers to the White House.