New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, May 22.-The President re-
ceived Henry L. Stimson. his new secretary
of War. this morning. Mr.. Stimson was
accompanied BY Senator Root and Repre-
sentative Dwight. After paying his re-
spects Mr. Stimson was escorted by MS
New York colleagues to the War Depart
ment, where he took the oath OF Office as
Secretary OF War.
The owner OF several of the Thousahu
Islands offered TO give one to the govern
ment II it would erect building TO De
used as the summer White House. Inc
offer has been declined.
Representative Austin headed delega-
ton OF Tennesseeans. who offered !ar.
Taft the use Of $4,000 mansion at Balu
Knob, in the heart OF che Smoky Noun
tains. If he would spend his summers III
the South. The offer was taken under ad-
visement.
The regular Tuesday Cabinet meeting mas
been postponed until Wednesday. PRESIDENT
Taft. accompanied by Secretary HiiIes'
Major Butt and Senator Root, VIII leaNo
Washington early tomorrow morning io'
New York, to attend the dedlcatioh ehe'-
cises of the New York Public Library. Inc
President will be- the guest or }. W. a.
Cadwallader at dinner tomorrow evening"
and will leave at midnight for Washington.
Following conference with senator
Smith. OF South Carolina, VINO caiieu ~
discuss the judgeshp vacancy IN MS STATE,
It was announced that this appointment
and those for several other tudgeships VIII
be made public on Wednesday.
The President has promised to attend 'he
military mass on the monument erounu'
next Sunday morning. TO be celebrated oS
Cardinal Gibbons. The Rev. Father Eugene
de l.. Mcdonnell. OF this city. Will deliver
the sermon.
Oliver 8. Hawes Of Fall River. Mass
ACCOMPANIED by Senator Lodge and repre-
sentative Greene, invited the President 70
attend the cotton centennial TO be heid III
Fall River the third week in June. the
President probably will make hurried
trip from Fall River 10 Manhattan beacn,
New York City, where on June p he VIII
deliver an address to the New YORK o'a'e
bankers.
President Taft also took under ADVISE
ment an invitation presented by Judge H.
+. Burkett OF Findlay, Ohio, TO attend tiie
meeting OF the Ohio State Bar Association
AT Cedar Point. on July II. Judge Burkett
was introduced by Senator Pomerene.
The extension OF 18th street. one OF the
main thoroughfares Of Washington 10 'he
Pacific and Atlantic coasts is advocated py
Thomas G.. Norris, president of the Arizona
Good Roads Association, who talked 10 tne
President about the plan. The expense OIL
building such a turnpike would be borne py
the states through which It would run.
The President and Mrs. Taft received the
ratirinp Secretary OF War and Mrs. Dickin-
son al the White House this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson will leave Tor theN
home in Tennessee in few days.
Ellworth Abetholf. who was AWARDED
gold medal by Congress for his brave worh
I'm the Arctic relief expeditions, mas oeeh
selected by President Taft from lst o.
-birtv-eight candidates for captain COM
nandAnt OF the United States Revenue
Cutter Service His nomination was sent 10
the Senate to-day.
The President, accompanied by Secretary
Hlles and Major Butt, attended the eAeI-
cises az Arlington Cemetery this afternoon
incident 10 the unwilling Of the memorial
70 Major LEnfant. Mr.. Taft delivered
br,e, address. Among the White House
callers were the Secretary Of the Treasury
Senators Cullom, Smith Of MichiGan' Eah'-
bic. Townsend Wetmore and Briggs eA-
Senator Blaine Elkins, Representatives
Crumpacker. Campbell. OShaunnessS,
Reilly. Mclaughlin. Martin, Gardner anu
regare.. x-Representative GrosVenoF'
Ramon Aras-Feraud. jr, special amoaS-
ssdor from Panama 10 the corohatloh'
Frank s. Streeter, member OF the Boundary
Commission; William Hayward. secretary
., tho Republican National Committee, and
,,rs George F.. Pickett, widow Of General
pickett