Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-12

The Taft reception began with
struggling punches of citizens stop
ping on Commercial street where the
Taft Presidential special train was
backed down on Trade street. Early
in the morning, soon after seven, the
curious began to loiter around. All
were met on approaching the rear
Of the observation car by secret SER
vice men who pleasantly interrogat-
ed every visitor, and kept them at
safe distance. At eight the Salem
reception committee went down from
the Marion hotel to personally escort
the president from his car to the
breakfast, which was served at S:20
in the hotel dining room One of the
first to appear on the platform of the
observation car was the veteran
Portland newspaper man, Henry l..
Pittock, who had spent the night on
the train with the president. Then
came Major Butte, the chief military
attache of the president, and then
came the president, who was greeted
with applause from those assembled.
The Breakfast Table.
With a back ground of the national
COlors, and a beautiful screen of vine
maple in autumn colors, with sprays
of the wild sweet briar, or eglantine,
with a table covered with Caroline
Testout roses, and an extra fine bou-
quet from the ladies' committee, the
president sat down to the most ele-
CANT breakfast ever served in this
city, There were no drinks served
but ice water and coffee-the bracing
morning air with a slight fog for
beaker, was enough to stimulate
anyone without the traditional cock
tail On the presidents right sat
Governor West, on his left Mayor
Lachmund. Then came the other Of
ticials as published in The Capital
Journal Wednesday. Many of the
presidents party did not get to the
breakfast and Mayor Geo F. Rodgers
was absent Major Butt absented
himself as soon. as all were seated.
The breakfast was attended by "a
persons besides the president.
The Decorations.
Assisted by the local committee
who supplied the flowers, Mrs. Saw
age and her force of assistants did
handsome thing in the way they had
decorated the tables. HThere were
pink Testout roses everywhere, and
the table was inlaid with a border
very artistically arranged of white
and purple dahlias, cut this morn
ing from the grand collection at the
lair grounds, planted by the Rout-
ledge Company, of Portland, There
was a screen of palms, and great
Iardlnieres of scarlet saliva set in
rows from the entrance on CONNER
clal street to the dining room. The
snowy linen, the glistening silver and
cut glass the great pyramid of Ore
gon truits almost hiding Taft's face
and broad smile, the swift and silent
service by the trained dining room
Ioree under the direction of Major
Domo Williams, who handled the
Presidents coat and silk hat, all
made Salemites glad that they had
Sucn a fine place to receive the presi-
ueht and that the Marion hotel had
an up-to-date management who un-
uerStood perfectly what to do and
~ plONlue IOT SuCu an OCCdSlOus
Breakfast InfOrmalitieS.
The president was in his happiest
mood. He smiles that broad world
embracing smile. He told stories of
now he put it over this senator and
uat senator on reciprocity and one
,lihg and another. He told a num-
yer OF good stories, all clean, whole
soMe and to the point that kept the
,aoie in smiles and laughter. The
breakfast was served promptly and
,N,llhout a hitch, and at 900 a. m.
Nayor Lachmund arose and as toast
ulaSter in one of his characteristic
speeches introduced the president, who
.esponded with CHEEKY words of
Seeung to the people of Salem. He
salu ne had heard some big stories
sOout oregon products, and all ma
SuFe seemed determined here to out
~ an the rest of the world. He had
eu SHOWN oats that went 175 bush
Us 10 the acre. If this kept up. the
t1I llne he came he would expect
~ ~ near OF oats going 300 bushels to
"e acre. He was heartily applauded
Some Personalities.
AT $3.50 the parade left the Marion