The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-05
CITIZENS MAKE
TAF 7 WELCOME
TO SALT LAKE
Men and Women of Utah
Will Greet Nations Execu-
tive With True Western
Hospitality.
CARES OF BUSINESS
TO BE LAID ASIDE
Elaborate and Varied Pro-
grann1e Will Keep Presi-
dent Busy During His
10 Hours Here.
~ RESIDENT William Howard Taft

D FhSIDnST r arSTe V'" in 1psssi HsTsi' t1s,s Tsls
az the Hartman union station
this morning at $50 O'Clock
He will be the honored guest of city
and state for sixteen hours and Will
resume his westward Journey short
" before midnight The city will be
in festive array. Her citizens. includ
ing representative. persons from the
four corners OF the state, will he out
en- masse with vociferous acclaim, and
the machinery of daily business and
routine will be temporarily stopped,
With genuine hospitality and ringing
cheers all true citizens will give royal
aud enthusiastic welcome to the chief
executive OF the nation. The caro-
and spirit with which those in charge
of the reception and entertainment OF
the president have labored can only
result in q demonstration Of which
president aud people alike will bo
proud
Yesterday marked the final day OF
preparation among the members of the
general committee and the different
subcommittccs. Every detail has been
minutely considered and rehearsals
from the secondary 10 the important
place to insure a day without a hitch
and welcome without a mar. Public
officials have joined their utmost sup
port and even the weather man has
enlisted with the workers by forecast
ing favorable weather. Unless the un-
forescen should happen it will bc a
gala day. with Salt Lake at her best
to greet the president,
Will Make Holiday
In the desire to contribute 80 so
worthy and important cause, Mayor
John s. Bransford has issued formal
proclamation, recommending that ali
places OF business close ut | clock
in the afternoon and that so far rs
possible there be a absentment from
the usual daily pursuits. so that all
citizens may attend one ot The many
functions that constitute the elaborate
programme of entertainment. In This
proclamation today is set apart AS Salt
Lake CITY day at the state falr, where
the president will make his principal
address.
In accordance with the mayor S
proclamation, d. II. Christensen, super
intendent OF city schools, issued an
order closing the public schools today
Mt noon, This will give the school
children an opportunity of hearing tho
president speak at the fair, and also of
viewing the presidential procession AZ
it goes or returns from Fort Douglas in
the afternoon.
Governor William Sprv, Senators
Reed Smooi and Joseph Howell. Mayor
John :. Bransford and others went 10
Ogden last evening. With Mayor Will
liam Glasmann and a party of repre-
citizens they will meet tho
party on Its arrival this
in Ogden, and will make the
journey with the special train to Salt
Lake, arriving at the Hartman station
at $50 q clock this morning,
The general reception committee.
Of more than 100 leading
men of the city, the committees on
escort. finance, music and transporta
ton will assemble at the station at
= 40 clock. Mayors of cities Will be
included among those who form in line
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