Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-19
Gifts and Well-WiSheS from All Parts Of Country
TO President and Mrs. Taft Who We're
Welded twenty-five Years Ago.
OUTDOOR RECEPTION
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
White House Gardens to Be Bril-
liantly Illuminated for
Event.

WASHINGTON, June 19-President
their silver wedding today. Twenty
five years ago William H. Taft married
Miss Helen Heron at her fathers
home in Cincinnati. Mr. Taft was a
,oung lawyer; Miss Heron had been. a
school teacher. Today, in the White
House, they celebrated the quarter een-
tury Of married life during which Mr..
Taft became United States judge.
commissioner of the Philippines. Sec
retary of war and President.
The celebration began this morning
with the arrival of a delegation from
the Commercial Club. of Cincinnati.
thrty-f1ve strong. The visitors reached
Washington in special train. Many
of them called at the White House
soon after arriving. but others waited
to greet the President at the luncheon
they had arranged in his honor at the
Chevy Chase Club The reception
comes tonight. If the weather Is good,
as it appeared early 1t would be, the
reception will be held on the grounds
at the rear of the White House, but II
rain interferes the President and Mrs
Taft will receive in the blue room as
at the winter receptions.
Brilliant Decorations.
Both inside and out every precaution
had been made today for the reception
Every angle and corner of the White
House has been festooned with electric
! ard caarchIiuht has baeui
mounted nearby to play upon the foun-
! tain near which the President and Mrs.
| saft will receive. Six thousand lights
have been used In preparing for the
display. Japanese lanterns will add to
the picturesqueness. One spot light
will be used to throw in relief the
| American flag that always floats over
the White House when the President
| is at home At the suggestion of Mrs.
| Taft a cluster of sllvered incandeseent
! lamps forming the figures "1SS6-19l1
was put up today on the lawn near the
point where the guests will be received. e
Fxpressmen were still busy today de-
! livcring presents a the White House.
They have come from every section OF
the country. Former President ana
Mrs. Roosevelt have sent an antique
silver bowl
beautiful Presents.
In addition to the silver service sent
by the Senate, the Vice-President and
Mrs Sherman Individually sent tail
silver vase marked with the monogranas
of the President and Mrs. Taft The
speaker of the House and Mrs Clark,
twenty five American beauty roses, one
for each year of the married life of the
recipients. The House sent three
dozen silver service plates. The Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Knox sent
massive silver vase for American
beauty roses.
From the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. MacVeagh the President and
Mrs. Taft have received a fruit platter
of silver. designed by Mrs. MacVeagh
and intended for state dinners 1t Is
oblong in shape, two feet wide and
very deep, with an inner rim of gold.
At either end is a spread eagle, with
the coat of arms of the United States.
Gifts from OmciaIs.
The gift Of the Secretary of War ana
Mrs. Stimson is a tall silver vase-and
silver tray. The Attorney-General and
Mrs. Wickersham have sent large re-
pousse silver jewel case. 1t is eonsid-
cred a rae piece of workmanship.
a handsome silver vase, inscribed with
the initials of the President and Mrs.
Taft and the date. The Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs Meyer have sent
loving cup There are gifts in silver
from all the other members of the
cabinet Charles D. Norton, former
secretary to the President and Mrs.
Norton sent silver jewel case. +
Former Speaker Cannon also sent
large bunch of American beauty roses
Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Cram, of Bangor,
Me, old camping friends of the Pres'-
dent and Mrs. Taft, sent Mrs. Taft one
of the best salmon ever caught in the
/ Penobscot river. Many other gifts,
some of great beauty, and all of much
interest, have been received by the
President and Mrs. Taft during the last
few days.
President Taft took time today.
despite the hurry and rush, to send an
autographed photograph to an old man
in the Episcopal Church Home on Long
Island who sent his congratulations
and expressed the hope that the Pres
ident and Mrs Taft might be spared
to celebrate their diamond wedding.
| Despite the clear skies and bright sun
of the forenoon, Professor Willis L.
Moore, chief of the weather bureau.
took decidedly gloomy view Of the
| outlook for the evening.
"The President has only one chance
in a hundred Of having a garden party
tonight" he declared at the White
| House. Professor Moore did not trust
his prediction to the ordinary messen-
ger, but brought it over to the Presi-
dent himself Conditions are most un-
favorable" said he. There will prob
shlv he showers this afternoon and to-