New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
TAFT OFF TODAY ON
7OO-M|LE AUTO TRIP
Will Address the Vermont LegIs-
Iature and Review War
Vessels in New York.
SPEAKS TO VETERANS
President, Made an Honorary
Member of Massachusetts
Regiment, Praises Hero
ism in Civil War.

From a Star Correspondent OF The TriNune.l
Beverly. Mass, Oct. 4-The President
will start early tomorrow morning on his
automobile tour of seven hundred miles,
his chief objective being MONTPELIER. w.
There. in response to a ioint resolution
passed by the Legislature. President Taft
will deliver m address to that body on
The Common Soldier in the Civil War"
The President will be accompanied by
Mrs. Taft. Miss Mabel Boardman and
Major Rhoads, his military aid.
Tomorrow the President will take
luncheon at Springfield, Mass. He will
dine and spend the night and Sunday at
Dalton as the guest of Senator Crane
The following day he will take luncheon
at Brattleboro. visit Townsend, the BIRTH
place OF his father, and be the guest over
night OF Robert T. Lincoln, the only son
OF the martyred President, at Manchester
on Tuesday the President and his party
Will make the run from Manchester TO
Montpelier. dining and spending the night
as the guest OF Governor Fletcher. That
evening the President will attend re-
cepton in the City Hall. on the follow
ing forenoon the address to the Legislat-
urc will be delivered after which the
pa-ty will make the run to Breton Woods
b. way Of St Jchnsbury. The night VIII
be s5ept AZ the Mount Washington Hotel
on Thursday. following an early start
from, BRETON Woods the President and
his party viii be the guests Of the Secre-
tarr of the Treasury and Mrs. MacNeagh
at Dobilu. =. u. stop being MADE GU
route al Kcene y. II. On FRIDAY the run
from Dublin 20 Beverly win be made ana
that afternoon the President WI, board
the Afavfower and set sail for Woods
Hole o~vos'te which is the ISLAND owned
nv the Forbes feu'Lv. where the Pres'd'n'
v,ri sc the guest over uehf Of W. cam
oror Forbes. Governor General Of the
PhNinuinss
late SUNDAY afternoon the MayHoWF
,yi, sau for New York, where The Presi-
dent vii, arrive for Tho laval review on
ibs morning of Monday, the 18th The
rp,prr from New York will be by way
OF worcester where he has a speaking
e-rq cement on october Is
The President has spent a comparative
II. 3u,et day, his only caller having been
James Bryce the British Ambassador,
who oamr 10 pay his respects The cal
wae purely social. 4 good part OF the
dav was suent by Mr. Taft in debating
letters anl clearing Zip his correspond
enco This afternoon he motored over 10
Salon
All salem the President dedicated me-
mortal tahlet 10 the lst Reg ment Heavy
Artillery Massachusetts, Volunteers. dis
tine,.ished FOR a. bravery and which left
half i,s muster dead on the battlehelds OF
,he civil Wa President Taft paid high
tribute 10 he men VINO made this sacri-
Gee for their country. 10 Lincoln and TO
Grant
The President was made an honorary
rnember o. the regiment. Although Mr..
Taft was enthusiastically received at
Salem. there was nothing of a political
nature either in his speech or in the
ceremonies which he attended He said:
am glad, as President Of the United
States 10 be here to dedicate this memo
rial to those who fell, because II Is
typical of something that has made the
history of our country glorious. l am
opposed 10 war ard In favor OF peace,
but | recognize that in that Civil war
the people of the United States showed
themselves equal to sacrlhce, ana tnelr
ability and persistence entitled them after
the war to be recognized as a great peo-
pie.
I thank You for the honor OF being in
any way associated with this regiment.
i hope you will live long 10 cherish It's
memory and to cherish among yourselves
the greatest of human happiness, the
thought of having done something Tor
others emitting you TO the gratitude OF
those others