Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-05
TAFT ON THE uNKS| GIVES TAFT SEVENTY
Carries Out Determination to Entitled to Only That Many
Enjoy His Vacation. Delegates, Says Colonel.
ON COURSE WITH HAMMOND SUMS UP CONVENTION
President Roosevelt Claims Majority But
Thousands at Beverly Robbed.
PARADE FEATURE ACTION HELD NOT BINDING
by Loving
House
Carries Out Determination to
Enjoy His Vacation.
ON COURSE WITH HAMMOND
President Is Welcomed Home by
Thousands at Beverly.
PARADE ONE BIG FEATURE
Dolphin Booms Salute During March
to the Summer White
House.

to the Summer White
House.
BEVERLY. Mass. July 5.-Presidcnt
Taft adhered today to his determinaton
10 attend strictly TO the business of vaca-
ton. Although the morning gave promise
of turning into scorching hot day, the
President was out carly on the links at
Myopia with John Hays Hammond. He
planned Ia take an automobile ride before
dinner. President Taft said that he had
called To sec Secretary Meyer of the
Navy, who is i'll with slight attack of
typhoid fever at his home at Hamilton.
Mass. and was glad to find him i'm
proved
Miss Helen Taft and Robert Taft have
Joined the President and Mrs. Taft at
Tarramatta, and expect to remain most
of the summer.
Cordial Welcome to Greeting.
President Taft was given cordial
greeting Yesterday when the summer
tarital outdd itself in extending to the
:. nations Chief Executive reception
that for warmth and real enthusiasm
eCnpsed anything ever before attempted
III ne history of the city. IL was mag
lifceut demonstration of the neighborly
l,cnGs % Beverly people for the Pfesl
tjnt and his family and Beverly appeared
10 DE just as proud of the opportunity OF
t&ttEaing tine weIComc as the President
q q. RECEIVING II.
Z. IA teen Thousand people cheercd the
llesIdent over the route Of the parade
i.ollI tnt depot to Paramatta, the summer
N..lte mouse. on Corning street. IL was a
sp.e.-,.la US.,llpn all along the roGte over Il
s..,I ami half long. and everywhere the
S44ewa. his were lineu with cheering spec
t.>tur.. from residences all along me me
ia t..ors wds hung 10 the breezes.
LNeIl Hle weather man was knd and
2~te beverly an almost ideal day. Ine
ne. clly RAN mo the high eighties, but
tAJaSaud iaraders forgot the warmth
- tie day IN ,nelr enthusiasm in welcom-
..i., the President to Beverly tor ms
Is Is~rtn season.
Streets Are Crowded.
Ey ) clock the streets were crowded
Win people waiting to get glimpse OF
President raft. rne Federal express was
over an -Four late In getting to Boston,
AMI il was after y clock before the
SPEC al ro..ed into Beverly aepot, Inc
President and his party maaing tie ri,
over lioi.l ~ aShlnS tol III the private car
I clum1lu.
Wien The train stopped the crowd
started ,ne.rins. anu - az. r.es.u,..l,
shiii.nS, atepgcd from the Ca. .uc
crowd roareu out "a MeIcome. the D1i-
phih Danu niaSed Inc o.ai Sp-ns.~i
Do inner III .hIui.g 1.GSr... -
Inc President uoIed lis straw IA. III
response to the greeting MS ii. :
Mas wfea,Hed III smiles. when MRS.
Tat lett me Car the CROWD ,nsereu
m go
- poose. III oenaii OF iae 49,, e.
tenued welcome TO the l'resluent
nen COL Charles l.. Dod5e. IN :
reception committee. consisting OF
Ion.Inan.o. thomas +. whiting %,
Post 81. Grand Army of the Republic;
Capt lssac H. E1gett and rrancls
Norwood addressed Ih& lresiden, III
Ut ndII Of the fart CLUB.
Glad to Be There.
President Taft replied:
Gentlemen: | am glad to be here and
TO be received by the Taft Club of
Beverly. You have given me substantial
expression of your confidence in me in
the late primary and very much APP
preciate it and return my thanks to
you and those OF the city of Beverly
who stood with you in this matter.
mrs. Iaft and ] and my family are
glad TO be here We have enjoyed be-
ing here during the past three years
and We are GLAD to have an association
with such city E<verly and with
such people as live in the city of
Beverly.
We are coming to get all the pleas
ure there is and all the health and all
the -herSy you have up heD in Massa-
,susetta and to renew our claim to be-
ing Yankees.
Then Miss Alice Meyer. daughter of the
of rha
TAFT with a beaNtiful basket of flow
ers, for which Mrs. Taft expressed her
thanks. In the reception committee of
the women or the surSner colony were
Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer, the Misses
Alice and Julia Meyer Mrs Dudley l..
Pickman. Miss Louisa P. Lorins and Mrs.
Henry +. Sars
After the President had shaken hands
with the members of the committee his
Iarty. consisting of Mrs. raft, Charlie
TAFT. who joined the party at Newark;
Mai Thomas l.. Rhoades his aid, and
George Won l.. Meyer. jr. representing
tine Secretary OF the Navy, was escorted
TO the Taft automobile.
Is Welcomed Eoma.
Chief Marshal Arthur F. Kflham gave
the word for the parade TO start, and /,
moved up Broadway 10 Cabot street In
front of the city hall big banner was
stretched across the street bearing the
words. Welcome Home. President Taft
As the parade tuSned into Lothrop stree,
the Dolphin, moored I'm the outer harbor
doomed out the presidential salute.
When the parade moved by the Soldiers
monument on Abbot street John H. Chip.
man. jr.. Post 80, Grand Army of the Re.
public, was drawn up and gave the Presi
dent a salute.
The President left just before O'Clock
ior Myopia for his first game over the
famous course. He and Mrs. Taft lunchec
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
and then the President golfed with Mr.
Hammond
The President will leave Beverly Sun
day night for Washington. where he viii
have a conference with his campaign
managers Monday morning.
Mrs. Taft Will remain in Beverly unit
late IN the autumn. the President making
weekend trips until Congress adjourns.
Mss Helen Taft and Robert Taft joinet
the family last night. coming on from
Cincinnati. where they attended the An
dtrEpr Wedding