Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-05
Taft Leaves
 For Augusta
WILL \ SPEND NEXT THREE
 WEEKS IN GEORGIA
TRIBUTES OF CHEERS
Crowds Show Regard For ExPresi dent as He Drives to station-Tears Shed as the FarewelIs Are Said.

Washington, March 4-W1llian H. Taft, public servant since he was twenty-one, said farewell to public life today and became citizen of the republic that he has served over the seas and throughout the world for so many years that he has almost for gotten when he enlisted. His good bye was q smile, q handshake for the members of his cabinet; a court1y bow to the women friends who braved the inauguration discomforts to bid him and Mrs. Taft goodbye in the Union station; a wave of the hand and an other smile for the people who stood in the train shed and watched his train pull slowly out of the station.
 His Last Glimpse of City.
 The last. that Washington saw of the 26th president was the dim out line of a big, smiling figure in a frock coat with hair g little awry standing on the rear platform of 3. private car smoke of the tunnel that leads under the city of Dixie. His last glimpse of the city where four years ago he became chief and today @ private cit izen by the peoples will was from the platform of his car across the broad Potomac to where the Washington monument lifted it's gray, pointed peak to the gray sky.
 No Bitterness in His Heart.
 Tomorrow he expects to be in Georgia to rest and play as the guest of the city of Augusta for three weeks. On March 27 he plans to go north again to New Haven to settle down under the elrns of Yale to the peace and quiet life as q professor of law. He left with no bitterness in his heart he told his friends, but only with thankfu1ness that he had been given the opportunity to serve.
 Crowd Pays Tribute of Applause.
 fr,% %1a 5yoax tfon pageant Washington did not for get the man, the retiring president. Al though he was urried on one of the White House cars from the back of Mall and over back streets hundreds of those on the sidewalks who recog- ntzed him cheered Justify. He was forced to break through the line of march in front of the capitol to get to the Union station and the massed thousands forgot the parade fer a to pay their last tribute of ap- plause
 Helen Taft in Tears.
 At the station most of the mem wives and several close friends of Mrs Taft were waiting. Miss Helen wept gently as the farewells were said and the eyes of some of the oth- ceremony that has attended his de- parture on other occasions. the roped wide passage across the broad con- course, the scores of station police, the secret service men and his form CT aide, Major Thomas L. Rhodes, with his spurs cltnktng on the stone, MT. Taft marched through 8 cheering throng to his train.
 He stood for a few minutes by the side Of his car. shook hands once more with his friends and then step ed aboard.
 T am now retiring to a pedestrian life" he said.
 A Busy Day on Four Hours Sleep
 This had been 8 busy day for MT. Taft. Although he was up until three o'clock this morning, he slept only four hours and was at his study desk again to wind up the business of ais administration. He worked with only a few minutes for breakfast, un- til MT. Wilson started from his ho- tel to the White House. He spent an hour in the presidents room side of the capitol signing bills, vetotng oth- srs and in between times talking with MT, Wilson and with senators and who paid their calls. At the White House luncheon the president sat and chatted for ten min 1tes with Mrs. Wilson He left by ehe south door and his last view of he mansion came as his automobile shot down through the Mall.