Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-05
THOUSANDS CHEER
TAFT 5 FAREWELL
ENDS II YEARS IN NATIONS
SERVICE 10 BE "pEDES-
TRIiN IN LIFE"
Off TO VACATION IN DIXIE
Of Family Sob M Parting and
hrong station Ia Bid Cod
speed.

-SIlINGTON March William
II ID Taft, public servant since he
l. said farewell to public life
T. and became citizen of the
r.. lie that he has served over the
seas and throughout the world for
so many years that he has almost
forgotten when he enlisted
His goodbye was smile a hand.
shake for the members of his cabl.
net courtly bow to The women
friends who braved the inauguration
Tart Godspecd in the Union station;
a wave OF the hand an another
smile for the people who stood in tho
train shed ana watched his train
pun slowly out for the south.
The last that Washington saw OF
the twenty president was
the dim outline of big smiling hg-
urc In n frOCk coat, with hair Il lit
tie awry, standing ON the rear plat
form Of private ear as 1t was
swallowed in the curling smoke of
the tunnel that leads under the
city Of Dixie His last glimpse OF
the city, whore four years ago no
became chief executive and today
private citizen ny the peoples will,
was when he looked from the plat
form of his car across the broad Po-
tomac to where the Washington
monument lifted its gray, pointed
peak. TO the gray sky.
Three Weeks in Georgia.
Tomorrow be expects to be in
Georgia to rest and play as the guest
of the city of Augusta for three
weeks. On March 27th he plans to
go north again to New Haven to set
tie down under the elms of Yale to
the peace and quiet life as profess
sor of law. He left with no bitter
ness in his heart, he told friends but
only with thankfulness that he had
been given the opportunity to serve.
Absorbed. as II was, in the inaug-
uration pageant Washington did not
forget the man. the retiring presi-
dent Although he was hurried in
ono of the White House cars from
the back Of the White House down
through the Mall and over back
streets. hundreds of those on the
sidewalks who recognized him cheer
ed Justify, lie 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 for a moment to
pay their last tribute of applause.
Daughter SObs Farewell.
At the station most Of the men,
bers Of the Taft cabinet and their
wives ad several close friends of Mrs.
Taft We're waiting. Miss Hclen wept
gently as the farewels were said
and the eyes of some of the others
were far from dry. With all the
ceremony that has attended his de-
parture on other occasions, the roped
wide passageway across the broad
concourse, the scores OF station po-
lice, the secret service men and hi,
former aide. Major Thomas l..
Rhoads, with his spurs clicking on
the stone, Mr.. Taft marched through
sea cheering throng to his train
He stood for few moments by
the side of his car, shook hands once
more with his friends and then step
ped aboard.
Il am now retiring to pedes-
tran life," he said.
This had been a busy day for Mr..
Taft. Although he was up until
o'clock this morning, he slept only
four hours and was at his study desk
again TO wind up the business of his
administration. He worked with
only few minutes for breakfast.
until Mr.. Wilson started from his
hotel to the White House. He spent
an hour in the presidents room in
the senate side Of the capitol, sign
ing bills, vetoing others. and in be-
tween times talking to Mr.. Wilson
and with senators and representa-
tives who paid their last calls.
At the White House luncheon the
president chatted for ten minutes
with Mrs. Wilson. He left by the
south door and his last view of the
mansion came az his automobile shot
down through the Mall.