New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
Washington as Cordial to Him
as When He First Entered
the White House.
CONFERENCE WITH HllLeS
Supreme Justices, Diplomats
and Members of Congress
Attend Tea in His Honor
at Country Club.
TFrom The tribune bureau !

Washington. June S-Washington in
torested itself in eX-Presidcnt Taft to-
day From the time he entered the auto
mobile Of W j. Boardman, his host, and
was driven to All Souls Unitarian Church
for morning service until the same ma
chine carried him back from the Mont
gomcry Country club, at midnight, he
received a long round OF ovations.
Mr. Taft met many friends and ac-
quaintanccs at church. and was greeted
at the door Of the ediice with just as
large and as eager "A crowd as awaited
him there during the first year of his
administration. Senator and Mrs. New
lands entertained Mr.. TAFT Mr.. and Mrs.
Boardman. Miss Boardman and several
Of the intimates OF the eX-Presldent al
luncheon to-day. Senator and Mrs. New
lands gave one Of the last large dinners
in Washington i'm honor Of Mr. and Mrs.
Taft al the end OF the former President :
administration.
At the Montgomery Country club this
afternoon more than a hundred states
men and their wives, with members OF
the diplomatic corps and others, greeted
D Itlt NN'i 7 fll ut Ut IN rIh'I' ~. '''' $500
Mrs Eoardmau and Miss Eoardman
Tables were set under the great trees
Scnora de- Eiano. wife OF the Spanish
Minister. presiding at ono table and Mrs
Montgomery Blair at another. There was
ro Formally i'm receiving Miss Boardman
and the cN-Prcsidout standing about at
pleasure ion groups of visitors, while ne"
arrivals hunted them mp to be received.
I'm tho company were the Russian Am
bassador and Nine Bakhmeteft, the
japanese Ambassador. the Spanish Min
lister and Sonora de Riano. chief Justice
White. OF tho Supreme Court and Mrs
White and an Of the associate justices
and their wives. eX-Speskcr Cannon
whose reception proved quite as cordial
as that or Professor TAFT; Senator and
Mrs NoVlauds. Mrs. James r. Mann
Representative Serene T.. Payne Senator
oliver. Senator Burton. Senator Bran
dcgco and more than hundred more OF
those who contributed n the briIiancy
and interest of the Taft administration.
Tonight Mr.. TAFT again met a number
m his friends 40 dinner given I'm his
honor by Mr. and Mrs. Boardman AZ the
new Country club.
Tomorrow Speaker Clark and Mr.
Clark will give q luncheon IN his honor
Boz the restaurant Of the House of Repre-
-autatiycs al the conclusion Of the meet
ing NJ the Lincoln Memorial Commission
which brought Mr. Taft 20 Washington
Members " the commission and their
wives. the majority leader and Mrs. I'm
derwood. the minority leader and Mrs
Mann. Representative and Mrs. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Hillcs and Miss Boardmar
are among those invited.
Tomorrow night Mrs. Richard H. Town
send will give large dinner IN honor OF
Professor taft. and ON Tuesday morning
no. viii leave Washington. Charles D.
IUucs chairman OF tho Republican Ma
tIoraI Committee. talked with Mr. Taft
for an hour to-day. bat did not discuss 20
IitiesI subjects. except In general fashion,
MI IIllcs has seen Mr. Taft several times
since both lcft Washington, i'm March he
has spent every week cud I'm Washington
since uc took up his work in New York
and did not come 20 tho capital particu'
i3rIy 10 soc his former chief