| Show I J A I I AUGUSTA fOR fORTH FORTHE TH THE SABBATH Pr President Taft Reaches Geor Georgia Georgia Georgia gia City Which Entertained Him Last Lat Winter and Which He Refers to as Home GOLF GAME PLANNED FOR MONDAY MORNING Saturday Spent at Columbia S C Where the Visitor Was Shown Many Things Which Proved Interesting END OF TRIP WEDNESDAY Augusta Ga Nov 6 After spending the entire evening in the historic old Columbia S C with its many reminders of the civil war President Taft arrived in Augusta at 8 30 tonight to rest until Monday The President often speaks of Au Augusta Augusta gusta justa as home and his reception here tonight was in the nature of a homecoming celebration Augusta people are proud to claim him as their own and hence the name of Taft William H IL President lof of the United States appears in the current city directory Tomorrow the President will attend se services at the Church Chur h of the Good Shepherd Episcopal will lunch with Landon A Thomas and dine quietly at atthe the Ufe Cummings home Monday morning the President will play golf on the links of the Country club lub At noon or shortly thereafter he tie will HI speak at the opening ol or the thc r fair fall leaving Augusta at it p m for Florence S C The President will spend all an day Tuesday In Wilmington S C and all day Wed Wednesday Wednesday in Richmond reaching Wash WashIngton Ington at Wednesday night The Presidents afternoon in Colum Columbia Columbia bia sia was filled with interest He was entertained at luncheon in the howe hom of f representatives at the state capitol and ind remarked that the state of South Carolina was the first to greet him within the walls of its capitol The only other President ever to visit Co lumbia was Washington and aul Mr Tafts Taffs visit to the th quaint old city elt is Ie chronicled Pt tt f baw aW aw Many Interesting Inter sting Places During his long lang automobile ride the President nt was taken past the Baptist church where here the secession seC convention assembled The Theo President also al o saw the palatial old Preston Pr ston mansion In which General Sherman established his head headquarters headquarters headquarters quarters He made a brief address to the students of the University of South Carolina on the old campus The Pres President PresIdent PresIdent ident also al o made a speech at the state fair grounds Governor Ansel and Senators Tillman and Smith of South Carolina were the Presidents guests on the Mayflower during the trip from to Co Columbia Columbia Columbia lumbia this morning Senator Sena or Tillman Tiliman however disappeared as soon as the party alighted at the state capitol He had been in controversy with those In charge of the luncheon arrangements and had declined an invitation that car carried carried ried ned with It an assessment for 10 Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Tillman said he thought that was wasa a horrible example for South Carolina hospitality and that the city should bear the expense of all SAl Invited guests Speech at the Capitol CapitolIn In his speech at the state capitol President Pre ident Taft said My Iy friends I 1 amnot am ot Inspired to say much today because I 1 feel so much more than I can say There Is some something some something something thing about South Carolina and her traditions as I look into the faces of her great men and think what she has done and the part she has placed in all the great historical crises of this country that makes me take this re reception reception reception from you with a feeling that I Iam Iam Iam am honored far beyond my deserts 1 I count It t a great privilege to come here representing the nation that you love so well and by this meeting and I by your reception and by all I 1 see to testify to the fact that the past Is as It Itis itIs itis is and while those things that come out of it make us proud on both sides there Is before us in the future a unit united united united ed life in upholding our country in ele elevating elevating elevating the standard of citizenship In making greater the character and the equality of the opportunity of the in individual Individual individual that we wo are glad to as asa asa asa a common united people not separated In any way wa by our past history but the more united because we have these traditions In his fair grounds speech at Co Columbia Columbia Columbia lumbia President Taft said One must be blind indeed tp tf t the progress of this country and to the proper understanding to real advance in civilization and In the arts of peace who does not realise realie the supreme Im Irn Importance Importance of agriculture and the im irn immense immense mense manse strides that have taken place throughout the country during the last decade |
