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Show GENUINE SOUTHERN WELCOME FOR TAFT DOWN SN GEORGIA AVGUSTA, Ga., Dec. IS. -A vociferous vocifer-ous Gcorcia wvlcomo wa& extended to William II. Ttift, president-elect of the United States on his arrival here today. Thi bin train shed was crowded with people, who cheered lustily ns the form of Mr. Taft. appeared on the car platform; plat-form; An official welcome- was extended extend-ed him by a large committee headed by President L. C. Hain of the chamber of eonimeroe. Mrs. 'raff, was also cheered by the crowd which surged around the party ou its way through tho station to tho automobile of Mr. and 3Jrfi. Landon A. Thomas, whose house guests the Tafts will bo until Monday, when they will occupy the Terrett cottage. The Thomas home is near the Bon Air : hotel; three miles from the city and the Terrett cottage is adjacent to tlio hotel. As the automobile moved away a com- panv of Georgia's mounted militia fell in behind as an escort of honor. Mr. Taft acknowledged the demonstration, demon-stration, both at the station and as he was driven through tlio city by raising his hat and making a plcuiiful distribution distri-bution of the ''Taft smile.' ' Tlio trip from New York, which wn begun 3'csterdav morning early nnd interrupted in-terrupted at Washington for luncheon and a conference at tho White House, onded with no further incident. Mrs. Taft joined tbc train last night at Danville. Ya. lfobcrt and Charley Taft. tbe two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Taft, are with them, and Miss Helen, the daughter, daugh-ter, will arrive the end of this week. Judgo E. F. Eve, who has returned here from Washington, made the announcement an-nouncement that President Roosevelt had promised ho would visit Augusta during tho stay of Mr. Taft. |