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Show President Feels- So Much at Homo in Augusta That All Is Well. WILL PLAY GOLF AND TALK SOME MONDAY Puts in a Busy Saturday, in Which He Makes Brief Talks to Friends. AUGUSTA, Ga.y -Nov. G. After spending the entire night in . historic old Columbia, S. C, with its many reminders re-minders of the civil war, President Taft arrived in Augusta at 8:30 o'clock tonight to-night to rest until Monda3'. The president often speaks of Augusta Au-gusta as "homo," and his reception here, tonight was in tbo nature of a home-coming celebration. Augusta, people aro proud to claim him as their own, and hence tbo name of "Tafl, William TL, president of the United States," appears in the current city directory. Tomorrow the president will attend services at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopalian, will lunch with Landon.A. Thomas, and dine quiolly at the Cummiugs' home. nLonday morning ihe president will plav golf on the links of the Country club. At noon or shortly thoreaftcY he will-speak at the opening of the Georgia-Carolina fair, leaving Augusta at 2::;0 a. in. for Florence. S. C. The president will spend all day Tuesday in Wilmington, S. C. and all day Wed'nos-du3" Wed'nos-du3" in Richmond, reaching Washington at Srlio o'clock Wednesday uifht. The president's afternoon in Columbia Colum-bia was filled with interest. He was entertained at luncheon iu the houso of representatives at. tho state capitol, and remarked that the stato of South Carolina "was the first to ureet him within the walls of its capitol. The only other president over to visit Columbia Co-lumbia was Washington, whose visit 1o the quaint old city is chronicled as an event. Historic Memories. During his long automobile ride the prcsideut was taken past the Baptist .church, where tho secession convention assembled. The president, also saw the palatial old Preston mansion in which General Sherman established his headquarters. head-quarters. He made a. brief address to tho students of tho University of South C'arolina "on the old campus. Tho ores-ident ores-ident also made a speech at the Slate Fair grounds. Governor Ansel and Senators Tillman aud Smith of South Carolina, worn the president's guests on tho Mayflower durinc iho trip from Charleston to Columbia this morning. Senator Tillman, however, disappeared as soon as the party alighted at the state capitol. He had beeu in controversy contro-versy with those in charsre of tho luncheon lunch-eon arrangements and had declined au invitation that carried with it au assessment as-sessment of $10. Senator Tillman said lie thought that was a horrible oxample of South Caroliua hospitality, and that Ihe city should bear the expenses of all invited lines Is. Taft's Brief AddrcES. Tn his speech at tho state capitol, President Tafl said: "My friends, T am uot inspired to say much today, because I feel so much more than 1 can say. There is something some-thing about South Carolina and her traditions as 1 look into the faces ot her great men and think what she has done and Ihe part she has pla"cd iu all the great historical crises of this countr3", that makes me take , this reception re-ception from vou with a feeling that 1 am honored far bci'ond my deserts. "I count it a great privilege to come hero, representing the nation that 3-011 lovo so well, aud by this meeting and 1)3" your reception it seems to testify "to the fact that the past is as it is, and while those things thai, come out of it make us proud on both sides, there is before us in the futuro a united life in upholding our country, iu elevating tho standard or citizenship, in making greater the character char-acter and the eouality of the opportunity opportu-nity of the individual, that we are glad lo sic.e as a common united people, peo-ple, uot separated in any way by our past history but I ho more united because be-cause we 'have these, traditions aud the memory Mtov leave in our mind.'' In his 'Fair grounds speech at Columbia, Co-lumbia, President Tafl said; . "One must be blind, indeed, to the progress of this country and to the proper understanding of tho real ad-: viiuco in civilization and in the arts of peace, who does not realize tbo supremo su-premo importance of agriculture and tbo immense strides that have taken place in its cultivation throughout the country during tho last decades." |