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Show MANY INVITATIONS 01)1 FOR THE TAFI SILVER WEDDING To Be Third Silver Wed. Jin Held In White House. WASHINGTON. Juna U. Tha reception recep-tion which tha preeldent an' Mra. Tafl will give on Juna 1. tha twenty-fifth annlvaraanr of their marriage, probablv will ba tha moat largely attended function func-tion aver held In tha White Houaa. More than "00 Invltationa already hare bean aent out. and each day tha nrealdent la auraeatlna more namea. eo that tha low-eat low-eat eetlmate la that 4000 will ba Invited and that of theaa at laaat three -fourth! will attend. Tha New Tear racentlona hare brought mora than that, but theaa receptions are not by Invitation and tha crowds merely shake hands with tha president and depart. de-part. At the silver wedding reception refreshments re-freshments will be served, there will be dancing In the east room gnd an "overflow" "over-flow" garden party In tha White House grounds. The guest list will Include friends and scqualntancea of the t resident and Mrs. Tsft from all parts of the country. Practically Prac-tically evervbodv In official life In Washington Wash-ington have been Invited, and Invitations have bee a sent to persons who bsve entertainer! en-tertainer! the president on his trip. 10 members of the Republican national com-nWttee, com-nWttee, to the official "notification" committer com-mitter which Informed the president of his nomination, to many rlenrrmen of all denominations, to editors and to hundreds hun-dreds of others. . Mrs. Taft will not ba present for the phvslc!ans still wish her to avoid excitement. excite-ment. Miss Helen Taft will stand by her father's side to receive tha guests. This will be the third silver wedding celebration of a nrealdent of tha United Ptatsa and his wife. President and Mra Grant celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary an-niversary on August 22, 1871, at their cottage at Long Branch, and President and Mrs. Hayes held a levea at tha White Houaa New Year's ova In 177. |