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Show TAFT SILVER WEDDING RECEPTiON IS HELD ON FAMOUS WHITE HOUSE LAWN WASHINGTON. : June 70. Th silver wsddlns cs Is brat Ion of President and Mrs. Taft. the seoond to be held tn the white bouse, came to an end last nlfht with the Invitations had been sent to close to 11. SO0 persons, and while the official eount of those who shook hands with t ve president was not given out. It Is estl-matfM estl-matfM that st least 6000 persons were present. Probably sever In the history of the nation has such s function been held in Washington. The diplomatic corps, the United States supreme court, the senate and the houss of representatives, ths tfe psrtments of the government, the men who ars high In poUtlcal affairs of the country, the army, the navy and almost every walk of life were represented. The cool, Har nlrht that made a re- caption In the open air poealble prevented the crush thst the White house for daya had been afraid of and made th reception recep-tion not only brilliant and unusual, but delightful In every respect. Tha gueeta would have filled the White house to overflowing, over-flowing, but the White house grounda are ample and there waa no cruah and no confusion. Many Pp Through Fine. Poaalbly 11,000 people crowded about the Iron fence that eurrounda the grounds and looked longingly at th electric dla- ?lay. th aplashlng fountain and tha gay hrong within. Washington seldom get. excited about anything, but -laat night It showed Its Intereet in the annlveraary of the prealdent In unmlatakable faehlon. The cards aald that the reception avould begin at I o'clock, and promptly at that hour, to the strains of the wedding march, the President and Mrs Taft walked elowly down the etalrcaaa of the White house, preceded by the alx prealdontial aldee and followed by the cabinet Out through the Red room to the rear, down the broad steps to th lawn the procea-slon procea-slon marched, where hundreds of guests already on tha grounds watched their progress They took their stand about the center of the lawn, beneath two trees, th branches of which were joined In an electrlo algn flashing "1HS4-1911." The gueeta entered by the eaat front. Kaseed through the corridors of th White ouse and out to the lawn. Down the winding walk they paaeed In two line to where the prealdent, hla face wreathed In .mile., waa walling to meet them all. J Splendid Electrical Effect. Above th walk, the electricians had touched the tree, with magic nd they biased In red and wbJie and blue buloa. 1 From th top of the treaaury a monster searchlight played upon a new American Ameri-can flag upon th. etimmit of th. manalon. Over the rear portico another flag In red, white and blue Incandeacent lam pa shimmered and waved. The fountain In the center of the grounds played upon by another aearchllght sprinkled forth all color, of th. rainbow. The Washington monument, a thousand feet to the south, brought Into relief by the thouaanda of Ughta. stood out sharply aralnta tha aky. dark blue, with here and there a alar atrlvlng euecafully agalnat the light, of man. ' The White houee lawn, clipped and shaved to the very quick, made a carpet ?.'J?n.mrk .iTn ovr hlch walked lightly the gaily-clad women, tha men in black or hi th whit of tha military servlc. Down assr the fountain the Marina band In scarlet. ooate plaved with vigor, and In tha White house Itaelf th Engineers' band vied, with them. Every corner of th manalon had Ita own particular light. On th terrace that extend from the old manalon eaat. ward and westward th. beauty of the White house conservatotiea had been Poured. The tail lam pa that stand along the border of tneae terrace, had been ahaded by deep red paper, resembling monster popples. Exception Ig Informal. The recaption wa Juat as Informal aa tha prealdent could make It. Those who could waited In line for hour, to shake handa, but many ellpped out of th line and eought th shaded walks, th chair, waiting on the graee. or wandered at will through th lower floor of tha manalon. The presents, thst numbered In the hun dreda aad whoee money value ran high Into the thouaanda. attracted many, while othera turned to the eaat room, where the polished floor echoed to toe tread of the dancer. Preparations had been mad for foot gueeta. and tha refreshment table la the dining room came as near groaning aa a perfectly good table can 00 me. The prealdent and the members of his family, with tha cabinet and the aldee. wer served on th east terrace, hut the eTueate found their refreshment In th .tat din-In din-In room. Mr.. Taft aurprlaed even thoee familiar with the Improvement tn her health which she ha. .hown by remaining by the preal--dent. eld. In the receiving line alt even-Ing. even-Ing. Sh wore a gown of while eatta, brocaded with silver flowers, with a court train. Mlaa Helen Taft. who wa. near at hand, wore a gown of pink aatln. with a tunic of pink chiffon. |