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Show NATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE CELEBRATES SILVER WEDDING 4 ' ' WASHINGTON, Jua 19 President Taft aad Mrs. Taft celebrated their silver sil-ver wedding today. Twenty-iv year, ago William H. Taft married Miss Helen Herroa at her father's horn in Cincinnati. Mr. Taft was a young lawyer; law-yer; Miss Hsrron had been a school teacher. Today, in th whit house, they celebrated th quarter century of married life, during which Mr.. Taft became be-came a United States judge, governor of th Philippine!, secretary of war aad president. Th celebration began this morning with th arrival of a delegation from the Commercial elub of Cincinnati, thirty thir-ty fiv strong. Th visitors reached Washington in a special train. Many of them called at th whit house soon after arriving, but others waited to Sreet the president at the luncheon icy had arranged in his honor at the Chevy Chsse club. The reception comes tonight. If the weather is good, as it appeared early it would be, the reception recep-tion will be held on the grounds in the rear of the white house, but if rain interferes tha president aad Mrs. Taft will receive ia th blue room as at the winter receptions, ends photo to Old Man. President Tart took lm. despite the hurry and rush, to send an autographed photograph to an old man In the Kpisco-pal Kpisco-pal church home on Long Island, who sent hla congratulation and expreseed the hop that the president and Mra. Taat might b spared t ealsbrate their diamond wadfjlnc. Despite the clear skis snd bright sun of the forenoon. Prof. Willis L. Moor, chief of the weather bureau, took a decidedly de-cidedly pessimistic view of the outlook for the evening. "The president hss only one chenee In a hundred of having a garden party," he declared at the white house. Professor Moore did not trust hi prediction pre-diction to the ordinary messenger, but brought It over to the president htmsolf. "Conditions are most unfavorable." he said. "There will probably be ahowers this afternoon and tonight. It Is raining almost everywhere, even In the British Islands and in eVendlnavle." On of the early callers st th white house todsy was Manager Palconlo. the papal delegate. He felicitated the presl-dent presl-dent for himself and also brought tha congratulations of Pope Plus. The president received from Miss Harriet Har-riet Watera Forbush of Lancaater, Mass., a wedding slipper worn by hla great great-grandmother. 6000 Electric Lights. Both Inside and outside, every preparation prepa-ration has been made today for the reosp. tlon. Every anew snd corner of the whits houee haa been festooned with electric lights: and a searchlight has been mounted near by to play upon the fountain foun-tain near which the president and Mra. Taft will receive. Six thousand llghta have keen used in preparing (or the display. dis-play. Japanese lanterns will add to the plrtureequeneas. One spotlight will be used to throw In relief the American fls that floats over the. white house when the president Is at noma. At the sug- r:eetlrm of Mrs. Taft, a clustsr or slivered ncandeecent lamps forming th figures "UM-ltlVf" waa put up today on the lawn near the point where th guests will be received. Expressmen were still busy today delivering deliv-ering presents st the white house. They have come from every sectioa a the eouatrsvev twssser PrastosnC . a4 , Mr Roosevelt hv ' ssnt aa anthrue silver bowl. fn addition to the silver service sent bv the senate, the vice president and Mrs. Xherman Individually sent a tell silver sil-ver vase marked with the monocrema of the president snd Mrs. Tsft. The speaker speak-er of the house and-Mrs. Clark sent twentv-flve Americen beauty roses, one for each year of the married life of the recipients. The houaa sent three doses silver service pistes. Ths eeeratery of state and Mrs. Knox sent a msselve silver sil-ver vase for American beauty roeea. Prom the secretary of the ireasury and Mra. MacVeagh. the president and Mrs-Tsft. Mrs-Tsft. have received a fruit platter of silver, sil-ver, deslgnsd by Mrs. MacVeagh. and Intended In-tended for atate dinners. It la oblong In shspe. two feet wide and very deep, with an Inner rim of gold. At elthsr end la a spread eagle with th coat ot arms of tha foiled Statea. Olfta of Cabinet Members, The gifts of the secretary of war and Mrs. Bilmson Is a- tall ailvar vase and a silver tray. Tha attorney general and Mrs. Wlcksrshsm have aent a large repousse re-pousse sllvsr vase. It la oonaldsred a rare, piece of workmanship. From the postmaster post-master general there Is a handsome all-vir all-vir vaaTlnst-rtbed with ths Initials of the president and Mra. Taft and the dsts. Ths secretary of the navy and Mrs. Mey. er have, sent a loving cup. There are gitta in silver from all the other members or the csblnet. Chajlee D Morton, former form-er secretsry of ths president, and Mrs-Morton, Mrs-Morton, sent a sliver vase. Former Speaker Cannon also sent a laraa hunch of American hsouty rosea. Mr and Mr. F. W. Cram of Bangor. Me!, old cemtfng friends oftM president presi-dent and Mra. Taft sent Mrs. Tsft one of the biggest salmon sver cauaM In the Penobscot river. Many other its. some of sri beauty. ' "Lir;;; est. hava been received by the PJWT el re. -Tea, during ths last few days. |