Show TAFTS TUFTS CELEBRATE CELEB A TE SILVER SILVER WEDDING THOUSANDS ATTEND RECEPTION N AND CONGRATULATE COUPLE WEDDED WEDDED QUARTER QUARTER CENTURY I President and First Lady of the Land Greet Guests en cn Lawn at White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House Many Standing In Line For Hours to Extend Congratulations Washington The Tho The silver wedding weddin g celebration of President and Mrs Taft the second lo 10 be held In the White ho house se came th to an end Monday night with the reception on the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House lawn Invitations bad had been sent to close to persons and while the official official cial count of or those who shook hands with the president w was s not given n out It Is estimated that at least persons persons per sons were ere present Probably never neer In the he history of the nation has such a been held in Washington The diplomatic corps the United States supreme court the senate and the house of or the representatives representatives the departments of th the government the men who are high In political affairs of the country the army array the nav navy and almost every walk of at life were represented The cards sa said d that the reception would b begin gin at 9 o'clock and promptly at that hour to the strains of the wedding march the tho President and Mrs Taft walked slowly down the staircase of ot the White House preceded precede ed cd by the six presidential aides and followed b by the cabinet Out through the Red room to the rear down the broad steps to the lawn the processIon procession procession sion marched where hundreds of guests already on the grounds grounds' watched watched watch watch- ed cd their progress They took their stand about the center of the lawn beneath two trees the branc branches hes of ot which were joined in an electric sign flashing 1886 I The guests entered by the east front passed through the corridors of ot the White While House and out to the lawn Down the winding walk the they pass passed d In Intro intaro two taro lines to where the president nis face wr wreathed in smiles was waiting wafting to meet them all The reception was just as informal I as the president could make It Those who could waited in line for hours to shake hands but many slipped out of the line and sought the shaded walks th the chairs wai waiting Ing on the grass rass pr wandered at will through the lower floors of the mansion The presents that numbered In the tho hundreds and whose money value ran high Into the thousands attracted man many while others oth oth- others ers turned to the east cast room where the polished floor boor echoed to the tread of oC the dancers nn Preparations had been made for tor i guests ana and time the refreshment ta tar bles In the Ine dining room came camo as ne near r groaning as a perfectly good table can come The president and the mem memo bers hers of his famil family with the cabin cabin and the aides were served o on the east terrace but the guests found their refreshment fm in n the state state stat dining room Mrs Taft TaCt surprised even those Ufa fa millar with wIth the improvement in her health health which she has shown by remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re b by the presidents president's side Inthe in inthe inthe the receiving line Une all aU evening e She wore a gown of white satin salin brocaded with silver sUver flowers with a court train |