Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-10 | Page 1 | Hammond Plays Golf with Taft

HAMMOND PLAYS GOLF WITH TAFT Beverly Mass Aug 9 With With John Hays Hammond as his partner President President dent dont Taft went down to defeat at tho Essex club links against the more skillful skillful skill skill- ful playing of at General Adalbert dalbert Ames and William J J. Doar Boardman Tile The score was something like two up Tho exact ox- ox act figures the tho President said were too painful to repeat The golf game this morning and a motor ride with Mrs Taft this tills afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon were Wore the tho diversions Indulged In by the President during tho day Ho lIe found time to receive between the tile game and ond the motor ride Former Minister from the time Netherlands There wore were no other callers save savo a delegation of new newspaper men to whom he conveyed conveyed conveyed con con- his Joy at ot being in title this locality Mi Mr Taft today received from tho Philippines a a. message of congratulations tiona and thanks for tor his efforts In se securing so- so curing the tho passa passage e of at the Philippine tariff bill lie Ito often otten referred to this bill as his pot pet project and ho he Is 18 as ns deeply gratifIed over or its enactment by Congress us as an any of ot the tho Far Eastern archipelago Tho The message of or congratulation came from tram Coy Gov- nor einor Forbes at Manila I I