The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-02-17
FULFILLED HIS
OLD PROMISE
PRESIDENT GUEST OF HUNGAR-
IAN REPUBLICAN, CLUB.
H. MAKES A SHORT TALK
Concluding Function of Presidents
Visit to New York-Back In
Washington.

New YORK, Feb 15.-When the
president drove up to Little Hun
gary last night he fulfilled a promise
MADE to the members of the Hungar
ian Republican club several years ago,
that he would be their guest at ban
uuet if their prediction came true and
he ever went to the White house.
This, the concluding function OF the
presidents two days visit to New
York, was the most picturesque that
he has attended. In striking contrast
to the wealth and fashion that sur
rounded him Monday night at the Lin
coin dinner were the surroundings
amid which the president spoke last
night.
He met old friends, many OF whom
he had known when he was police
commissioner, and it was interesting
to see how we'll his memory served
him at the reception which preceded
the banquet, for wrenever Mr.. Braun
presented an old acquaintance Mr.
Roosevelt would exclaim:s mo need
IF an introduction here" and quickly
call the name and grasp the hand OF
the individual
Promptly at $50 O'Clock the presi-
dent left the reception room, and, es-
corted by Mr. Braun, descended to the
| basement and past the little bar into
the cafe. He stood for several min
utes at his place at the center OF the
head table, gazing upon the elaborate
deeArations The ceiling, the walls
and the pillars were completely cover
ed with evergreens, and this back
ground was relieved by flags and
shields. Red carnations were arranged
in profusion along the front OF the
presidents table, which extended
across one side of the room. The
resident sat at the right OF Mr..
Braun, the president of the club, and
the other guests at this table were
General Francis V. Greene, William
Barnes, Jr, Rear Admiral Coghlan
General Frederick d. Grant, N. nj
Stranahan, Secretary Loeb, District
Attorney w. 7. Jerome, Commissioner
MacAdoo, Robert B. Armstrong
James Sloane, .Jr., and Frank II
Tyree. while near by were men promi
!. net in various walks of life.
officers Are Alert.
A Hungarian orchestra especially
pleased the president with its insplr
ing music throughout the dinner. All
amusing incident of the early part o.
the dinner was furnished by Mr.. Taur
, sig, a prominent member of the club
He is a tall man with long black hal
, and a rather striking countenance. HI
: was sitting down in front OF the presl
dent, and started up to shake hand
with him, when there was an imme
diate rush of secret service men tt
! the rescue. This caused great amuse
| ment among the members of the club
: and the president gave him a mos
cordial greeting.
7 1t was 1880 O'Clock when Mr.. Braun
} raped for order that he might intro
I duce the president. ase
> Amid loud cries of 'Eljen," and tn
) playing of ''The Star Spangled Bar
r ner," Mr.. Braun proposed the presi
: dents health.
The applause was deafening as tn
president arose and faced the crowde
room When silence was obtained, b
said in part:
! "It was six years ago that this clu
gave me a dinner after l had bee
/ elected governor, and they then sal
!, that they intended to elect me pres
h dent, and that l must then come an
take dinner with them again. toll
: them, certainly, that if they Woul
n carry out their part of the contract
/. would carry out mine. am not PEI
0 fectly certain that they anticipate
i that the offer would be closed wit
d so soon. But you see, gentlemen,
s closed with them, and tonight | wis
to greet you most warmly and to sa
that / doubt If we could find a NOR
typical American gathering than thi
d "Americanism Is not a matter
y birthplace, of ancestry, OF creed,
occupation; Americanism Is a matte