The San Francisco call., 1905-02-15
PRESIDENT VISITS THE EAST SIDE
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green and this background was re-
lieved by flags and shields.
A Hungarian orchestra especially
pleased the President with its inspiring
music throughout the dinner.
An amusing incident of the early part
of the dinner was furnished by Mr..
Taursig, a prominent member of the
club. He is tall man, with long black
hair and a rather striking countenance.
He had been sitting in front of the
President, and started up to shake
hands with him, when there was an
immediate rush of secret service men
to the rescue. This caused great amuse-
ment among members of the club, and
the President gave him a most cordial
greeting.
TOAST TO THE PRESIDENT.
1t was 1O:SO o'clock when Braun
raped for order that he might intro
duce the President Amid loud cries of
'EIben" and the playing of THE Star
Spangled Banner Braun proposed the
Presidents $ health. The applause was
deafening as the President arose and
faced the crowded room. When silence
was obtained he said in part:
Il is, nearly ten years ago that / first took
dinner here in the immediate neighborhood Of
where 1 am dining now, and at that time I
remember perfectly when ! was brought up
and told that I would get an awfully
good dinner and hear some very good music,
ana both prophesies proved true; ana II was
about that time that ] grew to be acquainted
with so many OF my hosts and fellow guests
Of this. evening. The others had known
before With cne OF my fellow-guests Gen.
eral Grant ! was then working in common.
and at different times 1 spoke at meetings
presided over by or held in the clubhouses of
times on political subjects much oftener on
matters OF good citizenship affecting us all as
good citizens. ] grew in those years gentle
men. to have very close feeling Of sympathy
and affection and regard for the men and
women of the great East Side of this city, and
I needed no urging when I invited to
come and be the guest at club OF the East
Side this evening.
Tonight I wish 10 greet you most warmly
and to say that I doubt II could find a
more typical American gathering than this.
Americanism is not matter OF birthplace. of
ancestry. OF creed. Of occupation; Americanism
is matter Of the spirit that ii within the
mans soul Since the time when first be-
came an lnoepenoent nstlon 10 tne present
moment there has never been generation in
which some OF the most distinguished and
NOSE useful men were not men who had been
born on the other side OF the Atlantic. and 1t
is peculiarly appropriate. and to me peculiarly
pleasant. that In addressing this club Of the
men upon whose efforts much of the future
welfare Of this city. Of this State, Of this ma
tion depends / should be addressing men
who show by their actions that they know no
1 difference between Jew and Gentle Catholic
and Protestant. native born and foreign born.
provided only the men. whatever his creed,
whatever his p1rthplace. strives 10 1--we so as
Z to do his fun duty by his neighbor and by the
country as whole.
! 1t was impossible to hear the conclud-
| ing paragraphs of the President S
speech because of the activities of the
secret service men. They swarmed
around the main table and with a
wedge formation took the President
through a narrow hallway and UP the
stairs to the reception-room, where his
coat and hat had been left. Then a po-
isIice sergeant in uniform, with half
dozen patrolmen. were sent to keep the
streets clear. Ten minutes later the
President and his. escort.left the build
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