The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-23
While at New Haven Unless
Absolutely Necessary.
OUT FOR GOOD TIME.
He Attends a Meeting of the
Yale Corporation.
The Class of 'S3 Presents Him
With a Medal.

New Haven, Conn. June 23.-with
the promise ahead of him of a strenu-
Gus day, Secretary Taft seized the
opportunity of obtaining as much rest
as possible In the early morning
hours. Despite the excessive heat and
fatigue of yesterday and last night he
expressed himself as feeling in exoel~
lent condition.
No overnight communication OF im-
portance was received by him. Be-
fore coming to New Haven the secreI
tary requested that he be not dis-S
turbed by political AFFAIRS unless abso-J
lutely necessary.
Il came to enjoy myself" said thsa
secretary, ito get a change and be ami
old time, Yale man. For three or fourf
days l am putting politics and busi-A
ness aside"
When Secretary Taft came down top
breakfast he expressed himself to the
over the condition of James s. sher-
man, his running mate, who is De-
tanned In Cleveland by illness.
II received" said the secretary.
from former Governor Myron =.
ierrick a telegram informing me OF
Mr.. Sherman's condition. While IA
was disturbing in a sense, and fn-l
dicated that an operation would prob-l
ABLY nave to be performed, there waai
no intimation Of serious eventuafionE
Later information I have receiveM
tends to confirm the first news that
whlle Mr. Sherman's condition is dis
tressing 1t is not necessarily serious"
Taft and Sherman Ticket.
Inc secretary was greatly interested
IN IN the fact that another Taft and
night at a meeting of the class 81
1883 Horace D. Taft, of watertown-
Conn.,, a brother OF the secretary heads
the class ticket as president and Chas.
". sherman. OF New York, is the vice
president. The class had struck sorne
beautiful bronze medals bearing on the
diverse side the year of the class ana
Its seal and on the reverse the name
OF the person to whom the medal was
to be presented. While Secretary Taft
was graduated five years before the
class OF 'SS, 1t was decided to present
him with one of these medals. The
presentation was made today and he
President Hadley and retiring Dean
Henry P. Wright OF the academic de-
partment received medals in addition
to Secretary Taft and members of the
class.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft. with Mr.
and Mrs. Farnham Immediately after
wards left the Farnam residence in an
automobile for alumni hall, where IL
was expected the secretary would at
the way over the secretary made q
call at Woodbridge hall, where he
found call for a meeting of the cor
poration and he remained there. The
automobile continued to alumni hall.
where it was greeted with cheers as is
was thought by all that Secretary Taft
had arrived.
At the meeting Of the alumni, Hart.
Lyman, 7s, editor Of the New York;
Tribune, the president of the associa-
ton alluded to Secretary Taft as tho
kind Of graduates Yale gives to the
country"
In Memory Of Ledyard.
L. The ceremony of dedication of an,
American flag in memory of Lieuten-i
ant A. c. Ledyardf '9S, who lost hia
life in the Spanish-American war was
one of the features of the day. The
members of the class of 1898, were
in Rough Rider uniform. The adj
dress was delivered by Secretary TAFT.
graphical sketch of Lieutenant Led
yard:
Mr.. President, on behalf of the,
class of '98, 1t becomes my duty to
courage and Yale patriotism. The
United States in 1898 entered upon q
war with motives of the purest all
truism. The United States. the peo-
pie of the United States recognized
that a nation among nations had q
duty towards its fellow nations as q
citizen has a duty toward his fellow
citizens.
I'm the course of the war with spain.
certainly without our Will, we were
carried 5000 miles away to the Philip
pine Islands and there was thrust upon
us the guardianship of eight millions
of people who today are struggling
towards higher existence. We ac-
cepted the guardianship thus thrust
upon us and in the course of bringing
that people to a higher level and CIV
ing them a proper uplifting, 1t was
absolutely necessary that We should re-
store order in the islands in order
that the arts of peace might go on. in
order that the people might be educated
and trained in the art of self-govern-
ment. .-..- -.
In the course of that establishment
of order the army of the United States
was called upon as a most necessary
instrument; and under the scorching
of the tropical sun and under the even
greater burden Of torrential down.
pour. the men of the army of the Unit
ed States were exposed to dangers ana
called upon to exhibit a courage which
was not experienced in any way In
which the United States had ever been
engaged.
among the young men who went
out for their country was Augustus
Garfield Ledyard.
sMr President, in behalf of the
class 1 present to the university this
memorial f1agstaf in order to COM
memorials the deeds of this brave son
Of Yale. 1t is fitting memorial
upon which ever fly the starry ban
ner which symbolized the highest ma
tional purpose, for which knowingly.
intelligently and with full knowledge
of thereason, he poured out his LIES
blood on the battlefield"
President Hadley accepted the gift.
after which the gathering broke up
and Secretary Taft went to Mscheon-