The Washington times., 1909-03-20

President Cheered Vocifer-
ouSly at Big New York
Banquet.
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pay much attention TO banquets. the
verdict today is that IT must have been
right nice affair. OF course tbz e,r11x
came when some one started to yell. 1T
WASH the old familiar ''Brek-a-IeI< -
Eeli or an ordinary affair fit for plbli-
cation against a minor college team, but
tuii-throaJcd thing that would do
1 credit to any steam calliope.
~ was yell not Tor President Taft
out Tor Bill Taft OF IS, who has be-
( come PRESIDENT and who thereby has re-
heSted much horror ana glory on Yale
me cheer came after the sons should
rave been tired with singing BooiG and
yeIlng fale's old frog veil. but # was
as rusty as year-old colt
Old Scene Is Pictured.
The lights in the grand ballroom went
out of a sudden. and a searchlight was
turned upon curtain at one end of the
room. ON this curtain was then re-
vealed the old brick wall at Yale. as it
was when President Taft was there.
Everything looked as IN those DAYS Of
thirty years ago. take it from the grads
In the room.
The spell of that scene. dear 10 the
LEO, either from actual experience, or
through tales handed down TO them
about it, broke swiftly. when the SPOT
q
ute turned and sought out the PresI-
| dent sitting on q dais with President
Arthur Twining Hadley, OF the univer-
sity, and President James Sheffield. IF
the Yale Club. Then the yell broke
and pounded and eddied about the room
for a long, long time. until everyone
was hoa:se and happy.
/ Mr.. Taft probably shook hands with
more Yale men during the evening than
4 NJ has seen since he left the univer-
sity- he enjoyed II all. too. and
snapped stories with many of the ''feI-
/ lows" who used to grind with him in
/ the old days His brothers, Henry W.
Taft and Horace D. Tart, were present.
a. the banquet.
Presidents Brief Talk.
/ The President did not have much time
for talk. He did not ger started on mis-
speech until IL o'clock. and caught his
train for Washington in Jersey City
I shortly after II He confined himself
almost entirely TO a eulogy of Yale and
IF the Yale spirit, winch he declared
had been a guiding influence in his life
si1ls-a the time 1Ie was six years old.
Mir. Tas. spoke largely IN "Reminiscences
OF his ewn days at college and those
of his father.
Not contenr with graduating five OF
his own sons at Yale. the President de-
cIared his father had sent the boy OF
q dead friend tarC ugh the college.
This is a personal gathering he ex
planned, "and you must expect some
personal references"
Mr.. Tart said he was carrying the
Yale spirit to the discharge OF the du-
les OF President, which office, he de-
n uTQG q CT ISL Z
which could come TO an American
| Feels Great Responsibility.
And" he added, eft is a great dea
better to leave that office with ths
plaudits OF your countrymen than Il
enter IT The opportunity for mistakes
the opportunity for failure, or, If no
failure, of a dead level Of doing moth
ing. are 80 many that I look fOrWf ri
with great hesitation 2nd reluctance Z
the results Of the next four years"
Eight. called a voice, and Others
took up the chorus
IF do al. that I ought TO do IN Sh'
!. next four years" rejoined the Presi
dent, AZ will have done all that Is IL
the contract. and the next four year!
can take care Of themselves
Eight, eight" cried the alumni
again In a swelling chorus.
Remembers Yale Lessons.
There are great problems to solve.
said the President, but 7 Will take Il
them the application of honesty of pur
pose, industry. and common sense
That IS what ] understand we Learned
at Yale, and II IA bringing those thing
TO bear / solve all the problems Of IN,
> next four years satisfactorily, W. b,
, willing TO meet you again at the en-
, Of that time and to compare notes
President Taft, just before enterinj
into this brief discussion OF the Presi
dency, had quoted what Clifford Pin
chof had once said of President ROOSo
welt, that although subjected 10 tn
influence OF four years at Harvard
President Roosevelt still remained
Yale man."