Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-20
PRES. TAFT GIVES
THE day To OLD ELI,
Attends Meeting Of Yale Corporation in
New Haven and a Yale Alumni
Banquet in New York City.
TAFT AT NEW HAVEN.

New Haven Conn, March 19-As a
fellow of Yale Corporation President
Taft came to his alma mater today
and for nearly three hours sat with
the board to act upon university mat
tiers. When he left the meeting and
with President Hadley of the univer-
sty started to leave Woodbridge hall
to so to lunch, he found himself the
objective of many hundreds of Yale
graduates whose sharp cheer was fol-
lowed by the demand for a speech
me president made a brief, witty re-
Spouse in which he told the students
how dear to his heart was his Yale
aifiliation and the honor Of being a
fellow was too great for him to 70
linquish voluntarily. The student body
greeted the speech with the brcek lIr-
Ike -co-axco-aX which woke up the
echoes of the new campus. Then most
OF the student body trooped in IL long
Irregular procession after Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Hadley as they went to the lat
ter's house for lunch. A mid-aft"r-
noon train took both presidents to Now
York whore they spoke at a great YALE
dinner this evening. President Tat
was heartily greeted on every hand to-
day, although the demonstration WAS il
no sense a general one. as he is a many
time visitor to this city.
The train arrived at lilo and PreSi-
dent Taft was Immediately greeted BY
Secretary AnSon Phelps Stokes of the
University. outside the car Constitu
ton, Chief of Police CoWleS had {
double file of officers. A cheer went
up from the spectators as the PrcSi-
dents figure. SO familiar to New Haven
people. appeared at the car door, He
raised his hat and the enthusiastic
crowd started another cheer WITH
who's alright? Taft The Pres
dent and the members of his party
walked through the station and took
carriages which were in waiting. The
President rode with Sec. Stokes in IA
basket phacton and the outrlders were
mounted officers, instead of going
through Meadow and Church street,
on which. from the windows of nearly
every building We're flown flags and
Yale banners, the carriages were urlN-
en- through state street, which having
recently been torn up, was very dusty
Scores of persons followed the car
riagcs on a double quick through the
c,ty to the college section. At the
Graduates Club and Hcndric hall. the
students of the law department We're
in waiting and chcered the President
as he passed At Woodbridge man.
President Hadlcy met the party on the
steps and as he shook HANDS WIN the
President the latter atectionaleiy
placcl his arm around President Had
ley's shoulders and they went IN lhat
wav into the presidents office. Here
President Taft shook hands with the
fellows who were iii waiting ana With
ont DELAY the meeting was opened.
President Taft on his trip here from
New York had as his guests IN nus
priyatc car Constitution several TEL
lows of TIC corporation and |" these
he declared that he had no intention
of rc;irrinc from the corporation. MI
raft said that he thoroughly enjoyed
bie visit TO New Haven and that his
associatjors with the fellows of the
cornn-atiou were too pleasant to be
voli,ntarily laid down and h" would
remain member as long as tA'' alum
nj desired.
Thcru was much satisfaction among
the local alumni of the university "il'h
Mr. Taft's decision became known !oi
tbarc had been persistent report that
bic dutles at Washington might com
p,l MIN to resign. 1t was known AZ
tie university, however, that SINCE ms
election as President, Mr. Tart mao
contirucd to give the same att'h'i"h /"
university matters as before. ms
mastery of the details OF university
has always greatly I'M
n-ceead those members OF Inc co'p"rd-
tion who have long sat around 'he
conference board.
Secretary stokes of the university
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