The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
CROWD sHIvERED WITH COLD
While Waiting for Taft to Appear al
GlenWOod Springs,

GlenWOod Spring Colo, Sept o.
I! was shivering crowd of 500 peo-
| pie who stood on the platform of the
depot here in the dim gray dawn as
President Tafts special drew into
i GIenwood Springs. It was some time
after arrival before the president ap-
peared and expressions of disappoint-
ment were creeping over the faces of
| the spectators just as signs of life
were noted on the train. The crowd,
however, was not disappointed for
after about 10 minutes wait the presi-
| dent appeared. He was greeted by a
reception committee of the local
board of trade, headed by Mayor
Drach, Congressman E. T. Taylor and
President c. C. Parks of the board of
| trade. The president was quickly in
troduced and in shaking hands with
one of the members of the committee,
| his face suddenly spread into broad
smile and he said:
"Well, brother, glad to meet you
The man was Bishop Benjamin
Brewster OF the Episcopal church in
! western Colorado. Bishop Brewster
wore a big knot of the Yale blue and
his grip had revealed to President Taft
that they were brother members of
| Skull and Bones. the famous Yale
secret society,"
the w. G. T. U. were then introduced.
They had brought a great platter of
fresh mountain trout together with a
bowlw of wild raspberries which grow
| them to the president for his break
fast. The president was then driven
through town to the plaza fronting the
Hotel Colorado, where from the same
spot on which President Roosevelt
spoke in 1905, he addressed the crowd.
His remarks were of entirely an i'm
promptu nature.
The Presidents Talk.
ST appreciate this gathering" he
said, "and from personal experience 1
tit 1, t., 80
get up at half past in the morning to
be here
you have ours, too" called voice
and a big grin was the presidents an
swer. He apologized for the delay in
appearing from his car, which he
stated was due to loss of sleep the
night before.
s'The people of Leadville, realizing
that 1 would pass through there about
O'Clock in the night had decided to
send me their greetings by telegraph,
but there were some citizens who evil
IDENTIFY did not approve this procedure
and they brought an engine with big
siren whistle alongside my car and
they blew that whistle, awakening me
from Slumber.
st can't tell you how sweet those
slumbers were. They were gentlemen
who knew me for they called me by
my first name, shouted and shouted,
until 1 was thoroughly awake. I re-
GREETED that I was not in proper dress
to appear in PUBIC. understand
was to have the privilege of a bath in
your wonderful pool. 1 thank you, but
must decline that privilege. The last
time I took a bath in public I over
heard two men saying: We'll, If I was
as fat as that man, I'd do my bathing
in private Since then bathing in pub
lie has not been my strong suit. There
are members in my party who would
cut a good figure in your pool, but 1
wouldn't have been out a week on
what will be a very long trip. 1t is
hard for me to keep track of time for
each incident on this trip thus far has
been so eventful that it seemed day
in ITSELF
The president concluded with few
complimentary references to the citi-
zenship of the west. Following the
address he was escorted about hot
springs grounds along the swimming
pool which he admired and wished he
had. time to test and down at the
great mineral springs where he
paused a few minutes to ask about the
nature of the spring water. The car
riages had been driven around to the
spring from the hotel and from this
point the party returned to the train.
Congressman Taylor and w. e.
Wallace, receiver of the local land Of
fee, joined the party at breakfast on
the presidents invitation and will ac-
company the party as far as Montrose.