Evening star., 1909-03-04
TAFT JOINS ELI BOYS
Drops in to Hobnob With COL
Iege Men at Smoker.
HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY
Says He Owes His Post As President
to Good Luck.
MANIFEsTS HUMBLE SPIRIT
Yale Undergraduates Tell Him He
Will Make Good-Give Him
Familiar Yell.
HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY
dAN1FEsTs HUMBLE SPIRIT
Rrek-ek ek-ek, 10 q, 10 ex.
Rrek-ek ek-et. 10 ex, 10 ex,
Whoa-up. whoa-up.
HULA baloo, Ya-a-a-le-
Ta.a-ft, Taft, Ta.a-ft.

Ia-1-t,
All through the New Willard Hotel.
from Q o'clock last night until long after
everybody else was in bed, the Tale yell
was heard
II that dear Aristotle would have been
there he would have sworn that no frogs
he ever heard made SO much noise. 1t
was all right, though.
An old grad was going to be inaugu-
rated So II any sad sketch thought he
was going to block the game he was
mistaken.
The hour set for the beginning Of things
was $3.50 o'clock. At that time only the
waters were on hand. 1t was more than
half an hour later that the earliest Of the
Yale men began to appear. But when
they did start coming they poured in
faster than the rain and snow fell out
side.
AS soon as a handful Of them were in
side the doors the band struck up Boo
lah Boolah.' and 1t was all of. Little
use for anybody TO try to make speech
after that. Some did make the attempt.
it is true, but 1t was not until william
Howard Taft himself came into the big
ballroom on the tenth floor of the hstel.
where the smoker was held. that any Of
the speakers got much attention.
Taft Shows Up.
But when Taft blew in!
Well. Big Bilr' may have been hap
py when the election returns relied In
last November. but he could not have
looked a bit happier than he did last
night when the Yale gang got on it's feet
and cheered him.
Taft told some Of his callers at the
Boardman residence last night that he
was not going to the smoker. He said
he had enough to do today without SIT:
ting up half the night. But yesterday
afternoon one Of the '7s class saw hin,
"say. Bill" said the '7s man, do You
remember that tus-of-war team? And
that time Harvard beat the whey out Of
"oh, well. it isn't like it was in our
| day, Bill. The boys are 50 young now.
I was back at New Haven last fall. You
know they've taken down The Fence
and
We'll, goodbye. Bill. I'm going to
dinner and then have a look in at the
smoker. Sorry you won't be there"
Hold on" said Taft "of course. rvs
got to dine with Roosevelt, but let me
see. Suppose could drop In about 1880.
| Do you think the boys would mind Il !
| didn't stay long?"
x01t Cout stay away
1t was all of. William Howard Taft.
the President-elect. was big BILL the
Yale undergraduate. once mere.
After listening all day to men who
courted him for his positions sake he
| longed to mingle once more with other
| sons of his alma mater who speak the
| language Of his youth and love old Tale
| better than they do President Of the
United States.
Taft appeared at the smoker at 1890
o'clock, accompanied by George x. Nc
Lanahan, secretary Of the ashington Yale
Alumni Association. No introduction
| announced that Taft would say q few
words.
Taft in Humble Spirit.
'The soirit Of Yale Taft said. lis the
spirit Of democracy, every man doing his
best. And II he does this. having the sup
port of every other Yale man, that is
| all ask for.'
| He was greeted with loud shouts OF
| MOI when he said there had been many
Yale men before him who would have
been able to fill with more credit than
himself the ONCE upon which he is about
| to enter.
MANY circumstances have worked to-
| gether to place me where ! am" he said
| 20 "AuSh 'oSN AZ SAS SNuaAa0 "a
opportunities to men. an glad. how
ever, to have drawn a lucky number.
| Il am about to enter upon one OF the
most periloqs journeys any man In our
country can enter upon. Great obstacles
can be met by the observance Of COM
| mon sense, courage, the sense OF proper
tion and the absence OF sweil-headtness.
which principles are inculcated ct Yale.
you'll Make Good"
1.-The disposition to meet each dihicuty
as 1t arises will accomplish what ought
to be done. man ought not put him.
self In the attitude Of fearing these DIM
culties. but have the courage to meet
them as they come.
THAT is my hope. II 1t proves other
wise, then will not have made good
This was greeted by shouts OF youth
make good!"
Taft. the broad smile passing from hts
face, declared there was nothing Of mock
| humility In what he said, and added that
| he was speaking of conditions a. they
| face U.s." and that by maintaining a
| high standard OF character any man
| who had hard problems to face would
receive the help which he needed
Taft shook hands with all present As
he departed he was given another long
cheer.
PERSIAN CONSUL GENERAL.