The Washington herald., 1910-03-01

leSe men OF w dSIli4St tOli AO' 81
| their cares for once in the year last
night and revelled in campus
Dranks and thoughtless happiness
at the annual banquet of the Uni
Versity Club at the Willard.
The President Of the United
States, Senators, Representatives,
Cabinet officers, and men distin-
guished in almost every walk of
life forgot that university days were
to them only a memory and did
their best to add to an evening OF
unmarried merriment.
Sang College Songs.
They sang the songs that college men
like to sing, and quaned a toast to their
respective alma mater as joyously as the
most carefree freshman. At times the
dinner seemed an echo of half-forgotten
spreads" in the days when there were no
fears ahead and no regrets behind.
But underneath the meTriment and con-
slant uproar there was a serious eulogy
TO the man with the trained mind, and
IN the phrases of each speaker was a
tribute TO the achievements OF the citizen
who won his sheepskin first.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew presided as
POSTMASTER, in his inimitable way. His
gavel called the biggest dinner OF the
season TO order early in the evening. and
from then until midnight there was not
an instant that did not have a stuat or
a speech 70 make It lively.
Champ clark, In a semi-comic speech,
slluded TO his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President and won
applause for his stories.
President Taft broke his custom, formed
when he started making dinner addresses
as the Chief Executive. and stayed unuf
the end of the long programme.
Stunts Caused Laughter.
One Of the stunts that convulsed the
diners with merriment was the official
presentation to the President of a pair
of dancing dolls-in memory of the Chief
Executives waltz at a recent Bachelors
german.
one Of the dolls was miniature gen
tleman. correctly attired in evening dress.
The other was a feminine doll, dressed in
a decollette gown of pink satin, trimmed
with lace and pearls, and with her hair
done a Ia Billie Burke.
With a broad smile and a far-away
lock in his eyes, the President accepted
the gift. while his eliminates roared with
laughter
Mr. President" said Claud n Ben
nett, when he handed up the clubs gift
we appreciate your various cOurtesies to
this club. We take great pride in having
YOU on our roster. We are glad you have
given Us q heart-to-heart talk instead OF
discussing political issues such as you
have given IN places where complications
OF the ballot color even social gatherings.
1T is well to instruct the provinces, /
and you are to be congratulated upon (
having broken all Presidential records /
Tor travelling and for speechmaking.
EuIOsy Paid President.
THE most significant and withaI the
nnest euiogy IN this respect ever paid to |
a President was the unconscious cOnnpli- !
ment recently uttered by dear old ladv
IN Connecticut, when. after a visit to the /
White House, she said TO the folks back /
home, He IS Just the same old Will
AS the President made his best bow Of |
appreciation, the orchestra PLAYED |
Waltz Me Around Again. Willy" with !
600 iusty voices joining in the chorus.
Every Little Bit Helps" by the musi- |
clans. gave everybody a chance to catch !
his breath but they caught the lit of /
the refrain and paid their respects to /
Senator Elkins in a way that made the /
building shake:
Every little vote added to those you've |
got
Makes just one vote more:
That's the reason that Stephen r
is L. S. Senator.
Talk about high living and put away |
some stocks
And you'd always have the votes Won
need right in the ballot box,
For every little bit, added to what you've
got
Helps TO make a Senator.
Cables from Roosevelt.
AS the strains died away and oompara- |
tive silence reigned. Charles E. Howe
sprang to his feet and announced tele- /
gram from Africa
All is quiet along the Congo tonight. /
Bwana Tumho is sailing the deep blue /
sea- going the other way
EoIA iAoi0 wires ana cables were read
in quick succession in different parts of
the hall, as follows:
Wireless from captain of vessel in mid
ocean; Col Roosevelt has dived from the
ships deck and is swimming a rsca MFR
a school of spouting whales He ou4
spouts them all.
Telegram from Wall street, Roose,,al+
has arrived and is now breskfss sfing e11 on
q herd OF bulls and bears.
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt.
Don't like New York reception Too
much Gaynor and Hughes Leaving for
Washington by aeroplane 10 attend volJr
banquet Pull of reception there.
Instinetively, the singers struck into
the Jungle Song TO the rhythm of
humping tomtoms. and simultaneously
faint cheers were heard, apparently from
the street. While the faithful 600 waited
in breathiess expectancy, there was
trampings as Of many feet on the stairs
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