Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-01
TAFT and ROOSEVELT
MEET AT BEVERLY.
Is Most Cordial After 1G
Months Of Separation and Displ0ves
All Stories Of Conflict Of Views
Between the Two Men.

Beverly, Mass, June 3O--For a full
minute this afternoon President Taft
and Col. Roosevelt stood on the broad
veranda of the Evans cottage with
hands upon each others shoulders
while evident delight shone in every
line of their smile enwreathed coun-
| tenanceS.
MIR. President! 1t was Roosevelt
who spoke and there was earnest
warmth in his salutation
| "Theodore'
| They patted each other affectionate-
ly on the shoulder. They laughed in
a way that left not a single doubt as
| to the exuberance of their feelings.
They seemed utterly oblivious of the
fact that there We're others present.
1T used to be Mr.. President and
| VIII didn't it?" cried the colonel in
his old familiar high pitched voice,
''but now its Mr.. President and Theo-
durc.'
The two old friends meeting after Is
months of separation with all the
warmth that used to characterize their
association in Washington. slapped
each other again on arms and Shout
| ders
And so it went throughout the af-
| ternoon. When Col. Roosevelt was
President and Mr. Taft was secre-
tary of war the meetings of the two
men in the executive offices at Wash
ington were always characterized by
the same cordality as that of today.
White House attaches, who witnessed
the greetings this afternoon, declared
| - ~
| Col. Roosevelt was still i'll the spirit
of the renewed association with the
President when after two hours and
| 20 minutes, spent with Mr.. Taft and
members of his family, he started
back to Nahant to spend a second
night with Senator Jodge
AS he was leavi,. the shaded
grounds of the Presidents cottage, the
colonel stopped to speak with several
OLD newspaper friends from Washing
| ton
| Il had a most pleasant time with
the President he exclaimed. There is
nothing particularly to say. is there.
Cabot?" turning to Senator Lodge.
| mo. I think not put in the sena-
| tor
I'VE had a most delightful time and
| that is all there is to it, added the
| colonel
BY Georget look at those miscreants.'
he exclaimed as several photographers,
who had climbed on stone wall for a
vantage point, began to click their cam
eras with perfect fusilade of snapshots.
Does Beverly come up to Oyster Bay?'
someone asked.
You know I'm fond Of Oyster Bay"
replied Mr.. Roosevelt. land I don't want
to make any comparisons but by George,
Beverly Is beautiful. This whole North
Shore is perfectly lovely"
With a wave of his Panama hat, with
"a hearty word of goodbye. he was off.
The President and Col. Roosevelt walk
ed about the verandas of the cottage for
some time arm in arm. They sat for d
while in a secluded portion of the porch
overlooking the dancing waters of the
bay. The afternoon was ideal. Their
heads were close together, but scarcely a
minute passed but their voices were not
ringing with laughter.
No meeting of the old friends could
have been more affectionate and it deeply
impressed the few who were permitted
to witness the event that has been looked
forward to with so much interest by
practically the entire country.
Mrs. Taft, Senator Lodge and Secretary
Norton sat about the table and merriel
party would be difficult to imagine The
President was plainly affected Col
Roosevelt was unfeigned in his delight.
Meantime Senator Lodge. unfailinf
friend and intimate adviser Of both
looked on with evident pleasure.
R0oSpvolt cfo od IN,
Lodges home sat Nahant at 2.45 P. NJ.
His way to Beverly led through part
of Lynn. Swampscott and Salem and il
each of these places the colonel wa
quickly recognized and cheered He an,
Senator Lodge rode in closed car, blu
the crowds could see him through tn,
window and he was constantly compelle,
to lift his hat in recognition of the greet
ings that were called out to him.. At tn
entrance of the grounds in which the TAT
cottage is located a crowd of a hundred
or more persons had gathered. The Sc
cret lines, usually drawn about the TAT
cottage alone. were extended today to tn
entrance to the entire Burgess Point sec
ton. fully quarter of mile away
President Taft was sitting in the IL
brary OF his home going over the mai
with Assistant Secretary Foster wher
he heard the "Honk honk'' of 18th,
Lodge automobile out front He drop
ped everything and hurried out of tn.
front door onto the porch Col. Roose.
welt was out of the machine in a mo.
ment and as the two men met theil
arms unconsciously went toward eacf
other and their hands rested upor
each others shoulders. It was som,
little time before the embrace wa,
interrupted.
The President warmly greeted Sen
ator Lodge. Secretary Norton joinet
the party and Assistant Secretary
Forster soon was Included in the cir