Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-05
THEODORE" AND
WILL" MEET
UTMOST AMlTY DISPLAYED AS
OLD FRIENDS COME TO.
GETHER AT BEVERLY.
AFTER SIXTEEN MONTHS APART
Hold Long Conversation on Piazza
and Laughter Is Frequent.-"Had
Delightful Time" Says Col.
onel on Repairing for Nahant.

! Beverly, Mass, July 1.-For a full
minute President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt stood on the board veranda
of the Evans cottage with hands up.
on each others shoulders while evil
dent delight was shown in every line
of the enwreathed countenances.
"Mr. President"-it was Roosevelt
who spoke and there was earnest
warmth in his salutation.
"Theodore!'
They patted each other affection.
ately on the shoulder. They laughed
in way that left not single lin
gering doubt as to the eXuberance Of
their feelings They seemed utterly
oblivious of the fact that there were
others present.
1T used to be Mr.. President and
WILL didn't it," cried the colonel
in his old familiar high-pitched voice,
''but now it's Mr.. President and
Theodore
The two old friends, meeting after
16 month of separation, with all the
warmth that used to characterize
their association in Washington, slap
ped each other again on arms and
shoulders.
And so it went throughout the af-
ternoon. When Colonel Roosevelt was
president and Mr.. Taft was secretary
of war the meetings Of the two men
in the executive Offices at Washing
ton were always characterized by the
same cordially. While House attach
es who noticed the greetings declared
1t was just like old days There was
rapid fire of conversation. The meet
Ing was everything that the friends
of President Taft have claimed that
1t would be and the persistent proph-
ecies of those who have insisted all
along that GOODNESS had developed
between the two men proved to be
utterly fallacious.
Had Delightful Time.
Colonel Roosevelt was still in the
spirit of the renewed association with
the president when, after two hours
and twenty minutes spent with Mr..
Taft and members of his family, he
started back to Nahant to spend
second night with Senator Lodge. AS
he was leaving the shaded grounds of
the presidents cottage the colonel
stopped to speak with several old
newspaper friends from Washington
i had a most pleasant time with
the president" he exclaimed There
is nothing particular to say, is there
fIrr irr rs
mo, l think not" put in the sen.
ator.
1--WE had most delightful time
and that is all there is to it," added
the colonel.
Talk In seclusion.
The president and Colonel Roose,
welt walked about the verandas of the
cottage for some time arm in arm.
They sat for awhile in secluded por.
ton of the porch, overlooking the
dancing waters of the bay. The after.
noon was IDEAL Their heads were
close together, but scarcely minute
passed that their voices were not ring
ing with laughter. No meeting of the
old friends could have been more af-
fectionate and it deeply impressed the
few who were permitted to witness
the event that has been looked for
ward to with so much interest by
practically the entire country.
Tea was served on the veranda.
Mrs. Taft, Senator Lodge and Secre-
tary Norton sat about the wicker
table and a merrier party would be
difficult to imagine. The president
was plainly affected; Colonel Roose-
welt was unfeigned in his delight
Meantime Senator Lodge, unfailing
friend and intimate adviser of both.
looked on with evident pleasure The
former president met other old friends
at Burgess Point.