The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-08
MEETS
PRESIDENT TAFT IN
A LOVING REUNION
SLABS ON THE BACK AND COR
DIAL WORDS SHOW THEIR
DELIGHT.
oil j DAYS RECALLED BY Scene
First Time They Have Been Together
in Almost Two Years-waIk About
Verandah Arm in Arm-Meets 9th.
err Friends.

full minute this afternoon President
Taft and Col Roosevelt stood on the
broad veranda of Evans cottage with
hands upon each others shoulders,
while evident delight shone in every
line of their smile en-wreathed coun.
tenances.
Mr.. President"
It was Roosevelt who spoke, and
there was earnest warmth in his eio-
cution.
"Theodore!"
They patted each other affectionate-
ly on the shoulder They laughed in
way that left not single lingering
doubt as to the exhuberance of their
feelings. They seemed utterly obliv'
ious of the fact that there were 9TH
ers present.
1T used to be Mr.. President and
WILL didn't it?" cried the Colonel
in his high-pitched voice, but now it's
| Mr.. President and Theodore"
| The two old friends met after six.
teen months of separation, and with
all the warmth that used to character
| ize their association in Washington
slapped each other again on arms and
shoulders.
And so it went throughout the after
noon. When Col Roosevelt was Pres
ident and Mr.. Taft was Secretary OF
War the meetings of the two men in
the executive offices at Washington
were always characterized by the same
cordiality as that of today.
White House attaches who witness
ed the greetings this afternoon declar'
ed it was Just like the old days. There
was a rapid fire of conversation. The
meeting was what friends of President
Taft had claimed it would be, and per
sistent prophesies of those who Rave
insisted that a GOODNESS had developed
between the two men proved to be ut
terly falacious.
Colonel Roosevelt was still IN the
spirit of the renewed association with
the President, when after two hours
and twenty minutes spent with Mr..
lTaft 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 to several
old newspaper friends from Washing
ton.
II had a most pleasant time with the
president" he exclaimed There is
nothing particular to say, is there
Cabot?" turning to Senator Lodge.
mo. l think not" put in the Senator
I'VE had a most delightful time. and
that is all there is to it," added the
Colonel.
by George, look at those miscre
ants" he exclaimed as several pno.
tographers who had climbed on stone
wall for advantage point began TO
click their cameras with perfect fu-
SHADE Of snap shots.
Does Beverly come up to Oyster
Bay?" some one asked.
lyon know I'm fond of Oyster Bay"
replied Mr. Roosevelt. "and l cont
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 and
a hearty word of goodbye he was OH.
The President and Colonel Roosevelt
walked about the verandas of the, cot
tage for some time arm in arm. Ihey
sat for awhile In a secluded portion OF
the porch overlooking the dancing wa
ters of the bay. The afternoon was
ideal. Their heads we're close togetn-
Ier, but scarcely minute passed that
their voices were not ringing with
laughter. No meeting OF old friends
could have been more affectionate, and
deeply impressed the few that were
permitted to witness the event that
has been looked forward to with SO
much interest by practically the en-
tire country.
Tea was served on the veranda. Mr..
Taft, Senator Lodge and Secretary
Norton sat about the wicker table. and
merrier party would be difiicult TO
imagine. The President was plainly
affected; Colonel Roosevelt was I'M
eigned in his delight. Meantime Sen
ator Lodge, unfailing friend and inti-
mate adviser of both, looked ON with
evident pleasure.
The former President met other
old friends at Burgess Point. There
was Rudolph Forster, Assistant Score
tary to the President, who served IN a
similar capacity under the Roosevelt