Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
President Taft Delights Au-
dience of Fraternity Men.
HELPS ALONG THE SINGING
Speech at Informal Banquet Of Col
lege Grads.
GOOD WORD FOR ALMA MATER
Representative Charles s. Tirrell of
Massachusetts Presides as Toast
master-The Guests.

Now three times three for all our men,
Psi T.. Psi L,
And for the ladies ten times ten
Psi Epsilon.
Hurrah. hurrah. hurrah. hurrah'
Psi l., Psi T..
Hurrah! hurrah, hurrah. hurrah.'
This is a scrap of song that the men OF
Psi Epsilon fraternity were singing just
as President Taft entered the banquet
hall at the Raleigh last night. to strike
the top OF the wave of enthusiasm with
as jolly an after-dinner speech as any
college diner has heard in this town for
many day. The President knew that
refrain. They handed him a bit of paper
with the words written upon it. but,
crumpling it in his hand he joined in
with his fraternity brothers. for he re-
membered the song well. and later on
chided them in rare good-natured way
Tor perhaps thinking that he had forgot
ten anything that had happened while he
was member of the Yale class of rs.
Psi U Up-to-Date.
That line about and for the ladies,
ten times ten drew presidential
laugh that was a most infectious thing.
In making his speech the President
the song and laughed heartily Then he
made reference to the ladies i'm a most
courteous way. and intina ed that Psi
I was right there When it came TO look
ing out tor the ladies.
Also he took occasion to mention that
Psi was strong for 'anti-race suicide
policies, and made "A humorous reference
to the previous administration.
President Taft praised Psi L. of course.
because ne is a fraternity brother. and he
gave the grip to han dozen other fra
ternity brethren before he sat down at
the dinner table. He had a lot of good
to say about Psi L. and college life and
Yale University. Concerning his alma
mater he said his family would not know
what to do without Yale and Psi L,
which of course, caused a great commo-
ton among his hearers. He referred to
his son. Robert. now at Yale. and who
had been expected to dine with the others
last night However an important New
Haven happening kept Robert Taft away.
G. G. Harrison, who was to have come
in his place, slipped on the pavement
early today and hurt his knee.
II. /. BridSeman. president of a Psi
L fraternity for twenty-five years. had
said something about showing Presi-
dent Taft how to be reelected that
number of times. and the President re-
piled in the midst of laughter that lie
bad no intention of trying twenty five
consecutive terms.
President Taft's Remarks.
The President said:
II come here to testify to the debt | owe
to the fraternity and to show my loyalty
70 it's members. l have feeling that YOU
owe more to the fraternity. if possible.
than ] do. in that you had four years of
It. and L. because of the rules prevailing
at Yale. had but one.
Therefore. if YOU are all loyal sons.
and | know YOU are. you ought to know
hOv We at q
year. ! am proud to say that today l.
have come to regard Psi L as family
affair. | have son who is member
of the fraternity. He knew gooo
boy who is going TO suffer the same
fate.
One of the bsnauetsrs shouted: Send
him to Pennsylvania
No. ] think that he will have to strug-
gle along 1t Yale the President replied.
eve wouldn't know how to act unless he
went there.
The President related how Senator
Spooner had been an enthusiastic Psi L
man and how frequently he and the SEN
ator had spent happy hours in nominal
ing each other for all the offices in the
United States.
Recipe Not Accepted.
Brother Bridgeman offers me a recipe
Tor acquiring twenty-five successive
terms" said the President Il thank YOU
Mr. Bridgeman,' turning to the presi-
dent of the Psi Tpsilons. who sat at his
left, but the first term is enough for
me. Judging from the trouble and the
worry of getting through the first year of
my first term the contemplation of TWEEN
ty-hVe terms Or more than one is more
than L can stand
The President was smiling and chuck
ling when he said this His fellow Psi
applauded. and the Chief Executive
took any serious edge off his remarks
when he cor tinued:
but, seriously eaking, however,
This utteraEce occasioned vociferous
cheering. and the President laughed
heartily
The President Landed fraternity spirit
In college life and also praised college
athletics.
I'VE hear a great deal of rdicule OF
athletics AMI things which add to the
welfare la college life which are no, In
the curriculum, said the President.
Blu. you and know that many things
In our college life which We're not ex-
sited above mere learning and mental
discipline have been Or great value to
The President then took up from thf
table a copy OF the Psi Epsilon song
which Three times three for all our
men and the ladies' ten times ten
That still sounds good TO me-, he said
81 indorse il heartily.
Representative 11TIell 1OaSCm0Ster.
The POSTMASTER and charge d'affaires
last night was Representative Charles O.
Tirrell of Massachusetts. He spoke feel
ingly and eoauently Of his college DAYS
and especially of the days when he was
en- undergraduate member OF Psi I
fraternity at Dartmouth
Senator Amos l.. Allen of Maine spok,
feelingly of his college life at Bowdon
and told some after dinner speeches witt
a dry wit that convuIsed his hearers
Prof. Terrell OF Amherst said a lot O,
good things about the fraternity and O.
course, said something about his COLLEGE.
II. l.. Bridgeman made a hit when h.
referred to the Congressional Record a.
America greatest humorous weekly
Those at the Tables.
Those present were:
John Fl. Furman. Howard w Langley
William Howard Taft. Franklin Mac.
Veagh, Birch Helms, A. J.. Wagstaff
George p. whittlesey. Morgan Beach
F. G. Newlands, w. c. Whttemore. ID
8. Babcock M. r. Jenries. Mr.. Conant
G. Fl. Grosvenor. Nathan Thompson