The Washington herald., 1910-03-01

on TO Baltimore.
That's bully" said Bwana Tumbo;
Tets all go" As Roosevelt and his
escort left they sang Back, Back to
Baltimore and with a sigh the ban
queters turned again to the repast.
When they were in a comparatively
good humor again. they sang '.Harrigan'
something like this:
CA double Ri.
+ double r spells Carter.
A man Of very sunny disposition.
Couldn't be IN any bad condition.
CA double R-T,
z double r, you see.
He's a man that the club is proud to
have In membership
Carter, that's he
Hon. Job Hedges. of New York. got
into the spot life when some one started
School Days"
Hedges-Hedges
Grad. from Princeton College,
Talking and spouting and telling jokes,
Working them of on the simple folks:
Nearly mayor of old New York.
Drlnklng with voters who come from
We are glad you are here.
So give cheer-Job Hedges, a Son OF
Nassau.
FeStiNtIies were Begun.
It was shortly after o'clock when
Senator Depew announced that the fes-
tivities were about to begin.
Following the dinner the toastmaster
began the speechmaking, with the follow
ing address, Gentlemen. we have many
distinguished citizens here tonight. But
there is one who values his diploma high
ly and his unanimous election 10 the gov
erning body Of that institution quite as
highly as he did the judicial positions
which he adorned or the Presidency or
the United States. TO which he has been
elevated by the most phenomenal ma
jority Of his fellow-citizens in our history.
ms classmates have so impressed them
selves because Of his prominence and dis
tinction upon the rest of Us Of the alumni
that when received a letter from one of
his classmates the other day giving
long list OF the virtues OF another class
mate whose nomination he had sent 10
the Senate for Judge OF the United
States District Court, I wrote back: I do
not care about what you said OF his
equipment. Il is enough for me TO vote
for him for any position that he was
member Of the famous class Of rs
William II. Taft was the prince OF
good fellows as an undergraduate. He
had no superior as q Judge He had no
equal in solving the problems. new ones
for an American statesmen. of the gov
eminent of our insular possessions. and
he has brought 70 the Presidency a calm
ness and courage and independence Of
expression and Of action which. notwith-
standing the storms of the present, will
ultimately obtain for his administration
an Unprecedented popular approval.
Il propose the health Of the President
OF the United States. who was the first
president Of this club.
The Presidents Speech.
President Taft said. in response:
IT confess I don't feel quite at home
in this company This headgear changes
a mans general appearance, and when
1 look down the line and see a manderin
in the form of the distinguished Senator
from Idaho. it seems to me that am in
strange company.
'T don't know whether the University
Club realizes the burden that It has taken
on itself in giving 10 those whom it has
been kind enough to invite here such an
as you have given to-
night, for hereafter this viii always be
The only way by which you
can add Is by shutting your doors and
not letting anything get out of this ex-
cept as the Gridiron Club does. through
the newspapers.
MY friend Chauncey, Of Sc, who is sew
enty-six years young. referred to the
fact that he hoped, and he meant that
all Democrats hoped. or at least some
Democrats hoped, that that distinguished
gentleman who is now looking down the
precipices Of the Andes would stay there
But, my friends of the university, this
eating. while every one of US has en-
joyed every minute Of it. means a great
deaf more if the enthusiasm is TO de-
velop, as 1 hope It may. into the making
Of a seat for university men into the
making Of a great building where univer-
sity men can come into company with
each other sincerely hope that the
money can be raised which will make a
suitable DtiiulHSs one dADFuiuB ali lne
and yet one which viii not re-
quire the imposition Of such heavy dues
that every university man in Washing
ton may not enjoy the benefits of the
club. Washington contains great many
men, as Uncle Sam has said,
not voters. but they belong 10 the civil
Devoted TO Service.
'They are men who are willing to devote
to the service Of the government the
ability. the intelligence, and the educa-
ton which they have, at a very reason
able salary, because they like to serve the
government; and they believe there are
other things in life than money and
uxuries. And I verify believe that the
one Of the University Club, democratic
as 1t must be. for you never found a lot
IF university men together that they were
lot democratic; that they did not belong
20 all classes IN the community. and that
hey did not represent the poor and the
-ieh. I believe that such club with
suitable building will form a nucleus for
he highest ideals and Cor the best social
and for those democratic ideas
ipon which our government is resting"