The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-05
BILL COULDN'T GO.
SENT SPEECH by WIRE.

New York, May 1-"Bill couldn't
get around to the club to say how
dy to the boys so he did the next
best thing" explained a member of
the Yale Club, speaking of the novel
feature pulled Off there this evening,
when the speech OF President Taft
al the Aeronautical Society dinner at
the Hotel Astor was transmitted to
the club library for the benefit of
more than fMe-hundred of old ELS
sons gathered there to hear it,
1t was bully good Of him." inter
1ected another club member, para
phrasing favorite expression of
Altogether it was the most siren
NOUS evening that the President has
mad in many months. First he at
tended the banquet of the Associat-
ed Press and American Newspapers
Publishers at the Waldorf-Astoria
From there he was whirled in an au-
TO to Sherry's, where he addressed
che members OF the Methodist con-
terence. after which he was rushed
through Forty-fourth street, past the
pretentious home of the Yale Club
post prandial orator at the Aerauto-
nautical Society banquet and a din
ner given in the same hotel by host
~ ~ %-A
from this and other states to former
Representative, j. Van Vechten Vi.
colt. 1t was near midnight when
the nations Chief Executive got
through there and he had just f1th
minutes TO get to the Pennsylvania
station to catch the midnight train
back for Washington.
Nealiz ns earlier i'll the day that
It would be physical !mpossibiliy
tor him to crafty his desire to give
the Logs" at the Yale Clue, q call
before lie returned to the White
House, the Aeronautical Society
Through K. M. Turner, one of it's
members end Thomas A. iii,l, chai.-
man Of the banquet cc.l:mi,tee ar.
ranged as compliment to the Pres
tdent. for the transmission of his
speech to the club house. On the
table In front of the President the
committee installed a set of power
ful acoustican transmitters, connect
ed by wire with the club house, a
quarter of mile away. In the big
library on the second floor of the
club, which was filled to overlooking
with the boys" all now prosper
GUS business and professional men,
bank, trust company, insurance and
railroad presidents, the voice of the
country's First Citizen and Yale's
most distinguished living graduate
issued from photograph horns hung
from the side walls.
That's Bill all right" exclaimed
one of the younger members of the
club as the occupant of the White
House began his address to the Aero
nautical Society in clear, vibrant
voice that could be heard away back
In the billiard room of the club.
During the twenty-five minutes of the
presidents speech the members.
seated and standing In silence about
the room, listened In rapt attention
20 the discourse Of their fellow al
ANNA and when he concluded gave
him the time honored Yale cheer.
No incident Of his visit to Gotham
pleased the President more. As he
spoke he watched the instrument In
front Of him curiously and, so that
not : word Of what he said might
- lost N transmission kept squarely
In front Of II.
On leaving town Mr.. Taft express
"a himself . highly pleased with
ihis visit though It proved . big tax
- his vitality. II will be his last
"Trip 70 New York for some time to
come.