The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26


type discounted whatever distinction
his achievements brought him. Roosc-
welt will go down III history a dis
| credited politician. SO far Mr.. Taft
has done many things TO indicate that
he Will not be ranked with the figure
mead Presidents in American history,
but even Mr. Taft preferred the SUI
| promc Bench 10 the Office in the White
House,
THE NEWSPAPER AND TIE FAMILY.
Last Thursday the New York Evening
! World printed 4 story about the clopc-
mcnt ana marriage OF Miss Elsa Port
ner. OF Washington, to Lorimcr G. Ora :
ham. vice president Of a lithographinG
concern in The same town. Miss Port :
ncr IS q Protestant and Mr. Graham is
Catholic. They were married III
Bultimorc by Father Gavan, at the
is alleged because the brides family
did not approve OF the match. but
rather favored the suit OF II wealthy
young New Yorker instead. After the
marriage, i, is reported that the bride
Intended o visit her mother. who is re-
covering from severe illness At Lake
wood, New Jersey.
| This is going into particulars
to an extent which should not
concern the public but, not salts
fled with 50 much OF the story as We
have repeated here the chroncler OF
the Evening World says: Mrs Lorimer
G. Graham. WHO was Miss Elsa Portncr.
Miss Helen TAFT. With her husband,
( with whom She clopcd from the Capital
4 on Monday. is expected 10 visit her
mother, etc. etc But Miss Helen Taft
had nothing 10 do with the clopcmcnt,
is not going With the Grahams 70 visit
their mother At Lakewood and seems
70 have been introduced only 10 make
The story a bit more readable Miss
Portncr did not clopc with, Mr. Graham
because she is a friend Of Miss Taft IL
indeed, she is; did not consult with
4 Miss Taft rs TO her plans, So far as the
records snow and Miss TAFT lad notll-
iine more 10 do with the AFFAIR tlion any
lof the res, Of rs. who MEYER Heard Of
Miss ELSA PortilcI before Why bring
Miss Taft into the aft;iir in any way?
WHY can the newspapers be decent in
spinning their society yaris? II Miss
Elsa por;nei wished ii marry AIR era
nam 50 much shat she WAS willing to
4 run away with him for tile purpose.
i that was hcr right. ana II Was nobody'.;
especial business but iicr own she is
not III public lifr She does not mold any
Office, she was not candidate for any
puplic position size is not an expert on
the tarif question, Sh, has had nothing
To do with Tile conservation movement
sh" doesn't know ANYTHING about Tie
fcpndiiiUns on III, Mexican frontier, stie
simply happens 10 be ..thc youngest
Of four sisters, al Of whom are i,cau-
,itul girls. mere educated abroad ana
Iare unusually accomplished rs a pro-
nuunced brunette and is espccially
noted for the beauty OF her eyes and
her clopcmcnt mas created a decided
stir in WASHINGTON smart society," ana
she is IA friend ot Miss Helen Tart
WHO doesn belong to Washington
/ smar, society
I ~ a'ot = '''"Slt"'ed ny inc Eve
''"E y o'i' WITT z Ph'o'"sfaph Of the
young woman 4 very good picture,
doubtless, because i, makes her look
as il she is really Very charming Jul
iEN,'s ~ '''e name 81 solomon. or ScitZ.
iii" = WY 'hueh me same thing.
sNoold an this stun be printed abou,
tt.A,. .s.,. !, .
IT. ''''N hef own private and personal
"iiair and particularly. why Should
h Miss Helen raft have been ,,lit intn tba
! picture al allq rborc o,rh, - 30 !.
Lime somewhere that even the mos, .cn
torprising" Of ncwsnancrs sbona ~,
cross. ana that line should he drawn
ha.d ana fns, where ne fan,,,,. ho,in..
ana the public ends