El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06
COMMEMORATE
BUTTS MEMORY
President Taft Weeps AS He
Speaks Of His Former
Friend And Aid

Warrington D. c.. Nay b--Ihe
life of major Archibald ". Butt as a
soldier. newspaper man, aide TO presl-
dent. and lodge member, and his heroic
death on the Titanic, We're commemo-
rated by his commander in CHIEF
president Taft the secretary Of war
q senator OF his native state con
temporary in the newspaper field, ana
the fraternity Of Masonry, at an i'm
pressive memorial service here yester-
day .z 20
hfs late aide epitOmlzed all inal was
said. ,t,to
/ cannon go TO box at a theater- !
cannot turn around in my room,
cannot go anywhere without eNpecun6
TO see his smiling face or 10 neel NJ, NJ
cheerful voice OF greeting me ne u
the president is rather Isolated allu
those appointed 10 live with MIN come
much closer to him than anyone else
The bond is very close and n IS ol4-
ficult to speak on such an occasion
Archie Butts character was sin6Le'
simple. stra ichtforWard- anu l-lye l
m Intrigue A. clear sense OF hui-ieI-
nv IfghIeued his life and those d8gUSs
MIN Life was not for MN q u Ou 49,
1rob1crn He was a soldier ana Whth
K T-ee aDpoIuted 10 service under an
other to that other ne relueL Gu -
nIfcIL 10Y ally
who had 50 mucn selI-S
..Occssions like the sinking OF the
Titanic frequently develop w S,s-oas
IT-heD YOU don't expect IT, bUl 80
Ache IL was just as natural ~ ~ ~
- HELM those women as j Wa ~,
him TO ask me TO perm NJ ne
rou0erhinE for some one i2I ms me-,
ssE V-ss on the deck of the ian
.-acfl-- like he was everyw mere " -
fsars filled the eyes and l"S -
choked. we are Ielcila'7"
memory of what he vas --sst--,1fv
PRESIDENT Taft spoke with o--.---
and he was forced 20 an az ,-i -eo5,-
4nr hv a failure Of voice tll1 q -
- ~ tears Beside Mrs la-t 50
i-5 Mrs Lewis Butt. OF AuB LstS'
g. Opposfte them sal seer ela-E
- -se---ersrv Never and other prom
meur officials .- .be man
- - the Ceorgia delesatlon III -
Use md throughout the meet iAs 49,
--e-s statesmen. soldiers anu IL -
OF lie dead officer l.-,,--fs who
.-.---or- Ffobe smith o GeoI = 81.
-,,., endowed major Butt, as a NJ as as
5-efoD correspondent and khe" -
man and DOy. spoke leellNEle 81
associates. he said ne coul.ul..L - III
~ mention the SplenOlu Sot-o So
.,,.,+1,e- Georgian. Jacques u--
-E-bo lost his life on the 1lld MS d 40
low worker with major Pul .- -,-r-
Trl7ss.1r- SNYDER 2 - e-1-lAAAe'
7,l-,er man spoke of major buLt -
Iiyitv in the newspaper llelu ~
1Tarferson. a former employer ~ ~
zz-sfterson. Il former emploEe OF Iie
PbfIsnder Z. c. Johnson read a poem
dedicated 10 major Butt DuIlns ~ -.
Serv-ices The marine hand, assisted py
q choir rendered music.
Postal Makes Statement.
charles G. ADAMS, vice presloeIl %
the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. NOS
,5eDar+nent s The operating cepaLt-
menr. being asked in regard 70 tL rs
7s-ireIeSe message from the 'tarpaln-a
anouncine the sinking Of the lltahic
dsred ADriI 10th. but not actually 9s
Iivered in New York until April -'I III
said: t-.5 .1,=e
The Postal company received Us ~
message at its main operating room IN
Nev- York city on April lttn al SO
4 NJ BIZ direct wire from montreal
and delivered it from its branch Of
fice at the produce exchange 70 lns
White Star office within 80 minutes
from the time the message reached on.
lines The telegraph department o.
rha Canadian Pacific railway "nlcn
sent us the message from montreal NJ
.S-5g A NJ on a Dril Il informs Us lnat
raey received the message from ing
wireless company at Halifax, n =. a.
S-.6 81 on the same morning, AplA
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