Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-03
TAFT eREETs MARSHALL.
President and Candidate for vics
 President Clasp Hands.

Boston, Oct 2.-Governor T. R. Marshall of Indiana, the democratic candidate for vice president, shook hands with President Taft tonight just before the banquet of the supreme council, Scottish Rite Masons, at which both were guests. The meeting occurredhat the hotel in which Cover nor Wilson of New Jersey greeted the president last Thursday night. President Taft joked with Governor Marshall for a few moments on the wear and tear of campaigning and then both passed into the banquet hall, where they stood side by side in the receiving line and shook hands with the diners.
 The president spent an active day in Boston. After motoring into the city from Beverly, he laid the corner stone Of the new Young Mems Chris tian association building in the Back Bay and attended the Cambridge car nival across the Charles river.
 At the laying of the cornerstone President Taft spoke of many similar events he had attended in all parts of the world and of the work the Young Mems Christian association is doing in the far east.
 In Cambridge be examined the ex- hibits and was presented with broom made in a manual training school for the blind.
 q hope" said the donor, that this will make a clean sweep for you"
 The president smiled broadly.
 In his remarks at the Masonic ban quet, where were seated Masons of high degree from all over the world, President Taft referred to himself as "a poor. humble, master Mason in their sight" He discussed world peace and also took occasion to pass few pleasantries with Governor Marshall.
 "As look at my friend, Governor Marshall" said the president. q have great sympathy for him as to what he is going to talk about. We exchanged protests upon the announcement of booed and if understand alright the signs he made to me. they were signs of distress.p
 Governor Marshall, while respond ing for the toast, fFreemasonry," said that in the presidents presence he was reminded of an old Presbyterian article of faith: We are commended not to-speak evil of our rulers"
 That holds" said Governor Marsh all. flor two consecutive terms, but no further"
 Continuing, he said: Politics are just the furniture of our national life. There is the good. old-fashioned fur niture of Taft the bizarre furniture of Roosevelt, and the good old hickory furniture of Wilson and myself, but when 1t comes out from the wash, it Is all the same sacred furniture of the hearth"
 After Horace A. Irwin of Dayton, Ohio, had responded to the toast to the ladies, Jose Castellot, sovereign grand commander of Mexico, brought Peace greetings to the great Amer lean people across the border"
 Giovanni Camera of Rome, minister of war to Italy. spoke in Italian for the Latin freemasonry in Eutope
 John Valentine Ellis of St. John. N. B., represented the Masonic jurisdic- .tion of Canada. and the toast to Our English Speaking Brethren" was re- sponded to by Sir John M. Gibson. lieutenant governor of Ontario.
 George F. Moore of. New York James I. Buchanan of Pittsburg and Leon M. Abbott of Boston also re- sponded to toasts.
 Sovereign Grand Master Barton Smith of Toledo, Ohio. presided at the banquet.