Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09
Guest of Senator Newlands.


yesterday of Senator Newlands at his
country place in Woodley Lane, many OF
the former Presidents friends being in
vited 10 meet him.
Another opportunity was given him to
renew old acauaintances during the after
noon. when Mrs William j. Boardmar
gave a tea III his honor at the newly or
ganized Montgomery County Club. The
tea table was placed on the lawn under
the trees. and was presided over by Mime
Riano. wife of the Spanish minister, ano
Mrs Woodbury. Blair
Among the guests at the tea were the
Russian ambassador and Nine. Bakhme-
seff. the Japanese amba SSador. NlScount
Chinda. the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and Mrs. White. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Holmes. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Nc
kenna. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. hughes. Mr.
Justice and Mrs. Lurton. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. lamar. Mr.. Justice and Mrs Van
DeNanter. the Speaker Of the House and
Mrs Clark. the Spanish minister. Senator
Burton. Senator Brandegee. Senator Oil
YER Senator and Mrs. Newlands, Mr.. and
Mrs. James r. Mann. Mrs. Richard
Townsend Joseph g. Cannon and Repre-
sentative Serene f.. Payne.
In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Boardman
gave a dinner at the club in Mr.. Taft 8
honor
Talks of College Life.
Mr.. Taft yesterday granted an inter
view In which he reviewed the old and
new life at Yale University He said
that the moral life OF today at the uni
versity is cleaner than that of thirty
/ five years ago. that there is less drink
ing among the undergraduates and that
the student who INDUCES in strong drink
or who dissipates in these days is a
marked man.
Notwithstanding its phenomenal
growth. Mr. Taft said, 'the spirit of
! Yale Is the same so far as I can see
with emphasis on the necessity for serv-
/ ice in order to make life a success
1T really seems to me that the col
i legc world of my day was rougher. There
/ WAS certain theory among many OF the
students then that man needed to he
seasoned by a little exposure to dissi-
patton IN order 10 be a good fellow and
really 10 get the most out o; the col
lese course. That is past
u am strongly in favor of increasing
/ the rewards of scholarship. ] think
/ the abolition OF the valedictorian and
/! the saiutatorian "A step in the wrong di-
recuon. The man who stands first or
second or nth in his class ought to be
4 known 10 the public. but he is not known
under the present system at Yale.
At All Souls Church.
/ AIR. Taft Went 10 church yesterday al
Il All Souls Unitarian. where he worshiped
| almost every Sunday he was President
! Most Of the members of the congregation
! including several senator's. a few Judges
1 and other officials knew him we'll anC
1 he had to hold a small receipt on. Charles
! u. Hllles. his former secretary. was with
\ him. and "a they walked back TO the
| Boardman home scores OF Washing.
.N.aNS To-
\ Chief Justice White joined the ey-Presi.
| dent and Mr.. Hilles on the way ano
! walked for several blocks with them
I Mr.. Htlles. who is chairman of the re.
! publican national committee talked will
i Mr.. Taft Tor an hour yesterday, but die
! not discuss political subjects except in
general fashion Mr. Hilles mas seer
Mr. Taft several times since both lefi
Washington in March. He has spent
every week end IN Washington since he
! took up his work IN New Ycrk and d,
not come to The capital particularly to
l see his former chief.