Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-05
TELLS HOW Mr.. TAFT
KEPT HIMSELF FIT"
Even Busy President Found
Time to Exercise, Says
Or. Barker.

| How Mr. Taft kept I'm good physical
shape during his term as President
was described by DIR. Charles +. Barker.
who was physical adviser to the former
executive. In the course OF an address on
Man as 4 Bundle of Habits delivered
last night at the first annual banquet of
the athletes OF the Y. NJ. c. A. boys de-
partment
Every morning.. said DIR. Barker. Mr..
Taft took a regular course of exercise
with the usual gymnasium appliances
such as chest weights and dumbbells. In
addition to, this he boxed. wrestled and
tossed the medicine ball. his whole pro-
gram taking about an hour. He kept this
up every day without missing a single
morning, except Sundays, throughout his
whole term In Office
Or, Barker described the ex-President' S
system Of physical culture to illustrate
his contention that It Is possible for even
the busiest persons to find time for .atten-
ton to the development Of their bodies.
and that assertions to the contrary are
usually founded on laziness rather than
on lack OF sufficient leisure.
Habits Which Make for Success.
In treating the formation OF habits
Barker said that he recently had a talk
with the president of railroad, who laid
down these three rules as essential for
promotion: First, the cult.t ation of the
habit Of sticking to a piece Of work till
It ts done; second. the cultivation of the
habit of telling the truth absolutely and
without equfvocation, and, third. the Gull
tivation of habits Of life which would in
sure good health: All these habits. DR..
AS stos n nra AnrtA AaA hx. NJ A
Environment
Other speakers at the dinaer were DIR.
George Otis Smith, director Of the geo.
logical survey and president Of the Wash
ington Y NJ. c., A.; G. II. Ashley, scout
master Of the Boy Scout troop attached
to the Y. NJ. C. A. boys department; Z.
Edward Beckett, physical director Of the
Y. NJ. c. A.. and Albert n. Chesley. di-
rector Of boys work Of the Y. n. {. A.
Banquet and Vaudeville.
The banquet was presided over by Cor
don Law. physical director for boys of
the Y. NJ. G.. A. The addresses were
preceded by a banquet, vaudeville show
being given in connection with the ban
quet. Raymond Eliason and Waiter
Grieb members Of the Y. NJ C. a. boys
department, put on q short stage dia-
logue. while Walter Mari and Donald
Libby. also members, gave banjo and
mandolin numbers. and a concert was
rendered by the Panelli Orchestra.
After the speaking silver medals, voted
by the Y. M. c.. officials, were award
ed to the Yankee basket ball team Of the
Y. NJ. c. a. boys department for winning
the class B championship, open to teams
whose members weighed less than 14O
pounds each, Of the Washington CITY
Basket Ball League for the season just
ended. The players to receive the
medals were Galloway, Samuels, Meyers,
Meany. Shaner. Ford and Bingiey.
In addition, certificates OF merit we're
presented by Physical Director Beckett to
these boys, winners i'm the annual indoor
track meet OF the Y. NJ. C. A. boys de-
partment last month: Julius Addor,
Thomas J. Bingley. Edwin Blosk, Brooke
Boyer, Roger Baldwin, Clarence Dawson,
Lewis Dreisenstok, Albert Cummings.
Charles Caldwell. Fred Croxton, Porter
Cross, Ernest Fortier. Morris Gurevich.
Raymond .Gatchell, John Goetz. George
Hecht. Joseph Humphreys. Arthur Hayes,
Lee Hart, Raymond Horton, Earl Hick-
man. Marian Jenkins. Sidney Leech.
George Moore, Harry Willard. Louis Mil
lard. John Mcdonald, Samuel Robbins
and Charles Watson
The banquet was in charge of a commit
tee of arrangements consisting wholly Of
members Of the Y. NJ. c. A. boys de-
partment. The committee included: Ar
thur Smarter, chairman: Emmert Meany,
Roger Birdsell. Samuel Galloway, Thomas
Bingley and Samuel Zirkin.