New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

Bill, I want you to meet Senator Sheppard, coauthor of the prohibition act with Congressman Volstead. It nas just been discovered that there is large still on Senator Sheppards Texas farm
 Big Bill did not know whether to laugh or cry, and he compromised by inclosing Georges small hand in his ex- tensive Princeton mitt and pumping It madly.
 "I am glad to meet you, Senator" he said, and to this day he believes he met the other man who made the country dry.
 It was during the Wilson Administrs- tion that Mayor J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, who had known George we'll from his long term in Congress, invited George to go to the City or Brotherly Love to lead Victory Loan mass-meeting. The Mayor had lress- agented George widely as the man who makes Presidents laugh, and there was a great gathering. George worked hard selling bonds and singing; and in the midst of his efforts loud and pleasant voice called from the audience:
 "Oh, George, sing It Amt No Dis- grace to Run When You Are Scared.
 It was Taft. He was at that time doing his wartime stunt as chairman Of the War Labor Board and had dropped in the meeting on the chance of hear ing his old pal sing. And George sang. with Matt Horne tinkling away at the piano-after which George sold another half-million dollars worth of bonds. TURING the Wilson Administration & U dinner was given by Republican Sem ators to William R. Wilcox, chairman of the Republican National Committee. It was entirely political, and interesting because of the presence of many possi- ble presidential candidates, among them Judge Hughes and Senator Weeks. Considerable joshing on this point caused George O'Connor to rise in his place and point out a man who was receiving lit- tie attention:
 "I don't know what you fellows think about it." he said, but here is 8 new Senator, just elected, who appears to me to have just the kind of face that goes with the presidency"
 It was Senator Warren c. Harding, of Ohio. He always said George had nominated him; and there was a lasting bond of friendship between them. Presi- dent Harding liked to hear George sing "You May Be Brother to All Them Folks, But You Ain No Relation of Mine"
 Calvin Coolidge, while Vice President, took liking to George when they met for the first time at a Massachusetts Society reception. George interpolated line about Paul Revere and otherwise advertised the Old Bay State in a song he sang that night which tickled the Vice President, and from that time oa he has been in good humor when George appears.
 T didn't know you were from Mas. sachusetts," he said to George.
 "Im not" answered this irrepressihIe singer, "I've been sick-that's why I look this way"
 Once President Roosevelt attended \ dinner in New York where the enter. tainment was all that New York could give, but White House aide had i'm. pressed George into service and in. sisted that he go over to New York in the afternoon, sing a couple of songs and take the midnight back to Washing ton. After he had sung, Georges friend and fellow townsman, Wilton Laekays the actor, took him to the Lambs Club introducing him to James T. Powers and George NJ. Conan:
 "You fellows think you're comedians. q said Lackaye, ''but here's a man whs plays New York as one-night stand
 copyrtOht by Public LsdOsr oonsuns