Show President and Speaker in a Hoe Down r i J OCIALLY and politically the dinner J given for Speaker Cannon at the White House recently marked some hung of an epoch for not before In Many years has a president enter fllned in honor of the speaker of the lOuse of representatives Speaker Cannon was never entertained at tho iVhite House with an exclusive official unction during all of tho seven years Df President Hoosevelts occupancy and no previous affair has been given n his honor by President Taft About fifty guests nearly all of whom wore senators and members of ho house accompanied by their wires looked on and applauded when the speaker tempted President Tart into n test of terpsichorean agility in thQ cast room Uoth stopped painting paint-ing when the trial was ended but ho opinion was unanimous that the honors of fancy steps were even Tho dancing followed the dinner The dinner ended tho company went to the east room which boasts an ample and smooth dancing floor An orchestra played a gentle waltz and the president led off with Mrs Joseph H Gaines wife of the representative repre-sentative from West Virginia Tho speaker with Miss Laughliu a sister of Mrs Taft glided out on tho polished pol-ished floor In tho wako of his chief Then tho dance was on In the Intermission however when tho orchestra struck up a lively tune I Uncle Joe stepped briskly into the middle of tho room and brought his heels together sharply There was a patting of gloved hands and voices called encouragingly to the guest of I honor In a moment the speakers heels were swinging In a brilliant highland fling Excellent eh ho called exultingly exulting-ly to Mr Taft I was something of a dancer when I was a youngster For answer the president stepped smilingly forward and those who were present say tho two executed several steps of an oldfashioned hoedown hoe-down that delighted every ono Both wore puffing when they finished |