Show JOLLY PARTY PHIT SAT UT SATI I DOWN WITH TAFT TUFT I Iby Given Dinner by Members of Philip Philippine j i pine Commission t I Washington March 1 A rush rusi of morning callers cullers interrupted for a long org i walk in the Ole afternoon and attend nr j jat at a 3 special s dinner in his honor by U H I e Taft Tatt Philippine expedition brought J I I Taft to within two a of his inauguration with less serious s dc d r mands on his time than he has c p rz on any an other day since cince his return from Panama The apparent splendid physical condi condition condition tion the universal good humor and ab nb absence absence sence from nervous strain of Mr Taft make a gratifying impression The conferred with Senator Knox regarding many im important important important matters pertaining to the he next administration Charles of St StLouis StLouis t Louis paid his respects respect to Ir Taft Frank H Hitchcock also saw Mr Taft No other members of the Taft cabinet are in Washington with the cx ex exception of Postmaster General Meyer and Secretary Wilson The Philippine dinner was the most roost pretentious of the enjoyable occasions which this famous party Indulge in every year There were present seven United States senators and members of the house The trip was famous because of its matrimonial results Representative Nicholas Longworth and Miss Alice Roosevelt became betrothed Represent Representative nt Bourke Cockran and Miss Ide daughter of Judge Ide of the Philippine commission who is now Mrs Cockran Cochran and Representative Swager Sherley of Kentucky Kentuck met Miss Mignon Critton of Staten Island to whom he became en engaged engaged engaged Senator Nathan B Scott of West Vir Virginia ginia gin one of was toast toastmaster toastmaster master |