Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-01 | Page 9 | Prest. Taft Likes to Stroll Along Streets

PREST TAFT LIKES TO I STROLL ALONG STREETS I Washington J Jan as It if hp ho were merely merel a 0 friend who hat had dropped dropp In for tor II a short chat and not the president ot of the United States wet m H Taft today revealed much of oC his personal side to the newspaper newspapermen men ot of the national capitol capital nt at nn an In formal reception given him at the National Press club Prepared for tor a stroll along Pennsyl Pennsylvania vania avenue and several ot of the other thoroughfares of oC the city which he took alter after ho left letl the club the pres Ident declared he found much pleas pleasure pleasure ure In walking and lookIng In th the shop windows He said he enjoyed seeing some persons give him a long look and then look awn away while the next person perron would give a second look then poke Olee hl his companion In the tho ribs and In the dI dignity practised by Americans to high office call out Hello Taft TaCt Speaking of oC the White House Houle life and duties the tho president said there was a sense or of isolation In life liCe there that just dropped In on 01 for n a chat but all the callers como come b by en cn gaS ment As to getting tired out with work the president said that tho preparation ot of messages for was tiro tho hardest work he was called Upon to do that the three or tour four hours n a day ho he spent In over oer the for office ot of men or rather the claims the they would make as to wh why the they should ho be appointed was not real work