Show TAfT us S TOO fAT fATI fATSo I t So Declines an Invitation J t tto to Go Swimming His Sleep Broken I Glenwood Springs COO Cola Sept Sopt 23 3 t tIt It was Wag a crowd crowll of five fire hun bun hundred dred people who t stood foad UD on the platform of ci the depot here in the dIm gray graydawn dawn us as President nt faCts Tafts special drew Into Springs It was some somo Um after arrival before rore the tho President appeared and expressions of were cT over tho faces or the or o omoro moro rc w r t the The crowd was not dIsappointed for after about ten minutes walt the PresIdent appeared lie He was greeted I hy 1 a reception committee of the local board of trade headed b by Mayor Maor I Drach E T Taylor and President C C Parks or of the board ot of trade The president was quickly In Introduced traduced and In hands with one of the members or of the committee hIs face sudden suddenly spread into a broad I Ismile smile and he said brother glad to lo meet you yon r The man was Bishop B Brewster or the Episcopal western Colorado Bishop hop wore a big mot knot or of tho ho Yale and hIs grip lund revealed to President P Taft that they WOrn wor brother rother of Skull and Bono Bone the famous Yale F I secret society A or of local members of the W V G C T 1 U were then Introduced Thoy The had brought a great platter of fresh mountain to lo together gether with a bowl o of raspberrIes i which grow thick in this vicinity aunt antI presented them to lo the President for Cor his breakfast The President was then through town lown to the tho plaza fronting the tho Hotel Colorado where wherefrom I from tim tho same spot in whIch President Roosevelt spoke lii 1905 lie he nd addressed the crowd remarks were entire Iy is an Impromptu nature fI I appreciate tins this gathering ho said anti and from personal I Ican Ican can with Oll In having to get et up tip at half past five fie In the morning to lo he here You have OUTS too loo called n a voice olee t tand and a big was the answer tIe He apologized for the tho delay itt in front from lila hiE ear car which he ha I was due to a loss of sleep tho ho ht before The of realizing that I 1 would pass lass through thorn thore about Continued on Page Pago Five I TAFT IS TOO FAT Continued From Page One 2 at night had decided to send mo their greetings by telegraph hut there thore were some citizens who evident I 1 did not approve this procedure and they brought an engine with a big siren whistle my car and the they blew that whistle a awful ful awaken awakenIng awakening Ing me from froni slumber 1 I cant tell you ou oh eli how sweet those were The They were gen who me for the they called me inc b by my fIrst name shouted and shouted until I was thoroughly awake I 1 regretted that hat I was waR not in propel dress to appear appeal in public T I under stand standI I Wn to have hao the privilege of a abath abath bath In your our wonderful pool I 1 you ou hut but I must decline that privilege The Tho last time LImo I took a bath in public I overheard two men saving Vell reil If I was vas as fat as as that man manId Id cIa do m my bathing In Since then theu bathing In public ha hanot han hannot not been my m strong suit There arc in my party who would cut euta it a good figure in your hut but I 1 would not I have been out a l week on will lie be a very ery long trip It Is hard bard for or orI mi me to keep track of time Une for each Incident or of this trip has hag been so 50 event I ul that It seems a day In itself The Tho President concluded with a Ce few complimentary references to the citi citizenship of the lie Vest Wesl Following the lie address he was escorted about lie Hot Springs grounds along the awl I I hung 1 pool which lie he admired ant and wished he had bad line to test and ancl down lown to lo the great hot springs where he paused a fey few moment to ask about the tho nature of the spring water The carriages lund had been around to the tue spring from the lie hotel and from this point the lie party returned to the lie train Congressman Ta Taylor lor and W V E Val Wal Wallace Vallace lace of time the local joined the lie party part lit at breakfast on the Invitation and amid will accompany the part as far as Montrose I |