Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1909 — PREFER BEEF AND—BUTT [ARTICLE]

PREFER BEEF AND—BUTT

Hov. th,3 President Get Terrapin In- ‘ i'cjfl cf Plain Viands. S; n Antonio, Tex.. Oct. 22,—The e.xpivsrt'd Otsho of President Taft to ’ '• r boiled dinner hero was denied him through the misinterpretation of a telegram. He was asked by wire wh ■ i he really preferred beef and cab! ages" l 0 the usual array of rich dishes served at formal functions. Captain Archibald W. Butt, the president's military aide, sent this response: “Prefer beef and cabbage. mßutt.” The committee thought Taft a great joker when they interpreted the “Butt” to mean “But do as you please.” The president got diamond back terrapin and breast of guinea fowl.