Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-13
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The Present ssCoacss-Recepsion al
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evenings are assigned each season TO
} calls of respect--0ne morning and even
l ing week being usually assigned for thi
: purpose. 80 se "a $500 -.
Receptions are held during the white
: season, generally once week, between
: 5 and 10 O'Clock in the evening, at which
| time guests are expected in full dress, anC
are presented by the usher. - -
Il The President holds public receptions
on the first of January and the Fourth Of
July, when the diplomatic corps present
themselves in court costume, and the OH
GERS of the army ana navy in full uniform.
The executive, legislative. and Judicial
branches of the Government are received
between the hours of II and -, after
which, thes diplomatic, corps officers OF
the army and navy, and civilians en-
faosse. Tie President accepts no invita-
tons o.dinner, and makes no calls OF
| visit of ceremony; but is at liberty to
visit, without ceremony, at his pleasure.
4 An invitation to dinner at the Presi-
dents must be accepted in writing, and a
previous engagement cannot take prece-
dence. M
The address of the Executive in con-
| feTSatiOu is, MI. 1TeSlQenL.
| The Vice President-A visit from the
| Vice President is due to the President on
the meeting of Congress. He is entitled
to the first visit from all others, VIII Oh be
may return by card or in person.
The Supreme Court-The Judges call
upon the President and Vice President,
annually, upon the opening of the Court,
and on the first day of January
/ The Cabinet-Members of the Presi-
dents Cabinet call upon the President on
| New Years day and the Fourth of July.
First calls are also due from them, by
card or in person, to the Vice President,
! Judges of the Supreme Court, Senators,
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, on the meeting of Congress.
The Senate-Senators call in person
upon the President and Vice President
on the meeting of Congress and first day
of January; and upon the President the
Fourth of July, if Congress is in session.
They also call in person or by card upon
the Judges of the Supreme Court and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
on the meeting of Congress.
The Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives-The Speaker calls upon the
President on the meeting of Congress,
first day of January, and Fourth of July,
if Congress is in session. The first call is
also due from him to the Vice President
on the meeting of Congress.
The House of Representatives Mem
bers of the House of Representatives
call in person on the President on thefrst
day of January, and upon the Speaker of
the House at the opening of each session.
They also call by card or in person upon
the President on the Fourth of July, if
Congress is in session, and upon the Pres
ident, Vice-President, Judges of the Su-
preme Court, Cabinet officers, Senators,
Speaker of the House, and Foreign Min
listers, at the opening of each session of
Congress.
Foreign Ministers-The Diplomatic
Corps call upon the President on the first
day of January, and upon the Vice-Pres-
ident, Cabinet officers, Judges of the Su-
preme Court Senators, and Speaker of
the House, by card or in person, on the
first opportunity after presenting their
credentials to the President. They also
make an annual call of ceremony, by
card or in person, upon the Vice-Presi-
dent, Judges of the Supreme Court, Sen
ators, and Speaker of the House, soon
after the meeting of Congress.
The Court of Claims-The Judges
of the Court of Claims call in person
upon the President on the f1rstof January
and the fourth of July. They also make
tirst visits to cabinet officers and diplo-
matte corps, and call by card OF in per-
son upon the Judges of the Supreme
Courts, Senators, Speakers and members
of the House, soon after the meeting of
Congress.
The Families of Officials.
rules which govern officials are also ap-
plicable to their families in determining
the conduct of social intercourse.
The above code answers the same pur-
pose to social life in Washington that the
Constitution does 10 the whole country.
So long as those engaged in the contro-
versy stick to it they are safe. The mo-
ment they leave it they are adrift. at
present severe war is waging between
the Supreme Judges. We beg the pardon
of these sensible men we mean their
families have armed themselves, cap-a-pie
and great smoke is ascending from the
battle field
The wives of the Senators claim that
the Senate created the Supreme Judge,
and, to use the words of one of the
brightest leading Senators, "ShOuld the
creature Outrank its creator? The
Supreme Judge is made by the Senators,
and, if he is guilty of misdemeanor, he
is tried by the Senate, and if found guilty,
is deposed from his high Office by the
same. But let man once get to be a
Supreme Judge, and he stand as firm on
the pinnacle to which he has been raised
as the rock of ages on the bed of eternity.
The Code says that the President &C
cepts no invitations to dinner. This has
heretofore been the custom, not because
the President was man, but because the
man was President, and therefore, it
was necessary to give no citizen cause for
complaint, for, if the President dimes with
one neighbor, why not with another; be-
sides, there are millions who would be
glad TO share their crust with this man.
Ulysses S. Grant proves to the world that
he is not above being a man because he
has been elected President, and that he
has no objection to going out to dinner,
provided the vianGs be substantial and all
the beverages pure. But let it be under |
stood, the President does not scatter the |
bright light of his conntenance indiscrim- |
inately, for only certain aristocratic |
dwellings are honored at dinner-time by
the presence of power.
Two receptions are held at the White |
House weekly; one in the daytime, the
other in the evening. The first is held on |
Thursday, and is called in the newspapers
'9Irs. Grants reception" 1t is held on |
one of the Cabinet days, and, after the |
Cabinet consultation is over, the President
descends TO the Blue Room and aids Mrs. |
Grant in her arduous undertaking. Here |
tofOre every Presidents wife has received |
by herself, unless some guest happened to |
be stopping temporarily at the mansion. |
Mrs. Grant, however, has inaugurated a
new order of things. Several women,
usually the wives of some of the members |
of the Cabinet or of the Senators are in |
vited to the White House to lunch, and |
afterward are detained to help do the |
pleasing work.
A rural paper urges that notices of |
marriages and deaths should always be |
paid for, because one is an advertisement |
of copartnership Qimited?) and the other
is notice of dissolution, and business is |