Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-08

The President AZ the White Ur.u.s


NUMEROUS CALLERS To-pAY-scENEs ABOUT TIE
NANsIoS-THR PRIVATE sKCRETARYsHrP YET VA
CANT.
The White House was little livelier to-day than
It has been since the death OF President Garfield.
The deserted look which has hung around the
place since the sick President was taken TO Eibl :
rem gave place this morning TO the Old time
scenes OF animation The sign ''closed" has been
absent from the door since President Arthur moved
In yesterday afternoon. There WAS to-day a
broken but long drawn-cut stream NJ callers Most
Oh Them were men bers OF Congress. The nt"-
room and the corridor adjacent 10 the Presidents
room were net filled with the usual crowd Oh inter
ViewexpectantS All who Gale. were OF Silfli ient
Importance to secure immeGi}te admission TO the
iTesllehts rom iiCt the President was not. in
times past, There. He waited in the library and saw
his visitors there, sin<ly In gruus IS their bus
mess was individual Or collective. There was not
curing the day, more than four five peonie out
slde awaiting audience. The chronic olioe-SeeAer
was not encouraged by the President when he oC-
cupied the Gray House On Capitol nm. and the
ELECT OF that course was apparent to-day The
row or Office hunters, for themselves or their
friends, which until now has been TIE dNfiy scene
at the White House, was absent Delegations did
not iurN lii corners nor the man who wants 10 he
postmaster at SqIodGnk put his broyans upon the
velvet carpet OF the East room in monentary cx-
the RESIDENTS room. President Arthur
has said that he intended 10 break up
one system or receiving everybody on
everybody'S business Whether he VIII succeed
when the great American citizen begins in all his
Importance TO descend UPON the White House is a
question. The average citizen wants 10 be seen
oy the PRESIDENT, whom he regards rs man who
owes his election-at least, in part-t0 his vote
put from all appearances, il would seem thaJ the
crowd or office-seekerS and lion hunters The
iorce OF his example on Capitol Ill., has been such
tnat out very few OF them put in an appearance
to-day; of that few not more than two saw him
The President did not have To come out about ?
O'Clock in tie afternoon and shake hands with an
lndl.cfimlnate crowd His predecessors for the past
hal IN ag;nrf fi.aff
!nquiSltion. There We're but few people admitted
10 the private Secretary'S room to-day. Mr.. Brown
wa, WAS There In conversation with Mr. phil ps, giving
him points" about the conduct OF White House
affairs. Mr.. Phillips, who is please MT young
man. perhaps twenty five years old. told STAR
reporter that it was not vet definitely settled who
would be the Presidents private secretary.
THAT question:" said Mr.. Reed, sis as much a
mater OF speculation as the composition OF the
relieve Mr. Brown in a few days If the President
Goes not announce his private secretary formally
Three OF the members or President Artaur's fam
ny are With him. His son is at college in New
YORK. His domestic arrangements are as yet I'M
settled, and 1t is not known who will occupy the
There was only one group outside the Presidents
room to-day that attracted attention. That group
was composed of Senator Beck. Represent tveS
Ropcson and Reed. They held genial converse
foOr.
The Pennsylvania delegation called upon the
PRESIDENT In body during the morning. Only
one lady waited in the ante-room. Ex-Marshal
Ptkin, OF Louisiana, called with a party of
friends to pay their respects senator Window
called. Senator Logan also paid his respects. lie
was asking for Mr. Hawk, but the latter had al
ready called with party of six or seven friends,
VINO paid their respects and left Among the other
callers We're: Senator's Beck, Miller, Cab McDil,
Walker. [Ark.l, Garland, and Platt, and Represen-
tatives Van Vorhis, Russell. Pettgrew, Dunnell,
Keed, Robson, McCooS, O'Neill, Moore and II lwk.
the people who called with Representative Hawk
were E. p. Barton j. S. Cochran, S. Atkins g. W.
Tandy, B. I. Buckley, and VIM. Polk, all OF Free
port, Illinois.
Mrs. Davis, the wife OF Mr. John Davis, who II Is
understood will be President Arthur's priv te
secretary, has been at the White House for several
days past overlooking the work OF improyeme Mt
and renovation going on there. IL is sud that she
viii be member of the Presidents Official house.
hold.