Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-05
Vice President Arthur's Call at tn @
White House.

White House.
HI WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
Vice President Arthur called this P:terncon
at the White House at $50 O'Clock. He
was accompanied by Senator Jones' They
drove up In Carriage, and, after slight-
ing, proceeded TO Private Secretary
Browns room. The only members Of
the Cabinet then In the house were Secretaries
WINDOW, Hunt end Lincoln. They were In the
library. The Vice President and Senator Jones
were ushered into the library. Vice President
Arthur expressed desire TO Gee the President
II II were possible. He was told that the Stree
est quiet wes epJoincd, and that it was i'm.
Icssible for f's wish to &c grentcd at that
time. General conversation was then entered
upon about the Presidents condition. The
Vice Precedent feelingly spoke OF the encour.
aging Iefor,3 rs 10 the Presldent's condition,
and expr1 3scd the most feryent wishes that Re
would recover. After hal. hour scent win
the members OF the Cabinet mentioned, the
Vice President and Senator Jones left the
White House.
At the " hiie House THIS Afternoon.
I he assuring bulletins and reports of the day
bsd the effect OF keeping the usual evening
clowd from In front or the White House aud Of
reducing very largely the nruter OF visitors to
the house. Outside Of newspaper men, the
members ofthe Cabinet, end one or two foreIgd
mtr's'eiS, there were very few people at
Inc White House this evening. The torn up
appearance OF things that has been the order
In the telegraph operators room, the Pes
dents room, ana in MIR. Browns room, is d,sar.
pearing rapidly. The whole house is In fact,
almost In Its normal state The swarm CT real
newspaper and imaginary newspaper men has
hauled on. There were comparatively few OF
them AZ the White House this evening. Hero
tofore they have come early and stayed late.
The meals az the White House until the
President was snot, were enviaole events. This
was especially the case al dinner. Then there
were nearly all good appetites that took the
knife ana fork. There was q spirit O. hurn)r
snd nseiy conversation that made the meal
oouoly enjoy able. The President was very
fond or the meal. He usually came TO nc from
q horde OF off1cs-seekeis from above and i'm ne
dia.ay relaxed into thorough physical aud
mental enjoy nent OF the repast. Dinner wa,
looked forward 10 n the White House NOT onIy
Ieeause the inhabitants thereof VINO are nearly
always . s'fong ana healthy. had good appetlte5,
TIE satisfy ing Of the appetite, which we've
swsys grateIul accompaniments. Snce the
Friday dinner that Usually happy meal az the
was but little necessity for preparing it T1-
day there was happy change. Toe dlnner.
which was had at the usual hour. instead of
firoing only one or two az q time TO ar Snx N
and eat little or IL In silence, received much
better treatment. Au the me noers OF the fam.
1y al tue HOusc, ESPECIALLY MIS-. earn Ed. and
those of the household who eat with the Pest
Cents femiiy, were On hand, with smiling
faces. The good news OF the day had given
coed sppetites and much cheerfulness 70 an
Ths dinner partook, In a measure. OF IT'S char
acter before the President was shot. There
was no fun or leyity, but there were CHEEKY
words and bright faces. The dinner was a
marked change In the daily history OF the
White House during the last eighty odd hours
Voluntary Medical Advisers Ali over
the Country.
The interest In the Presidents condition all
over the country Is evidenced not only by the
telesrans which THs STAR publishes, but by
much unpublished s1yiee that Comes BY mall
and telegraph from every section. Physicians
throughout the country write and Telegram,