Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-14
Meals in tho White House.

| Mr.. Crump. the steward of the Whit
House under Presidents Hayes and Gar
field, left the Presidents mansion afte
SIX months of Arthurs administration
and he is now keeping a restaurant il
the old club house building on New
York avenue. During the illness O
President Garfield he was instantly b,
his side, both day and night, and th,
strain which his nervous system under
went during that time has injured hin
for life. In lifting the President h,
thinks he hurt his back, and since thel
he has not been able to bend over Il
pick up. anything, and even now hi
shoes have to be put on for him. Hi
nervous system Is such that the leas
excitement or overe1ertion brings on &
hit of sickness. When the bills fol
Gartield's treatment were presented, tn.
co nmittee recommended that he be paiC
5000 extra salary. Judge Lawrence
cut this down to $500. and this is all hi
has ever received.
dropped into his place the other Gay
Tor clam chowder and had an interest
ing chat with him about the President:
he has served. Said he: "The position
of steward of the White House pays
81 800 a year, and it was under Haye:
very nice position. The steward has
iull charge of the White House. He is
responsible for everything. Re must
see about the table, attend to the cater.
ing and keep the servants and the house
In order. When Hayes and Garfield
were at its head the position was easier
than now on account Of the good hours
they kept. Each of them had his last
meal over by o'clock, or little later.
and We got through dish-washing by 8.
so that the men could go away. OF
course, l refer to ordinary days, when
there were no state dinners. Mr.. Arthur
has dinner between and 9 o'clock, and
his friends often sit at the table until IL
or o'clock. the hours are all changed
now. The President eats a very light
breakfast between and 10 o'clock,
merely a cracker and a cup of coffee,
with perhaps a piece of salt fish. and
then he eats scarcely anything until
dinner. Dinner is his big meal, and he
generally has friends to dine with him.
he Is a high liver, and alwas has wine
Tor dinner whea he has friends present,
and sometimes when he has not"
"How about General Glrfield?"
President Garfield" replied Steward
Crump, "was ve-y plain in his diet. He
came into the White House with dys-
pepsia, and he was doctoring all the
tune up until he was shot. He ate no
rich fo1d and was particular about his
hours. He had breakfast at $50 IN the
morning, when he would ca. u good
beetsteaa and some baked potatoes with
cream poured over them. This was a
favorite dish of Ga-field's. and it was
Que which he ate when he could ca,
nothing else. 1t Is delicious, and far
surfasses baked potatoes and good but
ter. Then Garfield was also fond of a
little nice bacon fried to a crisp, and
this, with few side dishes, made up
his breakfast. Dinner he ate at 3 p. M,
and this meal was much tae same as his
breakfast. He always had his beef
Il AK, and neither he nor Mrs. Garfield
were blg eaters. About 7 O'Clock we
hal tea, aud this was very hgh. meal
also. There was generally some one
present to dine with the family, but
there was no wine IN the White House
during the Garfield administration.
"Tell me something about Hayes"
during the administration OF Presi-
dent Hayes there was wine used at only
one dinner, and that was at the one
given to the Grand Duke Alexis. Dur
ing their family meals there was never
wine on the table, nor was there any at
the state dinners. The Hayes family
were good hyers, and they were also
great entertainers. During the last
three months OF President Hayes's term
there WAS an average of thirty seven at
each dinner, and he always had house
full OF guests. 1t is not true that he
was stingy and parslmonious in his
of the White House ex-
penses. He never bothered himself at
all about my accounts. L had carte
blanche as to buying things for the
table. and / always got the best of
IN the market. MIR. HAYES
spent as much or more in entertaining
at the White House than any other
President before or since, 1t must have
cost him the greater part of his salary
10 pay the expenses of the house, and
he was nlggardly III nothing. The
alone at his state dinners cost
from Sli to S17 plate, and the decora-
lions made them cost much more. 1t
costs a good deal to run the White
House, l can tell you, aud Arthur will
have TO have a great many things sent
IN by the nelghbors if he carries much
Of his salary away. President Hayes
nad number of friepds, such as Major
OF Ohio and others who had
standing invitation to be present at |
his family dinner. We never set the |
iahles for less than fourteen, and they |
we're generally full. So you want to |
know what President Hayes ate," con-
laued MIR. Crump. swell, his hours |
we're breakfast at s or $50, lunch at l |
md dinner at 6. He was a great lover
'f oatmeal and grits, and we always
had these on the table as part OF the
Then he would have fruit
n the season, good steak or mutton
'hops, buckwheat or corn cakes. The
resident and his family were very
ond OF these, some little side dishes
md always good coffee. President
1ayes Is great coffee drinker. We
lsed the best, of course-a mixture of
inc Mocha aad Java. At lunch We had
cd meats, roast turkey, duck or beef
ut down In slices, coffee and tea, with
'read and butter, and some KIND OF
aIad, Dinner was the big meal, aud it
Fas, OF course, served Ill courses. First
re had oysters on the half shell, then
ONE kind of soup, then a fillet or
oast OF beef or lamb, with potato cro-
Iuets or sometimes chicken croquets,
ud side dishes OF vegetables, then a
curse OF game of some kind-Mr.
tayes liked duck very much-and We
Inished up with fruit, candy and nuts.
JAKE was also on the table, and among
ther kinds We always had angels-iood,
1hIch was a favorite of Mrs. Hayes.
re- always had cUffse with dinner,
nd apollInaris water was always on the
able"
"Was President Hayes EuS- of
andy eater?' asked.
"Whst?" replied the steward. "Why,
ir, he had a sweeter tooth than any
hid in America. All OF the family are
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