Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-20

Nepsy I'D "A fktln american Citizen,
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
feel obliged to notice the remarks of your
querulOus correspondent "A Plain American
Citizen. who holds office and wants none"
in your issue of yesterday. Your correspondent
seems to be Ofthe opinion that the whole duty
OF the President is to receive and shake hands
with every man, woman and child, who, for
want of something better TO do elects to call at
the Nv hite House. and use the hand of the
Presi dent as they would the handle OF a pump
on the corner of the street. He seems not to
know. or if he knows. not to care for the fact
that the President was elected to perform GER
tam duties Tor the welfare of the government
and not merely to receive silly women and alb
surd men. whose only claim to notice is the
TACT that they are for the time being in the CITY
of Washington. They forget or nerbans
do not know. that the President has TO look
alter and care for the interests of more than
oo.ooo-OOO OF people, and that the women and
children and idle men Of this city are a very
small portion of that immense mass of
people people; that he works harder, than coal
ihller, or factory hand daily; that he
ought to be allowed time to eat his meals
smoke his cigar and sleep the number of hours
required for health II there was really any
possible benefit, apart from woman's vanity to
the mass OF those who thrOng the corridors of
the Executive Mansion the p. esident ANA his
true friends might be willing. within the limits
of physical endurance. to submit to the physical
endurance OF Il crushing crowd and hand shaking
on these occst>iOnS-but when the entire pOp,I-
iation of a large city. and thousands OF sp ills
men and women claim the right to intrute
shere must be a line drawn somewhere. These
receptions which have grown up within the
last - years, should he modified, If the
p"ople must see the President, at the risk of his
health and neglect of his official duties
then INSIST that the White lot be the scene
and It platform for the President to review the
women In sun bonnets and the men in smock-
lrochs: am opposed to the RCn-JeDubljcnn plan
of issuing orders TO army and navy officers to
attend on these occasions in II particular uni
form. The new Secretary of the Navy has come
back TO old-tiiue democrtic propriety in issuins,
his modest invitation to the officers Of the navy
To the Presidents levee to-night-o re,y murkcd
"ep",'Ffc from the orders Of his iute ilIuSrious
predecessor. and 1 would only amend it by
emitting al reference TO Hlifoy-1as
American army and navy officers are in their
estimation tor the most of them, FIRST i,,,,7icon
ctttz""S; second. servants of the government
Uniforms are designed TO show "who is who"
hiiIl'srliF Speaking. and not TO show Them
selves peacock> or jacIdawS. Officers of the army
: a,, navy are proud Of their uniforms in the
military or naval duty; hut when NOT so e,o
pt0yed they prefer the simple designation nj
gentleman. which is indicated by the prescribed
dresS OF society. am quite sure that our pres
ent excellent President would greatly nrcfcr
That ofhccrs and others who call UPON him
should be in the garb OF simple American cjti
Gems 10 any amount of gold lace tinscl
II the dudes and ''silIy women of society
would content themselves with an occasional
visit To the Nv hite House there would be room
enough jar 'H during the season. and ..'rhn
Plain American could enjoy the luxury OF
btihs pI,.eit. Inc writer has had the entrcc
| To- tEe ." hlte House from lS2S John Quincy
Adams To the present time. and about once. il,
i"ur years he has awaited himself of the privi-
/ le@e. lie advises others to be :ts cons;der,to
/ and not to tax, for mere vunity's sake the
/ physical endurance of the President. The time
must come when strict and rigid rules rnust ha
| established 10 protect the President from the
fatigue and annoyance Of 1.-The silly thoughtless
women and absurd men who persist in fiiling
the Executive Mansion when the doors are open
1 10 the public.
! DYED-INTHE-WooL DEMOCRAT.
| March l., 1855.
| AN UNsEAsoNABIE Hour TO COLLECT A
DEBT-Ahout halfpast six o'clock this morn
1 ing Mr.. Thomas Il. Kalbfus, of the sunday
| Uer0id. living at BIS street southeast, was
| awakened by Il disturbance in his back yard
/ which he found made by his former ser,
| want girl. Lizzie Thompson. colOred. She Was
| intoxicated and came after two days pay
which she claimed Mr.. kaibfus owed her Mr.
halbiuS started To- play policeman and put her
under arrest When he had taken her half
way across the street his prisoner broke away
and fell on the street Mr.; kalbfus becoming
tired OF his new duty let his prisoner escape
The woman got q warrant for Mr. Kalbfls and
charged him in the Police Court this morning
with assault and battery. The judge thought it
Was rather an unreasonable hour to collect
debts, and the case was dismissed.
FIIEs.-About 1:4O O'Clock Yesterday af,ar
noon fire was discovered in the house at the
corner or Cand I'd streets northwest owned by
stable. owned by Mrs. John Minnix, situated on
the AnacoStia road, near the old burnt place
| accidentally caught fire and was entirely de,
! stroyed last evening, between and g o'clock.
The brick stable of DIR. j. X. Francis on an
/ aliey near 2!st ana streets, was damaged by
| hre last night. ~
| THE FUNERAL OF MRS. YULEE-The funeral
or Mrs. ID. l.. lulee, which took place yesterday
afternoon from her late residence ON COnnectf
| cut avenue, was largely attended. Rev. DIR
| BARTLETT, pastor of the New York avenue church.
Officiated. The lady directors of the Children's
hospital were present The pail bearers were
! Lieuts. Emory, Fox and Ackley, Messrs viii
mer, Linden Kent, John G. Poor Gen G. n
Walker and Prof. Yelling. Interment was made
at Oak Hin cemetery. The eldest son Of the de.
ceased and her daughter, Mrs. Reid, are both
dangerously Ill.
| THE VETERAN CoRPs' FAIR.-The feature of
| the fair of Union Veteran corps at Abner's hall
| last evening was the visit of the National
Rifles accompanied by the Cadet corps. The
| visitors were given a hearty welcome In adj
dlt1on to the list of candidates to be voted for
published In yesterdays STAR the following
appeared last night: Gold watch for depart,
meni messenger ". g. silence and W. c. Gil;
| Mii-dress doll, Belle Phillips, Rosa Solomon
| Ella TORY aid Ella Ramsey. Mr. j, T. Harper
Is also candidate for the printers stick and
Mrs g. t. Jones for the lady's gold watch To-
guests of the Veterans. Wv