National Republican., 1888-06-03
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEES.
Simple Injunctions Instructive to Their
Calling Hereafter.

Calling Hereafter.
1t is possible that, as there have been com
mittees in the past, both Of men and women,
to wait upon the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land to ask them to visit various sections of
the country or to give their patronage to
variousscharities and other enterprises, that
there will be committees in The future. 1t
were better for all concerned, however (this
much in conndence), If the committee bust
ness of waiting upon the President, in very
trivial matters especially, were summarily
dropped. In ninety.nine cases out of hundred
the ''causen would be better served by Il
concise letter OF introduction than by q
COMMITTEE" But us It is likely that assoai-
ations, exchanges, chambers Of commerce, So
cietes, fraternities, sodalities, circles, clubs,
communities, alliances, guilds, leagues, pha-
lanxes, clans, brother and sisterhoods, parties
and bodies, corporations, posses, Cheques, CO.
partnerships, and considerations will con-
tinue to besiege Presidents of the United
States with complimentary committees max
ing requests for their presence, their pictures,
their names, and their lives. A few simple
not come amiss In the first place, it is not
absolutely necessary to put the whole
for the rest of them to
come along when 1t goes to Washington. IL
the mayor and city council, two or three
leading manufacturers and their daughters,
the president of the Y. NJ. z. A., and the
president and secretary Of the w. G. 7. U.,
and half dozen leading society women,
who are expected to know just how to talk
to the lady of the white house, and the
officers Of the exchange, sodality, or corpo-
ration in question, with n number of local
lights that every community knows in its
| own heart best, are enrolled In the party, no
alternates need be appointed. 1t is custom
ary to ask senator or member from your
| state, or the wiic of some senator or member
| from your state, who Is known to be upon
| calling terms at the white house, to accom-
| pany the party and make the introductions.
But this form might as well be omitted,
charitably so, as the lady who is ''up" In
official etiquette may be sorely embarrassed
by the committees style Of procedure, or
rather by being identified with it. When
the hour is appointed and the time arrives,
it is not important that the committee be
prompt. The members may be driving or
| looking at pictures or the Treasury surplus,
and an hour here or there Is Of triling
consequence. When the committee con-
cludes to arrive at the executive mansion,
and are, therefore, shown into the red par
lor, those who have their visiting cards may
give them to the usher, and they ought to
| give in the cards of all their relations their
husbands or wives, and any of the neigh
| bOrs' cards who were thoughtful enough to
send them along. They may never have
another opportunity of stocking theil
pasteboards at the white house,
and the President and his wife
will not be able to place the names proba-
bly,. Those who have no cards need not
leave any, of course; the President and
his wife will not feel certain enough about
them to miss the cards. When admitted to
the presence of the lady of the white house
the committee should stand closely around
her. and all talk at once, and avoid giving
any definite statements aboutsroutes hours
duty for every hour prefer starting ON Il
wildcat jaunt to knowing the exact time
they can do the trip In. Any little stock
joke about pretty girls being an attractive
consideration to man in visiting town II
delicate suggestion to make before hi'
wife. Produce all the ancient wittlcisms thu
party has, and throw them in on the genera
principle that the occasion Is hilarious
one. 1t Is to the committee. When every
thing has been said and done but TO leave
each man and each woman should make
desperate struggle to outlag all the Others
This pleasant by-play will occupy gooC
quarter of an hour, and bring down pro
found profanity from the waiting men
whose business has been interrupted by tn,
iocular advent Of the committee, ANY
man would swear under the prOvocation
The recording angel will not enter cus'
words cussed.
Under like eff umstances committee
should be prohibited by law, but they vii
not be, and these simple inlunctions ma.
fall under the eye Of some future commit
teeman, and be a guidance to him. followln!
which the waited upon will rise up and cal
him blessed.
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Kings Palace, 8lI Seventh Stree