The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

w. Robertson, A. G. Hamilton,
VIM. NJ. Bass and wife. Carries I. Otis,
Mrs. Riley Craig F. b. Posey,
Ex-Gov. A G. Porter, ]. B. Homan,
Mrs. R. K. Potter, James A. Patton,
NJ. r. Sulzer, C. w. Chapman,
Martin Treat, Miss NJ. Z. Hardwick,
DIR. David @. Linwin, A. E. Haney,
daughter. Mr. and Mrs A. d.
daughter, J. NJ Shackelford,
L. W. Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Odell
Nj: and ni'Gai Mrs. Joseph Sai wife, = owen anu
Doque Miss BOuse,
W. H. Kniseley, Miss Curry.
JONI j. =. 4ailiSeford. Y iHSef Mr Nj and anS Mrs. H. C.
Mr.. sGoaIs and % Mrs. H. Buck Mr. and Mrs. Edmuns-
Mrs. T. c. Chaplin. Mt: and Mrs. Howard
Miss Lena Henwood, Gale,
Hon. George W. Steele, Mrs. Minnie c. Moreau.
wife and daughter; Mr.. j. L. McWorth,
Hon. W. L. Durbtn and Mrs. Burke,
2. T.'ei =. Sunlon, aon. Gems Sses' eeo: b. Williams
Samuel Hart, and Wife,
Paul GuniOn, Robert. 8. Hatcher,
John r. Leonard, A. ]. and Mrs. Haiford,
ID. ID. VanAllen, John 1. Ollie,
Nellie G. Brush, John c. Cheney,
Miss Porter, p. X. Kirby,
Miss Nelson, X. A. Sprague,
Miss Keon, Chit. f. Hall,
Miss De PAW, Mrs. Phil Ferguson,
Mrs. j. w. somers, e; J; shultz,
and daughter, Miss Cora Charles,
H. c. Gooding, R. o. Hawkins,
Attorney general Miller. j. Wilson.
1t begins to look as though the President
and Mrs. Harrison would have more social
duties than they can attend to. Both of
them have given up every hour of their
daylight time to receiving and caring for
friends since the Inauguration. The carpet
on the great East Parlor of the White House
has been half worn out since the incoming of
the new occupants of the mansion. All of
to-day was given up to strangers whOwant-
ed to see the President and his wife. Mrs.
Harrison Is quite as informal as her hns-
band when she receives her friends in the
parlors on the upper floor of the executive
mansion. There is no waiting and no pre-
liminary introduct;ons. The President has
refused to devote himself to his usual duties
so long as there are people waiting to pay
their respects. On Monday he will begin
his official work in earnest.
A very pretty scene was enacted in Mrs.
HarrisOn's private apartments this after
noon, the occasion being the presentation
to her of an elegant robe by the General
Lyons W0man's Relief Corps, of st. Louis.
The presentation was made, at the request
of the association, by Mr.. Chauncey /. Fill
ley, president of the woman sexecutive COM
| mittee of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary
fair in 1864: There Were present with Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Mckee and Mrs.
Russell Harrison. The robe, which is in
tended for evening reception use, isa cream
colored gros-grain silk, with square train.
| half sleeves, and V front, tastefully decorat-
ed on the revers and panels with paint
ings of lilacs in white and different shades
| of lavender. In addition to the dress there
| was also presented to Mrs Harrison, from
the relief corps; pair of white Shippers
| decorated with small sprays of white lilacs,
| hand painted. Christine BrOckaway, the
| artist who painted the dress and slippers,
presented to Mrs Harrison. on her own be-
| half, a richly bound copy of the Bible with
| handsomely adorned cushion.
| The callers at the White House to-day
| Outnumbered those. of yesterday. 1t was
about $50 o'clock when the Presidentmade
| his appearance in the official part of the
house and received the Interstate Commits
| sioners and the State railroad commission
ers. now In the city. Following these were
| about one hundred persons who wished to
wearisome task was over. the President
| climbed the stairs, only to find himself con-
fronted with Senators, Representatives and
office-seekers in scores: The greater num-
spects, but another and not inconsiderable
number could not let pass the opportunity
| to whisper a word in'favor of their particu-
lar candidates for various offices. Soon
by appointment. AS they have not agreed
upon the man and place they want, they
| did nothing more than exchange formal
| courtesies with the head of the new adj
ministration. After that, and until
up in hand shaking with the public. Among
those received were the colored editors ard
| Texas delegation. Ex-Postmaster-g general
| Key, ex-Minister Schenck and Senator
| Jones, of Arkansas, were also among the
morning callers.
| During the afternoon the number of call
ers showed little diminution. Patrick
Egan, the Irish agitator. was prominent
among them. Other visitors were the men,
bers of the district judiciary the South
Water-street Club, of Chicago; North
| Carolina delegation and an Ohio delega-
ton, introduced by Senator Sherman. the
last named being received upstairs after
the regular reception closed.
So many visitors of the unofficial class
came to the White House this afternoon
that they formed double and treble lines
from the doorway to the gates on the ave-
nue. Most of them passed through the
building and shook hands with the Presi-
dent in the East Room. Yielding to the in
evtable the President has given formal
notice that hereafter he will set apart three
hours daily for the reception of callers.
During the two hours from 10 to - o'clock.
Senators and Representatives and other
privileged persons will be admitted, while
from IL to 1 the general public will be seen.
At $3.50 this afternoon the first Cabinet
meeting of the new administration was
held. 1t was an informal meeting of the
newly appointed Cabinet officers. called III
order that they might become acquainted
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