Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-03-20

$50 o'clock III order TO have Il hall
hour to himself in which to look
over his morning mail. AS soon as
the regular time for the opening OF
the Department work arrived al
9 o'clock, he was bcsicgcd with
congratulations, and requests for
office until 10 o'clock. He then
put on his overcoat and silk hat
and went over to the Pension
Bureau to meet the clerks OF that
department in accordance with
previous arrangements. Post
master General Wanamaker was
importuncd all day with requests
tor positions as postmasters. Many
OF the delegations were in charge
of Senators and Representatives
but some came without an escort.
In several instances the petitioners
for offices were ladies'. The Post
master General told them all that
he could make no promises ut
present; that he would have time
to consider all the applications
Secretary Rusk had no time to be-
gin to acquaint himself with the
routine duties of his office. His
desk was covered with congratula-
tons and letters iron farmers and
Others all over the country.
The Inauguration with its attend.
ing festivities is over. The innu.
merahle stands have nearly all dis
appeared and the decorations have
been taken down. Everybody
is tired and yesterday was hailed
with much Joy because Of the
chance of obtaining their much
needed rest. For nearly one
week the city was in IN uproar.
Bands of music, with many thou
sands of soldiers, paraded night and
day and many persons were unable
to get little if any rest. Hotel men.
saloon keepers and bart.nders.
boarding house clerks and many
others spent night and day at their
work. Strangers, generally, were
well provided for and the city was
highly complimented by many of
the visitors for its hosp talitv and
accommodations. The meals fur
nished were first-class Tor such an
occasion. Prices were increased
in many dining rooms, but even
then they were not cxtoftionate
The majority ofthe strangers have
now left the city, aud home folks are
settling down to their work.
1t seems as though nearly one
fourth Of the people who came to
Washington to witness the inaug-
uration ceremonies made it a poi, I
OF their visit to ascend the Wash
ington monument. The fact is that
the great shaft has come to be one
of the main features in and about
the city, and those who had time
to stay felt that they would leave "a
very interesting page of the local
book uncut if they should go away
without a glimpse of the earth
from an elevation of half a-thousand
feet. So the elevator has been
bobbing up and down as fast as
steam could carry it, packed with
humanity, while the iron steps in.
side have rung to the tread of
thousands Of feet. The record for
the week ending last Friday was
something over so 900 people who
assembled the shaft. Besides this
number thousands went ms far as the
base and after shivcring in the line
for some time gave il up and turned
away.
AT the head OF the newly con.
structed social world in Washing
ton there are number of lddies who
are not new TO the forms and ccre-
monies and possibilities of social
life at the national capital. Mrs.
Harrison has her own theories of
the duties devolving upon the
fist lady of a great broad land like
this one is, and they are bv no
maoner of means the ideas of an
amateur in social matters, but of a
thoroughly competent, well-bred
American woman whose sound
Judgement, good sense and kindly
heart will direct her in the right
way. Associated with Mrs. Har.
rison sarc such we'll known social
leaders in this and other countries
as Mrs. Levi p. Morton ands Mrs
Blaine. There is every reason to
assume that the administration will
be a brilliant one socially, even
though this city were net rapidly
becoming an important social center
by reason of the high standing of
its resident families. i.