The Penn's Grove record., 1889-05-18
Washington Letter.

Washington. D.. {. NAV l., lNN9.
A family picnic party, distributed IN
three carriages, left the White House
Saturday morning. Two nurses sat on
the front SCAT of the first carriage, hold
ing two round faced babies, who looked
as though Just rudely awakened.
BENJAMIN Harrison Mckee, as a very
young gentleman who had been forced
into public life at IA too tender age
looked serious and absorbed. Mary
Mckee as an ~imfantile society leader
called up too early, to plunge again III
To the mad vortex, impolitely yawneu
and finally refused to he contolted'
Grandfather and Grandmother liarri-
ron occupied the back seat. In The
second carriage was Secretary WINDOW
and IN the third Secretary RuSk.
In half an hour all the party had
crossed the gang plank of the |. ,
Dispatch, Benny Mckee and the Presi-
dent crossing hand in hand. In a few
moments the starting bell va rung
and u three days cruise commenced
The Presidential party returned on
Tuesday.
Private Secretary Halford did not go
to sea, but took advantage of the alb
sence of his chief to go to Atlanta,
Georgia. where his wife and children
are visiting. The regular office seekers
did not turn up on saturday or Monday.
The office seeker is a reading animal
well abreast of the day and he keeps
track of the Presidents movements.
On Saturday the usual crowd OF tour
lists came, took the Presidents absence
as an injury and that Of Secretary Hal
ford as an insult, and had revenge III
securing the rooms open TO the public.
A large party of Columbia College stud
ents, unable to see the President cheer
ed long and loud for Mr.. Harrison, and
then for Mr.. Morton, seemingly under
the impression that Nj. Morton, also
lives in the White House. After try
ing to think of some one else to cheer
and failing, the boys let out three lusty
cheers for their college and drove off,
Advantage is taken of the absence of
the President and Mrs. Harrison TO
hastily do a little spring cleaning. The
carpets have all been taken up and cur
tains removed. Carpets will not be
put down again until tail. An impor-
tant movement in the cleaning line las
been the removal of nearly ten tons OF
old printed matter. Government re.
ports of no Importance to anyone living
and stores OF newspapers that nobody is
able to account for, were brought forth
from the garrets and consigned to the
Junk shop.
The appointment by President Ilar-
rison of Hugh S. Thompson, of South
Carolina. to be the Democratic member
If the Civil Service Commission was a
surprise as Mr.. Clev, land first appointed
before his term expired and the
Senate refused to confirm him. TheO-
lore Roosevelt, the Republican also APP
by President Harrison, is Il
wealthy New Yorker. The appoint
of both these appear to be satis-
to all parties. Both claim to be
,iyil service reformers, and Mr.. RoOse.
'elt'S n w York second would support
lis allegation although the spokesman
It his party are no less jubilant over
lis appointment than are the refOrmerS.
suppose there are mental reservations
II all this. Exactly what either of the
lew Commissioners will do is more or
esS of a question and both wings are
to conciliate and await their
movements. The other member of the
commission is Charles Lyman, of Con-
ecticut, a Republican who held over.
Is now constituted the Commission is
aid to be better constituted than ever
efore. Time will tell whether we
ave judged rightly. Snow.