Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13
WHITE HOUSE t,HANGEs.



Probably the most unc6ncsrned man who
read the returns at the White House Tues
day night was the telegraph operator. Ad
minissrations may come and go. but be
keeps on working the telegraph key. The
election will make little difference to the
official household at the White House.
There will be new private secretary and
probably a new stenogra{her to the Presi-
dent, but most of the cletks and other EN-
ployes Of the establishmeh ht will go right on
about their accustomed duties under Mr..
Cleveland as many Of hem did under the
Cleveland administration of four years ago
and many of them under former admins
trations.
The employees Of the Executive Mansion
are distinctly the confidential clerks of the
President and not OF ths individual holding
the Presidential office. The private secre-
tary to the President always changes with
the administration, for the private secre-
tary is supposed to be tlls Presidents conf
Dental adviser But TIN, assistant private
secretary Is. an employe, OF many admins
trations. 1t would seem strange indeed to
the members OF the House and Senate to sec
any but the familiar fgurl, of Mr.. Pruden In
the center aisle delivertt g message from
the President. Colonel Crook, another
member of the Executive clerks, Ia also q
fixture, and Mr.. MontgoR cry, who operates
the Western Union wir,s, is the first and
only telegraph operator who has been on
duty at the White House.
Harrison Made Fe4, Changes.
The Presidents stenog-apher, Mr.. lib
bolt, came in with the Harr son administra-
ton and will go out with it, His relations
to the President are of such q confiden tial
character that Mr.. Harrison when he en-
tarad the W Whita Houaa nreferrad IA, ma xa
his own appointments to this position rather
than to accept the services of Mr.. Cleve-
lands stenographer. Another of the White
House clerks brought in by the Harrison
administration was Miss Sanger. She will
probably leave the White House when Mr.
Harrison goes. Of the employees outside the
executive offices, President Harrison ap-
pointed only the acting chief dc orkeeper,
Mr. Turner, of Indiana, and two colored
men, one of whom was Mr.. Harriscn's bar
Der in indianapolis. All of the other en-
ployes of the White House, except those
engaged in purely domestic duties, were in
the executive service when President Har-
rtson came into Office. They were here
under MIR. Cleveland before, and there is no
reason to believe that they will not be here
under Mr.. Cleveland after March 4.
The most important and delicate position
in the White House establishments which
Mr.. Cleveland will have to fill is that of
private secretary. Colonel Lamont, who
filed the position with such distinction
during Mr.. Cleveland's first term. has now
80 many business interests in New York
that he could not accept his old place with
out a great and unreasonable personal
sacrifice.
Salary Paid Dan Lamont.
Colonel Dan Lamont was probably
better paid for his services as private Sec
retary than any person who has filled that
position before or since. When he came
into office the salary attached to the posi-
ton was So, SEQ year. President Cleveland
paid Colonel Lamont s3,5C0 moro in each of
four years in which he served as private
secretary. Just before Colonel Lamont left
Office Congress increased the salary OF the
Presidents private secretary to 5000 q
year. Colonel Lamont fused to accept the
additional sum because the bill had become
law duri1g the time when he was serving
as the private secretary of the President
who signed it. Mr.. Halford was the first
private secretary who received this salary.
President Harrison has not paid Mr.. Hal
ford anything additional to the salary al
lowed him by Congress. Even $4,000 is not a
large salary for a man who has to live as the
private secretary of the President must in
order to maintain the dignity OF his posi-
ton. Colonel Lamont maintained a very
handsome establishment In Washington
and Mrs Lamont and he entertained great
deal. Mr.. Halford has not done any enter
tanning. The continued and finally fatal ILL
ness OF his wife rendered this impossible.
to the social features o. the new administra-
tion. The final winter season of the Harri-
son administration has not begun. 1t
seems likely that 1t will be q rather quiet
winter. The death of Mrs. Harrison will
cast gloom over official circles all through
the season. The impending change of sd-
ministration too will have o depressing
effect.
The Whitneys in London Society.
TO those who form the official circle
this winter the social possibilities of the
winter of 1S93-4 have little interest. But
there is large social element in Washing
ton which is permanent. Itdoes not change
with administrations, and while it does not
recognize official society as the leading so
ciety of the National Capital, it depends for
much of it's most elaborate entertaining on
the official set. To these people it is mat
ter of some moment that the Whitneys or
some other generous entertainers should
come to " ashington during the new Cleve-
land regime. The Whitneys were undoubt-
edly the most lavish entertainers of the
Cleveland administration. They spent an
enormous sum. OF money on balls and din
ners, and gave to Washington society
gaiety which it had not known before and
which has had no parallel In any winter of
the Harrison administration.
Possibly, so say the political gossips, the
Whitnoys will go to London. If they do.
they may be expected to eclipse the record
States in the capital of the British nation.
Mrs. W WhiGney goes in for q good time. She
never hesitated to leave her post as hostess
for the pleasure of waltz with young
naval officer at one of her own entertain
men Is, and if it threatens to interfere with
her enjoyment of life in London she is very
apt to give the British court some new ideas
of the application of the iron-bound ETH
quette.
Plenty of Gush for Baby Ruth.
Social Washington, of course, is much
interested in seeing Mrs. Cleveland again and
almost as much in seeing Baby Ruth. The
Clevelands may object to having their little
daughter made q subject of spectacular
comment and notice. but the people of
Washington are bound to gush over the lit
tie one. Already DR.. Sunderland, the pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, of WASH
ington, has put in bid through one OF his
for the privilege OF baptizing
Baby Ruth. When Mr.. James L. Norris, q
leader of the local Democracy, was In New
York recently, he told Mr.. Cleveland that
the people OF the First Presbyterian Church
were counting Oh the privilege Of seeing
Baby Ruth baptized under their roof This
was q delicate intimation that Mr.. Norris
hoped to see Mr.. Cleveland living in Wash
ington again before long. Mr.. Cleveland
thanked him for his expression OF good Will
and said that he hoped that little Ruth
would have the opportunity of being
baptized here. 1t would De very appropri-
ate if the Clevelands asked Dr. Sunderland
to perform the ceremony of baptism for
their little daughter, for it was he who
at their wedding.
There is an intimation in circles near to
the ex-President's family that Mrs. Cleve-
land will not be able to take the part in
Washington society during her first season
that she would desire. The circumstance is