Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-14

tary OF State keeps him busy In giving
and returning such invitations.
oLNRy WICKED SUNDAY DINNERS.
And here, by the way, is one feature
of our social festivities which many Of
the good church people a, Washington
do not like. Il Is The Sunday evening
dinner which is common among many
Of the diplomats, and which, regret to
say, IS not unknown to Secretary Olney.
He frequently gives dinners OF Sun.
day evening, and al such times has many
of his friends at his table. Washington
with all It's sin has stfong religious ele-
ment. On. OF the leading pastors
preached against these diuners not long
ago. and il will not be strange II an
ti.sunday dining society should be
formed.
now oLNEY WORKS.
Secretary Olney is, am told. the first
man at the State Department Ia the
morning. lie is one Of the hardest
workers Of the present cabinet lie
rises at 3 o'clock and reads the papers
before breakfast. lie has his breakfast
at 7:5o anu by $3.50 he is ready TO start
to the office. He reaches the depart.
ment at Si45. and very often Oncy him.
self and his private secretary, Mr. Bland.
/ ford are the only men there at that time.
/ The average Secretary Of State does not
appear before ten, aud he usually takes
at least two hours for lunch. James G..
Blaine seldom spent more than couple
OF hours a day at the department lie
had a telephone connection with his
house, and his butler could never tell
you whether Blaine was at the house VI
the State department until he had gone
IN to Mr.. Blaine and asked HIM where
he was. II Blaine didn't want to see
you he was always at the State depart
ment.
MI. Olney begins his work at a quar-
ter to nine. lie does not sit at the large
desk in the middle OF the office. He
has a little rolier-tOp desk away Oft III
one corner Of the room. IL is situated
lust In front VI the window. aud Olucy
is so shut OH that you can approach hin
only ifoai one side. There IS one chair
near this desk. and the others who visit
to see him must either take a seat at The
other side Of the room, or, wha, Is more
probable, wait in tue ante room until he
IS ready TO receive them.
THR sRcRETARY's BIG MAIL
The hrst Thing the Secretary does up
on reaching the department is 10 go
through his mail. The letters which
come to the Secretary OF State every day
would fll a number Of bushel baskets.
The mail, however, is siiied again and
again before II is brought to tne Secfe
tary. Every letter when can be attend
ed to without his advice is weeded out
and only the important letters are left.
Mfr. Olney has leaned from his work as
a lawyer to leave details TO others and
TO save himself where he can He tifsi
takes up his personal mail ana goes
through H. He then applies himself to
the letters OF the department He takes
up a letter, rapidly glsnees through IL,
and then dictates his reply. lie dictates
quickly, seldom stopping for a word
and seldom changing a sentence after II
has been dictated. This work goes on
until about 10 O'Clock. At this time he
begins TO receive his callers. Ga his
busy days he sees only those who have
something OF Importance to discuss with
him. He takes one man at time, and
finishes up with him before he goes to
the next. He appreciates the vaiue o
his time and he gees to the point quickly
II man does not say what his business
is he asks him. He decides mosi
matters ofi hand, and as a rule know,
his own mind.
Ailer having finished with his caller