The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-07
Etiquette OF 1T
President Mckinley Will
Make a Return Call.
Out OF the Ordinary European
Vogue - How Meeting Is Ar
ranged One Hour.

Not in very great many years, if
ever before, has the head OF a Republic
visited the United States as President
Dole is TO make the trip. Dom Pedro
of Brazil was in the country at one
time but travelled incog. Long before
the favorite son of Hawaii reaches the
vicinity of tue Capital City of the United
States, there will be long and deep con-
situations and much searching of au-
thoTities TO determine upon points or
practices of etiquette. II is more than
likely that some new forms will be
made and introduced In Europe the
customs Of such a case, while varying,
are we'll established
When the late King Kalakaua went
to Washington there was ample adj
vance notice of his program. This
gave sufficient time to make complete
tainment of the monarch. The head
OF the little sister Republic of the
United States will touch the California
shore a few hours after the announce
| ment of his coming. The visit of Pre-
sident Dole differs in about every feat
lie from that of Kalakaua.
| 1t is of course the rule at Washington
that the President does not return calls.
| This of course has been for the excel
lent and clear reason that there has not
| been at any time as a resident or visit
or peer Of the occupant of White
House. Upon this occasion, however,
the President of the United States will
depart from the common custom or
rather from the ordinary routine of his
official life. Etiquette requires that
President Mckinley shall as soon as
convenient return the call of President
Dole.
In the preliminaries necessary to the
meeting OF the two heads of nations,
the Hawaiian Minister at Washington,
Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch, will first commune
cate with John Sherman, Secretary of
State for the United States. Mr.. Sher-
man will in turn notify President Nc
Kinley that his great and good friend
from the Paradise of the Pacific will
soon call at the White House. The de-
tails of the presentation will be arrang-
ed and will be communicated by Secre-
tary Sherman to Mr.. Hatch.
The European rule is that the resi-
dent sovereign returns the call of the
visiting sovereign within one hour.
President Mckinley will go to the hote1
of Mr.. Dole.
When President Dole goes off to {
foreign ship in this port he is hOnoreC
with the regulation national salute O
q guns and the yards are manned
There can only be conjecture as to wha
ceremony will attend the greeting o
President Dole upon his arrival at tn
White House. If the European custom
is followed he will be met at his car
riage by President Mckinley.
Minister Hatch, at the official recep
Ition will present President Dole to Sec
rotary Sherman, who will in turn pre-
sent the visitor to President Mckinley
All of the members of President Nc
Kinley's cabinet will be present. Tn
call is likely to be brief, but it is barrel
possible it may take on the color of
somewhat elaborate social functiO
with the ladies of the Cabinet in attend
ance. The welcome to the White Hous
may include a military display and
may be quiet and thoroughly democra
: ic That all depends upon the progral
as prepared by Secretary Sherman an
President Mckinley.
The day following the return call {
President Mckinley upon Preside1
Dole. or not later than the day aftt
that, the President of the United STATE
y will invite the President of the Hawa
!, to a State dinner, which will certain
e be a big affair. At this dinner Pres
2 dent Dole will sit either at the right
President Mckinley or elsewhere b
side Mrs Mckinley. 1t is more tha
:. likely that the visitor Will SIT at IL
right of the President.
President Dole, Major Iaukea and D
F. R. Day leave by the S. S. Peru toda
Mrs. Dole will not go to WashingtC
L with the President. Upon arrival
- San Francisco the Presidential par
will take quarters at the Occident
hotel, but will not remain there lon
. departing as soon as may be for Wasl
- ington.