The age-herald., 1898-11-20
PRESIDENTS TOUR
 THROUGH THE SOUTH Happy Results Expected from His Visit
 to Georgia and Alabama. WILL SPEAK ON SUBJECTS Which Will Prove Popular to the
 Southern People. NUMBER OF THE CABINET MEMBERS May Accompany MT. Mckinley, as Well asNumerous CongressmeE and News paper Correspondents of
 the Presidents Official Life.
NUMBER OF THE CABINET MEMBERS
By ARCHIBALD W. BUTT

BY ARCHIBALD W. BUTT
 Washington, November 19.-(Special.)- The personal friends of the president look to see very happy results from his visit to the south. That he feels kindly toward the southern states no one here has ever doubted, though all regret that he should have been led into appointing negroes to office, and through the instrumentality of MT. Hanna, of appointing some very vic- ious characters among them.
 It is expected that he will speak on sub jects which will be popular to the south- ern people and avoid any questions over which they may be divided. The president will be accompanied by most of his cabinet and will probably invite number of cor respondents and congressman to be his guests on the trip The president is fond of having young men with him on these jaunts. and he spends much of his time among them. Most of the correspondents here he has known for long time and enters freely into discussions with them on non-partisan questions. The president is good mixer, as all will find who meet him on his visit to Georgia and Alabama. In spite of his familiar manner, the greatest regard is shown for him, and every care taken Dy HIS guests lO Uc pdi liCuldE III points of official etiquette. For instance. after breakfast, the guests from the other cars always pass into the presidents car to wish the president and his wife good morning. When he enters one of the cars which contain his guests, every one rises and remains so until he is seated.
 Singing Songs of Glee
 Every evening it has become the habit of those who travel with the president to ~Ia hxrxV,n Ac hpr are more tenors than trebles, and some one has to constitute himself bandmaster, or rather precentor, to subdue those who are anxious to pipe in the tenor key. The president sits silent and listens, especially to hymns, but never joining in himself.
 Secretary Ager has the best voice in the cabinet, and strange to say remembers all the verses of the hymns which men gen. erally know, and like to sing, such as "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and Rock of Ages He knows all the glees and every one counts on him for time and key.
 On these trips there are none too digni- fled to join in the chorus. Secretary Will son always comes in with a good slow Methodist swing, and, moreover, he won't be hastened even by the secretary of war. who, it must be confessed, does sing in good high church time.
 In spite Of the fact that there is never any liquor on board (the usual sine qua non of junket when men make up the party) the days and evenings pass pleas antly. Whist players get together, and those who want to indulge in other simple games, such euchre, do so. No one ever plays poker gambles, for all know the presidents wishes and respect them.
 No Temperance Crank
 The president is no temperance crank, as those who had hoped to see wines banished from the white house at state dinners have found out.
 1oet xx,t1 through Kentucky and Tennessee, a num- Der of bottles of whisky were put on the train for him. Before returning he got MT. Porter to distribute them to his guests. Mrs. Mckinley spends nearly all of her time on these trips playing euchre with the young ladies of the cabinet. It is the only game of cards, save, occasionally, hearts, that she cares for. She prefers six-handed euchre, and when enjoying a game with her young friends she seems to forget her sufferings and continued sickness. She is looking forward to her trip through the south, as she knows very little of that sec tion of the country. Besides the young la dies of the cabinet as now composed, Mrs. Mckinley will in all probability ask the Misses Gary daughters of the former post master-general, and the daughters of Jus tice McKenna to accompany her on the tour south. Her neice Miss Barber, will also be among the number.
 The favorite form of entertainment of u great many of them during the season, which, too, are very elaborate in service. Mrs Mckinley sees to the table decorations herself, and always overlooks the menu herself. not leaving the preparations en- tirely to the head chef of the white house. She loves pretty china and glassware and is able to indulge her weakness in this di- rection. She has added some very hand- some sets of china and some exquisite Ven- etian cut-glass to the store already in the china closet.
 At dinners she and the president always sit next to one another, the ambassador or guest with the highest rank sitting on her right and his wife on the presidents left The president and his wife never sit opposite or apart.
 Designed by MT. Mckinley
 The decorations at the dinner given this week to the Anglo-American commission were designed by Mrs. Mckinley. The whole corner of the table was laid in chysanthemums. From out of the bed of white and yellow chyrsanthemums arose vases with crimson flowers of the same kind, dropping to the base. Always after one of these state dinners the flowers are carefully gathered up and sent to one of the hospitals or charitable institutions in the city.
 The president is not much of wine thinker, though he can tell bad wine at a sip Consequently he never lets his guests sit down to table with poor or ordinary wines upon 1t. He gets the best brands His hospitality in this regard has wiped out of the foreign mind the reproach which President Hayes incurred by having no wines at all. In the iatter's administration it used to be said that the ambassadors always brought vial of brandy in their pockets. which they would empty while the ladies were leaving tho room. Mrs Hayes was at loss always to find her guests perfumed with brandy. and thought