Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-17

sible that she will undertake the act
i've MANAGEMENT of her domestic house
hold this winter
The Presidents Table.
The president pays for all he eats,
as well as all his family and his
friends eat while under his roof. All
the expense of public entertainings, as
far as the table is concerned, comes
out of his own pocket, and this mounts
into thousands of dollars per annum.
He has his private conservatory filled
with choice exotics and he never has
to hire band TO play at his dinner
parties or receptions, as the Marine
band is always at his disposal. Mrs.
Roosevelt is also privileged to draw on
the conservatory for flowers and on
the Marine band for music whenever
she wishes to give tea or luncheon.
Nevertheless, as the president is re-
quired to give a number of state din
ners each season to the cabinet. the
supreme court. the diplomats and
others. and is frequently called upon
to entertain distinguished guests, his
bills for this are very high and make
a big hole in his income. Some day,
no doubt, this expense will be borne
by the government, as these functions
are of a strictly official character.
The presidents table in private life
is well supplied, but no more expen-
sively than that Of the ordinary we'll
TODD gentleman. Presents of game,
turkeys, wines, liquors and cigars Of
ten find their way Into the white house
and reduce somewhat the maintenance
of both the private and official tables.
The private dining room is of ordinary
size, but quite comfortable and cheer
full. The state dining room is totally
inadequate to the demands made upon
il. The same table is used today that
was used almost a hundred years ago.
when a white house dinner to 20 per
sons was IN event of great Importance.
The president if often called upon to
entertain from 40 to 65 persons at one
dinner. and on such occasions the
table is set in the main corridor i'm
mediately beyond the stainedglass
screen and the Marine band is tucked
away under the staircase at either end
of the house Being divided into two
sections. he band cannot play all at
once. and the two sections perform al
ternately.
The entire force of the white house
is utilized on the occasion of state
dinner or public reception. In addl-
ton, there are a number of gentle
men ushers" in attendance at the door
and beside the president to prevent
undue crowding and to announce the
names of those passing through the
line TO Colonel Bingham, who performs
the introductions to the president
When Moving Day Comes.
AS a rule not the slightest confusion
exists in changing the personal be-
longings of tenants of the white house.
Generally four months notice is given
that the premises are to be vacated
and the retiring tenants have ample
time to pack their goods and remove
them. 1t is customary for the retiring
presidents family to ship all their
goods a day of two before the 4th of
March. leaving nothing but their
trunks and hand baggage. While the
president and the president elect are
riding to the capitol to the inaugural
tion the servants Of the retiring presi
dent remove his luggage, and those of
the incoming president bring his bag
gage from the hotel or residence
where he is stopping. The next day
or possibly a few days later, the re-
mainder of his personal effects are in
stalled. The unexpected death of
President Mckinley necessitated some
delay in the new presidents taking
possession of the white house, but
under the direction of Secretary
George B. Cortelyou and Steward Sin
clair all of the personal effects, papers
and souvenirs of the late president
were packed and shipped to Canton.
they have been replaced by
similar articles belonging to Presiden;
who with is family. is now
as much in possession of the white
house as though he had moved in on
March 4