Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-01-16
OUR WASHING
TON LETTER
Gossip About The President
And Schley.
(From our regular correspondent

for mere than an hour, there is
something doing" in the gossip line
and when the man is Rear Admira
Schley, who had been generally sup
posed to be persona non grata at the
White House there is naturally extrs
time being put in by the waggine
tongues. Admiral Schley had his
long conference with Mr.. Roosevelt
Just before he started on his southern
trip with Mrs. Schley. That YER
batim report of their conversation
would make interesting reading goes
without saying, but it will never be
read. It must have satisfaction when
he left the White House. When asked
what the subject of their converse
ton was he said smilingly: II cans
talk. No, can't say word. MY
call was purely personal one. The
President and I are the best OF
friends" There is all sorts of gossip
floating around about this conference,
and the most of it is to the effect that
the President has discovered way
in which he thinks the controversy
can be ended, and in manner that
will be satisfactory to ever, body, in
Guiding Schley and his friends. Ii he
has, he is a magician, al right.
The big event of the week in the
official and social world was the Dip
lomatic reception at the White House,
which was gorgeous affair. 1t was
also pleasant for those who attended,
which, IS more than could be said of
many similar functions in the past,
owing to the new arrangements to
prevent overcrowding and to the
shortening of the time of reception.
They have usually lasted from to II
o'clock, which was wearing on the
President, his wife and the ladies who
assisted in receiving, but this time,
by order Of the President, the invita-
tions read from 9 to 1890 and they
were carried out to the minute.
There were several hundred fewer in
vitations than have been Issued in
the past to similar receptions, and
White House employees declare that
that not single unlimited person
was present.
Dancing is naturally expec@d
among young people in society, even
although some of them are preachers
coos "~1 daughters, but preachers
., - expected to give dances for
their daughters. Therefore there
was surprise and gossip when cards
were issued by DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-
Smitb-Dr. Smith is. rector of fash
ionable St. Johns church-to tea
and dance for their daughter, Miss
Helen Mackcy-Smith. And there
was another surprising thing about
this dance. It was from to 6 clock
in the afternoon. Of course, every
body knows THAI dancing in the after
noon is less-much less--harm than
dancing in the wee sma' hours that
follow midnight. The giddy young
folks are getting more fun out of talk
ing about the preachers dance than
the dancers got out Of it's two short
hours. Perhaps he could plead, like
the Irish girl Of the story-'It was
such little one"
'Of course, you know that one OF
the important things you must do be-
fore you leave this office is to have
your photograph taken" said Secre-
tary Gage to Gov. Shaw, after they
had completed an extended talk on
business. "Well | never shirk a
Duty replied Gov. Shaw. Then the
camera was trotted cut, few stock
Jokes about looking pleasant were ex-
changed and they chad 'em took, =
the Secretary and the Secretary-to- be.
Gov. Shaw made no arrangements
while in Washington about a home,
prefering to leave that to Mrs. Shaw,
who may not come to the city for
some time after her husband becomes
Secretary of the Treasury. Gov. Shaw
laughed good-naturedly over the
many absurd stories printed about
his opinions of Washington life and
society, although he wonld have been
excusable to have shown offence at
some of them. Good-nature and com
mon sense seem to be his strong suits.
They are priceless to man in public
life.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, who has not been
in her usual robust health for some
months, has SO far regained hel
strength that she and her daughter,
Mrs. Nelly Grant Sartoris, received
their friends yesterday afternoon and
have cards out for the remaining
Tuesdays of this month.
Occasionally good thing is got
off in the cloakroom of the House.
Representative O. HI. 2. Belmont,