Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-08-18
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
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Social Season Revived-The return
OF the Presidentsand Mrs. Roosevelt
and the cabinet hostasses to Washing.
ton has revived avery informal and
enjoyable summer social season here.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have selected the West rooms as cool.
er for summer occupancy, and here
they receive guests. This sort of en-.
tertaining is quite to the liking of the
mistress Of the White House. Her
late spring receptions on the terrace
there are still remembered pleasantly.
The White House has been put in per-
feet order, and changes have been
made throughout, adding to the COM
Tort of the occupants and their guests.
BY Secret Service Men-Precautions
are being taken by the United States
government to protect Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador, from assas-
sination. Secret service men are
guarding him at Bar Harbor. Special
men were detailed shortly after the
assassination of Minister Won Plehve,
when the assassin asserted that the
minister of police was not the only
list. While in Washington the Rus
sian diplomats are always given spe-
cial police protection.
A New stamo-The postoffice de-
partment is considering a plan for is
suing new Please read me" stamp
to be affixed TO letters which the send
ers wish TO have opened by the post.
master at the place addressed and
read to the eddressees over the tele
phone. to save time. The sane object
can now be attained by addressing an
ordinary letter to the postmaster and
asking him to read it over the tele.
phone-which he will doubtless do II
the letter seems important and he
feels obliging.
Keep Out Of PoIities-Heads OF
government departments have let it be
known that their officials are not to
take an active part in local or state
politics where their activity might
prove compromising in any way to the
administration. President Roosevelt
has declined consistently TO be drawn
into factional troubles in any state,
and it is not deemed desirable that
federal officials should be active in
such contests Recently. IL was in
timated to II. Smith Woolley. assayer
OF the mint at Boise. Idaho, and to
Robert Grimmon, U. S. marshal Of the
state, that they had better not parti.
cipate in the Republican state con.
vention. as their appearance as dele
gates or as active participants in the
proceedings might be misconstrued.
To other officials, too. il has been in
timated that they should avoid such
activity in politics as might be often
sive to other good Republicans.
Uncle Sans Spelling SehooI-In e
manner so quiet that few persons have
ever heard Of it, Uncle Sam has been
conducting a small. but select, spell
ing school for some time and has IS
sued several instalments of a new
spelling book that will disturb teach.
ers. scholars, map makers and other
persons who would ordinarily be
champions in any spelling bee. The
prime object is to obtain uniformity
in the spelling of geographical names
In all government publications. A
board takes up all place names of
more than one form that may be sub
mitted to 1t. applies to them a code
OF rules and then votes on the forms
suggested by the members. The form
receiving majority vote becomes the
official one and, under the act Of con-
gress creating the board, will be used
in all government publications includ.
ing maps.
Picturesque visitors-Picturesqu
but quite adequately CARRIED, a party
OF eight Moro and Igorrote chiefs, con.
shutting a part of the Philippine ex.
hibit at the st. Louis exposition, paid
their respects to President Roosevelt
at the White House last week. The
exchanges between the chiefs and the
president were informal. but happy in
their tone. Through Antero. a bright
15-year-old Igorrote boy, who acted as
interpreter, the Moro Dattos and the
Igorrote chiefs expressed their pleas
ure at being received by the president
and told him he might depend upon
their loyalty to the American govern.
ment. President Roosevelt. after
shaking hands with each one Of his
little brown visitors, replied that he
was glad Of the opportunity to greet
them, TO welcome them TO the national
capital. and to assure them that the
American government desired TO pro-
mote their welfare, prosperity and
contentment As the presidents kind.
~ expressions were interpreted 70
them by Antero, the chiefs nodded
their heads I'm approval and smiled
their thanks. The reception took
place in the presidents private office
and the adjoining cabinet room. While
u was in progress the members OF the
cabinet arrived TO attend the regular
semi-weekly meeting. Each in turn
was presented TO the Filipinos. who
paid them the highest respect known
10 their people. Before the conclusion
OF the reception the chiefs, through
Antero. presented to the president