The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
OFFICIAL PROCEDURE.

THE country startled that bluff and grized
the declined
ton the Supreme Court dinner the White House.
table official and he would
not have precedence over the Chief Justice these questions OF
kept the social pot boiling the national capital
Tor more than century Ohciai etiquette hrs appeared as aus
address the President Washington President and
ested running from His High Mighness1 to His Excellency
and there exists evidence that Washington preferred the for
Just escape being compelled to ad-
dress the executive Your High Mghiness is not generally
Jefferson Secretary of State and many of these
of fo and title his department for decision
Out Of all issued the simple form of addressing the chief the
His Exceency only the Presidential address but
that of Governors OF States 1t is bad form all
addressing
His Exoecncy After this difficulty the Presidents title
disposed of the question of precedence the 'front.' and
has persisted unto this day.
There receptions
year. reception Supreme Court
diplomatic corps given precedence took the right the
line The result the highest judicial dudgeon
Washington grave Justices
of the House.
Precedence is the bette of every President In Ceveland
time the the place and position of the Vice Pres
dent 1t unsettled and passed heritage of acton
to Mckinley He to have adjusted domestic affair."
and then broke form international issue AT
dinner Sir Julian Pauncefo the British Embassador claimed
precedence over Mr. Hobart the Vice President The result was
acute indigestion Tor all concerned Sir Julian refused to sit down
snack OF pcps The House and Senate always at the
matter.
The Senate claims social preference because members
light the torch of flame tenure every
that this claim logically them ahead of the President whose
only four In the kaleidoscope chaos of the subject
have make settlement satisfactory
everybody 1t would that the President remembering
battle between law and diplomacy has concluded give
Supreme Court consolation stakes by asking the Chief Justice and
the Justices dinner at which the sits up head
Now Uncle Cannon picturesque imprcation
what stall he stands feed and drink Personally impe
all such considerations. Given his
tobacco and place spit he be happy anywhere
country think that he has dudish the Speakers
chair because he refuses sit below the Chief Justice dinner
the court As Speaker he has the dignity of the House
1t Joe Cannon playing second knife and fork
Justice 1t the embodiment OF the prerogav precedence
and position the House of Representatives that asked
back and sit down, and refuses. The President
his side He asks the formal dinner The
his guest Of honor and he feels that should SUCH
oedence everybody else But Uncle while heartily
damnng all of official etiquette has House
unto the loss OF a fine dinner.
IS strange that of the pesered Presidents has
thought OF round table the
these questions of who shall sit below whom Around big
tables the Bohemian and Pacific clubs this dinner
parties gather made Of city, State and Federal officials
OF the and and of the militia and precedence ane
IN no bosom and disorders digestion Every
OF the table We beg that the
Washington have table tried