The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-19
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cold bread with its shivering, wonder
ms horses.
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To return to our muttons. all the
members OF the inaugural committee
seem to be going ahead with earnest
efforts to profit by the experience of
past years. The controversy about
where to have the ball seemed like so
much wasted time to the old Washing
tonian, who knows that the pension Of
fee is a sort of HObson's choice. 1t is
the only available place, and the only
place ugly enough in the start not to be
damaged by anything that is done to
IT. Imagine turning a horde of deco
rators into the beautiful library of con-
gress or the CorcoIan art gallery!
General Chaffee'S practical suggestion
that the bodies of troops be small and
varied promises q great charm to the
procession, and is especially appreciat-
ed by those who remember the year the
PENNSYLVANIA national guard arrived
thousands strong. The beholder of the
parade gazed upon the initials IN. G..
F., took a nap. and woke up still to
see IN. G. F.. Further the musical di-
rector says he is going to try to see
that every band does not play Hail to
the Chief as it passes the president.
Previous Experiences.
No theme is so full of interest just
now to the strangers within the gates
and to the old resident in official and
social life as the ball The possibilities
are unlimited. General John NJ Will
son is painting roSeate visions. and that
may tend to lure people to the fete who
ordinarily would disdain such medley
gatherings. II history is to repeat it
self. many untoward acts may be ex-
pected Recalling all that happened at
the last inaugural ball makes one feel
3 hi 10 mt he nrr1AT Sc
over. And the ball before that, and the
ball before that, and backward into
the limit of the Oldest habitant is to
tell of such dreary lot of happenings
that it vies with the best efforts of
Laura Jean Libbey. At the first Nc
Kinley Inauguration Mr.. and Mrs. Ho-
bart We're utterly forgotten. no carriage
was sent for them, and the grand
march was about to form when some
one suggested that the vice president
was not present. Then there was a
great scramble and after an intermin-
able delay this Temarkab BILE error was
righted.
Mrs. Mckinley Collapsed.
The painful details Of the second Nc
Kinley ball are fresh in every mind
Some hitch occurred then about the
presidential carriage. and the vehicle
instead of getting the right of way
was caught in the maelstrOm and the
main actors came near to being absent
entirely. The delay and anxiety were
too much for Mrs. Mckinley, who was
over fatigued already by the excite
ment attending the ceremonies at the
Capitol, and she had nervous collapse
while seated in the gallery looking on
at the grand march No more dismal
failure is on record in the social an
nails Of the CAPITAL than this same Nc
I<inley ball Everybody was dispirited
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quick action of the vice presidents
wife Mrs. Roosevelt, all semblance of
enjoyment would have gone out of the
bah.
Whole Tribe Coming.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs Fairbanks
spent several days OF last week in New
| York attending to the gowns they are
to wear on the great occasion Mrs
Roosevelt is not an advocate of extrav-
agance in dressing, and Mrs. Fair
banks, although at all times a we'll
groomed woman, does not spend "A large
sum on her costumes. One feature OF
the Inauguration will be the mum Der
of distinguished guests who will visit
the Roosevelts and the Fairbanks 1t
is now recalled with amusement that
when the present executive arrived in
| Washington to take the oath as vice
] president, together with his distin-
! guished wife he brought all OF his
| children. Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt were
/ entertained at the home Of Commander
and MTc. COwles. Their home could not
! hold the others with any degree of
/ comfort. Then came the humorous sug-
/ gestion from various of the president
! friends to take one, two or three OF the
| children, according to their hospitable
I inclination and the capacity OF their
! homes Mrs. Letter offered her mansion
, to accommodate ali the children Mrs.
| Lowndes took care of the two smaller
| children. Mrs. Richard WAYNE Parker
| had Kermit and Ethel. and only Miss
| Alice and Theodore. jr were allowed
| to remain in the Cowles mansion. They
1 were pensioned of right after the cere-
I monies. Miss Alice went to the bal!
| and spent the night with her cousin at
| Senator Kean's. The renovation of the
| White House makes it possible for the
! president TO entertain some of his inn
| mediate relatives, but hundreds of col
! lateral RooseveltS have already be-
/ spoken accommodations at the large
! hotels. Every member. Of the imnae-
| date family of Senator Fairbanks ex-
| poets to be here for the inauguration,
| including the grandchild of whom Mr.
Fairbanks is so proud. the little daugh-
! ter of his eldest son. Charles Warren
! Fairbanks. jr-, who maue ner appear
ance just before Christmas. The three
sehool-boy sons, Frederick. Richard
and Robert, and Mrs Iimmons. the
! only daughter, viii come TO Washing
l ton . week in advance of the great day
Cannon Begged off.
Uncle Joe Cannon has for the second
time experienced the unpleasant task
of going to the president and begging
/ Off from an invitation te dine This
| time the guests or honor were the JUS
tioea of the supreme court The
doughty Uncle Joe had made another
engagement and the president accepted
his excuses. The speaker is the only
man in official circles who dares Ia
consider an invitation to the White
House other than command. The
perennial good nature. plain. hOmely
common Sense, honesty added to age
and honor. render Uncle Joe an indie
pendent parsonage Speaking of din
ners, some of the fashionable votaries
are planning a trip to the south Inn
mediately after the Inauguration. ane
# the diet of raw. Vegetables. fruit ana