The National tribune., 1907-11-21

the organization. OF course, the Pres
ident has been hand in glove with II
ever since it's foundation, when Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst put UP many thousands
of dollars to finance the thing. But
Mrs. Cleveland in any kind of a move
ment seems little odd. She is remem-
bered in Washington for her smile,
nothing else. She was in no way iden-
titled with the life here or elsewhere.
1t was said of her, that she made no
mistakes while mistress of the White
House; but on the other hand, she did
nothing to bring out mistakes. except
to melt up the Dolly Madison spoons.
Mrs. Cleveland will always be remem-
bered for that and for poking away
in the garret of the White House the
old and odd bits of historic china that
she found in the Executive Masnslon
when she came there bride. MIS-
Harrison, who had a perfect mania for
that sort of thing hunted all the old
china out and took it to a hospital.
where it was all mended up and made
as good as new, to the casual giance
Some of that same china now figures
in tho cabinets in the White House.
where specimens of the china OF all
the Presidents is kept. Mrs Cleveland
loved bright new things, and she didn't
care for old ones, at that time at least
1t is stated now that she bought III a
lot of the old mahogany furniture that
used to stand in the historic rooms,
and was of itself most historic, and
that her home in Princeton is filed
with it. Why on earth wasn't it kept
in the White House? It must have
been condemned by the Clevelands be-
fore il got into the hands of the auc-
tioneer. There has been surprising
lot of that sort of thing done, and 1t
is not right. Some wonderful pieces
of furniture have gone out of the White
House, purposely condemned. it has
been said While this is not true of
the Clevelands, in all probability. this
writer knows, for she was much at the
White House looking up historic things
during the Cleveland regime, that Mrs.
Cleveland, without regard for their tre
mendous historic association, had the
Dolly Madison spoons melted up and
two sets made. She also discarded ali
the old things she could.
Many things have happened in the
East Room of the White House since
Mrs. John Adams, wife of the first
President to occupy the building. hung
her clothes there to dry. 1t was an
awful barn of a place in that day. Its
four big fireplaces ate up wood like a
saw mill, and the wife of the Presi-
dent complained that it was impossible
to get men to saw enough wood to keep
the room warm. Also, it took hundreds
of candIes-talfow dips. if you please
to light up the huge room. and alto
gether she was not happy in the Execu-
tive Mansion. for she was a pink of a
housekeeper, you know. Since that far
away day there have been weddings.
Nellie Grant was married to Sartoris
there and rued it always; Alice Roose-
welt was married there. There nave
been hundreds of State receptions. din
ners TO Princes who afterwards became
Kings and Emperors, and in the GEN.
| ter of the room three martyred PreSi-
dents have laid in state; but the very
queerest use was given it yet, one day
last week, when the big fat champion
athlete of Japan, whose name doesn't
count, marked off ring in the middle
of the room where the catafalque of
| Lincoln and Garfield and Mckinley
stood. and therein gave an exhibit of
japanese wrestling. 1t is said to have
been great sport to watch the wreStlers
There were three of them, and as they
wrestied the great athlete explained
| their tricks to the company present
After they had worn themselves out
the great one stripped to proper trim
and sailed into them. 1t is said that
he cleaned them out just as fast as
| they came at him, taking care of three
wreStlers at time.
Among those present at this unique
| East Room entertainment, and who.
! after il was over, declared they had had
Ia glorious treat, were, the President,
| Embassador Aoki. of Japan: Embas-
sador Jusserand, of France. William
Loeb, Secretary to the President; Secre-
tary Garfield. Postmaster-General Mey-
er, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon,
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Beekman Winthrop, Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor Murray,
| Assistant Attorney-General Cooley, and
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot. The list
includes the members of the so-called
Tennis Cabinet" the young bloods of
the Administration. each of whom in
his way is as thoro sportsman as is
the President himself.
The exhibition was given by Tanie-
mon Hitachiyama, champion of all jap
anese champions, and three of his asso-
ciateS all athletes OF note in their ma
tive country. The japanese wrestlers
appeared at the White House arrayed
in frock coats and silk hats, but these
were quickly changed for the wrestling
costume, which consisted of the short
est OF short tights and tight-fitting
shirts. The champion is magnificent
specimen of man, and. except for his
complexion and general features, does
not resemble the small-statured Japan
eSe with whom Americans are familiar.
He tips the scales at 290 pounds. and
was heavier than any man present, in
Guiding his powerful-looking assistants.
who weighed 165, ITS and 176 pounds
each.
4 When the exhibition was over the
President and his guests crowded
around the champion and expressed
their admiration OF his wonderful
strength and skill The President de-
!. ciared it to be the most exciting and
scientific sport he had ever witnessed
) Hhachiyama had brought with him
!, some presents for Mrs. Roosevelt. They
: were two handsome japanese fans, and
after the exhibition the big wrestler
: was presented to the lady of the White
House, who was delighted with the
gifts. For the President Hitachiyama
, had several portraits of himself and
other Japanese wrestling champions
The President gave Hitachiyama a pho-
| tograph of himself with his signature
Iattached.
, 1t is stated that former Representa-.
tive Wadsworth, of the 24th New YORK.
. district, and that he will again enter
politics, tho he stated a few months
: ago that he would never again enter tho
= political arena and had done with poll
r tics forever Representative Wads.
worth was a power in Congress, clear
: in all his dealings, honorable and up.
right. 1t was said that he ran coun
2 ter 10 the wishes of the President IL