Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-17
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Trials of Presidents Aid
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abode But all other duties are subor.
dinatc To those ut the centre of
things. II is fact that the routine
at the post IS minimi1ed for tho aide.
He cannot, OF course. be set TO doing
any task requiring continuous indus.
try or unfailing regularity. for there
may be call for his social or horse
jumping services at any moment.
Generally speaking. though. he gets
ample notice of what IL wanted OF
him, ana whc'c and when IIo knows
that he is to appear ut Il certain re.
ccpton o. ball. In addition 10 these
fixed occasions. though. there are the
emergency calls. SO far as the for
NAL ceremonies are concerned. he NAV
take his instructions from the super,
ntcndent Of buildings ANA grounds.
That is the post Gen. Theodore 4.
bingham held for several years. and
no. like his successors. had general
supervision over White House enter.
tainments and the like. But at any
tine. between thsc functions. the
aide is likely to be summoned. Then
he is upder the direct orders. often.
times OF tho. y csidcnt OF the United
States, and not cvou the major rcucr,-
I'll of the army would dare 10 inter.
Zero
Al a public entertainment The aide
ms MS work mappcd out for him. 10
introduces people to ono anothe~. lie
regulates lines OF handshakcrr. lie
sees mat the rules OF precedence arc
Observed. These and thousand 9th
or thlhgs incidental to White House
social life he must master. If any
miscellaneous duty crops up that is
MT TIE right Of somebody else hc AS
Suines 1t. if there is something ,hot
nohodr else wants To do ne Is moro
IMAM likely 10 have il th.us, unon
nun II he sccs 4 Glance 10 shoulder
IN" lIrdcns OF those who direct his
course. provided he Is wise mnn
no VIII do il as though the greatest
measure Of his life were involved.
WIN tho Younger element he Is a
social lion. That is part OF his bnai.
ness. Tho smaller lion he is. tho lcss
u success as aide to the President If
ne IS mn expert ~ leading cotillion
az shali talk, at bridge, so much tho
oclter-not That dances or ;,ossl, ~
cards are favored particularly by Tho
strenuous One. but they helm IN aide
70 Know people. and the more no
Knows The more he is ouallilcd ia
shlne Mt the public gatherings.
altogether. if the officer can stand
The punishment" as most armv mon
consider Ii, there IS nothing hotter Cor
ms future than .eason or two under
.nc Presidents wing. BESIDES rr,.
ing To know all the men who win
control his movements for yea,a ,n
come he Is regarded as a protero az
greatness. Higher officers are AMI In
DE glad OF his acquaintance. If thcv
aFe not they at least are not likelv
20 take chance of incurrIng his m.
WI except for good cause. Q
The helping hand" remarked m
army captain in discussing tho snh.
1ect' goes long way with us 1.nay.
ing out positive favoritism cutI-clv
II IS good thing to be In a poslttnn
wherc your superior Will hesitate ho.
lore Ewing you the worst end Of Tho
n ,al' The lieutenant who has had his
turn nj being presidential aido eoos
through life giving his superlors tho
Impression of friendship IN blgs
places, There may be nothlnr in T.
nine times out of ten, bat the Idc, IT, ,s
worth n lot" N '''' Is