The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
FAIRBANKS CRITICISED
 BY THE CHURCH PEOPLE
Methodists Surprised Because Vice President Al lowed Cocktails Served at His Home. t
 Roosevelt Drinks Elm, Too.

least. Perhaps people watch a Presi- | dent more closely than they watch | Vice President; and, besides the Pres ident is so full of mannerisms on each and every occasion that people cannot help observing his actions.
 l Shortly after Colonel Roosevelt be- came President leading New York paper in its mammoth Sunday edition
 had a page article (illustrated) tell | ing about the Roosevelt family. and
 particularly their home life. And 1t was specially stated that whilee the President and Mrs. Roosevelt were to- I tai abstainers. yet they had always
 when entertaining guests at anything
 like formal dinner or luncheon, serv-
 ed wines. Nothing was further from
 the truth Both President and Mrs.
 Roosevelt partake moderately of wines
 at all functions at which they are
 served. and no White House affair ex-
 cept the most informal have wines
 omitted from the menu.
 | One Presidential Abstaincr. l There has been only one President since the civil war who absolutely de- l clined to serve wine to his guests. That was President Rutherford B. Hayes. The elder men who knew him we'll assert that he was too parsimo-
 nious to expend the money necessary
 to provide the liquid refreshments. Even at state dinners to which were
 invited foreign diplomats President Hayes had nothing but mineral water and coffee. He used to tell people that
 he did not object to having wine. but
 that Mrs. Hayes was so, opposed to # that out of deference to her feelings he had banished wine from the White House tables. Tho fact of the matter was old man Hayes, like Adam, the first mans put all the blame on the wo-
 man. President Hayes. hs all the world
 knew at the time, was in the habit of
 drawing his pay in advance. His title
 to the office he knew was not clear.
 and old timers here to this day talk
 of his capers as if they firmly believed I he expected at any time to have the
 case re-opened. These sume people
 also recall that President Hayes when
 out in company did not hesitate to
 take a drink so long as other people
 were paying for the stuff.
 General Arthur was probably the
 highest liver of any of the post-bel- lum Presidents. Wines and liquors
 during his administration were excep-
 tionally plentiful at the White House,
 and General Arthur was also famous for his ''stag" gatherings which did
 not break up until late in the night. He
 was of the Episcopal faith in religion.
 It was in historic St. Johns Church I in Washington in which young Chester
 A. Arthur first laid eyes upon the
 charming and pretty woman who af- forwards became his wife. She was Miss Herndon, of Fredericksburg, Va, and her father was a naval officer.
 Miss Herndon was member Of the volunteer choir at St. Johns. Mr. Arthur was not then acquainted with her, but later he sought an introduce tion and was subsequently, married. Mrs. Arthur eted long before her hus- band became President.
 Mrs. Roosevelt attends St. Johns Church. The President worships at the Dutch Reformed Church in this city; at Oyster Bay he goes to the Episco- pal Church with Mrs. Roosevelt. In her tirades against the saloons the ec- centric Mrs. Carrie Nation calls Pres
 ident Roosevelt a Deer guzziing Dutchman.
 Mckinley was Temperate.
 President Mckinley was what really
 may be rated a temperate fAan so far
 as indulging in spirituous liquors was concerned. But he was not temperate in the use of tobacco. He was almost as vigorous Q smoker as Speaker Can non. It was not an uncommon thing
 for President Mckinley to smoke twen- ty cigars day.
 President Cleveland took his "toddy"
 right along and did not care who knew it And even the pale faced, solemn and serious President Benjamin Harri- son warmed up the cookies of his heart hv having his dram" regularly. Gen. eral Harrison was quite fond Of Scotcn whiskey, and many case or the pest of Scotch was sent him by AndreW Carnegie, Sir Thomas Upton and others who were aware of the fact that the head of tour nation preferred Scotch
 .o Inc American brands of liquor. At one of the most hospitable of the millionaire homes in Washington neither wines nor meats of any sort are served at dinners and luncheons.
 This is the home of ex-Senator ana
 Mrs John B. Henderson of Missouri.
 They are strict vegetariAns. Tney are also members of the order or hecha-
 bites the ardent opponents or inloxI-
 cants in any form. They would not
 evan hermit a brandy peach or cherry
 to be placed on their taole' ceneraI Henderson was appoihtou
 Trnited states Senator in 1862, after tne
 exnulsion of Trusten Polk rom con
 oress He was then elected for Luli term and was one of the seven
 publicans who voted against the l
 peachment of President Ahorew SO 1St,
 son. The Hendersons nave d -s,. mas a.
 cent residence here which Is known as
 "Taoundary Castle" by reason or tne
 fact that when it was erected the street
 or which if Ifs located was then calieo
 inc boundary of the city. o,
 Mrs. Henderson is the autn9r aprso ol
 hooks with the following titles: Prac
 tical Cooking and Dinner Givlng anu
 'fDiet for the Sick" She nas coPae rtaiu
 sor many years that meats certaih
 loroas lor and rravies and many of the
 Stper Sap things that people insist upon
 having are not conducive to health ana comfort o.or,., a
 great many dishes are prepared at .ne
 Henderson mansion which the guests Ss
 think while eating surely must W
 meat or fish. and those wno habe tbet % one
 aso,,1 imagines he or she Is eating the
 ao@i stuff. so artistic and delicious IS
 the portion placed before them