The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-16
HE OF THE "BlG SMILE" CAN
RELOCATE HIMSELF TO BACK
GROUND FOR A WHILE.
THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND
viii Now Hold Sway, and Occupy the
Limelight Until New Years Day
First Formal Dinner Of Season to
Cabinet Tonight.

known to his famiiars as President
William Howard Taft. and to all 9th.
er Americans as BILL" or the Big
Smile" having had his day, will now
relapse into the background. Enter
Mrs. william Howard Taft. who. as
the first lady of the land. will now
occupy the limelight for a time.
From now on until New Years day
Mrs. Taft will be the center of in
terest. and the president will be
known simply as the presidents
wifes husband. This state of affairs
begins tonight. when Mrs. Taft will
fire the first gun OF her social cam
paigu As usual. this first formal
dinner of the season will be in honor
of the cabinet. Mrs. Taft has attend.
ed many banquets in her capacity OF
( wife of a cabinet members, but this
/ is the first time she will preside over
a really formal feed at the White
House. With her tact. diplomacy.
! hospitable spirit and wide experience.
| there is no doubt that she will make
an enviable record as a hostess.
After tonight's dinner TO the mem
bers OF the cabinet and their wives,
there will be no formal social func-
tions at the White House until Janu-
airy /. when the regular New Years
reception, which is official as well as
social, will take place.
The other set events for the season
are a reception in honor of the diplo-
matte corps on Tuesday, January 4;
a dinner in honor of the diplomatic
court on Tuesday. January %; re-
ception to senators and representa-
ciary on Tuesday, January Is; din
ner in honor of the chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme
court on Tuesday, aJnuary %; re-
ception to cenators and representa-
airy |, and a reception 10 senators
and representatives in congress on
tuesday, February /, and "A reception
to the officers of the army, the navy
and the marine corps on Tuesday,
February s.
The dinners are set for 3 o'clock,
and the reception will last from un-
iii 1890 O'Clock Heretofore the for
NAL evening receptions at the White
House have been held between the
hours OF and II o'clock.
Although Mrs. Taft has greatly i'm
proved in health during the past
summer, 1t will be necessary for her
to exercise much care during the COM
ing season in order to be able 10
maintain her place as hostess at the
White House. The physical break
down OF Mrs. Fairbanks, from which
she is only just now recovering in
foreign lands, has been a warning to
many official hostesses. In their
anxiety to do their full duty to so
ciety, they are very likely to over
estimate their own strength.
Mrs TAFT has abolished the WON
ans Cabinet Day at the White House,
which was instituted by Mrs. Roose-
welt. Instead of keeping Tues
day morning from II to II O'Clock.
for time of meeting and discussing
official social affairs. she will receive
the wives of her husbands cabinet
officers whenever they wish TO call.
AS the matter now stands, Tuesday
morning is left TO be disposed of as
Mrs. Knox and other women OF the
cabinet see fit. while a call over the
phone, if one wishes to take that
precaution, will usually bring from
Mrs. Taft an appointment, which
meets the convenience of both par
ties.
Mrs. Roosevelt used Tuesday morn
ing for discussing official and person
al affairs with the cabinet members
wives. and. aside from a review OF
matters OF art, literature, domestic
affairs. even expressed her prefer
ence for light colored gowns TO be
worn by the women.
Another subject which she discuss.
ed and partly carried her point. was
breaking the old custom OF cabinet
women serving refreshments at their
regular Wednesday receptions.
Mrs. Taft will leave all of these
things to the personal taste of cabin
ct women, and at least until the first
of January, when really formal AFFAIRS
, begin, they will each have cozy tea
table with which 10 cheer their call
,, ers.
Mrs. Sherman. wife OF the vice
president. has also prepared for an