The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-02-12

- ''''''a'N ol W Ar, lpicktnHOn
where the Ballinger-Pinchot situa
''on was thoroughly canvassed.
balllnger dpd not stay to the regNa
lar tablnei meeting but lett with
Mr. Nertless to consult with other
interior Department officers. An.
other lawyer has alse been taken
INTO the case anI two OK Senators
1t is said viii he called in to IA
stat Mr.. Halinger.
The first Congress. ional ,cwp
ton ~ the White House under the
new administration was given
Tuesday nght and the Innovations
OF the President .nd Mrs Taf,
were put to a final test -Four al
these semi public receptions are
given yearly when he guests .,
h"li"' ATE FIRST The Diplomatic
corps, followed hy the Judiciary.
the Members Of Congress and ,le
Army and Navy The Congress
s'ohal reception ia always the
largest, the least exclusives and
heretofore has been the dullest
For many years it has been the
cussDm to have the guests form IN
line on their arrival aud wait M
III he President and receiving
party had assembled in one Of the
smaller apartments, lao gwen
room o, blue room. Then at n
signal Of the Army officer and
close friend Of the President who
was in charge, the doors were
thrown open aad til, guests were
allowed one at time To pass in
and shake hands with the Presi.
dent and on to the East Room into
a crowd which made it. impossible
to move abVu, and from which all
sought relief in tlight rs soon as
possible. "A number Of changes
have been made in this plan of en-
testainment since Mrs Taft has
become the ruler Of the White
House MIR Taft being the self ef
facing American husband in social
ma'tctH) aud official and resident
society. for the most part approves
the innovations. To begin with
Mrs. Taft announced that the re-
ceptt0ns should be more exclusive.
She drew Tho line ut issuing ilyi.
tations TO taIlo,s, grocers and the
hoi ,,o'lni Of tttrade." That sna.
bled her ~ reduce the list consi-
derably. Then she announced
through a Secretary that those
who were invited to one reception
need not feel sighted If they were
omitted from the list for the 9th
ers. It was the object Of tho re-
captions to give all .who were
deemed worthy of i. an opportuni
~ to greet the President under
his own roof aud not to furnish u
series Of entertainments for them.
THIS of course further reIuced the
number to TO invited and M n con
sequences made h possible to give
the receptions an air of hospitality
that had been lacking in all previ-
Gus administrations. Now the AZ.
riviog gaast after removing wralM
goes to thy Eas. Room aud may il
ne IL early move about renewing
acquaintaEces and greet f,iaAsle
Al nlne O'Clock tho President de-
scents with the receiving party
from the upper room and the pre-.
>entat,ons arc begun. AZ the
guests leave the Blue Room after
having shaken hands with him
they may go direct to the banque,
room where y great variety Of re.
frest meDts are served. Later
they promenade in the long corri-
dor in which the Marine Band
plays entrancipgly and yet later
there ~ dancing in the East Room
and the President circMlates free
~ among hs guests. At least
that is the theory If It. Per
haps no one IL to blame that 1t is
a condition and not u theory that
confEonts the White House. Per.
haps ALSO the old style was. 40 bad
that nothing worse could have
been devised bnt at any rate the
new system st,N has 4 few loose
cogs. In spite Of tbe pruniog off
of the invitation list there are, al
least for the Congressional rcCeL,-
ton. more 1lpnl,lA invited than thA