Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-02-10

AoWyeE HUN 1Wune8@oe na8-Oe9n en-
ployed 10 defend Mr.. Bailinger and
has had an interview with the Pre-
sident He was taken 10 the White
House by Secretary Of War. Dickin-
son where the Eallinger- Pinchot
situation was thoroughly canvassed.
Ballinger did not stay 70 the regular
Cabinet meeting but left with Mr..
Vertrees 10 consult with other In
terror Department officers. Anoth.
or lawyer has also been taken into
the case and two ex-Senators it is
said will be called in TO assist Mr..
Ballinger.
The frst Congressional reception
at the White House under the new
Administration was given Tuesday
night and the innovations of the
President and Mrs. Taft were put
10 6nal test. Four OF these semi.
public receptions are given yearly
when the guests Of honor are hrst
the Diplomatic corps. followed by
the Judiciary. the Members OF Con-
gress and the Army and Navy.
The Congressional reception is a.
ways the largest, the least exclu-
sivs and heretofore has been the
dullest. For many years ID has
been the custom TO have the guests
form in line on their arrival and
wait until the President and reseiv-
ing party had assembled in one OF
the smaller apartments, the green
room or blue room. Then at signal
from the Army officer and close
friend Of the President who was in
charge. the doors were thrown open
and the guests were allowed one ut
q time 70 pass In and shake hands
with the President aud onto the East
Room into q crowd which made it
impossible 70 move about and from
which all sought relief in flight as
s DON "a possible. A number of
changes have been made in this
plan Of entertainment since Mrs.
Taft has become the ruler OF the
White House (Mr. Taft being the
self efiacing American husband in
social mstters) and official and resi-
dent sosiety, for the most part ap-
proves the innovations. To begin
with Mrs. Taft announced that the
receptions should be more exclu-
sive. She drew the line at issuing
invitations 70 tailors. grocers and
the hoi polloi Of trade. That en-
sbled her 70 reduce the list oonsi-
sidersbly. Then she announced
through Secretary that those who
were invited 70 one reception need
not feel slighted il they were ommit-
ted from che list for the others. Il
was the object Of the receptions to
give all who were deemed worthy
OF il On opportunity 10 greet the Pre-
sident under his own roof and not
10 furnish series OF Entertainments
for the.ss. This Of course further
reduced the number to be invited
and a. consequence made il pos
sible 70 give the receptions an air
OF hospitality that had been lacking
in all previous administrations
Now the arriving guest after remov-
ing wraps goes to the East Room and
may il he 10 early move about renew
ing acquaintsnces and greet friends.
At nine O'Clock the President des-
cends with she receiving party from
the upper rooms and the presenta-
tions are begun. As the guests
leave the Blae Room after having
shaken hands with him they may 20
direct 70 the banquet room where a
great variety Of refreshments are
served. Later they promenade in
the long corridor in which the Mar
inc Band plays entranciugly and
yet later there is dancing in the
East Room and the President circu
lates freely among his guests. At
least that 10 the theory OF it. Per-
haps no one 10 TO blame that it is o
condition end not o theory that con-
fronts the White House. Perhaps
also, the old styles was so bad that
nothing worse could have been de-
vised but 81 any rate the new sys-
tenn still has q few loose cogs. In
spite OF the pruning OF the invitation
list there are, ct least for the Con-
gressionsl reception, more people
invited than the White House can
accommodate. This White House
10 will be remembered was built
more than q hundred years ago
when the United States ad popula-
tion Of less than ten millions and
when Washington was inaccessible