The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY CARL scHoFIELD. Special cOrrs-

! lily, to which Mrs. William Fl. Taft be-
longs, has been demonstrated in the
grace and ease with which all of
Mrs. Taft's three sisters have at times
acted in her place as the hostess of
the White House. The latest member
of the family to carry off honors in
the difficult role Of deputy for the first
lady of the land is Mrs Charles An
derson of Cincinnati who has relieved
Mrs. Taft by presiding at the state
dinners at the White House and by
representing her at the dinners given
| by each of the cabinet members in
turn i'll honor of the president. Of
Mrs. Taft's three sisters, Mrs. Ander-
son is the most widely known in Wash
| ington, where she has visited not only
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft, but has also stop
ped with relatives of her husbands
| family Mrs. Nicholas Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson
Shares Ideals Of Hospitality.
| Mrs. Anderson shares Mrs Tafts
ideals of hospitality and is so thor
oughly conversant with her sisters
social aims as mistress of the White
House that she has been enabled to
carry out her wishes with the utmost
fidelity. Mrs. Taft and her sister have
been inseparable during the latter's
visit. Strangers who pass them driv-
ing while taking mornings constitu-
tional frequently remark the strong
family resemblance which is so mark
ed a characteristic of the Herrons. In
the case of Mrs. Taft and Mrs. An
derson the resemblance is rather one
of manner and carriage than of fea-
ture.
Although Mrs. Taft delegated the
duties of dinner hostess to her sister,
she personally presided at the White
House receptions and has charmed all
ness and gratified her friends by the
rapid improvement in her health.
ParIor Politics.
Those who make the rounds of
Washington drawing rooms assert
that everything from a nomination to
votes may be accomplished at Wash
ington afternoon tea For the orderly
and effectual dissipation of tincipient
ructions back home" nothing is equal
to the simple expedient of asking the
wife of visiting constituent to as
sist at one of these weekly functions.
Feminine insurgency is not equal to
IAn off
by the tactful hostess, and many a
cup of tea slipped in the drawing room
of an accomplished woman of the
world has marked the turning point in
career.
Shortage In Cadets.
More cadets are needed at West
Point, and Colonel Scott, superintend-
ent of that institution. was here re-
Gently comforting with the secretary
of war and the committees of congress
concerning the best way to get them.
There does not seem to be any diff
Guilty in getting enough cadets at the
Naval academy. and today nearly 300
are under instruction there-twice the
number at West Point. The examina-
tons for admission to the Military
academy have just been held, and the
result is a great disappointment.
Percentage of Failures.
The percentage of those who fail to
report and the percentage of those
who fail to pass the examination are
about the same every year, but this
winter, out. of nearly 500 candidates
designated, only 105 passed the ex-
aminations, a much smaller number
than usual. The remaining 300 who
reported were rejected by the medical
board or failed to pass the mental ex-
aminations This leaves 100 vacancies
at the academy. The authorized
strength of the corps of cadets is 533,
and at present there are All cadets on
the rolls. The next graduating class
numbers only eighty-four, which will
reduce the total by that much.
To Beauty the Potomac.
The 'city beautiful idea will be ex-
tended to the, Potomac river and its
tributaries in the Districts limits If
a bill recently presented in the senate
becomes law. Senator Newlands in
troduced the measure by request.
The bill proposes to make it unlaw-
full to drop any dead fish, dead ami
mails, condemned oysters, watermel-
ons, cantaloupes, vegetables, fruits,
shavings, hay. straw, ice, snow, filth
or trash of any kind into the waters
Of the Potomac or any of its tribu-
taries.
Must Not Obstruct Docks.
1t is proposed to amend the code to
provide that no barge, lighter or scow
shall be permitted to lie in front of or
overlap any adjoining wharf without
the written consent of the owner and
that it shall be unlawful for any own
er or occupant of dock or any mas
ter of a boat to throw or drop any
stone, gravel, oyster shells or ashes
into the Potomac river below the high
water mark unless for the purpose Of
constructing wharf and after per-
mission has been granted by the com
missioners.
The legislation is urged on the
ground of preventing the pollution of
the river and its being made danger
Gus to navigation.
Proposed Confederate Monument.
Fitzhugh Lee chapter, United Daugh.
tiers of the Confederacy, Of Frederick,
Md, has begun campaign to secure