The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-The present
cabinet of President Tafts administration
is well called tho dancing cabinet. and
since Mr.. TAFT has made waltzlng popular
in Washington every public man who
could not trip the light fantastic at the
opening OF congress is now getting into
form in frantic haste, Some time ago /
heard that a well known Washington clm-
poser was engaged in writing the Taft
Waltz" for the executive is an ardent
waltzer. although he cares but littlc Tor
any other form OF dancing: secretary
Knox is another accomplished dancer. al
though both tho secretary and Mrs, Knox
withdrew from all activities In society
ry in the season. owing TO ucath IN
the family. Speaker Joseph g. Cannon
does not dance often. but he can waltz
Just as artisticaly as he can WELD inc
gaYel Postmaster General Frank Hitch
cock. who is bachelor. Is another mem
her OF the portfolio who delights I'm the
airy diversion. Mr.. Hitchcock Is never at
loss for partners. and he is giving Pres
ident Taft close run Tor the dancing
honors OF the season. Secretary Mac
VeaCh is one OF the few minuet and cotil-
lion leaders in the cabinet. and both
waltzing and two-stepping arc easy lot
him. Secretary Of War Dickinson SHOWS
a preference for waltzing, secretary Bal-
linger also gets much pleasure from the
dance. Is It any wonder that this season
is shining forth with bright luster! In
decd IL is aughingly remarked lhdt inc
Merry Widow Waltz" may be made our
national anthem,
Four States Monopolize.
Four states seem Ia be monopolizing So
ciety this season. They are OHIO. Penn
aylyanIa. Tennessee and Washington IEe
fari that President Taft halls from ONO
may give cause in the first instance; ana
in the second because Secretary Knox
comes from Pittsburg. But In addltien
Mrs Laughln' a sister OF MITE, ,i lait'
coTnes from Pennsylyania. Secretary Dick
Inson Is from Tennessee and likewlse Jus
tice Lurton, who was recently appointed
10 tho supreme bench. is Tennesscean'
winter at the New Willard. and their ai-
fairs have been marked by their hriI-
lance. The Misses Baxter of kno%vllc,
clai favoritcs. and with them is Miss
Temple. also of Tennessee. VINO is resli-
ing at the New Willard secretary bal-
Iinger is from Seattle, and there are a
winter here.
Taft a Regal Host.
President Taft as BELTS the head OF
Tho greatest nation, is "A regal host Un-
fortunately. the last of the white mouse
receptions has "a neem dsnaymtbat g,yen ~" is tho tho
kind which adds material lustcr to So
cicty affairs. He likes 10 mingle Win
his guests attired In sober GlacS' ,SroW Mm,1y
a subduod glow over the glitterinS UNI
forms of foreign representatives, ana tme
spurs Of Archie Butt ciink ,l0 upon tS fo pd, dis
NAV is shown in the punctillousness Win
which his military aid dresses: When
the president goes TO Aiasha Idte III @ w.
snrIng. Captain Butt will he taken along
to grace such functions as the Su prGs'Sen. 1en.
imre the prophecy that II VIII require
tnrr steamer trunks to carry all OF Cap
tain Butts uniforms,
Interested in oregonian.
eo Interested Is Mrs Thomas II. Car
n,ife OF Senator Carter or Montana,
in the musical career OF MISS neanrid1e n,nde
Mnso1 M,as Beatrice %. promise to write, to her
"I'e "veTy often from Europe telilng Wnso me ie
prqSjpgdis nSjnnist % Of mn much promise and on her
way 10 New York 10 SAIL tor me ms eSnyl MI
rsrteg nent g'e entertained Tor her and was was
Charmed by her PLAYING r,igrsa M5s oIi nionist
| herself -
The bachelors have i become Snn 50 gb, nuneT ther
GUS Iat,lan ~ pa ReaAnlcrs' clcS- has