The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
CURB FOR SOCIETY
EXTREME FORM OF ENTERTAIN.
ING is NOT LIKED BY THE
WILSON FAMILY.
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT
by Barring Visits Of offiee-seekers the
President Finds Time for Work
and sleep-Many Democrats Are
Getting Places.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
| Washington.-It is becoming more
strikingly evident day by day that the
Wilson administration. in certain re-.
spects entirely non-political, is to be
In part like the Hayes administration
Neither President Wilson nor Mrs.
| Wilson, nor the daughters, for that
matter, seem to care very much for
the extreme form of entertaining
which is exceedingly popular In the
city OF Washington. Washington So
cfety outside of the White House al,
ways exceeds the presidents efforts
In "colorful and advanced entertain
ments." but while outside society does
this II generally knows how to keep
itself from overstepping the line OF
extravaganza In form and In func-
ton
| II Is probable that the Wilson's en-
beavers Ito keep entertaining sane"
Will be followed In the diplomatic, the
congressional. the army and navy and
| the residential society circles. These
will go beyond the White House, but
.bey probably will tone the nature OF
| their entertainments to be at least In
! comparative keeping with the form of
those which are given in the executive
mansion.
There was no wine served at the
| table of President and Mrs. Hayes
except, It is said on the occasions
when the diplomats were entertained.
The foreigners in Washington would
'ook upon dinner party without wine
as Scotchman would look upon
| breakfast without oatmeal. The truth
IS foreign diplomat does not seem
| TO be able to enjoy dinner unless he
has little light wine to wash II
down, 1t is understood that the VIII
sons will not have wine at the table
| on. ordinary occasions, 1t is proba BILE
that they will forego this rule when
they entertain the Austrians. the Ger
mans. the French and the rest Of the
foreigners. and also at the greater
state affairs.
Has Time to Work and Sleep.
President Wilson has been shatter-
ing presidents from the moment that
he entered the White House. His first
order that all office-seekers consult
! cabinet officers and should not come
to him. except on one visit, created a
good deal of a sensation. but the presi-
dent, it is said. knew what he was do
ing. He may have offended some or
6ce-seekers and some senator's and
representatives, but the order enabled
him to save hours a day for the con
sideration Of public business which
has nothing to do with office seeking
'Ir. Wilson learns all about offica-
seekers through his cabinet officers
| and he is able to pass upon their quail
!ccations. II is held, just as well as If
the applications had been made to
him direct. The president has not
been able to get his nine houy' sleep
which he said was necessary but he
has been getting in seven and a half
and eight hours and he probably could
not have done this II he had attempt
ed to consider the claims of each man
who wanted job, and to do 1t in add
ton to the other work of his office
Washington Is wondering If Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan
have come TO some kind of an under
standing about the plank of the Demo
cratic platform which declares in IA.
vor OF the principle OF single presi-
Dental term. Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Bryan thus far are seemingly in en-
tire accord and there does not seem to
b. any reason to fear that they are
going to fall out. No one here ap.
psrently expects the president to say
anything definite about the one term
matter until he has been in office for
long time. and there is no belief
that Mr.. Wilson is going to try to
force this issue.
Democrats Getting Places.
There are only a few seekers after
Office left in Washington. Perhaps 1t
Is not accurate TO say that there are
only few left, because there are a
good many here, but there are only a
few in comparison to the multitude
which was pressing in and about the
White House at the time Mr.. Wilson
issued his order to put up the bars
against the job hunters. Scores of
Republicans already have been super
seeded in Office by Democrats and be-
fore long more will have been re-
| placed. II does not follow that. be-
cause Mr.. Wilson does not wish to see
the office-seekers personally. he is not
going to make appointments. He will
ill every vacant place and, presum.
ably in nearly every case will Ali It
with a Democrat
II is certain. the Democratic leaders
say. that when the new congress
meets, Mr. Wilson will do what it was
prophesied some time ago that he
was to do-use his personal influence
in what he considers a proper way to
induce the national legislators to
make good the promises Of the
party platform, Not since he
first said some time ago that
he intended to go to the cap
itol occasionally to get In touch
with legislation has Mr. Wilson re
ferred TO this subject Washington.