The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-06
FIRST ACT WAS TO SERVE No- TIcE ON OFFICE SEEKERS NOT
 TO CALL ON PRESIDENT.
HOLDS A SHORT RECEPTION
Conference Was Held With Senator Kern, Who Was Chosen Leader of the Upper Branch of Con
 aress By Democrats.

Washington, March 5.-With the tinsel and the military pomp, the cheers of the multitude, the stirring music of bands and the heavy tread of marching thousands. the fireworks and the limelight only a pleasant memory Woodrow Wilson today set tied down in the chair of presidents as quietly and with as little ceremony probably. as almost any man wlo ever crossed the threshold of the White House. His long day was crowded with incidents and filled with the flavor of power that is presi- dents.
 Almost his first act was to serve notice upon office seekers that they will not be welcome at the White House unless they have been invited Almost his last tonight was to con fer with Senator John w. Kern. to- day chosen as leader of the democrats in the senate and reputed representa- tive of the administration in the uf,- per house.
 iii between ne found time to shake hands with close to two thousand persons, consult with his new cabinet and with few friends in congress. dictate letters and generally launch his administration.
 In spite of reports that MT. Wilson might be expected to change many of the precedents that have grown llp about the presidency, he bothered with none of importance today except that which permitted the office-seek- CT to invade the White House. He fitted in easily with the machinery of the executive officers. did mostly what trained officials told him should be done and took uD the routine of government with ease.
 Jos. P. Tumulty, Mir Wilson's sec retary, was just about as busy as his chief. lie talked a half dozen times to the newspaper men stationed at the White House, dictated many let. ters. received congratulations of scores of friends from New Jersey and talked with many prominent democrats.
 The president spent the morning in his office; the afternoon in the White House at luncheon and in the east room receiving delegations, and at o'clock shut up shop and went out with Mrs. Wilson for his first automobile ride through Washington
 all the delegations received today came by appointment and the report ed policy of the "open door" was ex- plained to be an open door" was ex plained to be an open door only to those who came upon public business
 xtttfk l., ,f- fn tIxr .l Secretary Tumulty, MT. Wilson learn ed one of the uses of the east room He stood for 40 minutes and shook hands with 1,140 persons Major Thomas L. Rhodes. personal aide for a year to former President Taft, shot them by as fast as he could get theii names and the new president never fiinched at the ordel
 With all the callers disposed of, MT Wilson called for one of the White House automobiles used by Mir Taft. and started out for spin around Washington. No aide in uni form, such as accompanied MT Taft went with him but the two motor cycle policemen assigned to guard sAe president on such trips kept close behind.&
 After the president returned from his automobile ride, Lindley M. Gar rispn. secretary of war had brief conference with him.
 T told the president that 1 thought earned my salary today" said Sec retary Garrison with a laugh. I'm learning the machinery of the depart ment You can't go from an equity court to a government department in day and get accustomed to it q once"
 Mir. Bryan, the secretary of state, called after MT. Garrison had left. He brought with him Huntington Wilson. former assistant secretary of stAe and the heads of the various bureaus of the state department, presenting them to the president. Secretary Bryan said there were some question: in the various bureaus which required the attention of the president at once. but that they concerned rou- tine mainly.