Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-02
WIFE or PREsipeNT ELGcT AlaAa
70 AVOID sLuNpGRs n .FlRsr
LADY or THE LAND.
SECURES MRS. RoosEvEITs
EXPERIENCED sEcRETARYs
Social Side Of New Adrin;stratien
Subject Of Much Speculation Much
Activity Anticipated - Dsmseratie
Simplicity in Beth Social. and Ad..
n,inistrative Affairs.
Especial correspondence.l


Washington, Jan. 2.-While Wood
row Wilson is getting ready to bear
a heavy burden of responsibility sitter
March 4. 1t il not being overlooked
here that Mrs. Wilson and her daugh-
tiers are going to have q load Of re-
sponsibility in social way that will
be little less burdensome than the
one imposed on the president BY hi
duties as chief executive.
The recent announcement that Miss
Isabella Hagner Of this city. former
social secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt.
would be social secretary to Mrs. Wil.
son. has caused no end Of talk, gossip
and speculation here concerning the
social side Of the new admintstra.
ton.
To Avoid Social Errors.
Selection Of Miss Hagner is espe.
cially pleasing to that powerful social
body in Washington which wa1 on in-
innate terms with the Roosevelt adj
ministration. One fact seen, In the
selection of Miss Hagner for social Sec
rotary is that the feminine section Of
the Wilson household does not pur-
pose to commit any social errors and
for that reason has availed itself oH
the services Of q trained woman who
may be said to know all the ms and
outs Of Washington official society.
Naturally. the selection Of Miss Hag-
ner is not quite so pleasing to some
OF those who have been Of the social
elect during the Taft administration -
il is to Mrs. Roose-e!.'s old friends.
, Moreover. it is known that some Of the.
southern women in the congress
sional circle here thought southern
woman ought to have been made 10.
cial secretary to Mrs. Wilson. How
ever. such criticisms are not being
taken with much seriousness and it
| is to be expected that with Its Vtr.
GINA antecedents the Wilson admtn-
| istration will know how to please tho
southern contingent OF society here. On
the score Of competency. there IL no
questioning of the appointment of Miss
Hagner.
To Be Active Socially. &
I Selection Of a social secretary BY
Mrs. Wilson has led to the impression
that the new mistress Of the White.
house purposes to make 1t the center
Of much social activity during her
regime and keep that activity quite up
to the mark of the Roosevelt and Taft
administrations. Whether Mrs. Will
| son will pattern after the Roosevelts
or the Tafts is not yet clear. Tho
fact Miss Hagner Is to be social Sec
rotary points, In the opinion OF some
/ to an adaptation Of the Roosevelt way
Of doing things but this does not
necessarily follow. Under the Taft re-,
gime. entertainments at the White
House have been smaller and less for
nal than before. The custom Of serv-.
I. ntp<,< 2apN nfv-
! and receptions and other functions;
have been followed by dancins
. of the society folk here prefer the
! Roosevelt way and some the Taft way.
Neither administration can be said TO
have been excessively formal, for
! Colonel Roosevelt was toe fond OF
mingling with all sorts Of folks to
/ give undue regard to formality and
President Taft has a genuine liking for
society. is particularly fond of dance
| ing and likes to see everybody enjoy
himself. The belief here II that the
Wilson's are going to insist on as much
democratic simplicity as possible about
1.-THE White House while they, are there.
That would be in accordance with the
customs Of the family while at Prince
ton and in accord with the hospitab!e
notions of president whip is a native
Of Virginia. Moreover. Governor wills
son has given orders that, the in-
auguration be as simple and unosten-
tations as possible and this is looked
on here as a sort of index to the COM
duct OF the White House. The tone
Of the utterances Of the pfesident-elect
thus far indicates he does not want
to waste any more time with official
formalities than ne has to and wants
to devote himself chiefly to business.
OF course, there will be certain state
dinners and receptions that can not
be avoided but it Is expected there
will be good deal Of entertaining at
The White House in the next four
years that will be Of the home-liks
and informal sort and that will DO
thoroughly appreciated by those that
are fortunate enough too participate
in 1t.