Evening star., 1917-03-05
I0THERDEMOCRATS
IN WHITE HOUSE
Woodrow Wilson First of His
Party in Office in
Twenty Years.
STORIES OF PREDECESSORS

STORIES OF PREDECESSORS
Woodrow Wilson. just entering on hi:
second term in the White House, wa:
the first democratic President in twent,
years and the second since 1857.
President Wilson took the oath Of
office for his first term March 4. 1913.
Grover Cleveland took the oath of Of
fee for his first term March 4, 1885. ant
for his second term March 4. 1893.
President Buchanan, the last of the
democratic line previous to President
ICleveland. was ushered into office or
Maj ch 4. 1857.
| The Cleveland administrations were
both brilliant from social standpoint
The President and Mrs. Cleveland set
a new record for the number of enter
tainments at the White House and for
their brilliance. The members of the
Cleveland cabinet were noted for their
lavish entertaining. William c. Whit
ney. Secretary of the Navy under Cleve-
land, gave dinners, receptions and balls
which were magnificent. Secretary OF
War Endicott and Mrs. Endicott also
made national reputation for the
splendor of their entertainments. Mrs
| Daniel Manning was one of the most
charming of hostesses during the ad-
Iministration of Cleveland.
| In those days, however, the President
and his wife did not attend mary din
ners and other entertainments outside
| of the White House.
Began as Bachelor.
| wban President Cleveland first came
to Washington to enter the White
House he was unmarried. With him
came Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. a
sister of the President. to rule as FIRST
lady of the land" in the White House.
She proved herself a gracious hostess.
| The first inaugural ball ever given IN
| the pension Office was that given at
Cleveland's first inauguration. The re-
firing President. Chester A. Arthur, at
tended this ball in honor of his success
Sor.
! President Cleveland and his sister
ard later his wife. did away with the
custom established by President Arthur
| of asking wives of prominent men out
side the cabinet 10 receive with them
at the big receptions at the Whlte
| House.
| When President Cleveland had been
in office only little more than year
he married Miss Frances Folsom. This
wedding was one of the most interest
ing events which ever took place In
! his bride went to Deer Park. Md. for
their honeymoon. The White House
was renovated and refurnished for the
bride. and all of Washington was anx-
ious to bid her welcome upon her re-
turn to the city. Mrs. Cleveland proved
one of the most gracious and charming
hostesses that have ever held sway In
the White House. In those days the
big receptions at the White House
were those given for the diplomatic
army and navy and a public reception
which fell on Washington's birthday
and also the New Year day reception
Since then occupants of the White
to the members of Congress and an
other to the judiciary. and have elm
mated the public reception Washing
tons birthday.
Visit Of Spanish Princess.
The visit to Washington and the
White House of the Infanta Eulalia OF
Spain was one of the most interesting
social events which took place during
this administration. She came to
Washington in May. 1898, with nine
teen Spanish grandees in her train. A
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White House. Another member of a
royal family who visited the White
House during the last administration
| of Cleveland was Prince forihuitt
Komato. grand-nephew of the empress
of Japan.
| to this country attended the first New
Year reception of Cleveland's second
| administration. Tney were the ambas-
sadors from Great Britain. France
| Italy and Germany.
| The last democratic administration
before that Of Cleveland was Buchan-
ans. just before the civil war. Never
| had there been a more brilliant admin
istration socially than that Of Buchan-
an, up to that time. Jefferson Davis
said of 1t: The executive mansion re-
sembled more a republican court dur
ing the administration of Buchanan
| than at any time since the days OF
George Washington" The brilliant and
beautiful Miss Harriet Lane, niece of
the President, presided in the White
House. 1t was during this administra-
tion that the then Prince of Wales
who was later Edward VII Of England
visited Washington as Baron Renfrew
He was entertained. of course, at the
White House
Other democratic administrations were
those Of Jefferson. Monroe. Jackson. Van
| Buren. Tyler, Polk and Pierce. Jefferson
Is looked upon as the patron saint of the
present democratic party, though in those
days he was called republican. The
| federalists were the opposition party
| John Quincy Adams claimed to be "re-
publican like Jefferson. but, as matter
of fact, his principles were those of the
federalists. and the opposition to his ad-
ministration elected his successor and
| took the name of democrats.
Simplicity Of Jefferson.
Jeffersonian simplicity has become a
byword. Although Jefferson liked fine
horses, good clothes on occasions. and
lived well. he was all for republican SIM
plicity in his entertainments and his
treatment Of guests at the White House
He greatly offended some of his foreign
ministers by the o1-hand manner ir
which he treated them when they called
at the White House. receiving them ir
whatever costume he happened to have
on. whether fitting. in the eyes of dip
lomats. or not. He was responsible fol
the elimination of the ball which was al
| ways given the night Of the President
birthday. He also did away with the big
levees which had been held at the White
House. or Presidents house. as 1t wa,
then called. by his predecessors. His two
daughters, Mrs. Randolph and Mrs. Johr
Eppes, helped him receive his guests or
"a few occasions, but they were seldom il
Washington, and 1t devolved upon thu
charming Dolly Madison, wife Of his Sec
Iretary Of State. James Madison. to pre-
side at the White House.
The new White House was thrown oper