The Coconino sun., 1920-12-24
WHAT UNCLE SAM SPENDS
 FOR CARE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

as HiuCn as le may De WliilHS tO dC-
 cept.
 Gifts of all sorts-books, jewelry, prize turkeys and hogs and pumpkins,
 bed quilts and what not.
 There is nothing niggardly about
 the appropriation made by congress for the upkeep and maintenance of
 the white house, including furnish ings, repair, heat and, in fact, every thing except what the presidents fam
 fly eats. By virtue of his being com mander-in-chief of the army and navy
 he can get his larder filled at the army
 and navy commissary, taking advan-
 tage of the reduced prices. Then, too,
 he is generally the target for expert cooks who send in pies and cakes, and
 of proud growers who send in freshly killed livestock and poultry or fancy cured hams.
 usually repaired or renewed every four years. The linen is specially made, with the United States coat-of- arms woven into the texture of the goods. The china and glassware also have the United States seal. It takes ten dozen of everything properly to set the white house table for formal dinner. Practically all of the furni- ture and draperies have been especial ly made.
 The president is not restricted in the number of automobiles. They are paid for from the white house maintenance fund. President Wilson has had four big touring cars and an electric for the women members of his family. Usually there is an ar rangement made to keep the white house supplied with new cars.
 Whenever the president goes out driving he is attended by service men and by policemen outriders on motor cycles. There is a force of twelve secret service men on the alert night and day to protect the president A twenty-four hour vigil is also kept by a special detail of about fifty police men about the executive mansion and grounds. The use of secret service men at the white house began after the assassination of President McKin- ley.
 Since the white house is the social center of the United States, one of the iHosl hiipoi ldill aItaShco ol tiie a'iiiiih- istration is the social secretary of the first lady. This is no sinecure. The social secretary has a position of ser ious responsibility. To her is entrust- ed the difficult task of rejecting as we'll as the pleasant one of accepting, courtesies proffered the wife of the president. She has the social register at her finger tips, diplomacy must be her watchword. She serves the wife of the chief of a democracy, the whole dignified traditions of the executive mansion must be upheld. The social secretary became an institution un- der Mrs. Roosevelt. The social secre- tary must be an authority on ques- tions of precedence, and helps the mis- tress of the white house entertain.
 In the long retinue of specialized | of the white house one of | the most interesting tasks, which is | also one of the most helpful to the | president, is that of conducting a "clipping bureau" This department | has been greatly developed since 1902. It prepares for the presidents reading a daily newspaper made of clippings, so that the chief executive may keep in touch with matters of interest to him without having to search num- ber of newspapers for these particular items. It is known among the white house employees as the "Yellow Journ- al," although there is nothing yellow about it.