The New York herald., 1922-10-22

idSHiOH passed guests on In Slngfe nle TO
the officer near the President who an
nounces guests names. Some such pretty
plan might be employed to control the
rush at the opera house on crush nights.
or even at Madison Square Garden when
1t houses the circus or a popular prize
fight and admission doors are assailed by
thousands.
Social and photographed Phenomena.
II is said that there is a social set in
Washington which ignores the White
House, and has done So with the excep-
tons of two Administrations, during the
last hundred years. Which two Admins
trations these were, it would take more
courage than I possess to hazard even a
guess; but / am inclined to think that il
some unofficial residents of Washington
boycott the White House. their chilly atti-
tude is not based upon social, but upon
political prejudices; that one Administra-
ton may be doomed to live without the
blessing of social recognition by some of
the "old Set" who condescend to throng
the East Room when the White House is
political heresy; another Administration
must somehow manage to live without the
patronage of others of the 'old set"
Washington will survive these unfortu-
nate social phenomena, for Washington is
destined to become famous in many in
teresting features other than political.
With reference library second only to
Of +I,o
thorities contend that it is second to none
Washington is certain to grow in popu-
larity with writer's engaged in work re-
quiring library research. For one example.
the late James Huneker, musician and
musical critic, declared that a compre-
hensive history of music could be written
only by student working in the Con-
gressional Library. because Librarian Her
bert Putnam has added to a collection
which was already rich in work on music,
other treasures including original scores
said to be unique; and in other branches
art, letters, history, biography, science. the
library is as well equipped as any other
in the world
Washington has already drawn colony
of those who find it an ideal residence
place because of it's beauty, the absence of
undesirable features which affiict industrial
cities and because-not to be named!-
Uncle Sam pays half the taxes which are
paid by residents of other cities for every
expense of municipal government. But the
great charm of Washington for those
whose business affairs do not limit choice
in place of residence, is that it is the Capt.
tai of their Nation; there they are in close
touch with the interesting details of the
conduct of great affairs, national and in
ternational; there is an attractive foreign
their suites from every civilized land; il
is near to Southern resorts for winter vis-
its, to Northern resorts for the hot weeks
having fer the greater, number of months
an agreeable climate of its own
Wilson Refuses an Appointment.
Office seeking supplies the theme of
drama, tragedy and comedy. OF comedy
there is not an abundant supply, but Presi-
dent Wilson's frequent refusal to give
patronage where he believed it would
strengthen boss controlled organizations
furnished at least one light comedy tale
cannot refrain from recounting. John J.
Fitzgerald, chairman of the House Appro-
priations Committee, asked for the appoint
ment of Brooklyn friend to the Marshal
ship of his Federal judicial district. The
appointment not forthcoming, and hearing
that Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo