Evening star., 1933-01-22

1uuHtS, TeUTu"y
THERE were at least three inaugural balls
! held upon this occasion, for we find this
number advertised in the National Intelligencer.
The first advertisement calls attention to the
Native American Inaugural Ball and informs
the public
Tickets to the above ball may be had at
R. Frances Exchange Office, ]. p McKeans
Fancy and Tobacco Store, D. L. Lazenbys, Sew
enth street; Robert Bates, first ward DR.. Barry.
Navy Yard o. M Linthicum. Georgetown, and
at the door en- the evening Of the ball. Tick
cts, 50.
IN B.: Members of Volunteer companies
will be admitted to the ball in uniform"
This ball was held in Masonic Hall, still
standing at the southwest corner of D street
and John Marshall place.
second ball, held at Carusi's Saloon, at
Eleventh and streets, was advertised as
follows:
Peoples Tippecanoe Inauguration
Ball-Tickets to the above ball may be
had at Gadsby's, Browns and Fuller's
Hotels at Farnham's Fischer's and Tay-
lor's Book Stores, at Kirkwoods and Pat
terson's Drug Stores, Washington, and at
Linthicum's Georgetown Price IS.
IN B.-Those ladies who have not
ceived invitations will confer favor by
sending in their names to the Commit
tee on Invitations at the Saloon"
A $40 ball. to which there objection on
account of the price, was held in the National
Assembly Rooms, on the south side of Louisi-
ana avenue, few doors east of Sixth street,
originally called the Washington Theater. 1t
had notable history and was burned to the
ground in 1869. part of the walls stood until
recently. OF this ball the Intelligencer says:
Inauguration Ball.-Tickets may be
had of William Fischer, Stationers' Hall:
Gadsby's Hotel, Simms Wine Store, Penn
sylvania avenue near Four -and-a-haf
street; Watkins Drug Store, corner
Pennsylvania avenue and -Four -and-a-
half street.
Persons desirous of tickets
quested to procure them before pm.
on Thursday next, as there will be much
difficulty in furnishing them at the as
Sembly rooms
4 Ar. HOOVER may justly feel that he has
W. had a great deal of trouble, and after
Mr.. Roosevelt is on the job for a few months
he may feel the same way about it. But what
ever their difficulties may be, they can hardly
crowd into one month any more trouble than
came to William Henry Harrison in the single
month he served as President of the United
States. 1t is said:
1T was apparent to all who saw him fire.
tration that he could not long survive. The
reaction after any excitement rendered him
temporarily insensible, and he grew gradually
weaker, indicating the steady decay Of his vital
force. He struggled against this consciousness,
and sometimes assumed an appearance of alert
ness and activity that was painful to witness
He was profoundly impressed with the respon-
sibility Of his position, and no man was ever
animated by purer patriotism or q more
fervent anxiety for the good Of the country and
the happiness Of the people.
"His manners and habits were model Of
simplicity. frankness and candor. He was COM
municative and unreserved in conversation with
those around him, and had no hesitation in
discussing the perplexities and endorsements
growing out of the necessities and demands Of
his party. He said he had not been allowed to
select a single personal friend in making up
his cabinet and complained bitterly Of the con-
straint imposed upon him by the great Wing
leaders. His wish was to make John Sergeant
Secretary of State, John Davis Secretary Of
the Treasury and Thomas Butler King Of
Georgia secretary of the Navy, but he was
overruled in everything. He said the tyranny
Of party was almost insuferable. Mrt Clay he
especially disliked, remembering with feelings
Of resentment the peremptory manner In which
that gentleman, when Secretary Of State, had
repulsed his application for q diplomatic ap-
pointnent It is said that Mr. Clay told him
that he was the most importunate of6ce-beggar