: Odd
‘57 HEN .President Roosevelt found.
upon moving into tho White
House. that his home woo in
his office or his oiflco in his home. be
properly did what say of the five or six
Presidents preceding him would hove been
justified in doing. demsnded sdditlono to
the White House: one for otflclal uses
{nu one for social purposes. There woo
not A little opposition to thishy those of
thot not unfamiliar makeup who can see
nothing but oucrilcge in modifying on
ontiquo. They srgued as if the White
House were on old tea cup or s grand-
Bits of '
school in the United Btstes. From the
time of tho
founded Newsrlt in me until but o. few
Y“?! one its oducstionol authorities
seemed to believe tint if the children of lo.—
borers were offorded opportunity to become
familiar with the three r's, their educap
tlonoi aspirations would be to] lied. But
st lost I high school woo b t in the
Iron Bound District end the first ciass to
he graduated was convoyed by the prin-
cipal and s. woman teacher on a tour
to Washington. In a. letter to me the
W.,c§5WNSEND.
record of establishing in. second ma" scum-bun um; ”(um l. mu“
Connecticut- Puritans . who-
fsther's clock. valued to; its sntiquity. 'principal hinted at the pleasure“ would
and the more cracked and less adopted give the boys and girls of the class if
for its ostensible purpose the more pre— they could meet the President. I piloted
cious. the class to the entrance of the cvecutivo
But Roosevelt's lmpetuosity won. Two offices and, in the absence of Mr. .‘umuity,
wings, nicely designed to be inconspicuous took up the mstter with Executive Clerk
and not to detract from the beauty of the Rudolph Forster—wise ond diplomatic
main building. wore added to the White Rudolphi—who said that the President
House: one. extended toward the Treasury was in conference but he would see what
Building, contains ample space and foclli- could be done. Presently he returned from
ties for handling, at a reception, hundreds the President's private mom, told me to
of guests who pzuk their wraps and hats “line up the kids" and in u few minutes
in corridors where colored molds and voicis Mr. Wilson would see them.
wait upon them, and further along are
dressing rooms where women guests may
The President
v
nu
iotlct adjustment and
:il4l to nature as 3
powder puff unions and wilt-re the vainet'
of the scam-:4, man. may adjust his tie,
smooth or ii syril r his hair as he prefers,
do tludr 8'. bit of
give suwll Intuit-"ii
and m q'hur “11}3 pl‘I‘pfll‘f: if) conquer.
From the ll mr t'.‘in':'c tint-2r: aids are avail-
able gnu-vs neuul to lhu nmin floor,
when: the Lands mm hall, the small parlors,
the slum: liming mom :mll the impressive
Elm! lirwln an: '.iw iéwvnt’a Of all the large
, phyla) :ifinitn.
That line: livinm inns n fosvinuilon for
nu» inflium‘ i! wuw tilt-re that 130in Mndi:
at,“ is run-rill! in haw: hill”; out to dry
lim more illipurlunl illui fragile Irliclcs
«1! WM“: iiilmu laundry. Through the
101.; wfrltiwzin u! that handsome room one
may nhp out unto the tiled flat roof of
the can! exit-union on a. summer night
for nfu-r (linin'r com-c nnd cigars or for
prunit'imdws between dances.
The ituasevcit wont wing is for official
Uri-l. There is the Cabinet room, and
than! the President and the secretary to
the I’l‘ediflvnt and the White House clerks
have their separate rooms. and there is
elm 1 room for the press correspondents.
These extensions in no degree detract
from the beauty or dignity of the White
House; they ore low, and the lines are
drevm with successful purpose to harmon-
ise not only with the famous old building,
but olso with the landscape; 3 as the
out emulsion is flanked by the massive
'1'"er Building and the west by the
Itsto-Army-Nsvy Building their becom-
lll. modesty is mphasizod. ‘
The President's large private office is
An officer opened a seldom used door"
to the private office and the children, all
smiles, tiled in and passed the smiling
President. who had a word for each. shak-
ing hands and congratulating them that
their district had such a robust and whole-
some nune: "iron Bound, it should mean
much to you." "You‘ll make the district
proud of/you.” "First high school class
to be graduated." "From the Old Iron
Bound." "Glad to meet you pioneers."
“'ith such expressions he rejoiced and'
made proud the youngsters. When they
were grouped again on the White House
grounds it was a. task to suppress their
eager desire to givethree cheers for the
President, which would have shocked the
sedate and aristocratic dwellers on the
side of Jackson Square.
Mr. Tumulty had many surprising re-
quests, and if he‘ will write another book
of his White House experiences telling of
the unconventional side of his activities
there he will be the author of a best seller.
Once a Representative, American born of
Irish parents. who affected a whimsical
Irish accent, asked Mr. Tumulty to loan
him a. White House automobile. "What
for?" asked the amazed secretary.
"I've a German constituent here who
controls a. whole ward in my district," the
Rrprcscntativc exclaimed. "if I can drive
him around “’ashington in a \Vhiie House
car and showhim all the statues to German
heroes. no man in his word can cast a vote
for a Congressman other than me except
in danger of his life."
"German statues—whore are they?"
"Leave me to find them. Joe," the appli.
cant replied. ..
Mr. Tumulty's own car happened to be
guarded st one door by the office of parked outside the Office. soaway to gratify
the secretary to the President, and at his friend “'le easy to devise. The German
Ill otherpoints of approach by experienced BOSS was taken to the White House. intro-
grid courteous Secret Service men who duced to M!» Tumuny. win). after a little.
"113v. o Wide acquaintance with W'ashing- said to the Representative: “How would
m ornnks, who are numerous but gen-
.wy of a harmless variety; those who
have cures for all governmental ills but
swim are quietly shoocd away with kindly
gdvi‘ce to take up their important business
with the constable of their own home
town.
' The secretary to the President and the
qecutive clerk take proper care of nine
want of ten who make their business
,csils at the offices and ask for interviews
th the President, but that remaining onc-
‘ ’ h is numerous; yet if their business
”it be done only with the President they
31:!me fail to thc a personal interview
th him. Any President, my own ob-
.gorvntion leads me to believe, will in—
«mn’venience himself rather than disap-
point visitors whose- urge io meet him is
’not political, bu it might be said senti—
mental.
Wilson Greets School Children.
. An instance of this in .which I was
‘ooncetned’revcalcd a. Winsome phase of
~Presldent “'llson's character which he is
(ghought by many not to possess. The
city of Newark. N. J., part of whiz-h is
. lessened the venerable age of 250 years
before it built a high school in a part of
Mthe city known as the Iron Bound Dis-
trict, where are the homes of thousands
industrial workers. largely skilled me-
Ewes, although Newark has the .proud
In the Congressional district I represented.”
your friefll like a. ride around town in a
“'hite House car?"
“An honor my constituent is well worthy
for to receive,” exclaimed the Representa-
live.
“I'd do this for no one but you. Keep it
to yourself," Mr. Tumulty warned. “The
car is just by the gate outside."
The Representative whispered to the
chauffeur and they were off. As a. result
of that whisper the car was driven slowly
through “the city of marble, set to the
lovely grove," except when it passed a
statue; then it speeded.
“There is the Kaiser himself," exclaimed
the Representative as they whizzed by
bronze Gen. Jackson on his prancing steed.
The German gasped in delighted surprise.
"And there is Bismarck," as Gen. Thomas
was passed; "and Admiral Tirpitz," as they .
whirled by Admiral du Pont in bronze:
"and here is Von Buelow,” and presently
the’ proud but astonished German was con-
vinced that he had caught fleeing glimpses
of statues raised to a dozen of Germany’s
foremost martial heroes. ., . ‘
“Yes,” said the Representative. “1 think
I have had most -of them honored, but I'll
frankly I
cases.
tint.”
“Your success is colossali'f
German. “I’ll remember if.” f ,
“I'm fixed for reelection as long as I
live," the Representative later assured Mr.
Tumulty. “Unless that, German comes,
declsrcd the
admit it was hard work In some .
But I never say die—you know ,,
Washington in o sightseeing bus. use of
thoeeewith on ontor~to ..nom.oao.n~tho
statues sndeverything.“ ‘
'"And it he does?" at. Tumulty asked. ‘
"If he does." the Represented" replied
gloomily, “ms for a one way ticket to Ans.
twill." . . ' . 5 ..
That is one of scores of stories 111-. Tu-
muity tells—but, also! not in print—slid
of course tells with infinite humor and
unction I csnnot convey in type.
The first big reception given by tho Wil-
sons taxed even the enlarged hostilities for
such affairs, and while: they withstood the
tax the tented East Room itself proved in.
adequate. That room. at big receptions. is
used as a reservoir into which the human
flood pours gs itwlu, but is directed out
through a channel leading to the; peg-ion
where the President stsnds at the head of
the reoeiving line. This outward now is
controlled by young army and new omcen
who mark with silk ropes the course or
guests as in single tile they approach the
receiving line. The trouble me from the
polite but urgent efforts of all those closely
. packed in the East Room to reach the
silken gate at the same time. Then some
\.
bright young social aid devised a scheme
which worked well and caused some merri-
rnent. Beginning at the door leading from
the main ball into the East Room and
running to the door lending to therecep-
tion parlors run parallel lines of silk cord.
marking narrow lanes in the figure of
continued 8's, and guests could proceed
from entrance to exit only through these
curving paths. Some called this a "flood
control," others said it reminded them of
the coil of copper tube which, I am told,
plays an important part in the process” of
manufacturing distilled beverages. The
device worked well at the second Wilson
reception. The young social aids in their
dress uniform beamed hospitably at the
discharging and ot‘ the coil. and in orderly
fashion passed guests on in single file to
the officer near the President who an-
nounccs 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
it houses the circus or a popular prize
light and admission doors are assailed by
thousands.
Social and Bibliographic-l Phenomena...
It is said that there is a social set in
‘Washington which ignores the White
House. and has done so. with the excep-
tions of two Administrations. during the
last hundred years. Which two Adminis-
trations these were, it would take “1%"
courage than I possess to hazard even" a
guess; but I am inclined to think that if
some wunofllciai residents of Washington
boycott the White House. their chilly atti-
tude is not based upon social. but upon
political prejudices; that one Administrao
tion may be doomed to live without the
blessing of social recognition by some of'
the “old set," who condesccnd to throng
the East Room when} the White House is
not tainted with whet they deem to be
political heresy; another Administration
must somehow manage to live [without‘the
patronage of others of the “old set.” 7
Washington will" survive these unfortu-
nate social phenomena. for Washington is
destined to become famous in many ins?
teresting features other than political. ,
With a reference library second only to
that of the British Museum-4nd. some au-
thorities contend that it is second to stone—o
Washingtou is certain to grow in. palm" '
lsrlty with writersengsged in welder-ea.
qulring library research. For one WWW
the late James” Huneke‘r, musicians'nnd:
musical critic. declared that o. compr v
hensive‘history of Vmusic; could be Written
only—by a, student working in the Con-
" grassionel' IAbr‘sry. because Librarian Her-
”be ‘ Pdtnam has -added_to a. collection
" wh‘ ch in: already rich in work on music.
other treasures including originnl scores"
said“? be unique: and in other branches.
~ art. letters; history, biography, Science, they
mmry is (as wellrequipped as any other
in the worldnc , ‘ ' p ‘
Washington. has already, drawn a. colony
‘0: those 'who find “can ideal residence
place becauseof its beauty, the absence. of
undesirable features which amict industrial
cities and because—not to- be namedi—I
"Uncle Sam pays half the‘taxes which are
patchy residents ofothercities roe every?»
,, ' . Cofiyflzht. it, e...
by me brew ., York Herald. _
e“: .
m ohm or emu“ for tho-ea said: 'twclIJ'F‘rank. 29° “Vibe“ M8
whose businesooflsl'rs denotiiirnlt choice
inphmofrestdshcmistbotttis the dopi-
4 "3‘0! mmtmfinther m use“!
' touch with the interesting details of the
conduct olgreet off-its. notional endings
.tornotionsl: thou-ole on attractive romeo
element. the diplomotto ”move. me
their suit- from every civilised land: it
is noel-to floothern‘reoom for winter vio~
its. to Northern resorts for the hot weeks.
hovlng for the neuter number of'tnonths
on ogroosblo climate of its own.
Wilson Refuooi on Appointment. '__
, Gilles «citing supplies the theme of
drums. may and comedy. 01' comedy,
there is not an abundant supply, but Pred-
dent Wilson’s frequent refusal to give
patronage ”where he believed it would
strengthen boss controlled ,organlzations
furnished at least one light comedy tale I
cannot refrain from recounting. John J.
Fitzgerald. chairman of the House Apog-
prlstions Committee.ssltedfor the appoint-
ment of a. Brooklyn friend to the Marshal-
shlp of his Federal judicial district. Tho
appointment not forthcoming, and hearing
that Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
took his stance to drive and we could see his shoulders shake with chuckles of appreciation of Fitzgerald’s neat comeback.
nae applying a wet blanket to the situa-
tion. Fitzgerald called upon the Secretary
and asked, "Bill, what in hell are you
butting into Kings County politics for?”
The Secretary of the Treasury not giving
a satisfactory explanation of his reversed
interest in the patronage over the Brooklyn
Bridge, Fitzgerald proceeded to headquar-
ters, called upon the President and in more
polite but no less frank manner asked for
the _o.pp'ointment of his friend. The Presi-
dent. who never looked nor concealed his
admiration for Fitzgerald‘s important work
in the House, shelved no enthusiasm over
his caller‘s purpose, and it appeared that
be believed the “appointment asked for
would not be acceptable to the Kings
County organisation. ,
Mr. Fitzgerald r(resented his case plainly:
"My man would make a good United States
Marshal; he has much influence in our
party. Why,"Mr. President, I may want
to run for United States Senator some
time. and if I should do so this man“ would
be e. tower of strength for me." _
"‘Ah. ' Mr. Fitzgerald," responded the
President. “your reason only adds to my
reluctance to make the appointment. You
ere much too valuable in the House for
me to contemplate your migration to the
Senate with feelings other than alarm."
Mr. Fitzgerald regarded the grave but
friendly smile of the dispenser of patronage
in silence, turned and Walked to the door.
turned again and‘ssld, "Mr. President, I'll
play you eighteen'holes of golf for one
appointment which I may name against. a
7 box of balls."
The gravity in‘the President's smile re-
laxed a little as he rejoined: “Would we
not be subject to reproof by our political
opponents if it were known that we made
official patronage a spoil of sport?"
Mr. Fitzgerald bowg and departed. The
next day he told the Story to Representa-
tives Tuttle. Whaley and me as we were _ ,
playing a foursome golf game. -» Shortly
afterward we were overtaken by. a. twosome
made up «by-1 President: -Wileon and his -,
physician. Underany circumstances a'two-r
irisi'eutitled to drivegtbrough excur-
some'itovertskes. bufit .is art-always cab-I
servechurtesy on the‘linis whereas Pl'eélj
dent plays that his 'matclr'is given the
rightf'i'of'lviy. even if not ‘entitled to. the
iprivilege133’ the‘rule. As we stepped aside
to-letkthe President and his opponent drive
through; Mr. Wilson demurred' politely to
delaying us. and we, of ~coursekdnsisted :7
that he should do so. "But, gentlemen," the ‘,
President. protested, "It is ‘
to me to drive through such a. distinguished 7
company of Congressmen." ' .
“All, Mr. President!" exclaimed‘Fitzgei'? '
aid, "have .yournot yet become accustomed L
to drive through Congressmen?” . .
The President took his stance_to drive:
and we couldsee his shoulders shake with
neat comeback.-
TherPrepident's; , ..
sentative Francis E. Han-issuer New" ,ork
to thcggGovernorsbip of the Philippines “was ’
an honor which pleased every mi ber of ,
theiHouse. testified to by a pretty moan-
“lighi: garden party'given to himfb all his
colleagues; Persianslly‘he '
chuckles of {appreciation » or; Fitzgerald’s ' '
poinfment 'of Retire—:1 ' V
' mar
.memberof the. House. 'Rsving red
' ”30;!!le foddeperflngji the other side
' ' having a tore-
.ofrrtheéglobe. .Barrison
can chat with'Bpeeker Champ Clark. who _. Speaker apletnnly, m... u a?“ tin"
\ . ‘ meat. so that your children and t2“ patch.
Into mama“ duties pretty thor- drcn may know. that of the mung e“ c .
oushtv. I hear.” - men Presidents have appointed?" men
,, "Bythe m.whst-isyoucoeierytcber you are the only cue who am ‘° Omen
., the Speaker asked. , ’ '" ' , what the salary of ms office was $31519!
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of
A C lild’s Story
me
e _ _ rican Literature‘
By “ALGERNON TASSIN‘and ARTHUR BARTQLETT MAURICE
HE on: book that was printed in its pert In hand. His grandfath
T , America. was printed in the North- landed “£1635 and had written all 3:.
cm colony. Like the reports of the 520$“; ngm. and be In is
3:9“me “We," "I m- m not written “Under this stoxje‘iiaersvgilcggrciliff‘mm
for its own sake. It was the Bay Psalm had a son greater than his tacit“
Book and it -"was written by severed minis- eke a grandson greets: than 6! ‘
ters to use at church service. It was
l '1
the middle Mather had written $297.“
Vtypibal’ of almost the entire writing of boo“; But with the ““9930“ 013mm:
colonial New Englandf Though there were :mac er, Jonathan Edwards" he “as more
some diaries and two fine.histories and mono at home and in Bum
some descriptions of life in the new coun-
try, most of the writing there was on re-
ligious subjects. And most of this might
have been written in England, so little did
it reflect the life of the pioneer. The life
that was going on inside of them seemed
much, more important than the world
around them.
i We cannot realize to—day how large a
part In this [if i was filled by religion. But
ltwas, unfortunately, a religion which was
neither sunny pot- peaceful. Instead, it
was one of fear and endless dispute. They
enema! genuinely to believe that the gloom-
ler they were the more religious they were.
As for disputing, there was nothing they
would not eagerly dispute about in the
whole field of belief and of behavior. They
even disputed about singing in church.
Though their first book was the Psalms
chopped up so that they might be sung in
church, you must not imagine that they
paid much attention to the way they sung
them. The people used to sing entirely by
ear, repeating after the minister. It finally
grew so bad that people with more sensi-
tiVo ears began to object. Even some of
the ministers, who were not only opposed
to changes of any kind but particularly
to those which lessened their own impor-
tance. Joined in the revolt. Then arose
g bitter warfare of words between the rote
singers as they were called sud the note
singers, who wanted to have the tunes
printed also. When the note singers finally
triumphed the custom of singing schools
began; and for many years these remained
about the only amusement of the small
towns. So. in every particular, the Puri-
tan preachers tried to stop the progress of
human thought and to prevent all lune-
vations. They were so powerful that they
could even have any one publicly whipped
who criticized their sermons.
But few people wanted to criticize their
sermons, however long they were. A young
men at HarvardVColiegc, a boy we should
call him now. wrote- that the students had
listened gladly to a prayer two hours long
and were sorry it hadn't been three. Can
you imagine any boy feeling that way to-
day? And in those days, too. the congre~
gatlon had to stand during prayers; they
could only sit down to the sermon. In the
winter. too, there" was no fire in the meet-
ing house. Some people thought that re-
ligion was going to pieces when a few
Very progressive ones, as late as 1734,
began to put in the new stove which Ben
Franklin had just invented and which still
bears his name. But people were used to
being cold in thosé days, for while the
open fires slzzlcd their faces their backs
were shivering. The foremost writer and
minister of the entire Colonial period,
Cotton Mather, tells of the ink freezing on '
his pen as he sat within the chimney
place; and as he.wrote prodigiously and
seemed never to have to stop for a. word.
you can be sure the ink did not stand on
his pen very long.
He came of a. family which always had
\
pro-Revolutionary Americanpe “Ian 1;,
Franklin. ‘1
One 01 Mather’s books tried to Explain
the Salem witchcraft mania. in 1552 for
the fires of which he and his familv 'wqe
largely responsible: and he hr— in
ridden around the scaffold on n’l ' h a £9}.
low clergyman was being exemmd for
witchcraft and commanded the crowd not
to listen to the dying words
wrongly accused man. This history was
full of the most prep05terous storics, which
seemed to him to be true, and wm-C
to us to be contemptlbly silly :0.
you must remember that “*2:
Englauders believed about
body in Europe at the time ._
The Puritans were simply rm
than other people to the fear
andvof the devil’s human t061<
were supposed to be. For they
fortune to believe in a. God 2- en
maliciously to delight in allowing me to
be betrayed into the clutches of a devil
who actually Walked up and down upon my,
earth. If you fell into his hands, why, 5;;
much the worse for you, that was all.
Thus they themselves in religious matters
were as fierce as the God in whcm they
believed. Jonathan Edwards, though in
some respects a. sensitive and tender-
hearted man. narrated with seeming pleas-
ure the spiritual anguish of a little four-
year-oid girl wrestling with God in praye-
not to let her go to hell, and asserted that
He held human beings over the pit much
at one holds e loathsome insect over :2
fire.
The most profitable literary work of the
entire Colonial period seems to lie-J"? be-
come so merely because it exactly 2
seated what people thought and 3-}
o. Deity as abominable as their behef d
manded. Perhaps no book since .
so well in America, for one per
every thirty-five bought a mm‘ M
edition and it was many times 1";
This was “The Day of Doom—A 1‘
Description of the Great and Les: Juic-
ment." As you may judge from the epitaph
on the tombstone of Richard, where
“either" and “father" are made to rlme
with “Mather," the Puritans did not have
3. very good ear for verse, even though
they were so fond of writing it; and this
long poem was'very had indeed.
Hold out as they might against the mod-
ern ideas and still disputing fiercely not
only with all innovators but with them-
selves, at last the Puritans were famed to
give ground. The bold upon the govern-
ment of New England by the churchmen
in their black Geneva gowns and t. sir
black velvet. skull caps was slowly icos~
ened. They found themselves no longer
able to dictate to the magistrates. and when
Boston decided to allow a man to vote if b:
owned property even though he wefe mi
8. church member. the 0rd despotic rule 0!
Puritan divines was over. The day when
the meeting house and court house wire
one had long since passed before the "own
of Boston had, in 1750, completed 1’ one
hundred and twentieth year. The :‘c-ur
generations of the great Mather family 1331
covered the entire change.
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