Show THE WHITE HOWE HOUSE AND I 1 IS WAYS according to ilia tip till of 0 the tongue tria man in ili the hie new Y york 0 rk press the white house was built by hoban grobon the kilili architect after the plan or of the duke ot of Lein in dublin it was finished in iiii and was first occupied by president monroe in the old days the white house set the example of hospitality the season began on new years day sig big bickliy y lops logs blazed in tile the open fireplaces fire places and the rooms were lighted by candelabra in the lie hands of 0 attired as they pleased attended monroe imitated washington anti and at al waya appeared in with ith ills his sword award by his 19 tide little zave cave neck ly state dinners about thirty five offloads sat gat down domn monroe was a grave an and ia simple lost host but john quincy adams hanged chanced C things lie he abc adopted apted harvard professor atis ails and no one could get bet la in a letter of 0 invitation when old hickory came in ns AS president lie he tossed etiquette to the does threw the white house wide open to every one and ami waa mus neatly braily to death against a wall by a mob at the first reception the established order I 1 of piece precedence dence in washington oln olal life Is 13 3 the preside LAI 2 the chief justices 3 the vir alpe c pr aident 4 the C G the ibe general 0 if the army 6 tho the admiral of the navy 7 7 it the cabnet secretary of state secretary of the treasury secretary of 0 war attorney general pos emaster general secretary ot of the navy sectary of the interior and secretary of 0 agriculture 8 senators 9 associate Juitt justices ices 10 s in contress congress 11 commissioners of 0 the district dietrict probably president arthur was the most polished polite president washington was gracious but bit me mott bt courtly no foolishness with him jefferson Je derson and lincoln were the cordial easygoing presidents dents jackson was most hearty in his welcomes mel comes but there was a streak of coarseness in his ways the white house first brat and last has cost A now new palace should raould be built for or the presidents president on the high land beyond the capitol and library and the old house be converted into A a museum |