Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-03-25 | Page 4 | "Don't Quote Me-"

J I I Dont Quote Me fe t fc m fc B Bj fly United tailed frets These words are arc the ones most frequently heard by i iSS ton correspondents 8 Items which never neve appear in Ui th the regular dispatches dispatches dis- dis patches and little Intimate pictures of publIc characters will appear in this column from tUne to time j WASHINGTON March 25 SS brings them from irom all nar Darts DarL n of er because it is election year or otherwise other other- wIse vise handshaking with President Hoover at the White House once eliminated as a waste of time Is rapidly rap rap- idly being restored Every day for tor the past month anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where from two to a score or more of persons have been received by the president in his office at noon Yesterday at least 30 persons shook the chief chIc executives executive's hand hond and went wenton on their way with a smile The thrill of meeting the president of the United the ne country countr for this brief bric v word rd at smile mile and a handshake 1 In yesterdays yesterday's group group for tor example j there herc we Were half halt a dozen actresses from Crom rom a New revue York revue now appearIng appear appear- Ing ng In th tho capital a policeman in tm unU form orm an elderly wom woman n from Lo r. r ana ina families with father mother sistar sister sis- sis tar ter er and young brother all sorts orts o of persons person They cam came a half halt hour early some of f them and and took seats scats on the cushioned chairs in the lobby until to told to toline o line JIne up Patrick McKenna McKenn natty gray- gray hatred czar of the reception lobby for the thelast last 20 years takes them In hand He sees that they line up In the lobby A secret service opens tho door to the presidents president's private office Just inside the president with another another another an an- other secret service man opposite him receives them He is genial smiling and has a word for each How do you do doV he responds to 10 their bow and greeting Glad to see you fou you he sometimes vari varies it That Thatis is is all A quick though cordial cordia shake of the hand and he is ready for the next visitor They follow along quickly with McKenna outside seeing they go in fu single file Step along please he be exhorts them whenever the line begins to crowd at the up door Please dont don't loiter The groups have become progressively larger in recent weeks but are arc still far from the proportions proportIon reached during the Coolidge administration atlon when to persons each noon filed through the offices to shake the presidents president's hand