Show I Card Etiquette at the White House I Waterbury Americana I American-a Card etiquette at the White House is simple and not beyond the comprehension comprehen-sion of common minds if they are set to master it A plain engraved card with a statement t the doorkeeper that the person has business with the President works best it is said on the polite nature of the potent usher It usually secures admittance But i the bearer of a card writes on it that he wants simply to see the President Presi-dent for a moment or wants simply to pay respects he is told to wait in the 1 East room until one oclock and see the i President at the public reception If an enthusiastic caller writes on his card the t-he is a Jacksonian Democrat who desires de-sires to shake the hand of a Democratic President he is also referred to the general gen-eral delivery in the East room at one I oclock Jacksonian Democrats are too common at the White House to receive more attention than average Democrats I the caller sends in a business card with minute details or states on i that he was an officer in a campaign club or walked nine miles to the polls on election elec-tion day with his invalid father on his back to vote for the first Democratic President in a quarter of a century thank God I he is quietly told that the President Presi-dent is engaged on business and the easiest easi-est way to see him is in the East room at 1 oclock ocock It need only be added that at the public pub-lic reception the motto is that of the policeman Move on and the caller I with a speech or a gossipy tendency is I quietly hustled by the attendants while the President turns rapidly t the next Economy of time is being reduced to a science under this busy Administration |