National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-30
NEW YEARS DAP.
ITS OBSERVANCE IN WASHINGTON


ITS OBSERVANCE IN WASHINGTON
OFFICIAL LIST OF RECEPTIONS.
New Years Day, 1875, will be celebrated next
Friday in that general and hospitable style char
acteristic Of Washington and its cultivated So
ciety. This morning preliminary list Of those
who will receive is published, and those inter-
ested in the list will recognize 1t as correct To-
DAY and tomorrow, up as late as l2O'clock Thurs
day night, THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will re-
ceive and print announcements. The name Of
the lady receiving aDd the names Of those by
whom she may be assisted should be given in
full, together with the number Of the residence
and its street.
Those accustomed to receive, and for any cause
declining to do so this New Years, can also have
that fact stated if they wish.
1t is particularly requested that persons In
ofRcal life will send full Information Of their
intended receptions by Thursday night.
BY THE PRESIDENT.
The following is the programme for the Presi-
dents reception on New Years Day:
At II O'Clock g. m. the President will receive
the members Of the Cabinet and foreign Minis
tiers. At 1870 .. m. the Judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia, the Judges Of the supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia and Of the
Court of Claims will be received. At II m. the
otheeTs Of the army and navy Vii De Senay
ments, the Assistant POstmasters General, Soil
citor General and Assistant Attorneys General,
and the heads Of the several bureaus Will be re-
ceiyed At l2:45 the Associated Soldiers Of the
War of 1872, the Associated Veterans OF lS4o, ana
members Of the Oldest Inhabitants ASSOCIATION
Of the District of Columbia will be received. Inc
reception Of citizens will commence at O'CLOCK 2:
m, at which time the gates Of the lnelonlre VIII
BE- opened and will e M nav by
the eastern gate and leave by the western gate.
AUTHORIZED LIST OF LADIES WHO WILL RE-
CEIvE.
Mrs judge e Rs4 NJ s Sftsseefve New Years
ardsonl 55 en- TO 5, at l4O5 H street.
Mrs. Surgeon General Joseph Besle, assisted
by Miss Beale, Will receive on New Years Day
at their residence, No. SIS Twelfth street north
west.
ing removed to his new residence, No. 512 l
street, Mrs. Linderman will receive there on New
Mrs. A. N. CIapp and Miss Clapp, assisted by
Mrs; H. H. Clapp and daughter, will receive at
927 g street.
Mrs. T. Edward Clark and daughter, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fourteenth street southeast.
Mrs. Caroline BloOmer, 1871 NJ street, will re-
ceive on New Years Day.
Miss Ella Briggs assisted by Miss Susie Ser
rett, will be very happy to receive her friends at
her mothers private residence, No. l231 Eighth
street northwest, on New Years Day.
Mrs. s. r. Lewis will receive on New Years
Day, assisted by her step daughter, Miss Jane
Lewis, and Miss DodsOn and Miss Maggie
Watkins, me- F street.
Mrs. Valentine and Miss George Kenney, will
receive at her residence, No. 2Ol E street north
west.
Mrs. Judge Noah, No. 1870 Fourteenth street,
will receive on New Years Day, assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Carroll and Miss Etc
hOltZ.
Misses Emma and Sadie Stokes, assisted by
Miss Ada Underhill and Miss Lizzie LoWerre, Of
Brooklyn, will receive their friends at No. III
Mt. Vernon Place, TX street northwest) Ye
OlGe fOlkes will receive cordial greeting.
Mrs. Prof. Fristoe, assisted by Miss Chiles, of
Richmond, Va, will receive her friends at her
residence, College Hill, on New Years Day.
Mrs. W. Harry Clarke will receive her friends
on New Years Day at her residence, No. 1918 L
street northwest.
Mrs S. HOmsted will receive at her residence,
No. l215 Seventeenth street, from IL a. m. to 10
p. M, assisted by Miss Rosetta Smith, Miss Har-
riett Roges and Miss Sarah Bank, Of Richmond,
Va. VIII be happy to see all her friends.
Mrs d. p. Palmer assisted by her daughters,
will receive at 207 street northeast.
Mrs. RObt. II. Ward, with the assistance of her
sister, Miss Warfield, and her sster-n-laW, Miss
Ward, will receive at her residence 1884 OOrcoran
street.
Mrs VIM. H. Lewis, 1919 street, will receive,
assisted by Mrs. CLARA L. Collins, Miss Carrie
Lewis and Miss Julia Carey.
Miss Stuart, assisted by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
F. X. and Mrs F. ID. Stuart, IT., will receive at
S02 Twenty first street northwest.
Mrs. Albert Lane, assisted by her sister, Miss
Martha A. Lamar, will receive on New Years
Day.
Mrs. John NJ. SmallWood will receive on New
Years Day, assisted by her sister, Miss Maggie
Gray.
BON BON, FRUIT AND FLOWER STANDS,