The Portland daily press., 1881-01-03
NEW YEARS.
A Brilliant Day at the Capital.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS OUT IN FULL
FORCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The New Year re-
ceptions of 1881 fully equalled in brilliancy
any that our city has known in the past. There
has beeu a crisp, cold, ,exhilarsting atmosphere
and good sleighing gave novelty to the day.
which no other New Year within the memory
of the present generation has known, and add
ed greatly to its enjoyment.
The White House has been the scene of the
greatest interest. The Marine Band played in
the large Exchange hall during the reception,
while the central corridor was festooned with
flags and the parlors were also adorned with
flowers and hothouse plants.
Punctually at II a. m. President and Mrs.
Hayes entered the blue parlor, preceded by
lowed by the Vice President and Miss Mills Of
San Francisco. They took their stations In
the middle of the room. The Young ladies
who were visiting Mrs. Hayes stood back of
her and on her right Col. Casey made intro
ductions to the President and Webb HAYES to
his mother. Mrs. Hayes was assisted by sew
eral ladies. Members of the Cabinet with
their ladies entered from the red parlor. Sec
retary Evarts and family Immediately pre-
ceded the diplomatic corps. The gentlemen
OF the foreign legations wore court dresses,
excepting those who represent republics who
wore dress suits. Secretary Evarts made the
presentation of members of the diplomatic
corps to the President. The largest number of
these were present today that ever appeared
here on any occasion. The following countries
WOAO AOpHOoCAtou ny 0u0 LululSGcI VI CudIS0
d'affaires, most of them by several gentlemen
and one or more ladies: Hawaii. Germany,
Brazil, Hayti, Belgium, Turkey, Japan, Italy,
Sweden and Norway, France, Mexico, China,
Largest delegation of ally, Portugal, Spain,
Austria, Hungary, Chill, Guatemala and San
Salvador, Russia, Colombia, Bolivia, Nicara-
gna, the Netherlands, Venezuela, Denmark
and Peru.
At Ills justices and officers of the Supreme
Court were received Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress were received at 11.3O.
The army and navy were received at II.
Gen. Sherman headed the army officers and
Admiral Porter the navy officers. OF the
army there were present Coils Bacon and Cook
of the Generals staff, Adiutant General
Drum, Quartermaster General Meigs, Gems.
Hazen, Bennett, Dunn and others. OF the
navy there were present COmmodores Laws.
Whiting, Jeffcrs, English and Patterson, Pay
master General Cutler, Surgeon General
Wales, Chief Engineer Shock, Constructor
Easily, Commanders Harris and Taylor, and
officers Of the marine corps.
The Dirtrict government was represented
by the Commissioners and District judiciary
and Marshal Douglass.
At 1890 the officers of the executive depart
ments were received. They were represented
by Assistant Secretaries Hay and Hunter of
the State Department, Upton and French of
the Treasury, Bell of the Interior, Tyner and
Hazen of the post office department, Supervis-
ing Architect Hill, Gen. o. H. Irish, Direc-
tor OF Mint Burchard, First and Second Comp
tIollers Lawrence and Upton, Commissioner
Johnston, Register Schofeld, Auditors Height
ly, Ella and McGrew, United States Treasurer
Gil6llan, John j. Knox, Commissioner Raum
and others.
At 1916 the Associated Soldiers Of the war
of 1872, Associated Veterans of the war OF
1916, members of the Oldest Inhabitants Asso
citation of the District of Columbia and the
Grand Army were received.
The general reception to citizens was from
to O'clock. The attendance was small, the
falling off being caused by the unprecedented
cold weather. The reception of Cabinet officers
was not as largely attended as heretofore.