National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-01
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FOLKS WHO WILL RECEIVE TO-DAY.
Programme Of the Reception at the Executive Man
sioR-Ths Cabinet Officers and Others-A
Full Directory Of Ladies' Who will
Entertain Callers To-Day.

| To-day one-half the better half of the society
world will be occupied in receiving calls and the
| other half of course, will make calls. The Chi
nesc claim to have invented gunpowder and
newspapers; also to have originated the custom
of making New Years calls. Long before the
Christian era it is said Hop Sing, All Sin and the
other celestial beaux paid their respects at
the beginning the New Year to the bellies of the
Flowery Kingdom. The Chinese morning dailies,
it is said, also published lists of the ladies who
would receive. However much truth there may
be in these legends, the merry custom is in full
force in Washington, and the science of entertain
ing callers and making calls has here been brought
to perfection which would astonish the shade of
Confuclus If he happened to come around this
way.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN publishes below the
In prosramme Of the official receptions tSgetner
cally, OF the ladies who will receive:
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
The President and Mrs. Hayes and the Vice
President will hold reception in the East Room.
at the Executive Mansion. The Marine Band
will be present. The following is the official pro-
gramme:
Alta m.-The members of the Cabinet and the
Diplomatic Corps.
At l1:I5 a. mLThe Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Congress, the judges of the Court OF Claims, the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the
judges of the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, cX-memberS of the Cabinet, and eX-
ministers of the United States
At Il m.-Thc officers of the army and navy.
AT 1870 p. m-Thc Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the
Assistant Secretaries of Departments, the Assistant
PostmaSterS-General the Solictor-General, the As
siStant Attorncys-General, the Superintendent of
the Coast Survey, and the heads OF the several De-
paTtmentS.
At 12:f5 D. m.-The Associated SOlderso the War
of 1872 the Associated Veterans of the War OF 1S6,
the members of the Oldest Inhabitants Association
of the District of Columbia, and the Grand Army
of the Republic.
At p. ln.-Reception of citizens, which will ter
inmate at p. IN.
Carriages will approach the Executive Mansion
by the eastern gate, and leave by the western.
Mrs. Hayes viii be assisted by her guests. Miss
Mills, Miss Morgan, Miss Russell Miss Scott and her
niece, Miss Cook.
CABINET MINISTER'S.
The Secretary of State will give a breakfast to
the members of the Diplomatic Corps between
II and o'clock. From to 5 o'clock the general
reception will be held.
The Secretary of the Treasury VIII receive from
10 p. III. at 1919 X street northwest Mrs. Mon
roe, wife OF Representative Monroe, of Ohio will
assist Mrs. Sherman.
The Secretary of the Interior will receive after
O'Clock.
The Secretaries of War and of the Navy will re-
cciVc from to $50 p m.
The AttoTney-General will receive from 1880 to
o'clock, at his rooms SIG Fourteenth street.
He Will be assisted by his nieceS, the Misses De-
VEINS, Mrs. Hoy, and Miss Croker.
The Speaker and Mrs. Randall viii receive at
their residence, street street southeast, on New
Years Day.