Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-10
H2Eex NEw YEAR.

80 tzAERX- NEW YEAR.
rhe President and Nm. Cleveland Receive
/. &c rubi& the yklts House-rhs
NResldentHE6e Iseca1tee His Friends.
|s~z AseuadfdnsJan- 2-<TAs White House
has seldoms<if ever, presented . more
brilliant spectecle thar + did yesterday
on the occasion Of the Presidents New
Years reception. Special pains were
taken with the decorations and the beauti.
full suite OF parlors where the reception
was held never appeared to better advan-
tage. There was profusion Of flowers
and plants and they were distributed with
charming effect.
The reception began at eleven O'Clock, at
which hour the receiving party descended
the stairs and took their places in the
blue parlor. AS they appeared in sight
the marine band, which was stationed in
the main hall, started Hail to the Chief"
and continued playing until the party had
taken their positions.
The reception party came in the follow
ing order: Colonel wilson and Lieutenant
Duval, of the army, the President and Miss
Bayard, Secretary Bayard and Mrs. Cleve-
land, Secretary Fairchild and Mrs. Whit
ney,s Secretary Endicott and Mrs. Fair
child. Secretary Whitney and Mrs. Dick
inson, and Secretary Villas and Postmaster
General Dickinson They took their
places with the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land first in line. and then Miss Bayard,
Mrs. Fairchild. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.
Dickinson in the order named. Grouped
behind them were a number of invited
guests.
The reception proper began with the
presentation OF the members of the
diplomatic corps. They were all in full
court dress, many of which were respIen-
dent with rich jewels and gold lace.
The Justices of the Supreme Court
headed by Chief Justice Fuller were fol-
lowed in rapid succession by the Justices
of the Court of Claims and the Judiciary
Of the District of Columbia. Nearly all
the judges were in attendance, the princi-
pal absentee being Justice Matthews who
is still confined to his residence by ill
health.
The next feature of the reception-the
Army and Navy-was probably the most
interesting of all. The army officers were
first presented. The recent affection in
the family of Major General Schofeld,
commanding the army, prevented his
presence and the line was headed by
Brigadier-General Hagner (retired) and
Brig adier-General Benet, chief of ord
nance, the senior ranking officers in the
city. The column of naval officers was
headed by Admiral Porter and Rear-Ad-
miral Jouett, Rear-Admiral Russell and
Commodores Walker, Sicard, Melville and
Colonel McCawley occupied places near
the head of the line.
Senators and Representatives were as
signed place ahead of the army and
navy, but they were nearly all late and
took places wherever most convenient.
They were less in number than usual.
Among them were Senators Daniels, Cock
rell, Call, Paddock. Payne, Morrill,, Wal
thali, Sherman, Palmer, Henderson, Davis
and Teller; Representatives Burrows.
johnson, Kilgore, Payson, Herbert, Will
kins, jackson, Mills, Cannon, Thompson of
California; Wheeler, Cow1es, Bacon, Man
sur, Yoder, Ketcham Farquhar, Lyman,
Sowden, Thompson of Ohio, Martin, Gear.
Baker, Ryan, Morrow, Lodge and
Cutcheon.
The Congressional delegation was fol-
lowed by the Commissioners of the Smith
sonian Institute and of all the executive
departments. Among these walked As
sistant Secretaries Thompson and May
nard, General Stevenson. General Knott,
Assistant Scores aries Rives and Aide,
Solicitor jerks, Prof. Gallaude, Librarian
Spofford and Commissioners Cooley.
Bragg and Schoonmaker. of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission.
The close of the official line was COM
the G. A. r. aud the members of the
Oldest Iuhabitants' Association. So far
the reception had occupied over an hour
and half and the President and Mrs.
Cleveland had kept up q cons, ant hand
shaking. The reception, however, was
just about half over, as at one O'Clock the
outer doors were thrown open and the
general public was admitted. The attend
ance was larger than on any similar oc-
r.
q THE DAY AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 2,-Business
was almost entirely suspended and the
streets were filled with pleasure seekers
yesterday. General Harrison passed most
of his morning in his library, but managed
to take his usual walk. Private Secretary
Halford and Stenographer Tibbott found
| it necessary 10 devote the entire day
| to work. Receptions were held in the
afternoon at the residences of General
Harrison, Hon. John G. New, and at night
at the New Denison Hotel. The notice
of the Harrison reception appeared in the
local morning papers in its alphabetical
order, simply as follows: "Harrison's-
General and Mrs. entirely informal, to
p. m !" The parlors were decorated
with flowers and plants, but not to any
elaborate degrees. Mrs. Harrison was
assisted by her daughter, Mrs. ], r. Mckee,
Mrs. James Bradshaw. Mrs. Edward Nc
Kee, Miss Lima Mckee Miss Newcomer and
Miss Riley, of Harrisburg, Pa. General
Harrison received with the ladies and
Russell B. Harrison participated for a
time. Promptly at two O'Clock the callers
began to arrive in large numbers. Cen
eral and Mrs. Harrison stood in the front
parlor and greeted their friends imme-
diately they had entered. There were no
introductions and the guests dispersed
throug hout the house and many fingered
for an hour or two. 1t was notice.
allie that good proportion of the call
ers were workingmen accompanied, in
most instances, by their wives and daugh-
tiers. Fashionable society came also and