The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-02
WHITE HOUSE DOORS OPEN.
New Years Officially Observed in the
Usual Way.

Handsome-An Old Woman Causes
a Scene by Demanding Pay ment of
an Imaginary Bill.
Washington, jan 1.-The official
sociaI season in Washington began to-
day with the regular New Years recep-
tion at the white house-the first held
in two years. A year ago to-day the
Presidential household was in mourning
for the death of Mrs. Harrison, and Off
cial functions were generally suspended.
There was nothing in to-day's reception
that differed materially from those of
former years. There was the same pro-
fusion of flowers and growing plants; the
same wreaths of smilax twined in the
chandeliers and the same banks of potted
foliage plants in the fireplaces and win
dows of the reception rooms.
FEMALE CRANK APPEARS.
Just before the reception began and
while the carriages of the members
ing at the entrance to the man
sion, an old woman appeared and
created a scene. The President she
said. owed her bill and she wanted the
money right away. She would take pos
session of the white house and Stay there
until Mr. Cleveland opened his purse. 1t
was a case of no pay no go. The state
ment of the fact that to-day was a legal
holiday in the District of Columbia and
that no debt could be legally collected
until tomorrow, had no effect on the old
woman, but physical force and some
strong moral persuasion, induced her to
go to police station.
ENTRY OF THE RECEIVING PARTY.
The receiving party stood in the Blue
room, an oval shaped apartment taste
fully and elegantly decorated. A few
minutes after II o'clock the receiving
party entered. Col. John M. Wilson and
Capt Pitcher, of the army, headed the
line They were in full uniform. Imme-
diately behind them came the President,
with Mrs Cleveland on his arm. The
Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson fol-
lowed, and then came the ca binet officers
and their wives, with Secretary and Mrs.
Gresham leading. In the Blue room
there was a bevy of matrons and young
girls, to whom the honor of standing "be-
hind the lineo had been accorded. The
President, Mrs. Cleveland Mrs. Steven
son and the ladies of the families of the
members of the cabinet formed them
selves in line from door to door of the
Blue room, and the reception began.
THE RECEIVING LINE.
Those who composed the receiving line
were the President Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Stevenson, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle,
Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs. Bissell,
Miss Herbert, Mrs. Smith and Miss Nor
ton, while behind the line were the wives
OF Chief Justice Fuller, Gen. Schofield,
Col John M. Wilson, Assistant Secretary
McAdoo, Commodore Ramsey, Commo-
dore Chadwick, Col. Heygood, Comman-
dant of the Marine corps; Senators Cor
man, Gray, Frye, Brice, Gordon, Mander-
son and Sherman; Speaker Crisp, Repre-
sentatives w. l.. Wilson, Sayers, Bur-
Thurber.
The others behind the line were the
Misses Stevenson, daughters of the
wee President, Miss Brice, daughter of
Senator Brice; Miss Murphy, daugh ter
Of Senator Murphy; Miss Thomas, sister
OF Mrs. Olney, and Miss NJ. Thomas, her
niece; Mrs. William E. Curtis, mother of
assistant Secretary Curtis; Mrs. A. A.
wilson, Mrs. Sunderland, wife of the
Presidents pastor, Miss Jane Riggs, Miss
Iuckerman, the Misses Hamlin sisters of
assistant Secretary Hamlin; Miss Whit
nIey, sister of Assistant Attorney General
whitney; Miss Grace Sanders, a guest of
mrs. Lamont; Mrs. W. X. Carlisle Miss
berry and Miss Henderson, guests of
mrs; Carlisle; the Misses Scott, guests of
the Misses Stevenson; Miss Bertha Crisp
and Miss Sheffield.
ENTRY OF THE CALLERS
Chief Justice Fuller headed the line of
guests Behind him were the associate
justices of the supreme court of the
E1lted states and other members of the
FEDERAL judiciary, and behind them a
Pushlng, merry crowd of members of the
diplomatic corps. They filed in through
tne req room and then into the blue room,
past The receiving line into the green
t IOoln ana out into the big east room,
"4ere formality was dropped.
=. with Chief Justice Fuller were JUS
Brewer.
Chief Justice Richardson led the Judges
Vi tne court of claims, Chief Justice AL
vey headed the judges of the court of ap-
PedIs' and Chief Justice Bingham the
;;uHges ;g OF the supreme court of the Dis
TIct OF Columbia.
BURST OF GLORY.
Ihen came the burst of glory-the ap-
poora Peorance OF the diplomatic corps in gor-
seous color. With many of the foreign
grs came their wives. Those from the
aI,I Latln countries were particularly notice
able in this respect.
Inc provisional government of Hawaii
Eas EaS represented in the person of MIR.
While the diplomatic corps had been
Of NiN VIC uduu pldyeQ pdtr1Otlc
eS SlIS people were forming in line outside
iine Yue mansion for the beginning of the pub
az AZ reception. BY noon the line. two
Yep extended from the white house
PUreIlco L'.co down the west driveway to the
r wasC gate and eastward along Pennsyl-
nanla avenue nearly to the treasury de-
pdrljment The day was chilly and a cool
nlna %tuu was blowing, but it was not un-
p,ea;sant' Ine;t and the people bore the long
r wall before the head os the line began to
move with good nature.
CALL oE THE coNeREssMEN.
Az IL go o'clock senator's. representa-
n.es ms ana ana delegates in congress began to
ba5' ba5 tne .l receiving line. Many of them
tbo Nau ther wives and daughters with
sIen lem: Speaker Crisp was there, leading
1SsC T3S OF democratic members.
forca army and navy were present in full
ere. cOrce. Gen. Schofeld headed the army
TDoI.ingent DoI.,i and Commodore Ramsey the
as ssES capt. Robley d. Evans. who acted
trin lCsI ~ Ior the President on last week :
the oeGeI SeWh the Potomac came along with
Hevaiaers Ulilcers Of the lighthouse board. Col.
corns corr WOO LED the officers of the marine
gents alS anu following them came the re-
Sian iSG isIHthe aua the secretary of the Smithso-
miSsints'OlUutlon, tl,s the civil service com
r,;-:ouets, The Interstate comnerce conn