The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-02
NEW YEARS RECEPTION.
A GREATER CROWD ar THE WHITE
HOUSE THiA ron rEARs PAST.
spmo of the Noted Pers images Present-An
Old Lady with Cephsiic Cycle Creates
"A scrne-Ihe Day Elsewhere.

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to-day with the regular New-Year's re-
ception 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 Of
hcial functions were generally suspended
There was nothing in to-day's reception
that differed materially from those OF
former wears. There was the same pIp-
fusion OF flowers ana growing plants;
the same wreaths Of smiiaX. twined IN
chandeliers. and the same banks Of potted
foliage plants In the firepiaces and win
dOws Of the Iecepuon-rooms.
siu he re. W. HT Money.
Just before the reception began. and
while the carriages of members OF the
Diplomatic Corps We're arriving at the
entrance 10 the mansion. an Old woman
appeared and created +. scene. The presi-
dent, she said. owed her a bill. and she
wanted the money right away. She would
take possession of the White House and
stay there until Nj. Cleveland opened
his purse. IL was a case Of no pay, no
go The statement cf the fact that to-day
was legal holiday i'm the District Of
Columbia and that no debt could be le-
gally collected until tomorrow, had no
effect on The old woman. but physical
force and some strong moral persuasion
induced her TO 80 10 police station.
The receiving party stood IN the blue
room, an oyal-shaped apartment taste
fully and elegantly decorated.
\ few minutes after II o'clock the re-
ceiving party was headed by Col. John
NJ Wilson and Captain Pitcher Of the
army. They were In full Uniform I'M
mediately behind them came the Presi-
dent, with Mrs Cleveland on his arm.
The Nice-President and Mrs. Stevenson
followed and then came the Cabinet Off
GERS and their wives, with Secretary and
Mrs. Gresham leading. In the biue-room
there was bevy OF matrOns and young
girls. to whom the honor of standing
behind the line had been accorded
The President. Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs Ste
venson, and the ladies' Of The families %
the members Of the Cals2ef formed them
selves in a line from 40 TO door of the
blue-room. and the reception began.
The Receiving Liue.
Those who composed the receiving line
We're the President. Mrs. Cleveland, Alrs.
Stevenson, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs Carlisle.
Mrs. Lamont. Mrs Olney. Mrs. Bissell.
Miss Herbert. Mrs. Smith. Miss Morton.
while behind the lire were the wives OF
Chief-Justice Fuller, Gen. Schoheid Col.
John NJ Wilson. Assistant Secretary Me
AdOO. Commodore Ramsay. CommodOre
Chadwick. COT. HeygOOd. commandant of
the Marine Corps. Senators Guiman,
Grey, Frye. Brice. Gordon. Henderson.
aud Sherman. Speaker crisp, Repfescn-
tatives W. l.. Nilfon, Sayers Burrows
Cultivate. and Private Secretary Ihurocr.
The others behind the line We're the
Misses Stevenson. daughters of tine Vice
President: Miss Brice. daughter of Senator
Bricc: Miss Murphy daughter OF senator
Murphy. Miss Thomas, sister OF Ars. oi-
neyt and Miss NJ. Thomas. her niece Airs.
William T.. Curtis. mother OF ASSISTANT
Secretary Curtis Mrs. A. s.. Naa1l. airs.
Sunderland wife OF the Presidents pas
tor; Miss Jane Riggs Miss Tuckermnn,
the Misses Hamiin. sisters 0f Assistant
Secretary Hamiin: Miss Whitney. sister or
Assistant Att0rney-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 Miss Steven-a
sons. Miss Bertha Crisp, and Miss Shel-
field
Chief-Justice Fuller headed the line
OF guests. Behind him were the Asso-
ciate Justices OF the Supreme rOG.
and other members Of the judiciary. and
members Of the diplomatic corps They
filed in through the red-ro0m. and then
into the blue-room. past the receiving
line into the grecn-room, and out into
the big east-roOm, where formally was
dropped.
With Chief-Justice Fuller were Justices
Harlan, Gray, Jackson Brown, and
Brewer.
Chief-Jusiice Richardson led the Judges
Of the Court OF Claims; Chief-Justice
Alvey headed the judges OF the Court
OF Appeals. and Chief-Justice Bingham
the judges Of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
Then came the burst of glcry-the ap-
pearance Of the diplomatic corps in gor-
geous coiors. With many OF the foreign
ers came their wives Those from the
Latin countries We're particularly notice
able in this respect.
The provisional government Of Hawaii
was represented in the person Of Mr..
Frank Hastings.
fhr Public Reception
While the diplomatic corps had been
passing, and the band played patriotic
airs, people were forming in line outside
the mansion for the beginning cf the pub
lie reception. BY noon the line two deep,
rochere down the west drive to the east |
gate. and eastward along Pennsylvania !
avenue nearly to the Treasury Depart |
ment The day was chilly, and cool !
wind was Moving, but il was not IN !
pleasant and the people bore the long I
wait before the head Of the line began TO |
move with good nature.
About II 80 o'clock, senators. representa- |
tives. and delegates in Congress began 10 /
pass the receiving line. Many Of them 4
had their wives and daughters with them. /
Speaker Crisp was there, leading a host 1
Of Democratic members.
The army and navy were present IN /
full force. General Schoheld headed the 1
army contingent and Commodore Ramsay !
the navy. Captain Rodiey d. Evans, who /
acted as host for the President on last /
weeks trip down the Potomac, came
along with the officers Of the Light |
House Board. Colonel Haywood led the |
officers of the marine corps, and fol- |
owing them came the agents and the !
secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution.
he civil service commissioners, the
Interstate commerce commission the
assistant secretary Of the department
he Assistant Postmaster-Gen the
Assistant Attorney General. the commis-
sioner of labor, the heads of the bureaus
# the several departments. and the presl-
lent Of the Columbian Institute for the
leaf, dumb and blind.
iargar Aliouaanre Than Usual
About this time the fact began TO I'M
,ress itself on the attendants OF the Nhile
I0rse that the PEOPLE VINO attended me
eccpton were in greater number than or
days for many years p3s'.
his WAS probably true OF The general pup
a. g met ,,-as tho fhronu fnat IL be. |