The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-01-06
| NEW YEARS RECEPTION
A brilliant EVENT AT THE PRES
DENTS MANSION.


.. R~ecention of the President
.,L the Popular Hontt. ~ Of the
White ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In
washington Observe the Day.
Washington. Jan. .. New Years
onened bright and clear, with more snap
and c~rispness ir the lis thsn during the
Lol;da week. The day was more OBJ
60, yei here than i'll the other cities
throughout the countr.-, and, while the
c,sfom of keeping open house is falling
int, dcsuetude with the most fashionable
set. official society observes the custom,
and in many homes parties were made up
,o receive callers. These receptions,
However. do not acgin till after neon,
and the event in the morDlng"ald early
afternoon was the presidential reception
,t the White House. The executive:
mansion had been made specially attract
i've for the OCCASION
The arrangements for b reception
were interrupted about 10 O'Clock by an
untoward incident, which fortunately oc-
cu,,ed at an hour when it could not mar
tho rereption, A mild-mi pnered woman
evidently of unbalanced mind, arrived
o.rly Mt the house with the a%nnounce
II .nt that she was there to take posses
sion. She vas politely shown through
the lower floors by Capt. Dexter; the
chief usher, and then quietly escor ed
away by a policeman.
Promptly at IL o'clock the Marine
b; nd. located in the outer corridor of the
marsion, struck up Hail to the Chief"
which was the signal for the opening of
the reception. Another moment and the
presidential party appeared at the middle
landing from their private apartments
above the reception room. First came
Cant, Wilson and Capt. Pitcher, u. s.
A.. in full uniform. Then followed Pres
idcnt Cleveland with Mrs. Cleveland on
his arm. The president wore his con-
ventional garb Of black, with Prince Al
bert coat. There vas a b%outonniere in
his lapel. Mrs. Cleveland smiled and
bowed to those in the double rows which
lined the Railways leading to the recep-
ton room. 1t was her first public appear
ance since the birth of little Esther, and
necks were crancd to catch d glimpse of
the popular mistress of the White House.
Her hair was braided up and back in
the simple manner remembered in her
early pictures. Her ~high-nccked gown
was almost entirely free from jewels.
and the jeweled comb in her hair was
the only noticeable ornament to her at
tire, Following the presidential couple
came Vice President and Mrs. Steven,
soil, Secretary and Mrs. Gresham, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont. the attorney general and
Mrs. Olney, the postmaster general and
Mrs. Bissell, Secretary and Mrs. Her
bert, Secretary and Mrs. Smith and Miss
Smith, and Secretary and Mrs. Morton.
Once inside the receiving room. Mrs.
Cleveland quickly drew off her. long
which she is almost alone Of giving the.
New Years. greeting with bare hands.
She leaned her left arm IN the back Of
a divan and with: the eight received the
guests. Mr.. Cleveland was first at the
door through which the callers came,
He grasped. the hand of each one, smil.
ing and giving Il Happy New Years.
'aad then d~extrously moving the callers
to Mrs. Cleveland and the line Of
cabinet ladies, who extended across til,
Blue Room: to the exit door on the other
side. "
At Senator Davis home Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. w. w. johnson of st. Paul, Miss
Cora Brown of Bloomington, Mimi, and
Mrs. Roche of Washington kept open
Eousc.' Senators anl. cabinet officers and
members Of the foreign legations came
and went in rapid succession. The Min
r,ot l,1o,S:> s.1-1:--
kcifer and Congressman FLETCHER, called
during the day. Senator and Mrs. Wash
burn have not returned from their trip
TO Cuba, and will not be back Until the
middle of this week. At Congressman
NJ. n. Johnso1's home on Capitol Hill
Mrs. johnson. assisted by a number Of
young ladies, received during the dag,
Mrs. John 4. Picker and Mrs. w. n.
Lucas of South Dakota received at, the
house of Congressman Picker.