The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-05
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.


Resumed On New Years Day After q
Lapse OF Two Years.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The official
season in Washington began with the
regular New Years reception at the
White house, the first held in two years.
A year ago the presidential household
was in mourning for the death of Mrs.
Harrison, and social functions were
generally suspended. There was moth
ing in yesterdays reception that diff
fered materially from those of former
years There were the same banks OF
potted foliage plants in the fireplaces
and windows of the reception rooms
The official programme for the presi-
dents reception was as follows:
II a m.-The vice president, the members Of
the cab net and the diplomatic corps.
n:15 a m--The chief justice, the associate
Justices of the supreme court Of the United
States, ths judges of the United States court
Of claims, the judges Of the court OF appeals
and the judges of the supreme court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia
11:25 a. m.-Senators, representatives and
delegates in congress, the commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia, the judicial officers Of
the District Of Columbia ex members OF the
cabinet and ex- ministers Of the United States.
11:40 a m On1cers Of the army and navy and
the marine corps.
IL m-Regents and secretary Of the Smith
sonian institution, the civil service commits
sfoners, the fnter-sta tate commerce commission
ers, the assistant secretaries OF the depart
mems, the assistant postmaster-general,t the
solicitor general, the assistant attorneys gen.
eral the commissioner of labor, the heads of
the bureaus of the several apartments and the
presid mt for the Columbian institute for the
deaf and dumb
l2:l5 p The associated veterans of the
war Of 1916 the Grand Army Of the Republic,
Loyal legion and the members of the Oldest In.
habitants' associat ton OF the District Of Co
lumbia.
1885 p m.-Reception of citizens which ter
minated at , p m
Those who composed the receiving
line were the president, Mrs. Cleve-
land, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Gresham,
Mrs. Carlisle. Mrs. Olney. Mrs.
Bissell, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Smith
and Miss Morton. Behind the line
were the wives of Chief Justice
Fuller, Gen. Schofeld, Col. John
M. Wilson, Assistant Secretary Nc
Adoo, Com. Chadwick, Col. Hey
rine corps; Senators German, Gray,
Frey. Brice, Gordon, Henderson
and Sherman; Speaker Crisp, Represen-
tatlveS w. l.. Wilson, Savers, Burrows,
Cultivate and Private Secretary
Thurber. The others behind the line
were Misses Stevenson, daughters of
the vice president; Miss Brice, daughter
of Senator Brice; Miss Murphy,
daughter of Senator Murphy; Miss
Thomas, sister of Mrs Olney, and Mrs.
NJ. Thomas, her niece; Mrs. William E.
Curtis, mother of Assistant Secretary
Curtis; Mrs. A. A. Wilson; Mrs. Sun
derland, wife of the presidents pastor;
Miss Jane Riggs, Miss Tuckerman, the
Misses Hamlin, sisters of Assistant Sec
rotary Hamlin; Miss Whitney, sister of
Assistant Acknowledgement Whitney;
Miss Grace Sanders, guest of Mrs La
mont; 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.