Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-01-04
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.


Resumed on New Years Day After .
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 firep1aces
and windows of the reception rooms
The official programme for the presi-
dents reception was as follows:
1Ia m-The vice president. the members of
the cab net and the diplomatic corps
I1:l5 g. m-The chief Jus tice the associate
justices of the supreme court Of the United
States, thu 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
trfct OF Columbia
11:2, a. m--Senators, representatives and
delegates in congress, the commissioners of
the District OF Columbia, the tuefrfal officers of
the District of Columbia. ex members of the
cabinet and ex- ministers of the United States.
11:4G q M. Oflcers OF the army and navy and
the marine corps.
IL m Regents and secretary Of the Smith
sonian institution, the civil service commis-
sfoners, the interstate commerce commission
efs, the assistant secretaries Of the depart
ments, the assistant postmaster-generaL the
solicitor general, the assistant attorneys gen.
eral, the commissioner of labor, the heads of
the bureaus of the several apartments and the
presid ut for the Columbian institute for the
deaf and dumb
i2:t3 p m The associated veterans Of the
war Of 1915, the Grand Army OF the Republic,
Loyal egion and the members Of the Oldest In
habitants association of the District of Co.
lumbia.
1895 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. 0iney, Mrs.
Bissell, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Smith
and Miss Morton. Behind the line
were the wives of Chief Justice
Fuller, Gen. Schofeld, Col John
NJ Wilson, Assistant Secretary Nc
Adoo, Com. Chadwick, Col Hey
good, commandant of the ma
rine corps: Senators German, Gray,
Frey, Brice, Gordon, Manderson
and Sherman; Speaker Crisp, Represen-
tatives w. L. Wilson, Sayers Burrows,
Outhwaite 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.
M. Thomas, her niece; MIS-. William K.
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
retary Hamlin; Miss Whitney, sister OF
Assistant Attorney-General Whitney:
Miss Grace Sanders guest of Mrs. La
mont; Mrs w. K Carlisle, Miss Berry
and Miss Henderson, guests of Mrs.
Carlisle; the Misses Scott, guests of the
Misses Stevenson; Miss Bertha Crisp
and Miss Scheffield.