St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-02

Sternberg, Paymaster- General Smith.
Gen. Casey, of the engineer corps, Gen.
Flagler. chief of ordnance.
Red cavalry plumes next waved
through the doorway. Their wearers
were the officers of tile Sixth cavalry
stationed at Fort Myer and comma nded
by Col Morgan. Red plumes heralded
artillery. which was led by the
officers of the Fourth from the Wash
ington arsenal and after them were
several infantry officers on detached
service.
The naval contingent made an even
more brilliant array than the army.
Two officers of the retired list, Admiral
Russell and Admiral Erben, were at the
head, followed by Admiral Ramsay and
Commodore Selfridge, CommOdores
Pythian and Matthews, Chief Engineer
Melville. Paymaster General Stewart
and Judge Advocate General Lemiey.
The uniformed delegation was ended
by the marine corps officers, led by Col.
Haywood.
Al 1880 long line of government
officials were admitted. 1t included the
regents of the Smithsonian institution,
the civil service and interstate COM
meTce commissioners, the assistant sec
retaries of the departments, the COM
missioner of labor and heads Of several
bureaus. The delegation of war vet
Grams was smaller than usual, but in-
clud ed the representatives of the vet
Grams of the Mexican war, the Loyal
Legion, the G. A. r. and Union vet
Grams, most of them wearing their plain
blue uniform. Several walked on
crutches in the line, and empty sleeves
were numerous.
The People Followed.
After these organizations several hun
dred people who had been shlverihg on
the sidewalk in a long line poured
through the White house gates, and
two by two were marshaled up the ave-
nue.. There were all conditions of So
ciety. All ages and not few colOred
people composed this composite array.
Several infants were carried through
for the presidential benedictlOn. The
venerable members of the Society of
Oldest Inhabitants of Washington, who
never miss this yearly event, were
some what belated. but secured place
i'll line. Promptly. at the appointed
hour Off Mr.. Cleveland shook hands
with the last person, and the doors were
closed. Those already in the mansion
fingered, hoping to see the presidential
party pass up stairs. but the president
led the way through side door. and
thus eluded his admirers.
other Receptions.
The secretary of state and Mrs.
Gresham received the diplomatic corps
at the Arlington hotel from II to l, and
other callers later. Mrs. Gresham was
assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Andrews.
of Chicago; Mrs. Capt. Fuller, her
niece and other ladies.
Mrs. Carlisle received, assisted by
Mrs. William K. Carlisle, Miss Queen
and Miss Helm, of Covington; Mrs.
Bowler, Miss Margaret johnson, Miss
Draper, Miss Thornton, Of Louisville;
Miss Ruth Leeds Kerr, Miss Curtis and
the Misses Hamlin.
Mrs. Lamont was assisted by Mrs
Perrin, Mrs. and Miss Sanders. of New
York; Mrs. Breckinridge, Mrs. John NJ.
Wilson, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. ClOsSom,
Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Hill,
Mrs. Bates. Mrs. RuggIes, Mrs. Outh-
waite, Miss Flagler. Miss Deering. Miss
Katherine Smith, Miss Sheridan, the
Misses Davis and Miss Aline Wilcox.
Mrs. RisselI was assisted by Mrs.
Charles Carey and Miss Mllburn. of
Buffalo: Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. s.
S. Holland, Mrs. Richard Mulligan, Miss
PendletOn, and Miss jamie Riggs. Miss
Herbert was assisted by Mrs. Lee. wife
of Admiral Lee; Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs.
Chadwick, Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Hichborn.
Mrs. Sampson. Mrs. Matthews, Mrs.
Lemly, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. Reamy,
Mrs Sollwagen, Miss Hichborn, Miss
Soil wagen, Miss Fyfe, Miss Rush and
Mrs Benjamin MicOu Sr.
Mrs. Olney was assisted by Mrs.
Gray, Mrs. Theo Roosevelt, Mrs. Arnold
Hague, Mrs. Holmes Conrad, Miss Hunt
and Miss Audrey Pauncefote.
Miss Morton was assisted by Mrs.
Coomos, Mrs. Dabney and Mrs. Mark
Harrington.