The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-02
Mr.. CLEVELAND At HOME
New Years Reception at the
White House.
AN ANNUAL OBJECT LESSON.
Simplicity OF American Institutions.
Beautiful Floral Decorations.
Double Columns OF Army
and Navy Officers. Mrs.
Cleveland and Friends.
Bv Southern Assosiatei Press


President Was at homo TO all tue
world who chose TO visit the White
house to day. and with his Official
family repeated the annual object
lesson i'll the simplicity and impres.
siveness Of the American republi
can institutions III the United
| States.
The interior Of the White House
WAS decorated to day with masses of
palms, ferns and other pottOi plants
about the pnrlors. banks oi howers
on the manteIS and curtains OF smi.
lax before the mirrors. The oval
| Bluo loom, where the receiving
party stood, wus profusely adorned
and oil tie rooms were illuminated
wholly by the electroliars.
| / he weather was clear uud bright
with brilliant sunshine. The ap.
uroaches to the Executive Mansion
were occupied by double columns OF
army end navy officers, stretching
away from the portIco beyond the
gates. The red tasSeled helmets of
the artillery, the yellow of the cav
| airy, the white of tue infantry, the
black pinmed chasseurs of the navy
showed distinctly above the sea of
dark blue uniforms, respleudent
with gold trimmings, while beneath
| the great porch carriages rapidly
| deposited the brilliantly uttired
members OF the Diplomatic Corps,
auG along the avenue. extended
down the side streets, stood long
lines OF organizations and private
citizens awaiting their turn to shake
hnuds with The President Crowd
lug into the last inch Of remaining
space within sight of the White
House were thousands who had
been attracted 10y the gay scene.
Promptly at ii O'CLOCK the Marine
Band, stationed in the main corr!
dor, burst forth with "Iiall to the
Chie1." ns the receiving party de
scended the broad stairway from the
private apartments and took Their
places III the Blue loom, the Presi
dent being nearest the kcd Room
| door, through which the guests en-
tered. ~ h!s right stood Mrs Glove
land and beyond IN the line were
Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs.
Lamont, Mrs. Olucy, Mrs. Bissell,
Miss Herbert and Miss Morton.
Mrs. Stevenson was in North Caro-
Ina with the Wee President at the
bedside of their invalid daughter
aud Mrs. HoEe Smith was i'll. Back
of the receiving liue were the follow
ing Invited guests OF Mrs. Cleveland: !:
Mrs. PerriDc, airs. Cleveland 5
mother; Mrs. Enller, wife OF the
Chief Justice; Mrs. Soholield, wife
OF the general commanding the
army; Mrs. Casey, wife OF Chicf OF
Army Engineers; Mrs. Ihurber,
VIE OF the private secretary; Mrs
McA Adoo, wife OF Assistant Secretary
of the Navy; Mrs. Walker aud Ram
sev, wives OF the admiruls; Mra
Chadwick, vile OF the Chef OF
Naval Equ!nment; Mrs Haywood,
wife OF the 'Co,nmandant OF the Ma
rine Corps Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Palmer, Mrs. McPhersoG, wives OF
the senators; Mrs. Crisp and Miss
| Bertha Cnsp, w.ie and daughter OF
the ;HpcnGcr OF the House; Miss Ineu
Fielder. Mrs. Cochran. Mrs. Strauss.
Mrs. Gatherings. Mrs. Daniels and
Mrs. hendrix, wives of The hepre-
seutail1es; Miss Murphy and Miss
/ Voorhees,, daughters OF the Sunn
tors; Mrs. Maxwell, VIE OF the As
! siatnut FostngStcr-Gcuerul. Mrs.
Bowler, wife OF the Comptroller %
the Treasury; Mrs. Ecsels, wlic of
the Comptroller of thc Curreucv,
aud iuauy other, ol note.
Coi. John NJ. Wilson, corps Of en-.
eiueers, t. = y, assisted 10y Lieut..
j. G. Gilmore, Fourth Artillery.
mude the presentations iu tie fol
| LOVING order:
A ! IL. III The members OF the
Cnhiuei aud tie Diplomatic CoIps.
At lI.lJ-lh he Chlel Justice, Tie
Associate justices oi The Supreme
Cont OF the United Stntes. the
Judges Of the UnIted States Court
OF Gains, the Judges OF tAe Court
OF Appeals nni tuc judges OF the
supreme Court ol tile ID. str.ct OF
CoIuuIola.
At II 20 Senators, Representa-
tives and Delegates IN Congress. the
commissioners OF the District OF
Commnm aud the judicial officers
oi the district. eX inemhcrs OF the
CanInet ana cX Ministers OF HE
United States.
At llIO-the officers of the army,
the navy nnd the marine corps.
AZ IL m. The hegent- aud .ha
secretary OF the Smithsonian lnsii-
tntion, the Civil service CommIs-
sloners, the Interstate Commcrce
Commission. the nssis.Ant secre-
tnrle' OF the departments, the
assistant Postmaster GcuerGis. the
Solicitor General. tho assistant
Attorney General, the Commis