The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-02
UNCLE SANS OPEN HOUSE.
The CltyelaadS Do The New Years
IOlOTS for The Nation.

r Respects to the President and the
First Lady of the Land-Tho White
House Beautihed with Plants and
Flowers and the Weather as Auspi-
oious as Could Be Desired.
Washington. Jan. 1.-Prcsident Glove
choose to visit the white house to-day.
and with his official family. repeated the
annual object lesson in simplicity ana
impressiveness of American republican
institutions in the United States. Rep
resentatiVes OF foreign powers in the
splendor Of their court dress greeted the
President In the names of their rulers.
the army and navy paid their respects
to their commander-in-ch.ef members of
congress TO their executive. federal Of
ficials to the head of the government. and
the public at large TO the chief citizen Of
the nation.
In minor details alone did to-days re-
cepton differ from any of its prodeces-
sors since Gen. Washington the first
president officially inaugurated the ma
tional ceremony in New York city 1oi
years ago. The old Dutch custom so
pleased him that he inquired whether IL
was an established or casual one. and on
being informed that the day was always
hon0red IN New York lie exclaimed:
Whatever change takes place never for
get this cordial and cheerful observance
Of New Years day" No day is more nota-
bio IN Washington city. Immed. .ately fol-
lowing the Presidents reception, the Sec
retary OF State entcrtains the diplomatic
corps at breakfast, the Secretary Of War
receives the army. the Secretary Of the
Navy opens his house to the navy and,
untI night official visiting continues
throughout the capital.
The interior of the white house was dec
GRATED to-day very much as It usually Is
upon the occasion of official functions,
with masses Of palms. ferns and other
potted plants about the parlors, hanks Of
flowers on the mantels and curtains OF
smilaX before the morrors. The oval blue
room, where receiving party stood, was
profusely adorned and all the rooms were
illuminated wholly by electric lights.
The weather was clear and bright,
with brilliant sunshine. The approaches
TO the executive mansion We're occupied
by double columns of army and navy
officers Stretching away from the por-
tico beyond the gates the red-tasseled
helmets Of the artillery, the yellow Of the
cavalry, the white of the infantry and
the blackplumed chapeaus of the navy
showed distinctly above the sea of dark
blue uniforms resplcndent with gold trim
mings, Wine beneath the great port
caochere carriages rapidly deposited bril-
liartly attired members of the diplomatic
corps, and along the avenue extending
down the side streets stood long lines OF
organizations and private citizens await
ing their turn to shake hands with the
President. Crowding into the last inch
of space within sight of the white house
We're thousands who had been attracted
by the gay scene.
Promp ly at II o'clock the Marine band
stationed in the main corridor burst forth
with HAL to the Chief' as, the receiv-
ing party descended the broad staircase
from the private apartments and took
their place In the blue room, the Presi-
dent being nearest the red room door,
through which the guests entered. At
his right stood Mrs. Cleveland and be-
yond the line were Mrs. Gresham, Mrs.
Carlisle, Mrs Lamont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs.
Bssell, Miss Herbert and Miss Morton.
Mrs Stevenson was in North Carolina
with the Vice President at the bedside
of their invalid daughter, and Mrs
Hoke Smith was Ill. Back Of
the receiving line were the follow
ing invited guests of Mrs. Cleveland
Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Clevelands mother;
Mrs Fuller, wife Of the chief justice; Mrs.
Schofeld, wife Of the general commanding
the army; Mrs. Casey, wife Of the chef
of army engineers; Mrs. Thurber wife
of the Presidents private secretary; Mrs.
McAdoo, wife of assistant secretary Of the
navy; Mrs Walker and Mrs. Ramsey,
wives of the admirals Mrs. Chadwick, wife
of the chief Of naval equipment; Mrs. Hey
wood, wife of the commandant Of the
marine corps; Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Palmer,
Mrs Mcpherson, wives Of the senators;
Mrs Crisp and Mss BeTta Crisp, wife and
daughter of the speaker Of the House;
Miss Inez Fielder, Mrs. Cochran, Mrs.
Straus, Mrs. Catch.ngs, Mrs. Daniels and
Mrs. Hendrix, wives Of the representa-
t.Yes; Miss Murphy and Mss voorhees,,
daughters Of the senators; Mrs. Max
well, wife of the assistant pos stmaster
general; Mrs. Bowler. wife Of the con-
troer of the treasury; Mrs. Echols, wife
Of the controller OF the currency; Miss
Curtis and the Misses Hamln, sisters of
the assistant secretary Of the treasury;
Mrs. Uhl, wife of the assistant secretary
of state; Miss Kennedy, Miss Mabel john
son, Miss Mamie Letter, Mrs. Andrews,
Mrs W. X Carlisle Mrs. Bradber, Miss
Queen and Miss Helm.
Col John NJ. Wilson, corps OF engineers,
United States army, assisted by Lieut.. j.
c. Gilmore, fourth artillery, made the
in the following order:
Al II a. m.--The members Of the cabinet
and the diplomatic corps.
At 11:l5 a. m.--The chef justice, the as
sstant justices Of the supreme court Of
the United States. the judges Of the United
States court Of Claims, the judges of the
court Of appeals and the Judges Of the
supreme court Of the District Of Columbia.
At 1925 a. m.-Senators, representatives
and delegates In congress, the commits
I. .oners Of the District of Columbia and
the judicial officers Of the district, ex-
members Of the cabinet and ex-m.nisters
Of the United States.
AT 11:40 a. m.-The officers Of the army,
the navy and the marine corps.
At 12-The regents and the secretary Of
the Smithsonian Institute, the civil ser
vice commissioners, the interstate COM
nerce commission, the assistant secre-
aries Of the departments, the assistant
postmaster general the solicitor general,
he assistant attorney general the COM
missioner Of fisheries, the commissioner Of /
abor, the heads Of the bureaus Of tire |
,everal depar rtments and the president Of (
ne Columbian Institute for the Deaf and /
Dumb.
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