The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-02
MEN OF MANY RANKS THERE.
All Received by the. President
and Mrs. Cleveland.
UNIFORM WEARERs in THE LINE.
Beautiful Were: the Costumes of the
Ladies and Dazzling the
~. Floral Displays *":..... .:= ~. -.

WAsHTN GToN. Jan. .1.-With bright
skies overhead. reasonably clean pave
ments under foot and crisp, clear wintry
air, official Washington was favored with
all the conditions necessary: to- the COM
plete enjoymentof such New Years day,
as only Washington knows. According to.
the tim -honoTed custom, which was 10 b.
served to- the. letter to-day. alI:the officials;
called at the White House, where they
were received 10. the order of their rank,
to pay their. respects to the. President.
All the cabinet: secretaries, generals and.
admirals were in turn received: Officials
Of lower rank and Congressman kept open
| houses for their constituents and friends.
T. Society In general has given itself over
to the making and receiving of formal
calls, but in. Washington, as in other
cities. the observance of the 1st:of Janu.
airy as social day has come to be disre-
garded and there. were probably fewer
open houses to-day than ever before. The
people whodid not take part in the old
fashioned observance to-day had fine OPP
portunities, however, to observe those.
who did. When aW ashingtonian desires
TO make an un pleasant compari-~
son in the :. matter Of weather, he
customariy speaks of New Years
day, but the year of 1895 violated
the tradition utterly and furnished the
finest sort of a day. The brilliancy and
interest OF the day were for three hours
sheltered under the roof of the executive
mansion, where the gaslight in the cere-
IN niaIparlors fell on banks of palms and
troops of richly: attred ladies and many
notable men. Apart from the interest
which always attaches to the President
and his family, Mrs Cleveland has a per-
sonal popularity which draws many to her
receptions. To-day she shook hands with
every man. woman and child who filed
past in:the long procession of three hours.
:and gayeto the greeting Of each one a.
warmth which gained for her the eyerlast-
:iEg friendship of the recipient. -
. The President also grasped every caller
by the hand and had word for every one
when there was time. The irrepressible
youngster was in line, as usual, and one Of
them to-day voiced his enthusiasm appro-
priateiy, as he thought, by shouting shrilly
"Hurrah for Grover" as he walked into
the blue room. One old man, walking ON
:crutches,@ s,@seemed tired when he came in,
and Mrs. Cleveland. noticing him. led him
to chair among the Cabinet ladies and
urged him forrest. and so be sat In the
state par or for half an hour watching the
procession. ri
- The: man with wheels In his head"
who has been personally commissioned
by the Lord to do something ridiculous or
terrible. is the terror of these occasions.
He was on hand to-day. Very appropri-
ately he wore long hair, and after he had
passed the police he drew from his pocket
adocument a bearing weird sym bofic designs
in red and blue, but the appearance of the
receiving party seemed TO dazzle him, so
tnst he merely shuffled past without put
ting it to any USE; The policemen who en-
:deavor to- do their duty:in compelling the
observance Of regulations and apprehend
some high dignitary OF the Government in
their misguided zeal. are always in evidence
To-day one of.the latter endeavored to:
bar Secretary Lamont from the blue room,
but readily yielded his point when the
Secretary good-naturedly revealed his
identity. There were no accidents how
syer, and no unpleasant incidents and the
reception: was success although not so
many people attended as came last year.
:. The: ceremonies of. the day began at IL
o'clock, but long before that hour to-day
"a great .throng of peoDle. consider ring.the