Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-01

of organizations and private cit1Zens
awaiting their turn to shake hands with
the President. At eleven o'clock III
Marine Band, stationed in the main
corridor. burst forth with "Hail to the
Chief as the receiving party descended
the broad stairway from the private
apartments and took their places in the
Blue Room, the President being in the
nearest Red Room door, through which
the guests entered. At-his right stood
Mrs. Cleveland and beyond in the line,
were Mrs. Perrine, mother of Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle,
Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs. Bisseil,
Miss Herbert and Miss Morton. Back
of the receiving line were the follow
ing invited guests of Mrs. Cleveland /;
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice;
Mrs. Schofeld, wife ofthe General COM
handing the army; Mrs. Casey, wife
of Chief of Army Engineers: Mrs.
Thurber, wife of the Presidents pri-
vate secretary; Mrs. McAdoo. wife of AS
: ant 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. Walsh, Mrs. Sher-
man, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Mcpherson,
wives of the Senators; Mrs. Crisp and
Miss Berta Crisp, wife and daughter
of the Speaker Of the House; Miss Inez
Fielder, Mrs, Cochran, Mrs. Stratus,
Mrs. Catchings, Mrs. Daniels and Mrs.
Hendrix. wives Of the Representatives;
Misses Murphy and VOORHEES,, daughters
of the Senators; Mrs. Maxwell, wife OF
the Assistant Postmaster General; Mrs.
Bowler, wife OF the Comptroller of the
Treasury; Miss Curtis and the Misses
Hamlin, sisters of the assistant secre-
taries of the Treasury; Mrs. Uni,
wife of the Assistant Secretary OF
State, Miss Kennedy, Miss Mabel John
son, Miss Mamie Letter, Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. w. X. Carlisle; Mrs. Bradbeel
Miss Queen, and Miss Helm. Colonel
John M. Wilson, Corps of Engineers
US. A., assisted by Lieut.. J. c. Gil
more, 4th Artilley, made the presenta.
tons in the following order: The mem
bers of the Cabinet and the diplomatic
corps, the chief justice, the associate
justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States, the judges of the United
States Court of Claims, the judges o
the Court Of Appeals, and the judges o
the Supreme Court Of the District O
Columbia; Senators, representatives
and delegates in Congress, the Com
missioners of the District of Columbis
and the judicial officers of the District
ex-members of the Cabinet and ex-min-
i,ters of the United States; the officers
of the army, the navy, and the marine
Cups: the regents and the Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian In
stitute, the civil service commits
s oners, the interstate commerce
commission, and the assistant sec
retaries of the departn elts; the
.sistant postmaster general, the So
licitor general, the assistant attorney
general, the commissioner of fisheries
the commissioner of labor, the heads o.
the bureaus of the several departments
aud the president of the Columbian In.
S itute for the Deaf and Dumb. The
Associated Veterans of the War of 1916
The Grand Army of the Republic, the
Loyal Legion, the Union Veteran
Legion, and the.members of the Oldest
Inhabitants Association Of the District
of Columbia. Then the public-o1
wht Ia there were not half as many as
usual, but that was not surprising, as
while republicans hate Mr.. Cleveland
the democrats 40 not admire him. The
day was observed as general holiday
here and all the government and dis
trict bureaus, and nearly all the stores
and private offices were closed. The
hotels, restaurants, and bar rooms
however, did a rattlipg business.
As navigation on the G. & o. Cana
is suspended and as the Potomac is
blockaded above the Long Bridge
Georgetown is as dead as Fredericks.
burg was when fighting was not in pro.
gress near there.
Among the visitors here now is Mr
Butler, president of the Farmers All
ance of North Carolina, and who will
probably be the popnlist Senator from
his State. He will not say whether he
will act with the republicans or demo'
Gratis in the Senate, but will attempt to
play the Malone game in that body,
and not declare his position until after
the organization thereof.
The pension of John Griffin. of Alex
andria, has been increased.
The firm of Curtin and Butts, of AL
exandria, have contracted for the
structural iron to be used in the new
buildings now being erected here by
the Knox Express Company and by
Mr. Robert Portner.
A veteran lawyer of this city, well
known in Alexandria, while passing
through the White House grounds a
day or two ago, and observing, for the
first time, the sentry boxes that have
been erected there, said to the gentle
man who was walking with him, the
President is the best guarded and
black-guarded man in the country"
Of all the democratic congressman
here now Mr.. Springer is about the
ouly one who seems at all hopeful OF
the condition of his narty. The others
agree that nothing will be done during
the remainder of the session that will
improve that condition. None of them
as yet knows when the House caucus
of their party on the new banking bill
will be held, or whether any agreement
will be reached when it shall be held.
Many, however, say that Secretary
Carlisle could prepare bill that the
caucus would adopt. but that he is not
allowed to do so by the President, at
the instance of Wall street. The rumor
of differences between Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle is also spreading.