Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01

| Veterans of the War.
The reception Of veterans began promptly
at 12:x o'clock and lasted for nearly half
an hour. The President and Mrs. Cleveland
devoted special attention to this section of
the line. There were few grizzled sur
vivors of the war Of 1S46 and the Mexican
1 war. and they were given the place of
] precedence. Following them came nearly
800 members Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, headed by Col. NJ T. Anderson, the
| department commander, and his staff. The
Old Guard, under Capt. ]. NJ. Edgar, was
l pres INT in uniform. thirty-five strong. Maj.
Gibson and Col Faunce were with Col. An
dersOn. The orders Of the Loyal Legion
| and the Union Veteran Legion were well
represented. The entire left of the official
line was held by the members Of the Oldest
| Inhabitants Association of the District,
| and when the last venerable member of
| that dme-honored organization calamity
shook the hand OF the first lady In the land
| 1t was fully 1:35 o'clock, when the gates
| were thrown open to the general public and
| the reception then assumed its most popu-
lar and thoroughly democratic aspect
| The Public Received.
The public reception was begun at 12:3
| o'clock and continued until about 5000 peo-
pie had shaken the hand of the President
and Mrs. Cleveland.
| The people began to assemble at the west
gate as early as 10 o'clock. and when the
| White House doors were opened the line
| extended down Pennsylvania avenue to
| nth street and southwark on 18th street
| for some distance. The New Year callers
| waited patiently during the long time that
elapsed until they could get within the
| White House. The proportion of colored
people in tho line was small, the majority
| Of the callers being strangers in the city
or those who have not lived here previous
/ to the present administration.
The occasion seemed to be enjoyed by
| every one, and no disturbance of any kind
| occurred.
| time at o'clock, every caller having at that
| aour passed the receiving party. Col VIII
son estimated that 5000 people had called
| en- the President during the day.
AT the conclusion of the reception the
Preside mt and Mrs. Cleveland and their as
| ,.stants proceeded upstairs to the main
corridor and partook of much-needed re-
| reshments. Among those who sat down
| With the President and his charming wife
| we're the Attorney General and Mrs Har-
| non, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Will
| ION and Secretary and Miss Morton.
| Mrs. Cleveland stood the trying ordeal of
| the day exceedingly well and was In ex-
| cellent spirits as the party ascended the
| stairway. On the other hand the Presi-
| lent seemed to be very muca fatigued by
| The days experience and walked along the
! vas nearly exhausted.
The Marine Bund Program.
The Marine Band under the direction Ct
Professor Fanc.ulli. rendered the following
program of music at the White House to-
| day, during the Presidents reception:
| Grand Inaugural March. .Fanciulli
| OVerture-"F<st .Lortzins
Fantas:a-'Internation Congress. .Sousa
Waitz-'Anseis Dreams" .............H Herman
Se.ection-"The Ch:e.ta,n". ........... Sullivan
Patroi-"The Glorious South" ...... Fanciulll
Oyerture-"Wt.liam Te!P'. .Rossini
SsIehaue-SonIa .;.:..::.............La nsey
BALLET Mus.c-"Exce.s.or'. Marenco
CharacteriStic-"RusS.a an Song. Thornton
March-''The Goddess Of Liberty .Fanciulli
An incident In the reception was the in
opportune moment several ladies' took to
faint. One In particular had paid her re-
spects to the entire receiving party and
when down she fell There was great ex-
! citement for the moment, but Private Sec
rotary Thurbcr was on hand and CALAMITY
helped the lady to her feet. With the as
sfstance of several officers the unconscious
woman was carried out to the corridor and
sent home in q carriage.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs Fairchild held a
reception Of their own in the blue parlor.
They are guests at the White House. and
Will remain until Friday.
According to one Of the Oldest employees
or the house, the arrangements for today 8
reception were almost Identical with those
| the past twenty years There was. how
ever, larger force of police in attendance
than usual There were thirty-seven
policemen on duty at the White House. in
Guiding the regular detail They were dis
| tributed at all points of usefulness. INSIDE
| the house and in the several approaches
/ thereto. Lieut.. Boyle had charge of the
outside force, and Mr.. Dubois was in spe-
| cial charge of all the policemen inside the
mansion.
| The Presidents daughters, with the chill
| frolic upstairs, for which the band music
| formed the impulse. Sounds of childish
| elee came now end then over the stair
case, and then every neck was stretched
| with the faint possibility of seeing the
famous little people, only to be disap-
pointed.
| Among the more youthful spectators of
| the gay doings were the Misses Bessie and
Julia L; mont the young grandson of Sec
rotary Carlisle and his sisters.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney
withdrew from the reception at quarter to
| II, as at noon they were to receive the
rest of the cabinet ladies, however, re-
manned with Mrs. Cleveland. They were
Mrs. Carlisle Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Harmon.
Miss Herbert, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Nor
ton. They received the public with her.
Mrs. Cleveland followed her usual custom
| of removing her gloves and shook hands
vigorously with every one. The cabinet
ladies generally followed her example.
Citizens who desired to wish a happy New
Year to the President started out early with
that intention. A long line. constantly re-
ceiving accessions, had formed at half-past
| 10 beyond the west gate The crowd was as
large as previous years. The reception had
| no breaks during the first hour, for If the
designated groups were not on hand there
was always an eager crowd to press into
the official atmosphere of the blue room.
Mr. Milburn. the blind chaplain of the
Senate, has not failed to be present at a
New Year reception ct the White House for
eleven consecutive years. During the ad-
ministratiors of Polk and Fierce MI Mil
burn frequently attended White House re-
ceptiors
Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Nor
| ton remained at Mrs. Cleveland's side
| throughout the entire reception, and with
her shook hands with the man who brought
up the extreme end of the line. shortly
after z o'clock. All the other ladies of the
cabinet circle were called away to their
own homes soon after the army and navy
contingent had been received.
Mrs. William Conner of Philadelphia was
| among the callers at the White House.
The Vice President vas an interested par
| ticipant in the brilliant scenes in the blue
room. He accom-. MED bis Young da,lrn-
| ters, the Misses stevenson, and his n'eces
| the Misses Scott, VINO assisted in receiving