The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-02
DIFFERENCES FORGOTTEN.
At Least For One Day in the
Year.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND SIR
JULIAN MEET CORDIALLY.

New Years Day at the White House-How
the ''Nation" Received and Who Called
The White House Never Looked nj ore
BeautifuI-A Festal Day.
Washington, January 1.-The White
House is roomy, but it's capacity was
taxed to the utmost today by the crowds
that passed in and out of what may be
termed the state apartments, namely the
blue room where foreign ambassadors
and ministers have their first formal in
terviews with the President, the red
room, the green room aud the spacious
east room, the scene of SO many incidents
that have become. historical. and lastly,
the generously proportional corridor, ex-
tending the entire length of the man
sion, which with all these apartments
communicate.
A force of decorators had worked hard
last night and early this morning in
the great show of the year.
The reception was sat for II and just
at that time the members of the receiving
party, com prising President and Mrs.
Cleveland, Vice President and Mrs.
Stevenson and the cabinet officers and
their wives, came down the private stair
case leading to the corridor headed by
Gel. John M. " ilson, U. S. A., uperin-
tendent OF public buildings and grounds,
in full uniform. The only absenues from
the cabinet party was Mrs. Smith, the
wife of the Secretary of the interior,
Entering the blue room President and
Mrs. Cleveland placed themselves at the
right of the line and the others were
ranged in accordance with official pre-
cedure. The march to the private apart
ments above stairs had been accompanied
by music from the United States Marine
band, under Pref. Fanciulli which was
stationed in the public lobby. The
cabinet ladies in the receiving line were
Mas. Olney, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs Harmon,
Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Her bert
and Miss Morton. A numerous array of
young ladies had been invited by Mrs.
Cleveland to stand behind the line,' as
the term is. These comprised the wives
and daughters of Senators, Representa-
tives, Justices of the federal court, assfs-
tant secretaries OF the executive depart
ments, breaue officers, high officers of the
army and navy. and other prominent
officials, with number of personal
friends of Mrs. Cleveland, not directly
connected with the White House.
Those behind the line were Mrs. Fuller,
wife OF the chief justice. Mrs. Brice,
Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Cullom.
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. New
lands. Mrs. Crisp, Mrs Danies, Mrs.
Savers, Mrs. McClellen, Mrs. Clark, Mrs.
sentative circles, Mrs. Miles, wife of
Major General Miles, Mrs. Hternberg,
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Rasmey, Mrs. Stewart
Mrs. Haywood. Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Doe
and Mrs. Rice, repres enting the army
end navy and the marine corps, Miss
Stevenson, Miss Letitla Stevenson, the
Misses Scott, Miss Whitney, the Misses
Hamlin, Mrs. Uhl. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. A.
A. Wilson, Mrs Matthews, Mrs. Waller,
Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Minot, Mrs. Bryant,
Miss Knott, Mrs. J. Kennedy Todd, Miss
Mabel johnson. Mrs VIM. K. Carlisle.
Miss Berry, Miss Reed. Mrs. Whitman.
Nj ISIS Quay, Miss Jane Fuller, Mrs Micon,
Mrs Lowndes, Mrs. Davis. Miss Conard,
MRS. Cgowell, Mrs. Wharton Miss Lay
and Mrs. Wright
According to custom the mem bers of
the diplomatic corps were first received
and they came i'll force headed by their
dean Sir Julian Pauncefote the tall and
hearty looking British anna bssador attired
in his court uniform, who shook hands
warmly and exchanged smiles.with the
President as though there had nsver been
such thing as a Venezuelan note or a
message to Congress on the Monore doc
trine.
Secretary Olney's Breakfast.
Washington, January 1.-The Secretary
of State gave his annual New Year
break fast to the diplomatic corps this
morning. The function began at noon
and was followed by reception at
which Mrs. Olney was assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Minot, Mrs Uhl and Miss
Uhl, the wife and daughter of the assis-
tant Secretary Of State, Mrs and Miss
Rockhill,, wife and daughter of the third
assistant Secretary of State, Mrs. and
Miss Sheridan, Miss Audrey Pauncefote.
daughter Of the British ambassador and
a number of other. Secretary and Mrs.
Carlisle and other cabinet officers held
receptions.
New Four Master.
Thomaston, January 1.-Washburn
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