The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-07
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's LEvEE
A BRILLIANT ONE.
Diplomatic Corps, Army Officers
Supreme Court and General
Public Participated.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The king is dead,
long live the king" begins officially 20 be
heard in Washington with the last New
Years reception. Not till the year is ush-
cred in in which he is to pass out OF ad-
ministrative existence, do the people of
Washington begin to turn expectantly
toward March 4. So 1t has come to pass
Year reception at the White house. ana
| mingles like am unbidden guest with the
usual stiff. formal gayety Of the occasion.
Especially is this true this year Not be-
cause the president is socially popular, be-
cause he Is the contrary, but because Mrs.
Clevelands graciousness has made her
the most affectionately regarded mistress
deed, there are gray haired dowagers OF
the olden times whose "reminiscences take
in the days of Webster and Clay, who in
sist that she is the most lovable of all the
first ladies of the land who have lived in
the executive mansion.
The reception is usually such an extern
slve affair that lasting as 1t does only
from II a. m to p. M, the time has to
NC uNiucu uIluO Particular SecuOH5 WIl5n
are set off for the different classes of yis-
itors, for instance, at IL a. m. the presi
dent received the Vice president. the mem
bers of the cabinet and the diplomatic
corps Then at ILLS the chief justice the
associate justices of the supreme court CT
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 presented themselves. Then
other bodies paid their respects as fol-
lows:
AT 11:25 senators, representatives and
delegates in congress, the commissioners
of the District of Columbia and The ju-
dicial officers of the district, ex-membcrs
of the cabinet and ex ministers of dhe
United States.
AT 11:40, the officers of the army, the
navy and the marine corps, tho general
and generals staff of the militia of the
District of Columbia.
AT u, the regents and the secretary of
the Smithsonian institution the civil SER
vice commissioners, the Interstate com
merce commission, the assistant secre-
aaries of the departments, the assistant
postmasters general the solicitor general,
the assistant attorneys general, the com
missioner of fisheries, the commissioner of
labor, the heads of the bureaus of the
several departments, and the president of
the Columbian Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb.
AT 1915. the Associated Veterans of the
War of 1916, the Grand Army of the Re
public, the Loyal Legion, the Union Vet
eran Legion and the members of the OLD
est Inhabitants Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
At 1885, reception of citizens, terminate
ing at p. m, the president, assisted by
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Stevenson and the
ladies of the cabinet.
The list of dates of other receptions
ETC., at the executive mansion during the
season of 1897 is aus follows:
january 7, cabinet dinner; January H.
diplomatic reception; January q,
diplomatic dinner; January 49, congress
sional and judicial reception; February A.
supreme court dinner; February 6, Mrs
Cleveland's reception; February IL, army,
navy and marine corps reception; Febru-
airy Is, public reception.