The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-02
NEW YEARS AT WHITE HOUSE.
The Last Reception at Which Mr.. and
Mrs Cleveland Will Officiate.

Washington, January 1.-The usual
New Years reception at the White House
took place today, according to long es-
tabIished ustom. The interior of the
mansion had been lavishly decorated for
the OCCASION In the blue room, the
official cham bsr of the White HouEe with
its delicately tapestried walls. the artis-
tic effect was well carried out. 1t was
in this apartment that the President.
Mrs. Cleveland and the receiving party
stood.
Those who paid their RESP eots to Fres-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland passed out of
the receiving chamber into the green
room and thence into the spacious east
room. Six hundred people Is the ordinary
capacity of this apartment. Today 1T
was filed to an uncomfortable degree
with foreign ENJOYS, officers of the army
and navy, high judicial functionaries,
senators, representatives and many CIV
ilians, with large plumber of ladies.
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for the
beginning OF the reception. Out IN the
public lobby the United States Marine
band waited the signal to play.
Suddenly the instruments burst forth
into "Heil to the Chief. - Down the
private staircase came the President,
Mrs Cleveland, the members of the CAP
met and their ladies, led by Col. John
Nj. Wilson, United States Army. com
missioner of public buildings and
grounds, and master of ceremonies; Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland Vice President and
Mrs. Stevenson, Secretary and Mrs.
Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle, At
torney General and Mrs. Harmon, Post
Master General and Mrs. Wilson, Secre-
tary and Miss Herbert, Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont, Secretary and Miss Nor
passed along the corridors to the blue
roem and took their places, the President
and Mrs. Cleveland at one end with Sec
Tetary Olney and Col Wilson at their
right and the ladies forming line across
the apartment.
The cabinet officers Inodestly dropped
to the rear and entered into conversation
with some of the ladies. Among the
ladies behind the line were: Mrs. Ell
kins, wife of Senator EIkins; Mr.. Gear,
wife of Senator Gear; Mrs. Gordon, wife
of Senator Gordon; Mrs Hale, wife of
Senator Hale; Mrs. Lodge, wife of Sen
ator Lodge; Mrs. Reed, wife of Speaker
Reed: Mrs. Thurber, wife of Private
Secretary Thurber; Mra. Holmes Conrad,
wife of the solicitor general Mrs. Eckles,
wife of the comptroller Of the currency;
Mrs Miles, wife OF Gen. Miles and Mrs.
Sawtelle, wife of Gen. Sawtelle.
Other Oficial Receptions
Washington, January l.-According
to custom, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Olney. entertained the diplomatic
corps at breakfast at noon today.
About one hundI ell were present. Mrs.
Olney was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
George Gray, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Nc
Clellan, Mrs. Charles III. Davis, Mrs.
Hogue, Mrs. Endicott Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, Mrs. Minot her daughter
and number of young girls. In the
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Oney received
callers. Vice President and Mrs. Steven
son received in the parlors Of the Nor
mapdi. Those assisting were Mrs. Lewis
G. Stevenson, Miss Clara R. Brown of
Illinois, the Misses Mendoncn, Senorita
Gava, Senorita Andrade, Miss Stevenson
and others.
The nom bers of the Cabinet received
callers after the White House reception.