Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-02

Cleveland were: Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs.
Olney, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lamont, Mrs.
Harmon, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Herbert.
Mrs. Francis, Miss Morton.
The following were invited to assist
back Of the line in the Blue room: Mrs.
Wetmore, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Morrill,,
Mrs. Gear, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Hale,
Mrs. Lodge. Mrs. Claude NJ. Johnson
Mrs. Thurber, Mrs. Dunlap, The Misses
Hamlin, Mrs. Holmes Conrad, Mrs.
Dickinson, Mrs. Eckels. Mrs. MeAdoo'
Mrs. Harriet Jane Johnston,
Mrs. Rufus w. Peckham, Mrs. tul-
Ter, Mrs. Craig, Miss Harmon, Mrs.
MinOt, Mrs. A. A. Wilson, Mrs. Ralph
Cross Johnson, Miss Mcmillan, Mrs.
John NJ. Wilson, Miss Waller, MISS
Brice, Miss Gray, Mrs. Mott. Miss Mary
II. Kennedy, Mrs Reed, Mrs FRANKLIN
Bartlett, Mrs Cowen, Mrs. Draper, Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Mccormick, Miss Slmp-
kins, Miss Turner, Mrs. Wads~orth,
Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Clarence cary,
Mrs. Baldwin, Miss Elizabeth Curtis,
Mrs Doe, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Maxwell,
Mrs. Bowler. Mrs. Dabney, Mrs. Gen.
Miles, Mrs. Gen. Sawtelle, MIS-. Gen.
Wheaton, Mrs. Micou, Miss Tuckerman,
Miss Stevenson, Miss Mabel Johnson,
Mrs. Admiral Ramsey, Mrs. Commodore
Matthews, Mrs. Major Goodloe, Mrs.
Stanley Matthews, Miss Mitchell, Mrs.
William G. Rice.
Promptly at II o'clock the Marine
Band of so pieces struck up Weber's
Jubilee" and the President and Mrs
Cleveland, followed by Secretary and
Mrs. Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Car
Isle. Attorney General and Mrs. Har-
mon. Postmaster General and Mrs.
Wilson, Secretary and Mrs. Francis,
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Secretary
and Miss Herbert, Secretary and Miss
Morton. moved down the staircase.
They entered the Blue ParlOr where
they exchanged greeting with the re-
ceiving party.
The reception began with the entry or
the members of the diplomatic corps
headed by Sir William Pauncefote, the
English ambassador. and Lady Pounce-
fote. All wore full court costume. The
rel fcz OF the Turkish minister and the
striking robes of the Chinese minister and
representatives of other Oriental coun-
tres added to the effectiveness of the
scene. The MORGAN minister and his suite,
wearing their small black box ike hats
attracted much attention. After the dip
;omatic corps had been received, Chief
Justice Fuller and other members OF the
Supreme Court and others of the federal
judiciary. accompanied by their ladies'
followed. These in turn were succeeded
at l2:25 by the Senators. Representatives,
and Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia. the judicial officers Of the District
ex-ministers of the cabinet, and eX-minis-
ters
The Congressional contingent was no.
ticeably small. Senator Sherman, Of
Ohio. and Senator Morrill, of Vermont
came through first of the Senators, and
Representatives Sayres, Of Texas, of the
Representatives.
At 1870 the representatives Of the army
and navy corps, the officers of the militia
of the District We're received. Major
General Miles. the commander Of the
army. and Adjutant-Geueral Russ'es,
headed the officers of the army, who were
Respondent in full uniform. All of the
officers stationed at Fort Myer were in
line. Admiral Ramsay and Commodore
Matthews headed the officers Of the navy,
and Colonel Maynard and his staff those
of the marine corps.
At noon came Secretary Langley and the
regents of the Smithsonian Institute, Mr..
Proctor the President. and other MEM
bers Of the civil service commission, Mr..
Morrison and members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Commissioner Of
Labor Wright Assistant Secretary Curtis
of the Treasury Department Assistant
Postmaster General Jones. Assistant Sec
rotary Rockhiu Of the State Department,
and other assistant secretaries and bureau
chiefs. At 1I5 came the Associated Vet
Grams of the War Of 1876, the c. \. r."
LOYAL Legion. the Union Veteran Legion
and the members of the Oldest lnhaol-
tants.
At 1885 the general public was admitted.
The earlier arrivals all had taken their
leave and much of the brilliancy of the
reception rooms had departed.