Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
NEw-YEARs EVE LESS NOISY THAN
RICHMOND's CHHIsTMAs-ENE.
THE WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
Attendance Not rs Large ns That OF
Last Ycnr-Personai and Postal
Notcs-FunerGI of Captain Par
kcr.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January l.
Speclal)-New-Year's -Day in the nation
al capital vas ushered in by chimes, and
services I'm many OF the churches. and
discordant din Of tin-horns. and fusil-
lade Of popcrackers. that were only
feeble. however as compared TO the bed
lam on Broad street, Richmond, on
Chrstmas-Eve. To-day is holiday, tho
tin-horn has almost cea ID TO be heard
and only an occasional report Of pop
cracker reaches the ear. Ii is day OF
receptions and calls, and the swell So
ciety people are making the most Of It.
OF course. the White House is the centre
OF public attraction on New-Year's-Day.
There the President is assisted in receiy-
ing by Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Stevenson
dhe wife Of the Vice-PresidenO, and the
ladies' Of the Cabinet This function be-
gan I'm the morning at II O'Clock.
While the attendance was not anything
ike As large as that Of year ago. the
demonstration was sufficiently large to
show that. while a White-House rCcep-
ton may be more or less boring 10 the
President and his wife IL u.s. neverthe-
less. exceedingly popular with the people
The gates 20 the White-House ground
were promptly closed AT o'clock, ana
there were then still a large number IN
lime for admittance. who were shut out
al of the Cabinet ladies held recep-
tions during the afternoon at their re-
spective residences.
Among those who attended the Presi-
sf..re d those
held later. were Senator Martin and lazy
nd REPRESENTATIVE Swanson and lady
The only members Of the Virginia dele
-aton remaining I'm the city.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Mr. John J.. Roper. Of Norfolk, is at the
Riggs House.
Messrs. II. V. Grieg and John Richard
son. of Richmond, are registered az the
Wellington.
Mr. A. l.. Whealcr, Of Winchester, is at
tho Ehbtt
Megsrs. II. T. Daw. of Roanoke: Ro-
bert H. Ward, Of Winchester; II. J..
smith. and Thomas Z. Traylor OF Rich
inond. and Judge i. r. Farrar, of Dea-
louisville Amelia county, Va, are 40
the Metropolitan.
Colonel A. p. Andrews. vice-president
of the Southern railway, is in the city,
stopping at the metropolitan.
Stephen NJ. Willis has been commits
stoned postmaster at Ledger n. c., and
John w. Gragg, at Shope, y. c.
Star mail service changes have been
made In North Carolina ass follows:
ShaIlotte TO Vineland. From December
60 1896. change service 50 as TO supply
Excelsior ut its new site without change
i'm distance.
Makatoka to Excelsior. From Decem-
Der 30. 1896, change service so as to supply
Excelsior at IT'S new site without change
in distance.
The remains Of Captain w. II. Parker,
late of the United States and Confederate
navies. LEFT here tonight on the Norfolk
steamer. in charge of an escort. for Nor
folk, where they viii be inferred to-mor-
row.
After brief services here. 40 =. NJ
the remains were taken to the steamer,
accompanied by Mrs. Parker and Mrs.
Morgan and daughter. They viii arrive
M Norfolk tomorrow morning. and the
funeral services viii take place at So.
PauTs church. and the interment VIII be
I'm that churchyard I'm the afternoon.