Evening star., 1899-01-02

10 O'Clock went through the executive Of
noes extending New Year greetings to the
employees who had reported for duty Dur
ing the balaace of the morning he was with
MS family. Miss Mabel Mckinley and Miss
Barner played the plano and sang. the
| President. with Mrs. Mckinley listening to
and enjoying the music.
| squad OF policemen, in charge of Lieu
| tenant Boyle marched to the White House
before 10 O'Clock. and were stationed at
| suitable places inside and outside the build
| ing. In this respect there was all proper
arrangement for handling the thousa nds
| or visitors. Three or four of the shrewdest
detectives of the local force were on duty
| TO guard against unwelcome people. Cap
tain Dubois, the chief usher OF the White
| rouse, had the management of the regular
and additional forces and much of the sue
| is due to him.
| Early in the morning Colonel Bingham
put large force of men at work shoveiing
| snow from the pavements of the White
| mouse grounds. These Were free from snow
| when the advance guard of the day began
| TO arrive. The removal of the snow and
| ice made the situation more agreeable for
| those who stood so long awaiting the de-
| sired opportunity to pass before the Pres
| him.
When the reception of the public conn
| nhehced Mrs. Mckinley no longer shook
nands' as the fatigue vas considered too
much for her. She, however, smiled ana
| ooWeu 10 each person passing
| men Gen. Shafter passed along. the OBJ
| served of all observers the band had inst
| confmenced THE Little Ones at Home
| and smile as broad as the general him
| the blue room " '00'
| me throng of visitors to see the sights
| adihltted to the house was much smaller
| man .Iah o1rer years-and it was better handled
| sLso 1hey were kept within the flower
| uncovered precincts of the east room
much to their discontinue during the ff-
Teen minutes pre- ,eding the opening of the
! reception. Then Col. Bingham with tho
| same courteous considers lion vbicb bad
| marked all his ARA angements ordered the
| ~ ~ iior door opened. a great scramble
| oF ,' an SHroerly one ensued, and the couple
| ~ VI nuIiured persons, mainly ladies' and all
| very We'll dressed ones rushed for tha b.If
! way marx, the blue room door A few
on,.I5 orlrlS ou. slaiwart policemen got them in
| company 'front.', and those who had nlaces
| near the golden gate" had an avcaiIont
view OF the receiving party coming down
| the west staircase
| Ihe reception went on without inter,,,n
| ton and without unusual Incident rbara
| were probably mere coIored men in the or
| gdhizatlohs represented than seen at the
| Mhlte House for a long time
The reception was all over at ten minutes
| past l, one OF the shortest on record
| MT. george Barber and the Misses Rey-
| !i noias OF Texas who took part in the recep-
lioh, leave Washington tonight The Misses
| reynolds will go to New York
| ~ WE ffESiDENT'S RECEPTION.
The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart held
a brilliant reception from half-past u until
| half-past O'Clock, when the official pro-
| gram as outlined for the first reception of
the day at the White House was followed.
| They left the White House shortly after
! noon to be in their own home in readiness
for their callers. Mrs. Hobart received in
| the superb toilet worn during the morning
| The callers as they entered laid aside their
| wraps in the rooms on the lower floor and
were received by the Vice President and
| mrs Hobart in the main drawing room at
| the head of the stairway. Asparagus vines
| ana line palms and plants adorned the hail
| ana edch room, and long-stemmed roses
| added beauty and fragrance at each artistic
| point. a stringed orchestra played through
| out the reception, and in the dining room
| collation. of all the seasonable dainties
| was served by corps of walters. The
| following order was observed in the recep-
tion of callers: The members of the cabinet
| ana members of the diplomatic corps; the
| chief justice and associate justices Of the
| supreme Court of the United States the
! chief justice and judges of the court of
claims, the chief justice and judges of the
| Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
| and the officers Of these courts: senators
and representatives and officers Of both
| houses OF Congress: officers of the army
navy and marine corps; Commissioners of
| the District of Columbia and all other fed
| eral and District officers.
!
| MRS. Hobart had the assistance of the fol-
| towing ladies in entertaining the visitors:
Mrs; Frye Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs.
| Faulkner. Mrs. Charles F. Sprague Mrs
| George Mcclellan, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs Mer-
| riam of Minnesota, Miss Pauncefote Miss
| Cockrell. Miss Gary, Miss Ashton. Miss
| Glover, Miss Lowering, Miss Hunt and Miss
Condit-Smith.
From half-past until haIf-past ) a gem
efaI reception was held, the house being
| always thronged and the reception eclipsine
| IN the attendance and in its hrillilpox- .,p.5
| held of recent years in the homes of the
vice President. Master Garret Hobart ir
| the only son of the Vice President, was an
| interested spectator of the reception at his
home. as Well as at the White House where
| he Is great favorite with Mrs. Mckinley
CABINET RECEPTIONS.
| Shortly after i o'clock the scene at the
| residence of the Secretary of State resem-
| bled that so shortly before in progress in
| the blue parlor of the White House Sec
retary and Mrs Hay welcomed to their
home the entire diplomatic corps who after
extending to their host and hostess the
compliments of the day were entertained at
breakfast The house, which is so well
adapted to hospitalities of this character
was profusely decked with roses, the long
| table spread in the dining room being es-
| pecially rich and tasteful in its ornamental
ton. Secretary and Mrs. Hay and the
Misses Hay were assisted in receiving by
eX-Secretary of State and Mrs. John W.
Foster, and the assistant secretaries of state
and other State Department officials We're
also present. The breakfast was over
shortly after 1 O'Clock, and during the after
noon Mrs. Hay held general reception for
several hours. Assisting her We're Mrs. Hill
wife of the assistant secretary of state
Mrs. Thomas Wilbur Cridler. wife of the
third assistant secretary; Miss Dennison
Miss BigeEow and Mrs. Harriet Blaine
Beale- Many elegant toilets were worm
MRS John W. Foster wore turquoise mir
ior velvet trimmed with point lace.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Gage welcomed hundreds of callers during
the afternoon. Mr.. Gage invited Satur-
day all employees of the treasury to his
nome, and the suggestion was readily ac-
cepted. The callers found the handsome
home in holiday dress, numerous palms
and blooming plants and quantities of
flowers adding festive touch. Among the
attractions of the dining-room spread was
cold punch, one of the few official houses
where it was seen. Mrs. Cages assistants
included Mrs. Charles A. Spaulding Mrs
Charles Mumm, Mrs. Stanley Brown, Mrs.
Ridgely of Springfield, ILL.,; Miss Cassini,
Miss Edith Newlands and Miss Gary