The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

sey. Chief Engineer Ogden. Lieutenant
Hill. Chief Engineer Canaga. Lieutenant
| Sfsttneliand, raised Assistant Engineer
Bennett, and Ensigns Phelps, Ward and
Hines. Chief Engineer Baird. Commander
Pendleton and others.
i.rinEing up the rear were the officers
! of the marine corps, headed by Gel Charles
Haywood and his general STAFF, including
Major Goodloc. Major Reid. Captain Prince.
Captain McCawley Col. r. W. Huntington.
Capt Francis Harrington, and Captain
7 LaGchheimer.
Brig. Gen. George II. Harries, command
ing the District National Guard. and his
were Capt Il. +. RIGGS. Capt. A. T. Rob
bins Capt c. Fred. Cook, Lieut. Col. VIII
liam II. Alaire, adjutant general; Capt j.
a Dapray, Twenty third United States In
fantry, special inspector and instructor;
Mai Charles II. Oursnd. Mai. ". d.
DaHidges Maj. II. II. Parmenter quar-
termaster general; Mai. z. H. NeumeyeT.
deTson, surgeon general Maj. +. l.
Averill. chief OF engineers; Maj. NJ. v.
TierEey chief of ordnance. and Mai.
James E. Bel, inspector general of rife
practice.
Tha judiciary. Congress and the District
Commissioners had preceded the army and
navy and district National Guard. The
preme Court, preceded by Marshal Wright
Chief Justice Fuller was accompanied by
two daughters, Mrs. Aubrey and MIS-
HAgh Wallace. Other members who were
accompanied by ladies' were Justice Har-
Ian, Justice Shiras and Justice McKenna.
Justice Gray was the only absent member.
Chief Justice Mott, of the Court Of
Claims, and all the members except Justice
Weldon. who is i'll. were in the line.
Justice Shepard represented the Court CT
Appeals, and Justices Hagner, Bradley,
Cole and McComas, the latter accompanied
by Mrs. and Miss McComas, represented
the Supreme Court of the District. Judge
Scott, OF the Police Court, and former
Judge A. S Taylor were also present.
The Congressional representation was
unusually sim. OF the senators only
Messrs. Cullom. Elkins, Martin, Platt of
Connecticut, Shoup, Mcmillan and Davis
were present and the House was repre-
scented by Messrs. Doekery. McCleary, Bur
ton, Lowe, Mcclellan, Mills, Evans, Hen
derson. William Alden Smith, Cousins,
Barham, Cannon. Pugh. McMillin, Dins-
more. Champ Clark and Parker. a num-
Der of members of the press galleries of
the Senate and House were received at the
same time. They were followed by the
District Commissioners. Commissioner
Wight was accompanied by Mrs Wight.
Commissioners Ross and Beach were alone.
After the reception Of the National Guard
officers. the reception of Government OFF,
Gals began. The order planned was not
adhered to- as there were fewer in line
than had been anticipated. Among them
were Commissioner Evans. of the Pension
Bureau; Commissioner Hermann and AS
sistant Commissioner Mondel, of the Gen
eral Land Office; Colonel Boyd, Assistant
Attorney General; Solicitor General Rich
ards. Mr.. Perry s. Heath, First Assistant
Postmaster General; Mir. Palmer. the pub
lie printer; Assistant Secretaries Spauld-
ing and Howell. Of the Treasury Depart
ment; Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Scott, Assistant Commissioner Wilson.
Private Secretary Allies, Register Lyons,
Solicitor O'Connell, Treasurer Roberts,
Assistant Treasurer Meline and others.
The veterans of the civil and Mexican
wars and q number of members Of the
Oldest Inhabitants Association concluded
the programme and the reception Of Citi-
zens followed. This lasted nearly an hour
and it is estimated that there were about
$500 people in line.
Altogether the reception was one of the
most carefully planned and evenly car
riefout that has marked the beginning OF
4 new year at the White House for long
time. Col. Bingham and Secretary Porter
made every arrangement TO facilitate the
handling of the crowd which was expected.
and as result of their forethought there
was no crush nor any Of the other dis
agreeable features OF similar functions in
the past.
Captain Dubois, chief usher OF the White
House. was in charge OF the arrangements
indoors. and a squad of policemen under
Lieutenant Boyle and Sergeant Williams
maintained order outside the mansion