Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-02
new YEARS
RECEPTION
Notables Called Upon the Presi-
dent Today.
WAS A BRILLIANT SCENE
As Army and Navy Officers and Dip
lOmatS Paid Their Respects at
the White House.

first New Years reception at the White
House today. At the executive mansion
every arrangement had been made for an
orderly handling of the great throng which
was expected. Gates to the grounds were
closed and watchmen stood at intervals
along the broad driveways leading up to
the great portico. Just within the entrance
to the house, in the conservatory, was
posted the United States Marine band. The
decorations of the interior of the stately
editice were entirely floral. The reception
took place in the blue parlor.
Shortly after half past 10 o'clock men,
bers of the cabinet. with their families. be-
gan to arrive, and closely following them
were ladies who had been selected to assist
Mrs. Mckinley in the reception. They were
shown into the private reception room,
where they left their wraps, and then as
cended the stairway to the library, where
they We're met by President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley. Following the members of the
cabinet came the ladies invited to the blue
room behind the receiving line. They We're
for the most part the wives of senators and
congressman. Then came the diplomatic
corps, ambassadors ministers and suits, in
the gorgeous uniforms and decorations
characteristic of foreign representation.
At their head was the British ambassador,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, with Lady Paunce-
fote Misses Pauncefote and the numerous
staff of the embassy. Next came the Ger
man ambassador, DR.. Won Hollenben. With
him walked Baron Speck Won Sternberg,
flrst secretary of the German embassy. In
the absence of M. Cambon, French ambas-
sador, the French embassy was represented
by a trio of richly decorated officials--Mm.
Thiebaut, Tigny and Beufve There was
one very notable feature of the French
pa.,., in that on the breast of each showed
for the first time at an o. .cial function, the
superb decorations conferred on them by
the queen regent of Spain for services in
re-establishing peace The Russian party
included Count Cassini, ambassadors Cen
erai Mortvazo, Russian military and naval
attache, in full uniform, and the large suite
of the embassy.
Following came many foreign delegations,
making cosmopolitan assemblage of
Turks in fezes, Cinnamon in gorgeous Ori-
entail silks Koreans in tall sieve-like hats.
and japanese in modernized diplomatic uni
forms, which symbolzed Japan's recent
forward march in civilization.
Promptly at II o'clock the bugler sta
toned in the hall, blew call upon his
and the presidential party de-
the reception room and greeted the diplo- |
tic body, as the band struck up Hail to
the Chief and the president, following |
closely behind Colonel Bingham and Cap
tain Gilmore, master of ceremonies, passed !
into the blue parlor and took up places in
the receiving line, the president, Mrs. Nc
kinley next, and the ladies of the cabinet
IN order of their official precedence. In
the rear were several cabinet officers and |
ladies, especially invited by Mrs. Mckinley
to assist behind the line. Justices of the
United states supreme court, who came df-
rectly after the diplomatic corps, We're the
irst to pass before the line and enter the
vast east room. The east room has here
.ofore been the scene Of brilliant assem-
olages where the gorgeousness of army and
navy uniforms WED with those of foreign
representatives. This year, however. the
members of the diplomatic corps did not
'ass through to the east room, but left the
mansion after paying respects to the presi-
lental party.
Some striking military figures headed the
rmy and navy. The callers We're: Major
General Miles, commanding general Of the
rmy;- Major General Lawton one of the
heroes of Santiago, who is about to assume
military command in the Philippines, and
cOIDlH dUJutdnI gen.
raj of the army The officers were in full
inform of their high military rank. Their
rrival was the signal for stir through
ut the crowded apartments. After greet .
ngs were given to the president and Mrs.
Mckinley and the receiving party the pres
dent invited them back of the line. Secre- ,
airy Alger presented the various army OFF,
ers. The navy followed, the officers being
by Secretary Long. In rapid sue
esson delegations were received from the
and from all the govern s
nent offices, veterans of the Mexican and
ivil war, Grand Army, Loyal Legion, Old s
st Inhabitants association and many
theirs. S
His Mind Deranged.