The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-03
The New Year
Reception
BY THE PRESIDENT.
White House Thronged by
Distinguished People.

| The decorations were entirely arbor-
cal and floral Entering the central cor
ridor, the guests passed beneath
wreaths and festoons of smilax, sus-
| pended from the crystal chandeliers,
While tail rubber plants ard palms bor-
dered the way. The red parlor, which
was set apart for the reception of the
handsomely decorated with potted
plants and maidennair ferns in Grim
son jardinieres.
| The next of the apartments, the blue
! parlor, was very beautiful in its floral
| adornments.
| The green parlor was more simple in
| its decorations, which we're made up al
/ together of foliage plants, standing in
| pale green jardineras and a few dwarf
| palms. The spacious east room was
! transformed for the occasion into a
! great conservatory, of tall palms and
| potted plants, masses Of cut flowers and
| graceful feStoons Of maidenhair fern.
Shortly after half Fast 10 O'Clock the
members of the cabinet, with their
| families, began to arrive, ana closely
| following them We're the ladies who
| had been selected to assist Mrs Nc
Kinley in the reception. They were
I shown into the private reception room,
after which they descended the stair
way to the library, where they We're
met by President and Mrs. Mckinley.
| Following the members of the cabinet
came the ladies invited behinc the re-
| ceiving line.
! The following named ladies were in
yited to the blue room behind the line" ::
| n [irnla
! me Misses Reynolds, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Cullom, Mrs.
Daniel Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Fairbanks, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Frye,
Mrs. German. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Hanna,
Mrs. Hear, Mrs Lodge, Mrs Mcmillan,
MRS Mills; the Misses Morgan, Mrs. n.
Mrs Teller, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs Wolcott,
Mrs. Reed Mrs. Berry, Mrs Catchings.
Mrs. DaIzell, Mrs. Grosvenor Mrs. Hen
3 1TFS0n, Mrs; HIT Mrs. Mcclellan. Mrs.
| MCMILLAN. Mrs. Marsh Mrs. Payne, Mrs.
| Steel, the Misses Wheeler Mrs Miles,
Mrs Wilson. Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Haywood,
Mrs Gen. Grant, Mrs Gen. Sheridan, Mrs.
lanes A. Gary. the Misses Gary, Mrs.
| William R. Day, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid,
Kittrick.
Then came the diplomatic CORPS am
bassadors, ministers and their suites. in
the gorgeous uniforms and decorations
ceiharacteristic Of the foreign representa-
bassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, with LADY
! Pauncefote and the numerous staff of The
embassy. Then came the German ambas-
sador, Dr. Won Holleben. in the German
| diplomatic uniform of highest rank, with
distinction.
In the absence of NJ Cambon the
French ambassador. the French embassy
was represented by a trio of richly decor
ateQ offlcials, INNS. Thiebaut, Taigney and
| BoeufVe.
The Russian party Included Count Cas-
/ vvb
| New Years respects for the first time AT
| the White House Following these came
many other foreign delegations making a
| cosmopolitan assemblage of Turk in fez,
Gnndmen in gorgeous Oriental silks and
japanese in the modernized diplomatic
uniforms WHICH symbolic Japan's recent
Promptly at II O'Clock a bugler sta
tloneu IN the central hall blew call upon
us instrument, and the presidential party
descending the western stairway entered
the reception room and greeted The diplo-
matte body The band struck up Hail. ia
the chief, and the president following
lc!osely behind Capt. Gilmore. the master
o. ceremonies passed into the blue par
Tor ana took his place in the receiv-
ing line the president at the head, Mrs
mckinley next and, the ladies of the cab
met in the order of official precedence.
The justices of the United States SUI
IRENE court, who came directly after the
diplomatic corps, were the first to pass
before the line and enter the vast east
The Senate and House Of Representa-
uNeS were well represented. -Four
striking military figures headed he
army and navy callers, Mai Cen
Miles, Maj. Gen. Shafter in com.
mand of the Santiago expedition Mai
Gen. Lawton, one of the heroes Of Santj.
ago. who is about to assume miIitar1
command in the Philippines, and Brig
Gen. Corbin, adjutant general of he
army. Their appearance was fine signal
Tor a stir outside the crowd
! after greetings We're given to the nresi.
dent and Mrs. Mckinley and the receivinp
PARTY: the president invited them back Of
the line. Secretarv Alger presented +bt
various army officers comprising the man
heads of staff bureaus and those on Inc
retired list. The navy followed tho nf5.
GERS being presented by Secretary Long
IN RAPID succession delegations were re.
celNed from the Smithsonian and from, al
, Jne government departments Veterans "a
: ne Mexican and civil wars. the Cram
Army: Loyal Legion. Oldest Inhabitants
t -ASsHclation, and finally the general public
"a ne republican reception lasted unit
| LV.I3 Q clock, when the doors were c1oser
! anu president and Mrs. Mckinley led tbf
ltSceNlnS party back to the private omar
= IerS OF the. mansion. The two hours o.
cuI lilIous nandshakng had passed with
~ on unpleasant occurrence. Mrs Nc
NJ Hlule, remained seated most of the time
: Inc greetings extended to her were par
iCuiiarIy heartfelt, some of the caller,
pyiunS TO KISS her hands as they PASSED
AlloEelher the reception was regarded a,
l d most auspicious and happy openina n