The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-02

The year 1900 was inaugurated at the
White House, as almost 100 other years
have been. by public reception. Legions
of people of high and low degree and those
OF no degree at all walked in review before
| the President of the United States and
Mrs. Mckinley, who were assisted in re-
ceiving by a distinguished party The doors
of the Executive Mansion swung open at
l0:Se, at II o'clock the President entered
upon the observance of the auueal custom.
and at $50 the reception was concluded.
During this time the East Room. the Blue
Room. and the lower corridor were flled
with a shifting throng
When the proper time came. scarlet
| coated bugler of the Marine Band sounded
call and the section OF the band stationed
near the foot of the main staircase and
! conducted by Walter Smith burst forth
with Hail 10 the Chief The Presidential
party began TO move. Preceded by Colonel
Bingham and Major MrCawley. the Presi
| dent and Mrs. Mckinley slowly descended
the west stairway. Behind them came the
members of the Cabinet. their ladies. and
| number of matrons and maids who had
been invited TO stand behind the receiving
| line.
| This graceful procession moved slowly
over the red carpet of the lower corridor
and. turning through the golden gate "
fansed by oil portraits of President Grant
and President Garfield. entered the Blue
| Room. There the receiving party took po-
sition,
Mrs. Mckinley seated herself on the
Presidents right On the right OF Mrs
Mckinley stood Mrs. Hay. wife of the
Secretary Of state, and farther on
stood Mrs. Gage. Mrs Root. Mrs
Griggs. Mrs. Smith, Miss Long, and
Miss Wilson. The guests behind the line
were the young ladies of the Cabinet. the
Misses Hay, Miss Root the Misses Griggs
| tne Misses Long. the Misses Hitchcock.
Miss Grace Mckinley. Miss Sarah Duncan.
Mrs. John Addison Porter, Mrs. T. A.
| Bingham Mrs. David ]. Hill, Mrs. Fuller,
Miss Fuller Mrs. Harlan. the Misses r.
| Ian, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. White, Miss Brewer,
Mrs. Brown the Misses Wood. Mrs. Shrs s.
Mrs. Peckham. Mrs. McKenna, the Misses
Nckenna. Mrs. Aubrey. Mrs. Pierce.
Mrs. William p. Frye, Mrs. Nj. A. Hanna,
Mrs. ]. c. Burrows. Mrs. Shelby NJ. Cul-
| lon. Mrs. Ridgely. Miss Ridgely, Miss
Fisher, Mrs. John W. Daniel, Mrs. Cush-
man X Davis, Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins.
F, Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge Mrs. James Mcmillan Miss
| Mcmillan, the Misses Morgan. Mrs. o. II.
| Plat. Mrs. =. c. Plat. Mrs. Redfed Proc
tor, Miss Proctor. Mrs. Henry NJ. Teller.
| Mrs. Campbell. Miss Campbell, MIS- Joseph
| B. Foraker. the Misses Foraker. MIS-. VIII
| liam b. Bate.
Mrs. d. B. Henderson. Miss Henderson,
| Mrs. John DalZell Miss KitZmller Mrs.
| Charles II. Grosyenor Mrs. George d. Nc
| Cleilan. Mrs. s. f. Payne, Mrs. George W.
| Steele Mrs Robert r. Hit
Mrs. Nelson 4. Miles. Miss Miles, Mrs.
John NJ Wilson, Miss Waller, the Misses
Bates. Mrs Parsons.
Mrs. George Dewey. Mrs Charles H. AL
| len. Miss Allen. Mrs. Z. NJ. Rixey, Mrs.
| Rand.
Mrs. L. S. Grant. Mrs. James G. Blaine,
| Mrs. II. S. B. Beale. Mrs. Philip Sheridan,
the Misses Sheridan, Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston. Miss Kennedy, Mrs Daniel
| Manning. Mrs. Charles G. Dawes. Mrs. NJ.
!, b. Dawes, Miss Dawes Mrs. Sartoris, the
| Misses Sartoris, Mrs. J. Stanley Brown,
MrE. Buckingham, Mrs Fabyan. Miss
| Phelps. Miss Sargent. Mrs. A. II. Mathews.
The guests of the day passed the ie-
ceiving line in the following order: The
| Cabinet. Diplomatic Corps. the Chief Jus
| tice. and the Associate Justices of the SUI
| preme Court of the United States, the
| judges of the United States Court OF
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| The judges of the Supreme Court OF the
| District of Columbia, former Cabinet mem
| bers and former Ministers OF the United
| States. Senators, Representatives. and
| Delegates in Congress, the Commissioners
| and Judicial officer OF the District Of Co
! lumbia, officers of the Army, Navy. and
Marine Corps, the general commanding the
| National Guard OF the District OF Column
| bia, and his staff.
1 har In t.aErf, 1ap -
and Secretary OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. the Commission of Fisheries. the
| Civil Service Commission the Interstate
| Commerce Commission, the Commissioner
| Of Labor. Assistant Secretaries Of DEPART
| ments Assistant Postmasters General: the
| Solicitor General. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral- the Treaurer OF the United States. the
Commissioner OF Pensions, the Commas
| sioner of Patents, COMPTROLLER OF the Cur
rency. the heads OF bureaus in thu several
! departments, and the President OF the
Columbian Institute for the Deaf and
| Dumb
AT little after noon veterans UOW n
civil life marched by. The right % the
| line was held by the Associated Veterans
of the War Of 1861. the Grand Army OF
the Republic led by the Old Guard, the
Military Order OF the Loyal Legion, the
| Union Veteran Legion, and the Spanish
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| Inhabitants Association of the District OF
Columbia came next, and then the general
! public surged through
Among the members OF the Diplomatic
| Corps present we're the Right Hon. Lord
! Pauncefote, Ambassador from Great
! Britain; Herr Won IIo,leben. Ambassador
| from Germany: Count dc cass!ni. Ainbas-
ssdor from Russia; Ladislaus Hengelmui er
Won Hengervar, Minister from Austria
Hungary; Jutaro Koniara. Minister f.om
Japan; WI Ting-fang, Minister from Chi
ma; Chin Pom Ye, Minister from Korea:
| Eugene Thiebaut. First Secretary Of the
French Embassy; Due d'Arcos, Minister
| from Spain; Ali Ferrouh Bey, Min 81.
I from Turkey; ]. II. de Assis- Brasil Minis
| ter from Brazil; Manoei de O iycira Lima
First Secretary OF the Brazilian Legation:
| Count G. dc Lichteryelde, Minister from
| Belgium; Don Eliodoro Infante, Sccrcta 3
| of the Chilean Legation: Constaniin Bun.
| Minister from Denmark; Capt. Z. Nignal
| Military Attacbe OF the French Embs sy
Lieutenant Commander de Faramora de
Lafajole. Naval Attache of the French EN-
bassy; Count Won Hscke. Second Secretary
of the German Embassy; A. Grin. Minister
| from Sweden and Norway. and j. b. pioda
| Minister from Switzerland.
Among the well-known naval aud mill
tary men in the crowd that went through
T, the East Room. after having passed before
the President were Admiral Dewey, Cen
eral Miles, Rear Admiral 0Nel, Rear Ad-
miral crowinshield. Rear Admiral Mel
Vile. Captain Lemly. Judge Advocate Cen
eral OF the Navy; Paymaster General
Kenny. Surgeon General Van ReypeD, Gen
eral Sternberg General Bates, Gen. John
NJ. Wilson, General Burlington, General
Greedy. General Ainsworth, General Cor
bin, General Breckenridge. General Liebcr.
General Iudjuefon Colonel Weston rn'o-