El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
GOLDEN
GATES
Swung Open And New
Years Greetings
Began
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
One Of the Most Brilliant
Social Functions In the
History Of the United
States.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The fret off
cial function ofthe newyear began at tn,
white house yesterday when represen-
tstives of ell the civilized nations O
the world, together with high dign
taries and officials of several Thousand
places In this country, called to psy
their respects to William Mckinley
chief executive of the United States.
1t was brilliant affair. From q bout
IL o'clock stream of people steadily
| flowed by the president, Offering their
congratulations and best wishes. The
handsome costumes OF the ladies', the
peculiar and Interesting court uniforms
of the diplomatic corps, the gold laced
full dress uniforms of the officers of the
| United States army and navy, all
min Cling with the sombre black and
white of civilians, made,s gay picture
OF life and color under the bright rays
of the electric lights.
Outside the morning was bright and
cold, with just enough snow on the
ground to crunch under carriage
| wheels. But within the white house
the scene was one of almost tropical
splendor.
Shortly before 1890 the members Of
| the cabinet with their families ar
rived. They were closely followed by
aud Mrs. Mckinley to receive the
guests The early arrivals were es-
corted up stairs where the president
and his wife met them. The red
room was assigned to the diplomatic
corps and there the am bassadors and
ministers and attaches gathered prior
ID passing to the blue room.
At II O'Clock a buglsr sounded the
call, and President and Mrs. Mckinley
passed down the stairway into the blue
room through little golden gates.
They were followed by Secretary Hay
and Mrs. Hay, Secretary Gage and
Mrs. Gage. Secretary Root and Mrs.
Root, Secretary Long and Miss Long,
Attorney General Griggs, Secretary
Hitchcock ana Mrs. Hitchcock, Post
master-General Smith and Mrs. Smith,
Secretary Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, and
Misses Grace Mckinley aud Sarah
Duncan, nieces of the president. Mrs.
Gage is detained at Patterson, N. j.,
by the illness of relatives.
This receiving party, composed of
the ladies of the cabinet, with Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley at their head,
took its place in the blue room near
the door leading from the red room,
and the reception began. Col. Bogn-
ham and Capt. MacCawley made the
Introduction. Members of the diplo-
matic corps were the first to extend
their greetings, headed by Lord
Pauncefote, Great Britisn's represen-
tative, and the ladies OF his embassy.
Mrs. Mckinley received the callers
seated in a chair beside her husband.
ing line in the blue room were Mrs.
and Miss Miles. Mrs. George Dewey,
the young ladies of the cabinet
families; Secretary Porter's wife, the
wives of the supreme court justices:
Mesdames Frye, Hanna, Burrows,
Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Elkine, Fair
banks, Lodge, Mcmillan, Platt of
COQu., 1IdtU Cl We" OTh., TEOCbOr,
Teller, Foraker, Bate and Morgan, the
Misses Morgan, Mrs. DSlzell, Mrs.
Grosvenor, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs.
Payne, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Hit, Mrs.
U. S. Grant, Mrs. James G. Blaine,
Mrs. 81. S. B. Besle, Mrs. Philip
and daughter, Mrs. Harriet
Lane Johnson, Mrs. Daniel Manning,
Mrs. Sartoris and daughters, Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. John M. VIII
son.
A touch of sadness was given to an
otherwise particularly brilliant recep-
tioa by the absence of the late Vice
President Hobart. At the last new
year reception at the head of long
line of callers, his was the first CHEEKY
voice to wish the president q happy
new year.
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