The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-02
DEBUT OF 1902 GAINS
APPLAUSE OF THE WORLD
Advent of the New Year Welcomed Throughout All
ChriStendom-- Sans Pageant.
White House Reception Breaks All Records0entas Celebrate
ToO-Message of Russia's Gar

and a gay party Of young people.
As soon as the president took his
position ne turned TO the many ladies
invited behind the line and gave each
Of them in turn a warm greeting and
the we'll wishes Of the day.
Then the signal was given for adj
hitting the distinguished official cali
ers. who by this time filed the outer
corridors to overlooking. As dean Of
the diplomatic corps, the British am
baSsadOT, Lord PauncefOte, is usually
Me first Of the foreign callers to greet
the president. Today, however, he was
absent from the line, having conveyed
his greetings to the president, and the
head of the line was taken by Lady
PauncefOte and the Misses PauncefOte
and the many military, naval and civil
members OF the British embassy, all
of the officers in full uniform. The
French ambassador, N. Cambon, with
all the members Of the embassy staff,
was next in line.
The ambassador had hurried from
Paris in order TO pay his New Years
respects 10 the president He looked
hale and hearty after his six months
in Europe. Following him came the
German ambassador, DR.. Won HOlleben,
accompanied by a retinue of dashing
young officers Of the German army and
navy, some Of them in the red uni
forms of the Hussars. others IN the
white uniforms Of the kaiser's personal
escort. and still others with the
sweeping plumes and chapeaUx Of the
quarterback.
Dignitaries Of Foreign Lands.
The Russian ambassador, Count Cas-
SIM, the Italian ambassador and the
/ Spanish ambassador were similarly at
| tended by large Official STATS.
/ Following the ambassadors came the
ministers of Austria Hungary, Swift
/ zerland, Japan, China, Brazil Argen-
/ tine. Turkey, Belgium and many other
| countries
President Roosevelts manner Of
/ greeting his callers was exceedingly
| gracious and happy. As each guest
was announced by Colonel Bingham
/ the president grasped the hand of the
/ visitor and wished him hearty New
! Year, often accompanying this with
some felicitOus expression 10 anyone
/ recognized as a close friend. There
was no hurrying along of the callers
and often there was considerable delay
while pleasantries We're exchanged.
Mrs. Roosevelt proved to be a most
charming New Years hostess and the
! cordially of her greetings reminded
many of the callers of the days when
Hrs. Cleveland was mistress of the
White House.
After the members of the diplomatic
corps came Chief Justice Fuller and
the associate justices of the United
States supreme court, and following
them the judges of all the other high
federal courts in Washington, repre-
senting as a whole the judicial branch
of the government Next came the
legislative branch. senators and repre-
sentatives in congress.
| Speaker Henderson was among these.
Miles and the President
There was another flash of gold lace
and clank of saber and spurs when at
11:40 the highest ranking officers Of
the army and navy were received.
Side by side at the head of the army
contingent strobe the stalwart well
known figures of Lieutenant General
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
| army, and Major General Henry c.
COrbin. adjUtant general.
General Miles was in the full uni
form of his high rank. with heavily
gold embroidered cap and wide gold
scarf across his breast from shoulder
to hip. Following him came the many
officers of his staff and the heads Of
army stats stationed in Washington.
In view Of recent events, expectation
was on the qui vive as General Miles
appeared before the president, but the
curious were not rewarded with any
thing unusual The president greeted
General Miles with the same hearty
courtesy he had shown to others and
General Miles returned the salutatiOn
in the same spirit, and then passing
smiling along the line, exchanging well
wishes with the ladies'
Admiral Dewey was another of the
distinguished callers to engage the at
tentiOn Of the crowds. He was at the
. head of the long line Of naval officers,
: all in uniform, and including the rank
ing rear admirals and heads Of the
: saval staff departments The admiral
{ wore tho superb sword voted TO him by
congress for the victory Of Manila, and
: on his breast was the congressional
: medal concentrating that event
He too, was most cordially welcomed
| By the president The officers of the
marine corps, with Brigadier General
! Haywood at their head. followed the
Tail End Of Procession.
After them came officials Of the
: many official branches. viz The re-
gents Of the Smithsonian institution,
the commissioner Of fisheries. the civil
/ service commission. the interstate com
H-eIEe COMMISSION the commissioner OF
, { labor. assistant secretaries OF depart
ments, the solicitor general. the treas
Urer of the United States. commission
, er of pensions. commissioner Of pat
r ents, comptroller Of the currency. the
Associated Veterans Of the War Of
: 1851. the Grand Army Of the Repub-
, lie the military order of the Loyal
! Legion of the United States, the Union
I Veteran Legion and the Spanish war
4 veterans.
At 1870 the reception Of the public
. began. and great crowds accepted this
! first opportunity 10 grasp the hand Of
the president At that hour the crowd
! at the outer gate stretched away in
! both directions for several blocks.
All stations. cOlOrs, creeds. sex and
ages We're represented in the motley
throng which elbowed up to the presi-
. dent The latter in no way relaxed
: his cordially and gave all the same
CHEEKY greeting. For more than an
hour this human stream flowed past
the president. At one time there was
brief intermissiOn to permit some
Of the ladies TO withdraw for their
? private receptions. The president en-
e braced this opportunity to timber UP
= his right hand, which began to show
o the effects Of continued handshakes-
e As the last Of the callers fled by.
d the president took Mrs. Roosevelt on
- his arm and, amid the strains of q
/, quickstep by the Marine band, the
e presidential and cabinet party with