The Washington times., 1902-01-02

an opportunity 10 do more than extend a
passing greeting. for he walked on lock-
inE far more stern than usual. He did
stcp. however. and greet Mrs. Roosevelt,
who extended he- hand AMI gave the Com
mandlng General a hearty grasp. pleas
ant smile. and / wcrd of cheer. He halt
ed for a moment before her, and then with
a graceful bow to the otter ladies Of the
party he passed on into the Green Parior
Greeting of the Admiral.
The Presidents greeting 10 Admiral
Dewey. who lead the long line of naval
officers. was somewhat warner than that
extended to the head OF the coordinate
branch of he service. The President
leared slightly forward when the admiral
approached and as he did so expressed
ths customary wishes cf the season.
Admiral Dewey responded by returning
his good wishes. but did no: tarry longer.
He shook hands with Mrs Roosevelt ana
one or two other ladies OF the receiving
party.
The President was somewhat more cor
dial to many others in the service, some
of whom he halted in the line for an ex-
change of pleasantries. In some cases the
line was held up fer half minui" whiie
some officer had q word with tie '1Xecu-
tive.
Large Army. Representation.
General Corbin, the officer next in rank
to General Miles, was at the latter's side.
The representation of this branch of the
service was very large. and included prae-
ticaIIy all the officers stationed in or near
Washington.
Every officer was in full dress uniform.
The red plumes of the Artillery and En-
gineer Corps and the yellow-topped cha
peaus of the cayalrymen and their gor-
geous shoulder knots and straps gave as
great brillianey to the scene as had been
produced by the variegated uniforms OF
the diplomats.
In addition to being accompanied by
General Corbin. General Miles was es-
corted by his entire staff, including Col.
Thomas Ward, adjutant general; Lieut..
Coils Samuel Reber. II. II. Whitney. aud
NJ p Maus, together with Col. J. NJ. Lee.
inspector OF small arms practice, and
Gen. Wallace f. Randolph, chief of the
Artillery Corps. The order OF precedence
was decided by the standing of the corps
and regiments in the Army Register.
Department Commanders.
OF the Adjutant Generals Department
there were present Lieutenant Colonels
Barry. Heistand. Andrews, John son. Nc
Cain, Simpson, and Carter, and Majors
Greene, Parker, and r. K. Evans.
Quartermaster General Ludington. Com
missary General Weston, and Surgeon
General Sternberg represented their re-
speetive departments and were escorted
by the members of their staffs. General
Gillespie headed the contingent of officers
OF the Engineer Corps, and General Gro
zier was first OF a number OF officers de-
tailed to duty in the Ordnance Depart
ment.
Not one whit less erect than their
younger brother officers were the retired
officers who brought UP the rear of the
army column. Scarcely one of them was
there who had not seen service during the
civil war. Among the number OF these
veterans whom the President welcomed
with unusual cordiality were Major Gen.
eral Merritt and Generals Wilson, Rugges,
Baird, Holabird. Mills. Moore, Rochester.
Sawtelle, Stanley, and Vincent.
The gallant soldiers of the seattle
naval ofiicers-somewhat less in number.
were The next to pass into the White