The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-02
Jan. 1.-Presid

was attended more largely than
any New Years reception in years. In
all 500 persons, 400 more than Pres
ident Mckinley received last year, fled
through the White House and shook
hands with the president. Mr. ROose-
welt, on being apprised that the crowd
in line outside the White House was
unusually large, gave orders that the
gates should not be closed until the
last person desiring TO do so should
have an opportunity TO pay his re-
spects. The reception began promptly
at II o'clock, and it was 2:3O o'clock
before the last person in line had been
presented to the president, and a quar-
ter of an hour later before the recep-
ton came to an end. The weather was
delightful, being clear and crisp, so
that no hardship was suffered by the
thrOng that waited for hours before
admission to the White House. The
reception was in every way successful,
the attendance not only being large,
but the decorations really beautiful. the
arrangements perfect and the president
in excellent spirits. To each person he
q .
and Mrs. Roosevelt was equally pleas
ing to each of those who filed past the
line in the blue parlor, where the re-
ceiving party stood.
Scene a Brilliant One.
The scene within the historic man
sion was one Of extraordinary beauty
and brilliancy, and there was an added
touch of interest in the occasion this
year from the fact that this was the
first official function of magnitude
with Mr. Roosevelt and his interesting
family as the central figures.
The day was ideal for the observance
of the time-honored custom of making
| New Years calls. The sun shOne from
! a cloudless sky, the air was cool and
! bracing and a light easterlY wind made
| the White House flags stand out
proudly.
/ Early in the day an army Of decor
ators and florists took possession Of the
mansion and transformed the stately
| corridors and parlors into bowers of
/ palms, ported plants and sweet smell
/ ing flowers. The official programme
/ of the day fixed II o'clock as the time
/ for opening the reception with the calls
of the members of the cabinet and the
foreign representatives. but some time
before that hour the approaches lead
ing up to the marble .2OrticO were filed
with carriages, while long lines of peO-
/ pie took position at the outer gates in
order to have points of vantage when
the public reception began.
With Lights and Flowers.
The interior of the mansion was
aglow with a myriad of electric lights
- Of Q
profusion Of flowers, plants and vines
banked about the mantels and d-apet
from chandeliers and walls. The fora
decorations reached their height Of eff
fectiveneSs in the east rOora. Here
the great crystal chandeliers were
looped with smilax. while the recesse:
of the chamber were banked with pOin
setta blossoms, begoniaS and tall ferns
In the red and blue parlors there wa.
the same effective disposition Of flow
ers and plants, the flaming red of TIT
poinsetta being most apparent every
where
In the outer corridor, just within tn
entrance the band of the engineers
corps, L. S. A, sixty strong, in thei
brilliant uniforms, were ranged in tiers
while further along in the CONSERVATION.
was the full membership Of the Ma
rine band. in bright red uniforms.
! While the musicians were taking
their places the Roosevelt chidrel
were having merry time through tn
corridors. and one Of them could b
heard playing the kangaroo March
Dental family
Shortly before Il o'clock the thrOng
of distinguished callers began to as
semble in the main corridor. Firs
came the members of the diplomat
corps in their rich court uniforms, re
splendent in medals and decorations
Congress Of All Nations.
It was a most cosmopolitan throne
. with the Oriental silks Of the Chimes
minister and his suite. the red fez G
the Turkish ambassador and the NOR
. modern but equally gorgeous attire Q
the japanese and Coreans, conspicuou
amid the groups of diplomatists. Tn
members of the corps gathered in III
! red parlOr preparatory to being pre-
scented to the president and those abOU
him.
/, Exactly at II o'clock a fanfare fror
three trumpeters stationed at the fur
. Their end Of the main corridor ar
nounced the approach Of the pTesideT
: and the receiving party At the sam
= moment President and Mrs. ROoseve
: appeared at the upper landing Of III
! corridor. and arm in arm descende
5 the stairway while the Marine Dan
broke into Hail to the Chief
The president bowed as he paSSe
l along, frequently giving a CHEEKY re
r Spouse to the New Years greeting
= extended to him from those in the lin
2 Mrs. Roosevelt held in her hand a ST
perb bouquet Of pink orchids ST.
I wore a gown of white satin, heavil
= pleated. with lace yoke and damon
ornaments. and in her hair sparkled
diamond tiara. The president was
the conventional black frock coat. \
had no boutOnniere, and the era
e striped black scarf was the only b
Of color in his attire
Following the president and wit
came the members Of the cabinet an
: their wives. the secretary Of state an
= Mrs. Hay. the secretary Of the nav
I and Miss Long, the postmaster ger
5 eral and Mrs. Smith. the attorney ger
: eraI and Mrs Knox. the secretary
B. the interior and Mrs. Hitchcock. II
, secretary Of agriculture and Miss Wi
D soI. and Secretary and Mrs. Ccrte
. you.
Roosevelt Greets Ladies.
The presidential party took up the
station in the blue parlOr with II
= president and Mrs. Roosevelt immed
ately alongside the entrance ready
grasp the hands of callers as they wei
S announced. The cabinet ladies forme
= a long line, extending from Mrs. Roos'
= welt to the further end of the roor
while back Of the receiving line WEI