The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-02

Following the Ambassadors came the Min
isters Of Austria Hungary. Switzerland. ia
pan. CHINA, Brazil, Argentine Turkey
Belgium, Siam and many other countries
After the members of the diplomatic
corps came Chief JUST 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. representing as whole
the judicial bench of the Government Next
came the legislative bench, Senators and
Representative in Congress. Speaker Hen
derson was among these.
Army and Navy Officers.
There was another flash of gold lace and
clank Of saber and spurs when at IL 40 the
highest ranking officers of the army and
navy were received. Side by side at the
head of the army contingent strode the
stalwart, well-known figures, Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles. commanding the
army. and Major General Henry c. Corbin.
Adiutant General.
General Miles was in the full uniform of
his high rank. with heavily gold d-broidered
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 the army staffs stationed In Washing
ton. In view of recent events. expectation
was on tiptoe as General Miles appeared
before the President, but the curious were
not rewarded with anything unusual. The
President greeted General Miles with the
same hearty courtesy ne had shown to
Others and General Miles returned the salu-
tation In the same spirit and then passed
smiling along the line. exchanging well
wishes with the ladies.
Admiral Dewey was another of the dis
tinguished callers to engage the attention
OF the crowds. He was at the head of the
long line of naval officers, all in full uni
form, and including the canking Rear Ad-
miralS and heads of the naval STAFF do
partments The Admiral wore the superb
sword voted To him by Congress for the
victory of Manila. and on his breast was
the congressional medal commemorating
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 navy. After them came the
officials of many civil branches. viz: The
regents of the Smithsonian institution. the
Commissioner of Fisheries, the Civil Service
Commission, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the Commissioner of Labor. assist
ant secretaries of departments. the Solicitor
General. the Treasurer of the United States.
Commissioner of Pensions. Commissioner of
Patents. Comptroller of the Currency. the
Associated Veterans of the War of 1854.
the Grand Army of the Republic, the mill
tary order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States. the Union Veteran Legion.
Union Veterans Union and the Spanish
War Veterans.
General Public Greeted.
At 1890 o'clock the public reception began
and great crowds accepted this first oppor-
tunity to grasp the hand OF the President.
As tho last of the callers filed by the
President took Mrs. Roosevelt on his arm
and. amid the strains of a auickstep by the
Marine Band. the presidential and Cabinet
party withdrew to the private quarters of
the mansion. Although several thousand
people E-asped the hand of the President.
he showed little fatigue. and Mrs. Roose-
welt also underwent the physical strain