Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-01-16

| Maroon, IOI Inc establishment OF
station for his across-the-Atlantic
wireless telegraph system, is expect
ing the pleasure of entertaining Mar
conf at his Washington home in the
near future. AS soon as the date of
Marconi's visit is known Prof. Bell
will issue invitations to a large dim
party to be given in his honor,
the guests to be mostly men known
for their achievements in the scientif-
ic world. II Marconi wants lionizing
of the ordinary sort he can get his
fill in Washington, although when he
was here last he came very near
getting snubbed by officials, who ac-
cused him of trying to edo" the gov
eminent because of the price he
wanted for the use of his system of
wireless telegraphy.
The first New ] ,ar of the Roose-
velt's was great success whether
viewed as spectacle or as social
function. 1t began. at II, with the
mem bers of the cabinet and the dip
lomatic corps, every member of which
was decked out in all the gold braid
and fubdub bery Of their court uni
forms, and ended little after 2
o'clock with the public. who were
dressed in their go-as-you-please
clothes. Between the beginning and
the ending came in the order named,
the Supreme court and other mem
bers OF the judiciary, ex-members of
the cabinet. congress, the commits
sioners of the district of Colum bia,
officers of the army, navy, marine
corps and militia, regents OF the
Smithsonian Institution, the Civil
Service commission, the Interstate
commerce commission, the assistant
secretaries and bureau chiefs of the
executive departments, the various
military organizations of the Mexican,
the civil and the Spanish war and the
Oldest Inhabitants association of the
district of Columbia.
If the personal relations between
the President and Gen. Miles and Ad-
miral Dewey are strained as result
of the Presidents action on the Schley
case it was not noticed when those
two officers, at the head respectively
of the army and navy officers, shook
hands with him and extended the
greetings of tie day. Rear Admiral
Sonley did not attend the reception,
as he was out of town.
Long before the White House recep-
ton was over Gen. and Mrs. Miles
were holding one at their residence
that was rival both in attendance
and brilliance, although the surround
ings were not so impressive as. those
at the White House. Gen. and Mrs.
Miles have always held big recep-
ton on New Years day since he be-
came commander of the army, but
this was record breaker. All the
prominent men in town seemed to
make it point to show by their pres
ence that no departmental censu1e
could lessen their liking and admira-
ton for Gen. Miles.
The entire diplomatic corps left the
White House before noon and went to
the residence of Secretary and Mrs.
Hay, where they were entertained at
at buffet breakfast. The Hays are in
deep mourning and took no part in
any of the receptions, but this annual
breakfast to the diplomatic corps is
considered one of the official duties of
the Secretary of State that must be
performed.
MIS- Root, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Knox,
Mrs. Hitchcock and Miss Wilson each
assisted by prominent ladies, held at
ternoon receptions at their homes,
which were largely attended Mrs.
Root managed to get the most attrac-
tive trio of girls, in the persons Of
Miss Alice Roosevelt, and her two
cousins of New York among her as
sistants. She also had Miss Audrey
Pauncefote, daughter of the British
Am bassador, Mrs. Corbin, Gen. Cor
bins bride, and Mrs. Phil Sheridan
assisting her. Mrs. Charles Emory
Smith was one of Mrs. Knox's assist
ants. Mrs. John w. Foster, wife of
the ex- Secretary of State, was one of
Miss Wilson's assistants.
All of the official entertainments
will be crowded into this month.
Following is the White House pro-
gramme: January 2 cabinet dinner;
Z, diplomatic reception; 9 diplomatic
dinner; "A, judicial reception; Is, Su-
preme court dinner; %, COMPRESSION
al reception; so, army and navy re-
ception.
The distribution of the invitations
for Miss Alice Roosevelt's coming out