The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-08
RECEPTION TO DIPLOMATS
ANOTHER BRILLIANT AFFAIR At
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Splendid Decorations Guests Received
by President and Mrs. Roosevelt in
Accompanied by the Ladies' Assembled
in the Red Room - Some of the Guests.

Washington, Jan. 7.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave a reception at the
! White House tonight in honor OF the
diplomatic corps. 1t was the first for
NAL evening levee of the season and
the first at which President and Mrs.
Roosevelt have been the host and hos
tess. A full representation of the di-
plomatic corps made the affair notably
brilliant. The floral decorations were
handsome and elaborate. There was a
delicate draping of the immense chan
deliers in the east room with wealth
of smilax; the immense mirrors were
banked with roses, carnations, hya-
cinths and lilies of the valley, while in
the large recesses around the room
there were large Jars of variegated Gro
tons.
The ceiling, pillars and other por-
tions of the room were beautifully deco
rated. In. the large red. blue and green
parlors the floral display was simple
in character, being confined to few
growing plants and cut flowers.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt re-
ceived their guests in the blue room.
Their entrance was announced by a
fanfare of trumpets by members of the
United States engineer band stationed
in the long corridor Assisting the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt were Mrs.
Root, Mrs. Knox, Mrs, smith, Mrs.
Hitchcock and Miss Wilson
The diplomatic corps accompanied by
the ladies of the legations assembled
in the red parlor and headed by Sir
Julian Paunecfote, the dean of t he
corps, passed the receiving party the
introductions being made by Colonel
Theodore Bingham. After them were
received the higher officials OF the ar
my and navy, the members of the su-
preme court, many senators and repre-
sentatives in congress and large num-
ber of resident society people of Wash
ington
President Roosevelt gave every visi-
tora hearty hand clasp and a cordial
welcome while Mrs. Roosevelt though
refraining from grasping the hands of
visitors generally, was charmingly gra-
cious in her manner She carried a
large bunch of white and purple or
chids.
All the members of the diplomatic
corps wore the full insignia of their
rank, which, with the brilliant uniforms
of the army and navy and the hand
some toilettes of the ladies' made the
scene a memorable one. The hours of |
the reception were from 9 to II o'clock. |
The music was furnished by the Ma |
rine band and the United States en- |
gineer band
Among those invited to join the re-
ceivins party in the blue room were the
members of the cabinet and the ladies' |
Of their families. the justices of the su
preme court and their ladies', Senator
Frye, General and Mrs. Miles General
and Mrs. Corbin, General and Mrs,
Wesley Merritt, Hon. Charles Francis
Adams and Mrs. Adams, Hon. Cornelius
Bliss and Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Grant Sem
ators Hanna, Foraker, Morgan, Kean,
Mcmillan, Allison, James X Jones. Ell
Iins, 7. c. Plat, Proctor and Wetmore.
and members Of their families: Hon.
Thomas F. Walsh and Mrs. Walsh.
Mrs. J. West Roosevelt, Rev. John M.
Schicll and Mrs. Cchick, Bishop and
Mrs. Satterlee Bishop Hurst, Rev. AL
,xander Mackay Smith and Mrs. Smith.