Evening star., 1902-01-01

President the veteran organizations all
went to the War Department to greet
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding
the United States army.
The veteran organizations were received
at 12:15 o'clock. The various members Of
the twenty-one posts OF the Grand Army
of the Republic and the members Of the
Old Guard gathered at Grand Army Hail
at IL o'clock this morning and proceeded to
the White House In body forty-five min
utes later The column was headed by
ment OF the Potomac. and the other depart
ment officers, including Benjamin F. Ming
nam: senior vice commander: Ivory G.
kfmball Junior vice commander; DIR. Tflos.
Calver. medical director: Edward c. Ste
yens, chaplain: B. P. Entrikn. assistant
adJutant general; George e. Davis, assist
ant quartermaster general George P. Da-
Wis, Judge advocate: Alfred Shaw, fnspec-
tor: II. w. Burns. chief mastering offcer,
and 0. HI. Oldroyd. chief OF staff. There
were several hundred Of the veterans in
line, and their appearance. as usual. at
tracted a great deal of attention. At 12:45
O'Clock the members Of the Grand Army
called on Gen. Miles at the headquarters
OF the army in the War Department.
The three local encampments Of the Union
Veteran Legion turned out full ranks this
morning, when. preceded by Col J. Edwin
Browne. the new national commander,
they called upon Gen. Miles at his Office in
calling upon the commanding general of
the army the members of the legion
awaited their place in the line of White
House callers and followed the Grand
Army posts.
About 300 members of the Union Vet
erans' Union proceeded to the White House
today to greet the President. There are
hve regiments of the union in Washington,
the Hancock. Logan, Sedgwfck, Green Clay
Smith and Shaw regiments, and all were
represented in the line. The veterans met
at 9th and F streets. where they were
formed into line under command of Com
mander John F. Meacham of the Division
of the Potomac. At 9th and F streets the
column was Joined by Gen. Robert st. Il.
Dyrenforth, commander-in-chief Of the u.
V. O., and his staff. Gen. Dyrenforth has
put recently recovered from serious ILL
ness. and this was his first public appear
ance since that time. Gen. Dyrenforth's
staff consisted Of George F. Foote, ad-
jutant general; Ferdinand F. Bogia, quar-
termaster general; Eugene B. Payne and
Charles w. Bowman, assistant adjutants
general: 8. 8. Yoder. judge advocate gen
eral; DR.. c. Y. Petteys. surgeon general;
John Middleton, chief mastering officer.
and the following aids-de-camp: Robert
Alton, past commander-in-chief; s. ..
Yoder, past cOmmander-in-chief; Harlow s.
Street, past commander-in-chief: j. X.
Hayes past division commander: A. IA.
Legge. past division commander: W. Il.
Dement,. Mexican war veteran: E. w. Oys-
ter. Fred. Hope and ]. M. Chase.
The District Corps of Spanish War Vet
Grams had today as its guest In the call at
the White House Gen. William H. Hubbeil
Of New York, the national commander OF
the organization. He arrived in the city
last night. Gen. Hubbell was accompanied
today by Col M. Emmet Uren, the senior
vice commander. Lee NJ. Lipscomb was IN
command of the several commands of the
district Corps.
Reception of the Public.
When the public reception began at twen-
ty minutes past 1 the program was then
forty-five minutes late, but nobody seemed
disturbed over that. The time
had flown by on golden wings, and every
minute had been full of pleasurable incl
dents to those who participated, as well as
to those who watched it. Miss Wilson was
the last of the receiving party to relin-
quish her position near Mrs Roosevelt. The
President took a rest for five minutes be-
fore the public reception began.
Mrs. Roosevelt stood near him but only
bowed and smiled and did not shake hands
with the callers who passed rapidly by her.
The procession was too long to allow each
Bingham remained at the Presidents left
hand throughout the public reception. Mrs
Roosevelt engaged in conversation off and
on with her sister, Miss Carow Mrs.
Cowles and a few of their personal friends
who remained till the last.
most interested spectator was young
Ethel Roosevelt who stood near Comman-
der Cowles at the blue room door.
This bright-faced little girl wore a SIM
pie white muslin frock with a pink sash
and hair bow. Now and then she would
leave her point of observation to exchange
a word with her mother-but she never in
terrupted the President by venturing near
him. Her wondering eyes often took in
the proportions of the big policemen and
the brawny secret service man, who stood
a few feet from her father
AS a handshaker the President will prob
ably establish a record that will eclipse his
nrpdPcQSSOrS mn Of
the athlete. The line when the reception
began extended up to the War Department,
and at O'Clock 1t was still the same size
and extent.
This turnout of the public reminded old
employees of the house of the Cleveland
New Year days. which were always perfect
as to weather.
Miss Roosevelt. who had an engagement
to receive with her two cousins. the Misses
Roosevelt of New York, at the home of the
Secretary of War, did not remain for the
public reception.
The last caller, tiny, little lad, was re-
ceived at twenty-five minutes to ), when
he had passed the President clapped his
hands with a hearty laugh and a loud
Good"
The ordeal was over and he knew as
well as thousands Of others that his first
reception had been a huge success
Mrs. Roosevelt stayed till the last caller
before going up stairs.
The President stayed to chat it over for
son and others, and then without escort
went upstairs, too.
Attended by Over 5000 Persons.
At 2:20 o'clock the persons in the rear of
the line were just outside of the White
House grounds. and the tabulating ma
chimes showed that 1890 people had passed
In through the doors.
Ten minutes later the number was nearly
I, 100, with still long line of people. 1t
was easily seen that the total number re-
ceiyed would be something over 5000, the
largest number of persons ever in the
White House at a New Year reception
President Mckinley, at his reception a
year ago. shook hands with about 37OO
people. All the old attaches pronounced
the crowd a record-breaker.
The President, hearing some suggestions
of shutting OFF at go o'clock, sent out
word that every man, woman and child
who desired to shake hands must be ad-
mitted.
The policemen and attendants were doing
all they could to push the crowd through
at a good pace, and inside the house was
heard Step lively, please Little faster"
Hustle along" &c.
At the finish, when the front door was
closed the tabulating machines registered
S,100 people as having passed In the front
door and 251 In the rear doors.