The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
new YEAR AT
WHITE HOUSE.
One OF the Brilliant Events in
Social History Of Washington.
Everybody Given an opportunity
to Meet the President.
ALL TREATED ALIKE.
Hundreds Came to See the Rem
Oyated Mansion.
Reception to OfficiaIdOm Began
at IL O'clock.
Tom, Dick and Harry Got Their
Chance After One.
ALL TREATED ALIKE.
Hundreds Came to See the Rem
OYated Mansion.
Reception to OficiaIdOm Began
at IL O'Clock.
TOm, Dick and Harry Got Their
Chance After One.

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FrAt view e"l l9N4p1iOn ''e.9
the most brilliant events IN w ashlhs-
tdn's recent social history All callers
~arn ffor0ad fhe 0nnortunitv of greet
.to t,,-,,l.,,,+ - ANS r2ooss,-eIt
and eXchan1ng with them the conpA-
rents OF the New ear. NO nlStlne llChs
vFera made ayceDt such as were rendered
asrassary In F,raservation of order. and
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---- 81 '---'ss
low, Iich ana poor-Weie aliAe cotule'i
and sincere
.as l,4 an ,,,,,or+,,,,i+,- tn sae tb.
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tf1~is "-i -i~i'- amp
White improvements Whlcn
U5hen completed viii have cost about
ssao ooo In sddffion +o a desire person
-.s-. "a 7r.
sly 20 NiSH -..S So. ", J,1,r,74-sie
ADo7tf74L d AoPps -N0" -
we're attracted by Wlsh TO see the
White House in its new and handsome
l-sssrio- finish and f11rnishiup To manv
-.--,..,. e,~.,iI;-,, A,,.i+h the interior. of
no were 41ili4liei "'-i' ''
the mansion as lJ was q year as9 lAe
Changes made were a revelation. While
In a general way rhe form of the inter
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mas ''i
Gust 102 years ago today President
.T5hu Adams and his wife opened the
White House with New Years recep-
thu To their friends ana to the public
7Avar.at nv THE dsu-u ,f +he FIRST fate
@4- v-ffhin fine vr7fIs since become his
-sric was acconpa lied bv the noise of
IN and hammer az was this dav. on
kco,lr- Of the diminished condition of
81 lower floor President and Mrs
s5ar7s received fheir a-lesfs I'm fbe room
she saoond afar now orcuniet7 inv
Hreefdanf T3oosazelf Ia ! Ifil-au4 while
fa -,7re471ente 4fsv are moro rerffy
.pmpleted IMAM was the mansion itself
{ fhat time is WIN h.. several months
afor- the tvnrJsTren wifi have finished
heif task
81 hour before the time for the for7nal
-+-fade ~ electric H-l,fe -~r,0e,ir1e,
ne .f 1gsre ,.s1-5efi,s ,,-sra ,1is,gss3 81,
H-s ,nboitt tba vasriti,ta main COR
afssar ep5 staircases Two GREAT s1i5ar-
Here arranged between the veSrfb7lta ana
itain corridor aeforain.r a briiiiant ana
asfar4f,-a bactro-o.,,,a FOR tle larf7S,7777.-
hariet uniforms of fhe Marine band e1
Heces strong. which occupied tiers of
Oats in the vestibufa In The red hl7e
snd green rooms and in he sniendid
sasf room were dfsnosed q farv vasae cor.
ainine cut flowers. nrincinaii4 Iar.ge
Fhita lilies and lilies of the valley. IL
aas notteeabl however that fba 70ra1
aec0ratfors han baar, s,,I,,,,.7i77s4e 4e7 4
Che new furnishings Of the rooms.
1t WAS "a merry ia U for +ba 17ooee4-e1f
children Prior 10 fine ,eea-ffcr7 4,ts.
aad folly time I'M the Io.,-a,. 7,s,.f NJ ~,
aouse Thev nlanifesfad the if,-aiise+ IN,
terast i'm ali the anna r,e-eIr,e,,4s
Shortly before II o'cioclr the bo,,v av
which fae reca,4f,, 49,, ny ttogi "a. g
mafir aorrs 49,. ~ ~ 1eslil' tne dlpio
ao0n1 THE ,r,ae,bsrs - til .'9.7 ~ ny Assl
tered the mansion from the sa,ifb 80
IS usual i'm order fo avoid tts - -
he throne already "a tls,.s-l - - -
-h1in ertre. no ~, rs 80 - ~ @i'04t sAe
The glare Of the electric capdeIa bra fh..
sDectarIa rrssor,ts5 ~ ,i ~ "a II 9 sli1
catherine at+{rs1 - - - N.s7iilu l'oilt'Ah
Uniforms. snarlsIirer ar,e,-is+f, Sos5- 't
haning swords sbIv-i,-s - - - ~
against the red velvet walls sl5 -.
woodwork, was gorgeous.
~ Slil-sls az II eioek the trumDete1s
announcing the arrivsi III tl,, Iaa5eIs
and Mrs Roosevelt and en- ~ ,'l
leceiving party President Poosareii
'ln Mrs Roosevelt on his arm. de-
seended the main statrraee ana ~, -l'-f.e,-
ecfoss tha main corridor a,,1 4tes-s
tne green room entered the hI,a 80
where the guests were received ~
owing them came members az Tho 81,
--Sl ana ladies'. The receiving party was
Est an tne arc OF circle in tht
-oM WlndOW Of the blue room F7sof4,,
Them were the ladies' in,-its5 20 .,--ss az ills
et"een the two sections of the raeefv-
li y a lane was formed by cord6ns
soid velvet Through this lanv
,'-c-et passed from the red room
te room and thence down +6s
INTO the east terrace and rase-
t--s -lto ne street opposite the west a,,s
me- NC oI ne treasury.