Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01
A BRILLIANT SCENE
New Year Greetings Extended
to the President.
WEATHER DELIGHTFUL
ALL BRANCHES OF OFFICIAL LIFE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Members Of the Diplomatic Corps Re-
new Assurances Of Good Will
The Annual Breakfast

The New Year reception at the White
House today was marked by dignity and
impressiveness in keeping with its character
as the most imposing of the functions pos
sible In a republic. The personality of the
Chief Magistrate of the nation and his at
tractive wife naturally dominates in every
thing about the Executive Mansion, and
was never more marked than when Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt came down just at
the stroke of II o'clock this morning to
receive and return the greetings of the New
Year with the representatives Of nearly
every nation under the sun and Of the great
American public as represented by the high
est officials of his country in every branch
of achievement.
The moment was an important one, new
orders and arrangement changing for the
better the customs that have obtained for
years past at similar events. That all had
been well thought out and planned for, the
very general comfort assured in following
the new plan was manifest at every turn.
Opening the Reception.
The scene during the last quarter Of an
hour before the reception began was not
unlike the same ceremonial of years. Col.
Bingham was present and personally direct
ing each of the small details that told in the
long run in the facility and ease with
which each man carried out his part. Mr..
Stone. the chief usher, was his able lieu
tenant in all these arrangements. The
Marine Band had the east side of the main
lobby, although there was passageway be-
tween the space it occupied on both sides.
Secretary Cortelyou was another OF the
busy participants in the way Of making
ready for the reception and throughout its
progress. With Col. Bingham, Capt.
Cowles, Major McCawley, the military es-
cort to the receiving party, there were also
Capt. Proctor and Lieut.. Wood
The program of music rendered by the
Marine Band in charge of Lieut.. Santel-
man, was follows:
1. March, THE Stars and Stripes Forever
Sou5a.
2. Overture, La Dame Blanche. .Boieldieu
3. Fantasia, The International Congress"
Sousa.
L. March, Our Glorious Banner"
Santelmann
8. Excerpts from "Cavalleria Rusticana,"
Mascagni.
6. Selection, King Dodo' ........... Luders
Z. Waltz, 'Hydropaten ..........:.. .Gung
6. March, True to the Flag" won Blon
The holly hedges between the pillars cut
off the view from the band. Instead of the
old golden gate thick red cord roped Off a
space in front Of the blue room door, where
two policemen stood guard and a corps Of
women newspaper writer's took their sta
tion. At the stroke Of IL Colonel Bingham,
Major McCawley and the other officers de-
tailed for this pleasant duty went upstairs
to escort the presidential party down.
The new east staircase, sacred now to the
uses of the household and to friends, had
Its New Year christening.
The leader Of the Marine Band on the
last marble step awaited the signal from
Colonel Bingham as he turned the step at
the first landing, and the house was filled
with music when the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt reached the corridor. The path
Of 1903 to the state functions was inaugu-
rated. President and Mrs. Roosevelt
crossed the corridor to the green ROOM
made detour Of that and entered the blue
parlor by the south door Following them
were Secretary and Mrs. Hay. Postmaster
General and Mrs. Payne, the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs Knox and the Secretary OF
Agriculture and Miss Wilson.
The receiving party stood in front of the
south windows, abandoning the spot near
the other side of the so long a marked one
space is now marked off by a fancy but
sturdy rope. drawn through three stout
brass supports.
Arrival of the Diplomats.
The facilities now enjoyed at the White
House permit so many entrances that the
Old-time method the diplomats enjoyed OF
entering through a window seems a relic
of century ago.
The foreigners came today by the south
balcony to the basement picture gallery
Then they were shown upstairs by either
the east or the west stone stairways. They
gathered In the red room of old, and the
brilliant minglng of court costumes and
military and naval uniforms, and the some
what less effective but no less becoming
toilettes of the women folks made picture
that was worth crossing the continent tC
see. Fifteen minutes there Of assembling
and exchange OF greetings In the most
diplomatic of French. for the Europeans
and the liquid beauties Of the language OF
the Castilians formed the chorus. The dip.
lomats formed hollow square and ap.
preached the blue room by the south door
AS the dean of the corps the German am
bassador led his colleagues to the presence
of the President. The Secretary Of Stat,
at the right of the President durinl
the diplomatic reception.
The phrase behind the line has aIst
passed into Obscurity by the new thod,
in use. 1t is the President and his wifi,
who have this distinction now and the spe
cial guests invited to receive have the res
of the room to themselves. This arrange
sion passing before the receiving party ant
affords access also by the two other door.
10 the red and green parlors.
The Receiving Party.
In the receiving party In front of tn,
lire this morning there were: Mrs. Wads
worth. the Misses Shaw, Miss Root, Mis-
Knox, Miss Jones, Mrs. w. s. Cameron
the Misses Hitchcock, Mrs. George B
Cortelyou. Miss Kinds, Mrs. T. A. Bng
ham, Mrs. w. S. Cowles, Mrs. William
Loeb, jr. Mrs. b. +. Barnes Mrs. II. H. d
Peirce. Mrs. William Cary Sanger, Mrs
Charles H. Darling. Mrs. Fuller, Miss Full
Ter. Mrs. Wallace. Miss Wallace Mrs. Har
Ian, the Misses Harlan Miss Child, Mrs
James S. Harlan, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Brewer
Miss Brewer. Miss McKibbin. Mrs. Shiras
Mrs. White. Mrs. Peckham. Mrs. McKenna
the Misses McKenna, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs
Nj. A. Hanna. Miss Phelps. Mrs. j. C. Bur
rows, Mrs. X. A. Alger, Mrs. Shelby NJ
Cullom, Miss Victoria Fisher. Mrs. Stephe,
b. Elkins. Miss Elkins, Mrs. Charles w
Fairbanks, Mrs. II. r. Allen, Mrs. J. X
Jones, Mrs. ]. X. Jones. tr., Miss Sue r
Jones, Miss Baucham. Mrs. Kean, tn,
Misses kean, Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge
Mrs, George Cabot Lodge, the Misses Nor
gan, Mrs. o. II. Platt. Mrs. Redfeld Proc
tor, Miss Proctor. Mrs. Henry NJ. Tel
Ter. Mrs. Joseph b. Foraker, Mis-,
Louise Foraker. Mrs William B
Bate. Mrs. Childs, Miss Mastin, Mrs
Eugene Hale Mrs Depew, Miss Paulding
Mrs. John Dalzell Miss Kitzmiller, Mrs
Charles ii. Grosvenor Mrs. Constance G
Mckee, Miss Louise G. Leete. Mrs. g. E
Payne. Mrs. George w. Steele, Mrs. Rober
r. Hit, Miss Richardson, Mrs. ]. c. Sibley