The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
THOUSANDS ATTEND NEW YEARS
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs Roosevelt Exchange Greetings With Many Dis
tin@uisled Men of the Nation and an Army of Citizens
Who Wait for Hours for Their Turn.


, led the line of army officers. who preceded
| the navy. At the head of the latter were
| Rear Admirals Remey aud Melville. Cen
| eral Heywsod, commandant OF the Marine
Corps with his detachment, preceded the
! District militia.
| The army officers appeared for the first
; time as a body in their new dress uniforms
Now aad then an officer has been seen at
tired In the new regulation uniform. re-
Gently prescribed by the department. hut to-
day the full effect of the change was to be
seen The new cap with tiaring top. which
has taken the place cf the old cap. which
was inclined to lose shape with wear. is Il
distinctive feature of the change. The
frocks are elabOrateiy ornamented. thus
producins a more snowy effect.
The gold-bedecked full dress OF the army
officers. the buliion-laden garb of the naval
officers and the gorgeous attire of the ma
iine officers, the last more conspicuous for
color than golden embellishments. present
ed a spectacle 70 Whit less than that CT the
Diplomatic Corps
PRESIDENT GREETS THE PUBLIC.
At the conclusion of this feature of the
| rec eption the assistant secretaries of de-
sisted postmasters general and various
heads OF bureaus We're received.
IN this section Vice Governor Luke
Wright Of the Philippines was Il notable
figure. The President gave him most cor
dial greeting.
Then were received the Society of the Cin-
cincinnati. the Associated Veterans of the
War of 1si6-4I. the military order of the
LOYAL Legion. the Grand Army, the Union
Ee!eran League, the Union Veterans
Union, Spanish War Veterans and the mem
bers, of the Oldest Inhabitants Association
of the District of Columbia
At o'clock the reception to citizens gen
orally began. For hours hundreds cf people
of all ages colors. sexes and conditions had
! been waiting TO greet the President aud
receive his greeting. The line passed
slowly through the main entrance of the
White House across the corridor into the
Red Room. and thence past the President
in the Blue Room.
The President had q happy CHEEKY greet
| ing for all.
The throng was typically American, hap
weather throughout the reception was so de-
liGhtfui that none suffered any discomfort
or Inconvenience from the long wait in line
which many of them had. There was no
hurrying, and sometimes slight delays oc-
Cured. as the President or Mrs. Roosevelt
exchanged pleasantres with particular
friends.
Occasionally the President varied the for
mality of the receiving by inviting. as a
special compliment, come personal friend or
digntary of rank to take place with the
receiving party.
Mrs .dsHfon RSSssyet endured the long strain of
Roosevelt. not knowing how long it might
yet continue. left the Presidents side, and
was escorted by CAPTAIN Cowles to luncheon
In the private apartments OF the mansion.
TIME EXTENDED.
The gates We're closed at 2:25. the line
by that time having passed within grounds.
at 2:34.
The President. after chatting a few min
utes with the receiving party. retired to hi,
private apartments for luncheon. Accord
ing to programme. the reception should
have ended al . o'clock. hut the President
directed that all persons In line should be
afforded opportunity of entering the
White House and being received. The total
number of callers fell a trifle short of I0Dl.
The President extended cordial greeting
and handshake to each one. He wa, par
ticularlv interested in the babies. many of
whom were carried by their parents At
the conclusion of the reception the Presi-
dent manifested little fatigue and expressed
himr-elf as being delighted at the opportuni-
ty he had enjoyed of meeting many Of
his friends.
The police arrangements were under the
personal supervision of Major Sylvester and
Chief. Wilkie of the Secret Service was
present with agents Of his corps.
The detectives permitted no one TO pass
The line with hand in a pocket or COW
cred. SO perfect were the arrangements
that not n hitch occurred throughout the
entire programme.
MISS ROOSEVELT'S BON PARTY.
Washington. Jan. 1.--ro-n!ght President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained n number
of out-of-town friends at dinner. The State
dining-room newly finished and being more
suited for such functions than the private
dining-room was used for the occasion.
After the dinner. the guests were gwen n
box party by Miss Alice Roosevelt at the
Now National Theatpr where Miss Annie