The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-02

SNLNaA4fNS anu ietSt III the Ati1E VI dAll-
bassadors was Baron Hengeimuller, the
Austria Hungarian ambassador. re-
Gently raised to the higher diplomatic
rank
Mr.. Constantine Brun was the first
of the ministers TO be received, he hav-
ing the distinction of being the senior
minister
Cuba was represented today for the
first time, Senior Gonzales de Quesada
having the honor of extending the first
greetings of a new year TO the Dresi-
dent on behalf of the new island re-
public In all thirty-five embassies and
legations We're represented at the re-
ceDtion. Soon after the diplomatic
corps had been received. Secretary and
Mrs. Hay left the receiving line and re-
paired to their residence where, at
noon, they received and entertained at
luncheon the foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatjOn Of the city
Supreme Court Presented.
After the diplomats President and
Mrs. Roosevelt received the supreme
court of the United States, headed by
Chief Justice Fuller All of the JUS
tees We're accompanied by the ladies
of their household. Then followed the
judges of the United States court of
claims and of the district courts of ap-
peals and of the supreme court of the
I district. eX-cabinet members and ex-
ministers of the United States.
At ll:30 the reception of senators,
representatives and delegates began.
Seemingly there We're fewer than IN
former years. owing largely to the fact
that more than a majority of the con-
gresSmen have not returned to Wash
ington from their holiday vacations.
Following the congressional came the
military contingent, composed of Off
GERS Of the army and navy and marine
| corps, together with the general and
staff of the militia of the District Of
! Columbia. General Miles. who is in
China, and Admiral Dewey, who is at
! Culebra islands. and who led the mil
itary procession last year, were both
absent. Major General Young. next in
rank to General Miles. accompanied by
Major General COrbin, adJutant gen.
eral of the army. led the line Of army
| officers. who proceeded the navy. At the
mead of the la,-er were Rear Admirals
| Remey and Melville. General Haywood,
commandant of the marine corps. with
his detachment, preceded the district
military.
New Uniforms Worn.
( The army officers appeared for the
first time as a body in their new dress
uniforms. Now and then an officer has
! been seen attired in the new regulation
/ uniform recently prescribed by the de-
/ partment, but today the full effect of
/ the change was to be seen. The new
/ cap, with flaring top, which has taken
! the place of the old cap which was in
clined to lose shape with wear, is a
| distinctive feature of the change. The
( frOcks are deliberately Crnamented,
| thus producing a more snowy effect.
| The gold bedecked full dress of the
/ army officers, the bulliOn-laden garb of
| the naval officers and the gorgeous at
! tire of the marine officers, the last
3 4. .ar.~1
/ a spectacle no whit less than that of
| the diplomatic corps.
/ At the conclusion of this feature of
( the reception the assistant secretaries
/ of departments, assistant attorney gen
/ erals, assistant postmaster generals and
various heads of bureaus were received.
/ In this section Vice Governor Luke
i Wright of the Philippines was a notable
! figure. The president gave him most
I cordial greeting. Then were received
/ the Society of the Cincinnatis, the As
! ISOLATED Veterans of the War of 1S46-47
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
| the Grand Army, the Union Veteran
| Legion, the Union Veterans union
Spanish war veterans and the members
of the Oldest Inhabitant association OF
| the District of Columbia.
At l o'clock the reception to citizens
! generally began. For hours hundreds
of people of all ages, color, sexes and
| conditions had been waiting to greet
/ the president and receive his greeting
The line passed slowly through tbs
| 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 a happy. cheerful
greeting for all.
An American Throng.
The throng was typicalIy American
hearty. fine looking and well dressed
The weather was so delightful thai
none suffered from the long wait in
the line. There were some slight de-
lays as the president exchanged pleas
| antries with some particular person
Occasionally the president varied thu
| formality of the receiving by inviting
| some personal friend or dignitary t
! take a place with the receiving party
Mrs. Roosevelt endured the IONS
strain of the reception admirably. 4
! few minutes before the close Of the re
ception Mrs. Roosevelt. not knowing
how long it might continue, left th'
presidents side and was escorted BY
Captain Cowles TO luncheon in the pri
vate apartments of the mansion.
The gates were closed at 2:25, thu
line by that time having passed with
in the grounds. The reception of call
ers was concluded at 2:34 The presi
with the receiving party, retired to hi
private apartments Tor luncheon. Ac
cOrding TO programme, the reception
should have ended at O'Clock, but thu
president directed that all persons il
line should be afforded an opportunit.
of entering the White House and be
ing received The total number o
callers fell a trihe short of 1000. Tn
president extended a cordial greeting
and handshake to each one. He wa
particularly interested in the babies
many of whom We're carried by thei
parents
At the conclusion of the reception tn
president manifested little fatigue an
expressed himself as being delighte'
at the opportunity ne had enjoyed o
meeting so many of his friends. Tn
police arrangements were under tn
personal supervision of Major Syl
vester. and Captain Willzie of the Sc
cret service was present with agent
of his corps. The detectives permitte
no one to pass the line with hands il
pockets or covered. So perfect wer
the arrangements that not a hitch oc
Cured throughout the entire pro
gramme.
DANGER POINT PASSED.
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