Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01

II was nearIy ten minutes past oscaocks
when the PreAidsnt concluded shAkiug
hands with the organizations and the nxst
Of the long line OF the public was adj
mitted
This line had been gathering Tor two
hours prior to that time. and when
o'clock arrived the line extended on Penn
sylvania avenue 70 18th street ana far
nue., near the Corcoran Art Gallery. II
was increased later.
At fifteen minutes to o'clock 400 per-
sons had passed In the doors OF the White
House and been received by the President.
but the line was still beyond 18th street
and there were thousands still to shake
hands with the chief executive. Last year
the White House and shook hands with the
President. That there were more persons
In ine today than last year appeared to be
the unanimous opinion Of officials of the
White House who had assisted Tor years
In handling the receptions
seven Thousand Persons Attend.
The President shook hands with the last
person few minutes after 2:30 O'Clock.
The registering machine at the front door
showed that $3.50 people had passed This
was exclusive Of the privileged people who
total was probably 1000.
The Diplomatic Breakfast.
At II o'clock the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Hay were in their own drawing room
to receive the diplomatic corps. The Hay
residence. at 10th and H streets. was SUR
rounded by carriages and around the en-
trance the waiting footmen. respondent in.
their masters liveries, gave token of the
official character OF the scene transpiring
on the other side Of the Threshold. The
mansion from the very doorway was bright
and suggestive of the elegant hospitality
being extended to the representatives OF
many lands. Mrs. Hay received in the
main drawing room, where flowers on man
tells and window lodges, added new attrac-
lions. The spaciousness OF the library ad-
Joining and the hall and large dining room
was needed to give comfortable moving
space to the guests. When breakfast vas
announced 1t was the German ambassador
who had the pleasure Of escorting Mrs.
Hay across the hall to the dining room, the
host taking Nine. Approx, wife OF the
Mexican ambassador. The function, quite
the most formal event OF the year at the
residence of the premier of the administra-
ton, was over shortly after / o'clock.
Mrs. Hay did not hold public reception
this afternoon.
The Cabinet Receptions.
Mrs. Shaw, wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury had a large reception and her
first New Year fete at the Capitol. She
was assisted by Mrs. Burrows, wife Of the
senator from Michigan: Mrs. o. l.. Spauld-
Ing, Mrs. Milton E. Allies and Mrs. II. A.
Taylor, wives Of the assistant secretaries
of the Treasury Department; Mrs. j. P.
O'Connor, Mrs. Herman Schriner, Miss
O'Conneu, Miss Patten, Miss Showalter,
Miss Fountain and the Misses Shaw, both
of whom are at home from college for the
holidays.
At the home of the Attorney General, one
OF the finest in the cabinet circle, Mrs.
Knox began her pleasant reception after
returning from the White House. Callers
were numerous throughout the afternoon.
Mrs. knoxs assistants were all women OF
wide acquaintance and visitors found many
topics to discuss. Mrs Rixey, wife Of the
surgeon general of the navy; Mrs. Foster,
wife of the eX-secretary of state; Mrs.
Wood wife OF Gen. Leonard Wood; Mrs.
Hoyt, wife of Assistant Attorney General
Henry NJ. Hoyt; Mrs. Beck, wife of Assist
ant Attorney General James NJ. Beck; Mrs.
Richards, wife of the solicitor general Of
the Department of Justice; Mrs. Allen Miss
Quay, Miss Kellogg, Miss Mohler. Miss
Helen Johnson and Miss Knox.
The reception held by Mrs. Payne, wife
of the Postmaster General, was an eXcep-
tionally pleasant one. The family had the
house on II street belonging to the Airing
ton Hotel which has all the retirement of
a private residence. as 1t has separate
entrance The two drawing rooms were
decorated with plants and flowers and
collation. was spread in the dining room at
the rear. Mrs. Payne was assisted by her
siSter-in-law, Mrs. Cameron, and Miss Louise
Jones. her niece. and the following friends:
Mrs. WetmOTe, wife of the senator from
Rhode Island; Mrs. r. j. Wynne, wife of
the first assistant postmaster general; Mrs.
MetCalf. wife of the member from Califor-
MIA; Mrs. Mcclellan. Miss kean, sister OF
the New Jersey senator, and Miss Macomb.
Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secretary of
Agriculture, had a large receiving party
n nd alters. Her home
Ceedingiy pretty with abundance of flow
ers and plants and softly shaded lights. In
her receiving party were Mrs. Thomas f.
Walsh Mrs Cooper, Mrs. Willis Moore,
Mrs. Samuel Reber, Mrs. ]. p. Dolliver,
Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Chas. G.. Bennett,
Nine. Pezet, Mrs. George Fabyan of Chi
cage, Mrs. Burr. Mrs. Stilson Hutchins,
Miss Grace Mckinley, Miss Deerins, Miss
Helen Ffoulke, Miss Louise Foraker, Miss
Marion Gallaudet. Miss Cockrell. Miss Anna
Cockrell, Miss Elsie Curtis. Miss Enrol
Cuthbert Brown. Miss Elizabeth kean and
Miss Winnifred Mattingly.
BY the mourning retirement of Mrs. Root,
wife of the Secretary of War; Mrs. Hitch
cock, wife of the Secretary of the Interior,
there were two receptions omitted, both OF
which would have been interesting to hun
dreds of callers.
The reception held by Mrs. Dewey and the
Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Moody, at the
home of the former on Rhode Island ave-
nue. was among the happiest of the day.
The occasion only needed the presence of
the gallant admiral himself to make it per-
feet. Mrs. Dewey is a charming hostess,
and the opportunity TO pay her the compli-
ments of the season have been so rare that
the chance today was not neglected. The
hours from l 10 gave ample time TO all
who desired to enter the house, famous as
the gift of the nation to the most idoliZed
of modern heroes. Few houses are ar
ranged with daintier taste, and naturally
fewer still can boast of the souvenirs and
tokens 1t contains from admiring country
men.
The brlliancy of the scene at the White
House when the officers of the army. navy
and Marine Corps passed in review before
the head of the nation was repeated again
and again during the afternoon. A sea-
sonable collation. was served. In the group
of assistants were Mrs. Hale, Miss Alice
Roosevelt, Miss McKenna, Miss Boardman,
Miss Taunt, Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, Miss
Margaret Dix and Miss Williams, with the
following young women, all daughters of
naval officers: Miss Van Reypen, Miss
Reamy, Miss Betty Davis, Miss Barnes,
Miss MCGOWAN, Miss Train, Miss Logan,
Miss Schroeder, Miss Greer Miss Wallace,
Miss Rush. Miss Terry, Miss Shepard, Miss
Miller, Miss Endicott, Miss Lambertou ana
Miss Sargent.
Another reception of an official character
was held at the home of the adjutant gen