The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-01
FOLLOWING IN PROCESSION.

bassador, whose successor has not set
| arrived.
| FOLLOWING IN PROCESSION.
Following the German ambassador and
| suit came Count Cassini, the Russian
Ambassador. and stan: Senior Aspiroz
4 or Mayor des Planches. the Italian am
| bassador, and STAN. and Sir Michael
Herbert the Bri ash ambassador and
suite. After the French representatives
| and last In the line of ambassadors was
| Baron Hengelmuller, the Austrian am
9il 9iplomSac rank Paa re'eny Mr. cpastantin ss Brm n
ceived. being the senior minister. Cuba
Senior Gonzales de Quesada had the
honor OF extending the first greetings OF
a new year to the president on behalf OF
bassies and legations were represented
at the reception.
Soon after the diplomatic corps had
Hay left the receiving line for their resi-
dence at 10th street and Lafayette
square, where they received and enter
representation in the city at noon.
After the diplomats President and Mrs:
RSoosevelt RECEIVED the supreme e..,oS court T. OF
tice Fuller All Of the justices were ac-
companled by the ladies' OF their house
Tntsd .P stntes eort OF eiaimss those % of
the district court OF appeals and OF the
supreme court OF the District OF Colum-
bia. ex-cabinet members and ex-minis-
ters OF the United States.
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES,
At 1850 a. m. the reception OF senators.
representatives and delegates in congress
began. Seemingly there were fewer than
in some former years. largely because a
majority OF the congressman have not
returned TO Washington from their holi-
day vacation.
Following the congressional, came the
military contingent composed OF officers
OF the United States army and navy and
marine corps with the general and the
STAFF OF the militia OF the District OF
Columbia. General Miles who In in China.
and Admiral Dewey who is In command
OF the combined fleets at Culebra Island.
were both absent.
Major General Young next In rank
TO General Miles accompanied by Major (
General Corbin, adjutant general OF the
army led the line OF army officers who
preceded the naval officers At the
head of the latter were Rear Admirals
Remey and Melville. General Haywood.
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 uni
forms. Today, therefore, the full effect
Of the change was TO be seen. The new
the place of the old cap which was in |
clined to lose shape with wear II dis |
tinctive feature of the change The frocks
are elaborately ornamented. producing a |
more SNOWY effect
The military procession formed at the |
offices of the Secretary OF war and the !
secretary of the navy and marched to |
the White House. reaching there at 1145
o'clock, the appointed hour for their re-
ception by the president
CORDIAL GREETING.
AT the conclusion OF this part OF the
reception the assistant secretaries OF de-
partments. the assistant attorneys gen
eral. the assistant postmasters general. |
the heads OF bureaus and the department
tai chiefs In the government service were |
received. In this section Vice Governor |
Luke Wright OF the Philippines was n |
notable figure. The president gave him |
most cordial greeting. Then the so
ciety Of the Cincinnati. the Associa ted |
Veterans of the war of 1saa44z- the NH I
itary order OF the Loyal Legion. the |
Grand Army OF the Republic. the Union |
Veteran Legion, the Union veterans |
Union. Spanish War Veterans and the |
members OF the Oldest inhabitants asso-
citation of the District OF Columbia were
received. At ] o'clock the reception 10 /
citizens generally began. For hours hun
dreds of people OF all ages. oolors, sexes
and conditions had been waiting in line
TO greet the president and to receive
hts greeting. The lin, passed slowly
through the main entrance OF the White
House across the corridor into the rel
room and thence past the president ind
party I'm the blue room. President |
Roosevelt had greeting for all.
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