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

his secretary, Djedal Munf Bey: the charge
d'affaires Of Venezuela Mr. Pulido; the
Herrara: the charge daffaires Of Switzer-
land. Mr.. Lardy: the charge d'affaires of
China, Mr.. Shen Tung. and attaches Of
legation; Mr.. Henry G. K. Heath, repre-
republic.
The Diplomatic Ladies.
Nine. Scheck, wife of the agriculture ex-
pert at the German embassy, who was the
first woman in the foreign circle to be pre-
sented to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
was beautifully gowned in a gray blue
broadcloth. with which she wore a large
white hat.
Nine. Azpiroz wore one of the most ele-
CANT toilettes Of the day. demi-trained
dress Of black velvet and small toque
with white lace and jet. Her daughter,
Nine Perez, was in a French gown of dove
gray broadcloth. very deliberately embroid-
cred in open work Her becoming hat was
of white lace and jet
Nine Hengelmuller wore light gray cloth
with crossed stripes in squares of light
brocade. Her hat was a soft white felt on
the face, and her furs, tippet and mum
Of sable.
Countess Cassini was in cream white
cloth and a big white hat.
Lady Herbert was Respondent in sapphire
Z.
Nine. Takahtra was In steel blue panne
velvet, dark hat and furs.
Nine. Asss Brasil wore white cloth. a
long black wrap. black hat and an ermine
tippet. 81.
Nine. Pact was in a dainty dress of
light gray, satin trimmed, with lace and a
picture hat Of fur and lace.
Mime. Quesada was in a smart dress OF
light cloth. Nine. Leger was beautifully
gowned in black and her young nieces wore
pretty light silks.
Nine Mayor DIES Planches wore mauve
cloth, trimmed with sable, and wore sable
collar and muff.
Nine de Margerie, wife Of the French
charge daffaires, wore a smart costume Of
heavy Irish lace and a large white hat.
The judiciary.
There was large representation of the
United States Supreme Court and the jul
dical bodies Of the District, many ladies
being among the callers. The chief justice
and Mrs. Fuller headed the line as it was
formed in the lobby in readiness to enter
the blue room. Other members Of the court
present were Justices Harlan, Brewer.
Brown, Shiras, White, Peckham, McKenna
and Holmes. Mr. Justice Holmes received
considerable attention as the latest add1 d.
tion to the court, being greeted cordially
everywhere. Mr.. James H. McKenney,
clerk of the court, was also present In line
The Court of Claims was well represented,
preme Court of the District of Columbia.
and the Spanish treaty claims commission.
Mr.. H. B. F. Mcfarland, Mr.. Henry l..
West and Col. Biddle, Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, were present, follow
ing the representatives Of the several judi
cial bodies. Mrs. West joined Commissioner
West in the blue room at the receiving line
and extended the compliments of the season
to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
OF the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia there were present Chief Justice
Bingham. Justices Hagner. Anderson. Cla-
baugh, Barnard and Of the Court Of APP
present Civil Service Commissioners Proc
ter, Foulke and Garfield were together in
the line.
Members Of Congress.
The reception at the White House on New
Year day is never very largely attended, by
senators and representatives, for the reason
that so many of them are out of the city
at this season Of the year. Although Con-
gress is but so slightly represented at this
time there was quite large representation
today Many of the callers were accom-
panied by ladies. Among the guests were
Senators Jones Of Arkansas, Spooner Of
Wisconsin, Scott of West Virginia, Bate Of
Tennessee. McComas of Maryland, Fair
banks Of Indiana, Foraker Of Ohio, Depew
of New York, Hale of Maine and Platt of
Connecticut. Among the members of the
House present were Representatives John
Wesley Gaines of Tennessee, Hit OF Illinois,
Joy of Missouri, Champ Clark of Missouri.
Griggs of Georgia, Bell of Colorado Morris
of Minnesota, Sperry of Connecticut, Dali
zell Of Pennsylvania, Wachter of Maryland
Former Representative Farquhar OF New
York was also present.
The Army.
One Of the most interesting features OF
the reception was the purely military line
composed Of officers of the army, navy and
Marine Corps. There was an unusually
large repres entation of each branch of the
service, and the entire body was resplen-
dent In snowy uniforms of blue and gold
lace, with the distinctive emblems of par
ticular corps. The officers OF the army
were conspicuous by the elaborate decora-
lions of their uniforms. They wore the new
full-dress uniform for the first time in pub
lie. The dress coat differs mainly from its
predecessor in having the corps insignia
displayed on the coat sleeve with lavish
display Of gold lace.
Lieut. Gen. Miles was missing from his
usual place at the head of the line. he being
at present in the orient.
He was represented, however, by Coils
Babcock, Reber and sibley. of his staff
Department., and before proceeding to the
White House, paid their respects to Secre-
tary Root in his office. Maj. Gems. Corbin
and Young headed the line as it proceed
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lowing according to their arrangement in
the Army Register. The adjutant generals
department was represented by Col Hall,
Lieut.. Coils. Kerr, Mccain, Ennis and john
ston, Majors Greene, Parker and Freder-
lex; the inspector generals department by
Gen. Breckenridge and Lieut. Col. Mills;
the judge advocate generals department
by Gen. Davis and Lieut.. Col Crowder;
the quartermasters department by Gen.
Ludington, Col. Patten, Lieut.. Col. True
Majors Ruhlen. Long. Hodgson, French
and Cruise, Capts. Carson, Baker. Dare and
Horton; the subsistence department by Gen.
Weston, Col. Alexander, Maj. Gallagher
and Capt. Murray; the medical department
by Gen. OReilly, Col. Dewitt and Majs.
Birmingham. Borden, McCaw, Glennan,
La Garde and Kean, Capts. Shaw, Wilson,
Darnall, Reynolds, Lieuts. Church, Ford,
Dean and all the student officers and at
tendants at the army medical school; the
pay department by Gen. Bates and Coils.
Sniffin and Baird; the corps Of engineers,
by Gen. Gillespie. Coils. Mackenzie, Allen,
Lusk, Miller and Black, Majs. Hodges, Abb
bolt and Lockwood, Capts Sewell Patrick.
Burr, Judson, McKinstry, Walker, Kutz
and McIndoe, and Lieuts. Rhett. Putnam.
waldron, McDoough, Stokey, johnson,
Poole, Bell, Jackson, Adams, Brooke. Guth-
RE and Gewett; the ordnance department
by Gen. Crozier, Col. Mordecai, Maj. Nc
Naliy, Capts, Bruff, Gibson, Williams,
Joyce Dickson, Wheeler and Babbitt; the
signal corps by Gen. Greedy, Capt. Nesmith
and Lieuts. Stamford, Hathaway and Cliff