The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-07
WHITE HOUSE NEW YEAR
Unusual Precautions Taken for Pro:
lection of President at Reception.
No Concealed Hands Allowed.

No Concealed Hands Allowed.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt inau-
! gurated Friday the official season in
the national capital with brilliant
New Years reception at the white
| house.
For more than a hundred years it
has been an unbroken custom of presi-
dents Of the United States to receive
on New Years day all officials of the
government located in Washington
and such citizens as might care to pay
their respects to the nations chief
magistrate.
All persons, rich or poor, with or
without rank, were given gracious
greeting by the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt
First to be received were the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. All of the
ambassadors and ministers were &C.
companied by their entire suites.
AS dean Of the corps, Count Cassini.
| the Russian ambassador and master OF
the imperial court, occupied the posi-
tion of honor at the head Oft he line.
Following the representative Of the
czaf in order were Senor Don Manuel
FDe Aspiros, the Mexican ambassador.
and staff; Baron Hengelmuller, i: the
ambassador of Austria Hungary, Baron
ess Hengelmuller and the ambassa.
doris staff; NJ. J. J. Jusserand, French
ambassador, Nine. Jusserand and
suite; Baron Speck, Won sternberg, The
German ambassador, Baroness Won
sternberg and the embeasssy staff,
and Sir Henry .Durand. the British. am,
bassador, Lady. Durand and the embas,
sy staff. In the absence oft he Italian
ambassador, Count De Celleri. the
charge d'affaires OF the embassy, ae,
companied by his, taft, represented the
Italian, government. =, ... .-.,~ -.
Among the representatives OF the na'
lstions of the world it was noticed that
there was one absentee. Colombia,
one Of tho coyntry's sister represen'
-tatives OF the south, was not repre-
scented at the reception.
Among the ministers who attended a
New Years reception at the white
house for the first time were Sir Chen
Liang- Cheng, Of China ....
In gorgeous oriental suits, silks and
satins. were General Hernandez, OF
Venezuela, and M. Du Marthuray, OF
Switzerland.4 In all thirty.five ,coun-
tries of the world were represented at
the reception. 49,, -.
| Following the diplomatic corps, the
members of the United States supreme
court, headed by Chief Justice Fuller,
were received.
The reception of members OF con-
gress began at 11:30 o'clock. Com:
paratively few were in attendance, as
many Of the senators and representa-,
, tives have not yet returned from their
holiday visits to their homes.
For the first time at q reception
the army was led. by officers of the
general staff, Following the army were
officers Of the navy, headed by Admi-
raj Dewey. The officers of the marine
corps followed the navy. .....
Following the military was the civil.
ian contingent of the government ser
vice, the civil service commission, the
insterstate commerce commission and
assistant heads Of departments.
:; At 1880 o'clock members Of the So.
city of Cincinnati war veterans were
! received with the Mexican war veter.
ans, the military order of the Loyal
i Legion, the Grand Army Of the Repub-
iTlic, the United Veteran Legion, the
Union Veterans Union and the Span.
ish war veterans. ....-.. ..-... 49,
Then began the reception of citizens,
hundreds Of whom had been waiting in
line for several hours.
| Special precautions were taken to
insure the per p 7al safety OF the presi'
dent No persIn was permitted to ap'
| proach the president with his hands
in his pockets or otherwise concealed.
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