New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-29
SOCIAL INCIDENTS.
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l
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Washington. Jan. ss-The President and Mrs
Roosevelt gave state dinner tonight for the
members OF the Supreme Court. following the re-
ception held In their honor last Thursday. The
table was in the shape OF a crescent. with the
President occupying the centre OF the outer curve
and Mrs. Roosevelt opposite. Between them, on a
mirror piece, were massed quantities OF white
roses fanked by four OF the bisque dancing figures
presented TO the United States By France at the
time of the Paris Exposition. Other figures OF the
set were placed at intervals along the table. which
was also decorated with alternate mounds OF white
and crimson roses and silver candelabra with the
lights burning under crimson shades. The guests
We're Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Justice
Harlan, Justice and Mrs. Brewer. Justice and
Mrs. Peckham, Justice and Mrs. McKenna. JUS
tice and Mrs. Holmes. Justice Day. the At
tOrney General and Mrs. Knox. Senator Bacon.
Senator and Mrs. Depew. Senator McComas.
Senator Beveridge. Senator Mitchell Representative
and Mrs Payne Representative and Mrs. De Ar
mond Representative and Mrs. Parker Repre-
sentative and Mrs. jenkins. Representative Lit
tauer, Representative and Mrs. Champ Clark, Judge
George Gray Associate Justice and Mrs. Prltchard.
Ex-Governor William H. Taft. General and Mrs.
Draper. Cornelius N Bliss and Miss Bliss. Lieu
tenant Governor and Mrs. Higgins. General Daniel
2. Sickles. William -. Cohen. General and Mrs.
Thomas II. Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Cassatt,
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Lambert. Mr. and Mrs.
Norman 3. Ream, Mr.. and Mrs. George s Num-
ford. James Stillman. George II. Lyman. Com
mander and Mrs. winslow Mrs J. T. Leavitt. Miss
Roosevelt. Miss Carow. Miss Margaret Hitchcock.
Miss Foraker. Miss Willard and Miss White.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have as house
guests tonight DIR. Alexander Lambert Mrs Lam
bert. George H. Mumford, Mrs. Mumford and Mrs.
j. T. Leavitt.
The Presidents guests at luncheon to-day were
Ex-Governor Taft. Secretary Root and Mayor
Rhett. of Charleston, S. c.
Mrs Wilson Patterson and Mrs. william G. Nc
Cormick. OF Baltimore. called at the White House
thfs morning to invite Mr.. Roosevelt to attend the
entertainments to be given IN Baltimore next
month for the benefit Of the National Junior Re-
public. The President was obliged to decline.
Colonel A. NJ. Hughes. OF Tennessee. presented
20 the President this morning q special copy Of
John Tetwood Moore's Songs and Stories of Ten
nessee." for which the President expressed much
pleasure. Mr.. Hughes was introduced by Repre-
sentative Browulow.
Senator Depew had a talk with the President this
afternoon.
David A. Taggert president OF the New-Hamp-
shire Senate accompanied by his wife. called at
the White House this morning with Senator Burn
ham. Mr.. Taggert was graduated from Harvard
in 1878, two years ahead OF President Roosevelt.
IT always feel a certain amount OF awe IN the
presence OF the fellows IN the classes ahead OF
me-" said the President as he shook Mr.. Tag
gert's hand. You don't feel that way about a
who has graduated five six years before
yop for you never had 70 look up at them IN
school Even after the passage OF years shake
your hand with fear and trembling" Mr. Tag
CERT told the President that New-Hampshire would
certainly send a delegation instructed for him to
the Chicago convention.
The President to-day transmitted to Congress a
recommendation that the very patriotic offer OF
the Polish organizations be accepted. and that In
stead OF the OF Pulaski (which In the judy
ment of his Polish compatriots should an eques-
trian statue. and which il is proposed 10 place
in Reservation thirty-three on the north side Of
Pennsylvania-ave. between Thirteenth and Four
teenth sts). there be a pedestrian statue OF Kos
ciusko accepted by the government. TO be placed
OF the four corners OF Lafayette Square.
These four corners thus ultimately would be occu-
pied by Statues OF Lafayette, Rochambeau Won
steuben and Kosciusko all OF whom in the stormy
days which saw the birth OF the republic rendered
service which can never be forgotten by our peo-
pie"