The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-02
NEW YEARS RECEPTION OF
 MIR. AND MRS. ROOSEVELT

were received by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt The justices were accompa- nied by the ladies of tiieir households. They were invited by the President to take positions with the receiving party. Judges of the United states Court oi Claims of the District Court of Appeals and of the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia then were received. They were followed by foKvner cabinet United States. I ,,
 The reception of members of Congress began at 1l:so o'clock. iComparatively few were in attendance. as many of the senators and representatives have not yet returned from their holiday visits tc their homes. t~ 43si
 Resplendent in full dress uniforms richly adorned with gold lace. with measured tread and clanklng swords. the military contingent followed the con gressmen. This line was made up soi officers. active and retired, of thea army navy and marine corps and of sthe Dis trict of Columbia National Guard For the first time at a reception the, army was led by officers of the general stan Lieutenant General Young. who last year as a major-general. and in the ab. sence of General Miles. who was on, 2 tour of duty in the Far East was the senior officer in Washington, led the line. again occupied that position, wear. ing three stars and the title of chiei of stan. Accompanying him was Gen eral Chaffee, now assistant chief of stan { who, within a few days. will succeed General Young on the latteris retire ment for age. Following the officers o the general staff. bureau chiefs ana their assistants. officers on duty in tht vicinity of Washington and retired offi cers. For the first time the new uni form of the officers of the army wert
 seen to it's best effect.
 Following the army were officers o !, the navy headed by Admiral Dewey who was absent from Washington las | New Years day conducting the wintel ! maneuvers of the navy in the Carrib | bean. Officers of the navy were form | cd in line according to seniority. Man, active and retired rear admirals wer, present. All wore special full dress. Th' | officers of the marine corps followed tn
 navy. -s Following the military was the civil | ian contingent of the government ser vice. the civil service commission, th' Interstate Commerce Commission and as
 sistant heads of departments. At 12:30 o'clock members of the societ,
 of the Cincinnati were received with tn Mexican war veterans, the military or
 der of the Loyal Legion, the Grand Arm.
 of the Republic. The. United Veterai | Legion. the Union Veterans Union am
 the Spanish War Veterans. 1 Then began the reception of citizens | hundreds of whom had been waiting fl | line for several hours. Special precautions were taken to in
 sure the personal safety of the Presi
 dent. No person was permitted to ap
 proach the President with his hands fl
 his pockets or otherwise concealed. Al
 extra force of secret service officers an
 additional policemen were on guard bot
 in and about the White House through out the reception. e.
 New Years day was observed her
 generally. Public receptions were hel
 at the homes of Secretary of War Rooi
 Attorney General Knox. Postmaste
 General Payne. Secretary of the Interio
 Hitchcock and Secretary of CoInmerc
 and Labor Cortelyou. f' l No reception was given at the hom of either Secretary of State Hay or Sec
 retary of the Treasury Shaw. Secretar i Hay is. ill and Secretary Shaw is i
 mourning for brother. All the govern
 ment departments were closed. I