The Washington times., 1905-01-01

Time in Old Town Tonight Visitors
at the same time are passing the Presi-
dent so fast that they can't see the
| features on his face
| Faster and Faster.
! Rapid and more rapid the President
reaches out his arm, gives each visitor
a jerk something like kindly .cok and
| then on to the next While there is a
bow for the first visitors, the President
! Is terribly in earnest when ne reaches
] the regents of the Smithsonian and the
i heads of the executive departments CT
1 the Government. When the Did veter-
ans of the war of 1S46-47, and the G. A.
| r. men pass. he looks serious, indeed.
! However, every year since coming to
the White House the President has
taken time for these old soldiers, and
often speaks TO them as they pass on
crutches or canes.
The democracy of the President told
on the public. Last year Just anyone
who passed the White House at the
time seemed TO tack themselves onto
the erd of the line, for an opportunity
to shake his hand. Even the white
| wings or street sweepers came in with
Dig ragged overcoats on over their white
uniforms, while old negro mammies.
stun wearing their working clothes. fol-
lowed the crowd.
Mrs. Hay Gets Away.
Promptly at - O'Clock, and when the
regents and secretary of the Smithson-
ian and the heads of departments are
1 10 be received, Mrs Hay, wife of the
Secretary OF State, slips away to her
Rouse on Lafayette Square. where the
! diplomatic Corps is received al a buffet
| breakfast Almost Immediately afrar-
Ward, the other Cabinet women depa TT
Tor their homes to be ready to receive
| callers from their husbands denart-
nents and officials generally. General
/ and Mrs Chanee and the Admiral %
the Navy and Mrs. Dewey each keen
open house, as also does Miss Cann,,-s
| daughter and hostess for the SDesk ker
| of the House
"hlie these women depart Mrs. Roose-
Veit and aS many of those iuvitad to
| stand in the Blue Room as can he
spared go out to the private dininp,
room, where breakfast is laid. and
refresh themselves Upon the return
OF the first relay others VIII follow,
suit. until the Presidents wife and all
| of the ladies assisting her have been re-
ffeshed- President Roosevelt refuses to
ieave his post, even for cup of coffee
and prefers to have the matter off his
hands before eating.
By the time the last hundred strag-
glers pass down the line the Blue Room
- deserted by all save the President
and three or four officials, the place
| looks cold and forlorn, and the band is
doing its worst to set the fugitive crowd
he IL
passed, the band stops short, the Presi-
dents hand drops limp at his side, he
| laughs and asks how many passed be-
| twelve months
Reception Program.
The program of the Presidents New
Year reception IS as follows:
The President will receive at
IL a. m--The members of the Cabi-
net and the Diplomatic Corps
H:20 a. m.-The Chief Justice and as
sociate justices OF the Supreme Court
of the United States: the judges of the
United States Court of Claims; the
judges of the Court OF Appeals; the
judges OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia; ex-Cabinet members
and ex-ministers of the United States.
l1-oo a. fn--SenatofS- Representatives,
and Delegates in Congress; the Com
missioners and judicial officers of tie
District Of Columbia.
HIS a. m.-Officers of the army; Of
ficers Of the navy; officers of the Marine
Corps; commanding general and general
staff of the militia OF the District OF Co
Iurnbia.
12:15 p m--The regents and secretary
OF the Smithsonian Institution; the
civil Service Commission. the Interstate
Commerce Commission: Isthmian Canal
Commission assistant secretaries of de-
p2rtmentS. the Solicitor General; AS
sistaDt Attorneys General: Assistant
Postmasters General; the Treasurer OF
the United States; the Librarian of Con
gress; the Public Printer; the heads OF
bureaus in the several departments: the
president OF Columbia Institution foI
the Deaf and Dumb.
1890 ,. m--The Society of the Cincin-
cati; the Associated Veterans OF the
War of 1S46-41; Medal of Honor Legion;
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States: the Grand Army
of the Republic; the Union Veteran
Legion; Union Veterans Union. Society
OF the Army of Santiago; Spanish War
Veterans; the members of the Oldest In
habitants Association of the District OF
Columbia
| LOO p. n.-ReCeption of citizens.
All persons to be received, whether ii
! carriages or on foot. will enter the
White House By the north portico. and
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