The San Francisco call., 1905-01-03
NATIONS CHIEF
ACTS As HOST
President Receives Seven
Thousand Guests at the
White House Reception
ASSISTED BY CABINET
Greets Diplomatic Corps, the
Army and Navy, and the
People of the Capital City

! WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Official and
resident Washington this morning ex-
tended New Years greetings to the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the
! White House. The event-briliiant and
attractive as the, New Years recep-
| ti0ns always are-marked the formal
opening of the social season Of 1905.
The reception was characterized by
true democracy. The portals of the
White House swung wide for all the
world. All were welcomed to the his
| toric mansion and afforded the oppor-
/ tunity personally to greet both the
! President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Thou
| sands embraced the opportunity
As the callers entered the White
House they were greeted by melody
1 from the Marine Band, sixty pieces
| strong. stationed in the great vesti-
( bule: blaze of color and breath of
| perfume from beautiful floral decora-
| tions and a scene of splendor, the bril-
| liancy of which was enhanced by the
soft glow from myriads of shaded
electric lights.
/ Preceded by his military aid, Colonel
| Charles Bromwell. and his naval aid,
| Commander Cameron MGR. Winslow,
! President Roosevelt, escorting Mrs.
| Roosevelt, descended the stairs, fol-
! lowed by the members of the Cabinet
and their ladies. constituting the i'm
mediate receiving party. The distin-
! guished party crossed the corridors and
| entered the blue parior, where the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt received
/ their guests.
! LANE FOR THE GUESTS.
A lane was formed by old gold silk
1 x-aIx :aI, SC
| passed from the red parlor to the green
parlor. Near the entrance to the red
| room the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
/ stood. Directly in the door stood a
secret service officer who closely
scrutinized every person who passed in
| line.
! Every precaution was taken through
/ out the house to insure the safety Of
| the President and others. an extra de-
/ tail of police, besides several secret
service officers, being on duty. Nobody
was permitted to carry handkerchief
or muffier in his hands and nobody
was permitted to pass along the line
| with his hands in his pockets.
| Just before IL o'clock the members
Of the diplomatic corps began to as
| semble in the state dining-room. In
| all, the representatives of thirty-eight
foreign countries assembled, all attired
in full dress.
CASSINI AT THE HEAD.
/ For the second time, as head of the
! diplomatic corps, Count Cassini, the
ambassador of Russia, was the first
diplomat to present a New Years
! greeting to the President.
Baron Stanislaus Hengelmuller, the
/ ambassador of Austria Hungary; Sc
nor Don Manuel de Azpiroz the
Mexican ambassador, and Mayor des
| Planches. the Italian ambassador, with
| their staffs, followed. NJ. Jusserand,
/ the ambassador of France, followed
and the greeting he received from the
President was notably cordial
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British
| ambassador, was a notable figure.
] Standing several inches over six feet,
his height was accentuated by the
! long coat of his Uniform Sir Morti-
mer's principal decorations were war
| medals awarded him for services in the
! field.
| 1t was no new experience to Minis
/ ter Grip, the Minister of Sweden and
| Norway, to lead the line of Ministers.
! He has held the position at everv New
/ Years reception for many years Min
/ lister Kogoro Takahira of Japan was
welcomed cordially by the President.
who took occasion to congratulate him
| upon his recovery from his recent ILL
! ness.
MllS. Hal ENlEhlAlNS.
| After the passing of the members of
| the diplomatic corps, Mrs. Hay, wife
| of the Secretary of State, left the re-
| ceiving line and accompanied the Sec
retary to their own home at Sixteenth
and Lafayette Square. There at noon
| the Secretary and Mrs. Hay enter
| tanned the members of the diplomatic
| corps at the usual diplomatic break
! fast.
Chief Justice Fuller. accompanied by
! the Associate Justices of the United
States Supreme Court. and the ladies
of their households, was presented to
! the President and Mrs. Roosevelt i'm
| mediately after the diplomats
| Senators, Representatives and dele
| gates in Congress and the commits
| sioners and judicial officers Of the Dis
trict of Columbia were next received.
Following the legislative came the
military branch of the Government 1t
consisted Of officers of the United
States Army and Marine Corps on
| duty in Washington, and the general
and staff of the militia of the District
/ of Columbia. All officers were in full
uniform. and Lieutenant General Adna
r. Chaffee, chief Of staff. was at their
/ head.
LARGER THAN LAST YEAR.
Next came the naval officers, attired
| In Inelr Iuu OreSS, Win the admiral
| Of the navy, George Dewey, at their
| head.
| Beginning at 1915 o'clock the recep-
tion to representatives of civilian gov
! ernments began. At 1880 d. M men,
| bers of various civilian and semi-mili-
| tary organizations were received.
About l O'clock the general reception
| to citizens began.
The reception was concluded at 2:27
| o'clock. The total number of callers
was 771S. nearly a thousand more than
| last year.
LATTER DAY SAINTS
/ RE.I0ICE OVER UORK