Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
And Mrs. Roosevelt Have
Greetings for All
At Annual New Years Reception
in the White House.
Over 5000 Shake Presidents Hand..-DipIo.
mats and People All Welcomed.


OF receptions at the White House where
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt re-
ccived people of all classes who filed
mast till their numbers mounted into
the thousands.
The day dawned bright and crisp
ana heavy frost was melted away
in the early morning By flooded OF sun
shine. By 8 o'clock the long line OF
citizens who We're to be received after
zhr reports Of the sovereigns of the
world and the various officials of the
American government had passed
down the receiving line began forming
IL front of the White House gates and
h. IL o'clock the column stretched
.long the front of the state war and
1,ayy building and gave promise OF one
nf he largest receptions in the history
Cf the White House.
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for
th.. reception of the vice-president,
the members of the cabinet and their
families For the first time in six years
ioIty the President received the good
vlsles of a vice-prcsident on New
Ycnr's day, the late Garrett A. Hobert
ila.ing been the last vice-president at
III" White House on this occasion.
Mis-. Roosevelt preceded by the mill
tDrv and naval aids to the President
.,l the several White House aids, all
II. special full dress, entered the blue
,uom and took up their position to
liz. right of the door leading from the
rel room. The first to wish them u
faopy new year We're the vice-Presi-
tsent and Mrs. Fairbanks, who passed
y, mind the receiving line and stood to
lAe right of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Next came Seer. tary and Mrs. Root.
y; the order named there followed the
s,.cretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw, the Secretary of War and Mrs.
1'-ft, Attorney General Moody, the
I'ustmaster General and Mrs. Cortci-
ynu, the Secretary Of the Navy and
Hiss Ronapartc, the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the sec
I,-tary of agriculture and the Secretary
81 Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Met
elf All took up their position in the
rrceiving line to the right of the Pres
.Lent and Mrs. Roosevelt. Al the Pres
itent's left was his military aide, Col.
CHARLES S. Bromwell, superintendent of
bJblic buildings and grounds. VINO
.u,1c the presentations to the Prcsi-
L..
II aide. Lieut.. Albert l.. Key. Opposite
Mrs. Roosevelt was Major Charles L..
NrCawley, United States Marines. who
t,.ade the presentations to her. In sin
ri. line facing the President and the re
lying party We're members of the
residents staff. young officers of the
my. navy and marine corps.
Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. LougwCrth
l.,I :, in p.tc CT
room. Miss Roosevelt wore a gown Of
ate blue chiffon over pink silk, cut
ipW. She also wore a diamond neck
lrae and pendant and huge bunch of
~ chids.
As soon as the President had gath
cred round him his Official family, the
doors of the red room We're again
fn,otvn open and Col. Bromwell an
bounced the acting dean of the diplo-
r!.atic corps. the ambassador from Aus
trlt-Hungary and Madame Hengemul-
L.. After Mr.. and Madame Hengcmul-
t.l- had greeted the President and Mrs.
ROOSEVELT, Mr.. Hengelmuler presented
IT,, members of his staff personally to
the President This was en- innovation
at the White House suggested by Col.
~ omwcil and which has been APP
..Iibassadors and legation heads to-
ttr presented their staffs. The ambas-
II, !or from France and Madame JUS
Nr..,nd were next presented. The am
na sador from Germany and Baroness
:;trrnburg We're presented next.
Sir Mortimer Durand. the British
ambassador. with Lady Durand on his
arm and followed by Miss Duraud and
ln
,:.me next. The ambassadors from Bra
~. Russia and Mexico followed in or
der and the President began his recep
,;"n of the ministers and charges. who
followed in quick succession.
"A new nation made Its appearance
at the White House today that of Nor
Wv. which was represented by the
charge d'aifaircs. NJ. G. Hange.
~ soon as the diplomatic corps had
re' received the secretary Of state and
A.rs Root left the receiving line and re
tur't,d to their residence. where they
citertained the corps at breakfast.
heh the members Of the supreme
court. led by the chief justice, passed
before the President. Following the SUI
pr,me court case various members of
the judiciary in the district and by the
l2.a0 the President was shaking
hands with the senators, representa-
tives and delegates in Congress.
Next came the officers of the army.
navy and marine corps.
Following these officers came the
commanding general and general staff
OF the military District of Columbia.
Then came the reception of the vari-
Gus military and other societies.
The reception ended at 2.4+ =. NJ. BY
actual count $685. persons shook the
Presidents hand. Last year. Ills We're
received. Mrs. Roosevelt remained I'M
til the end of the reception. A feature
OF the public reception was the large
number of children who passed the re-
caivi,lg line.
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