Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-02
SCENE AT WHITE HOUSE is
BRILLIANT
President and Mrs Roosevelt Receive
All People Of the World, Of
All Stations and Ma
tionallties
By Associated Press.

brilliance which time and custom have
decreed shall characterize the official
greeting of the new year, and another
was added to the long line of recep-
president and Mrs. Roosevelt received
the people of the world, whatever their
race or creed, of station high or low,
who filed past until their numbers
reached up into the thousands, each of
them bringing a happy new year."
The first day of the new year dawned
bright and crisp; heavy frost was
melted away in the early morning by
a flood of sunshine. BY o'clock the
long line of citizens who were to be
received after the representatives of
the sovereignS of the world and the
various officials of the American gov
ernment had passed down the receiv.
ing line, began forming in front of the
White House gates, and by II O'Clock,
the hour for the reception to begin, the
column stretched along the front of the
state, war and navy buildings and gave
promise of being one of the largest re-
ceptions in the history of the White
House. Shortly before il o'clock the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt, preceded
by the military and naval aides to the
president and the several White
House aides, all in special full dress.
descended the marble stairway lead
ing from the second floor. Entering
the blue room, they took up their posi-
ton to the right of the door leading
from the red room.
The first to wish them happy new
year were the vice president and Mrs
Fairbanks, who passed behind the re-
oeivlng line and stood to the right of
Mrs. Roosevelt. Next came Secretary
and Mrs Root, who while not attend
ing their first New Years reception as
members of the presidents official
family held the ranking position.
Cabinet Officials Follow
In the order named there followed the
secretary of the treasury and Mrs
Shaw, the secretary of war and Mrs
Taft, Attorney General Moody, the
postmaster general and Mrs. Cortelyou
the secretary of the navy and Mrs
Ronaparte, all new comers at the White
House on New Years; the secretary of
the interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the
secretary of agriculture and the secre-
tary of commerce and labor and Mrs
Metcalf All took up their positions
il" the receiving line to the right of the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt. At the
presidents left was his military aide
Col. Chas. S. Bromwell, superintendent
of public buildings and grounds, who
made the presentations to the president.
Near by was the presidents naval aide,
Lieutenant Key. Opposite Mrs. Roose
welt was Major Charles L. McCawley,
United States marines, who made the
presentations to her. In single line
facing the president and the receiving
party were members of the presidents S
staff young Officers of the army, navy
and marine corps. The uniform of the
day was special full dress, which is al
ways worn by Officers while at the
White House.
AS soon as the president had gathered
about him his official family the doors
of the red room We're again swung
open, and then in a clear voice Col
Bromwell announced the acting dean
OF the diplomatic corps, the ambassa-
dor from Austria-Hungary, and Mime.
Hengelmuller.
For the first time in five years the
familiar figure of Count CasSini, the
Russian ambassador, was missing, and
in the absence of Baron Mayer Des
Planches, the italian AMBASSADOR, who
succeeded to the deanship the place of
honor at the head of the corps, was
today held by Mr.. Hengelmuller, who
was in full uniform and wore the many
decorations conferred upon him during
his diplomatic career After the
Austro- Hung garian ambassador and
Nine. Hungelmuller had bowed before
the president and Mrs Roosevelt and
had shaken their hands, Mr.. Hengel-
muller stepped back a pace. He then
presented as did the other ambassadors,
the members of his staff to the pres
ident.
This was the third New Years recep-
tion attended by the ambassador from
France and Nine. Jusserand, who were
next presented. The ambassador from
Germany and Baroness Sternburg re-
| turned from vacation at Aiken, S. c..
where they spent the holidays, in time
| to attend today's reception. The pic
turesque uniform of Baron Sternbure
was perhaps the most unique worn at
today's reception. 1t was of sky blue
the Tartar cap and white aigrette.
Durand Makes Impression
Wearing not only decorations con-
| ferred for diplomatic victories, but a
| long row of war medals for service in
the field, Sir Mortimer Durand, the
British ambassador, looked the soldier
as we'll as the diplomat as he entered
| the blue room with Lady Durand on his
arm and followed by Miss Durand and
the members of the embassy staff.
| OF great interest was the next di-
pomat, the first ambassador from Bra
| zil, his eXcellency joaquin Nabuco
who appeared at his first diplomatic
reception, accompanied by Nine Ma
buco and the members of the en-
bassy staff.
From the first to the seventh place
the Russian embassy has passed since
last New Years day owing to change
of ambassadors. Baron Rosen, the
new ambassador, appeared at his first
reception today wearing many deco
rations and accompanied by Baroness
Rosen and the members of his stan.
Senor joaquin ID. Cassasus, the am
bassador from Mexico, was not present
probably owing to scarlet fever in his
| family.
When the ambassadors and Their
stats had passed into the green room
| the president began his reception OF
the ministers and charges. who fol-
lowed i'm quick succession. From this
number the face OF Mr.. Takahira, the
japanese minister, was missing for the
first time i'm this administration, and
Japan was represented by the charge
d'affaires, Eki Hioki.
Sir Chen Tung Lang Cheng, with his
staff were conspicuous In the pictur-
esque dress OF their nation.
A new nation made its appearance al
the White House today, that OF Nor
way, which was represented by the
charge d'affaires NJ @. Hauge, and
for the first time Mr.. Grip was an-
nouneed today merely as the minister