The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
President SustainS Rep
utation for Strenuity
and Record Breaking
MANY NOTABLES
BEHIND THE LINE. !"
White House New Year Re-
ception Attended BY Thou
sands Who Worked the
Presidents Right
Arm for Four
Hours.
~ AssocIaLna pross.

tBy Associated Press.J
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. New
Years day was observed at the White
House to-day with all the traditiona,
briiliance OF the Presidents reception.
Crisp, sunshiny weather brought out
crowds, and by actual count a,vv3 people
shook the Presidents hand, Last year
1,ll5 were received Mrs. Roosevelt re-
nianed until the end OF the reception.
feature OF the public reception was
the large number of children who passed
the receiving line
MISS Roosevelt aud MIR. Longworth
mingled with The guests in the east
room. Miss Roosevelt wore Il gown OF
slate blue chiffon over pink silk. cut low.
She also wore q diamond necklace and
pendant. and huge bunch OF orchids.
Mrs. Rooseveit wore gown OF pale
blue chiffon built oyer white silk. The bell
skirt was trimmed with rows of rutfies.
which fell from shisred girdle. The
waist was trimmed with white lace. and
her only ornaments were a few diamonds.
She carried bouquet of roses and lilies
of the valley.
Behind the Line.
Shortly before II o'clock the presi-
cent and Mrs. RooseyelS, preceded by
thei military and naval ADDS 10 th.. pres.
ldent and several White uo,se lido
an IN special full dress. descended tho
marble stairway leading from the second
moor. Entering the blue room. tbey tool.
up their position to the right of the
uoor ieadipS from the red room rbe
liFSe 20 Wish them "A happy New Year
were the Vice President and Mrs Eair
udhKs, VINO passed behind tha rcc.f,,i,,t
ihe ana stood TO the right of Mrs Roosa'
Yeit- Next came Secretary and Nc
hoot and the remaining n,erubers of ,pa
Cabinet, who yent bot,t,;ts s,.s.ess. ? " tiie
,:ne. '"e RECEIVING
AT the Presidents left was his military
~ eo.onei Charles S. Bromweli who
made the presentations to the prasfdan,
Nearby was the Presidents naval "a
Lieutenant Albert l.. Key. Opnosita Mr.
roosevelt was Major Charles r. Ncr,a.,,.
icy. United States Marines. who nna,io
me presentations to her In single Iine
racing the President and the recet,.ire,
party were members of the President.s
@ young officers of the army, navy
ana marine corps. The aides were.
Captain l.. Harding, u. S. Marines
Captain Dan T. Moore, of the artillery.
Captain Fitzhugh Lee, of the cavalry:
Lieutenant Robert H. Berry, OF the navy.
Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, third. of The
ensineer corps; Lieutenant PhilIn H
sheridan of the cavalry and Ensign
Ado!phus Andrews. of the navy
Foreign Innovation.
The members Of the diplomatic body,
headed by Baron Hengelmuller. acting
dean of the corps. An innovation was
the presentation of the embassy and lega-
ton STATS by the ambassadors and min
listers. This follows the custom at other
rl n ES,,-t te t-e, ALL 4 u
the familiar figure of Count Cassini. the
former Russian ambassador, was miss
ing.
This was the third New Years recep-
ton attended by the ambassador from
France and Madame Jusserand who were
next presented
The Ambassador from Germany and
Baroness Sternburg. who returned from
Aiken, S. c.. where they spent the holi-
days, In time to attend to-day's recep-
ton. The picturesque uniform of Baron
Sternburg. of sky blue cloth. with suver
trimmings. with the Tartar cap and
white aigrette was perhaps the most
unique worn at the reception
Wearing not only decorations conferred
for diplomatic victories. but a long row
of war medals, for services in the field.
Sir Mortimer Durand. the British am
bassador. looked the soldier as well as
the diplomat as he entered the Blue
Room with Lady Durand on his arm and
followed by Miss Durand, and the mem
bers of the embassy staff
From first to seventh place the Russian
embassy has passed since last New
Years day. owing to a change of am
bassadors. Baron Rosen. the new am
bassador, appeared at his first reception
to-day.
Next in line was another new ambas-
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