Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-01

For First Time N Six WEARS !
Vice PrssideNt's Good Wishes
Were Offered.
CABINET WAS RECEIVED FIRST
Then Members OF the Diplomatic
Corps Were Prcscntcsi--Isst,
Reception OF Citizens. q

Washington, Jan. 1.--.New Years day
at the national capital was observed to-
day with all the traditional brilliance
which time and custom have decreed
shall characterize the official greeting
Of the New.Year and another was add
ed to the long line OF receptions at the
White House. where the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt received the people OF
the world. whatever their race or creed,
Of station high and low who 6led past
until their numbers reached up into the
thousands. each of them bringing q
happy New Year."
The first day OF the 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 citisens who were to be
received after the representatives Of the
soverelgns OF the world and the vari-
Gus ofhcials Of the American governs
mont had passed down the receiving
line, began forming in front Of the
White House gates and by II O'Clock.
the hour for. the reception to begin, the
colurnn stretched along the front of
the state. war and navy buildings and
gave promise OF one OF the largest re-
ceptions In the history Of the White
House.
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for
the reception Of the Vice president. the
members OF the cabinet and their FAM
lies. For the first time In six years
today q president received the good
wishes Of 4 vice president on New
Years day. the late Garrett A. Hobart
having been the last vice president
present at tho White House on this oc-
casioY1.
shortly before II o'clock the presI-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. preceded by
the military and naval aides to the
president and the several White House
aides, all In special full dress, descend
ca the marble stairway leading from
the second floor. Entering the blue
room they took up their positions to the
right Of the door leading from the red
room. The first to wish them happy
New Year were the Vice president and
MrB. Fairbanks, who passed behind the
receiving line and stood to the right Of
Mrs. Roosevelt. Next came Secy. and
Mrs Root. who, while not attending
their fIrst New Years reception az
members Of the presidents official FAM
ily for the nrst time. held the ranking
position.
In the order named there followed the
secretary Of the treasury and Mrs.
Shaw. the secretary Of war and Mrs.
Taft. Atty. Gen. Moody the postmaster
general and Mrs. Cortelyou, the secre-
tary OF the navy and Mrs. Bonaparte.
also new corners at the White House
on New Years. the secretary of the in
terror and Mrs. Hitchcock. the secre-
tary Of agriculture. aud the secretary
Of commerce and labor and Mrs. Met
calf. All took up their positions In the
receiving line to the right Of the presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. At the presi-
dents left was his military aide, Col,
Charles 8 Brownell, superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds, who
made the presentation to the president.
Nearby was the presidents naval aide,
Lieut. Key Opposite Mrs. Roosevelt
was Maj. Charles l.. McCawley, United
States marines. who made the presenta-
tions to her. In single line facing the
president and the receiving party were
members OF the presidents STAFF, young
omccrs Of abe army. navy and marine
ccipe. The uniform for the day was
special full dress which Is always worn
BY omcers when at the White House.
The aides were:
Capt. A. ID. Harding, United States
marines; Capt. Dan. I. Moore, OF the
artillery; Capt, Fitzhugh Lee. Of the
cavalry; Lieut.. Robert L. Kerry. Of the |
navy; Lieut., U. >. Grant third, Of the |
engineer corps; Lieut.. Phillip II. Sheri- |
dan, OF the cavalry. and Ensign Adolf |
phus Andrews Of the navy,
AZ soon AZ the president had gath |
cred about him his oficlal family the |
doors OF the red room were again |
swung open and then, In clear voice,
Col. BivwneIl announced the acting
aesn al .. me d'p,ora asr, eUrps, the am
Nine. Hengelmuller. For the first time /
n five years the familiar figure Of Count |
''assini. the Russian ambassador was
Missing and In the absence Of Baron
Mayer Des Planches. the Italian am
who succeeded to the DEAN