New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-12
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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washington. Jan. 1.-THE president anu .4ors
Roosevelt entertained the Ambassadors MINI NJ :.
and charge d'anaires from foreign countries al
dinner tonight The dinner served in the S'a'e
dining ROOM Nine p1ateaus of mauve orchlds VIZ
the chief decorations Of the semicircuiar 'aoie' "
addition to these there were vases OF whlte oo an,
tIons and aidenhair fern Pots of ferns alternateo
with the tall silver candelabrs, with white snaues
There were silver stands of bonbons and direcuS
in front of the President was the tall solu VuP
presented to him by the city OF San FraIciSCo .
most a thousand orchids were used LOT oe'I
the decorations each woman guest receNeu
corsage bouquet of them. and each man a ouIo" "a
green ones In a niche of the dining room was d
great wreath. with Christmas bells hanging itU
It. This holiday decoration lent pleasing Ioucn
of color to the other floral ornaments In the COT
ridor were banked ferns palms and pink azaless
American Beauties were in the East Room. ana
white roses were used in the Red Room. Inc
guests first assembled in the East Room ana were
Joined by the President and his family FROM theie
they went into the dining the President with
Baroness Hengelmtller. and Mrs. Roosevelt win
the Austrian Ambassador The Marine Band played
throughout the evening
The guests present besides the Austrian AmDas-
sador and his wife, were the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand, the German Ambassador ana
Baroness Sternburg, the British AmDassado[
and Lady Durand. the Brazilian Ambassador ana
Nine. Nabuco the Russian Ambassador ana Baron
ess Rosen, the Mexican Ambassador and Niue
Casasus, the Minister from Sweden. the Dahlsh
Minister the Haytian Minister and Nine Leger'
the Minister from Costa Rica, the Nicaraguan Mil
ister the Samese Minister, the Gillian Minister
and Nine Walker-Martinez. the Portuguese MINIS
ter the Cuban Minister and Nine Quesaoa' the
Chinese Minister the Netherlands Minister the
Bolivian Minister and Nine. Calderon, the Minister
from Panama and Nine. Obaldia. the Guatemaian
Minister the Persian Minister, the Swiss Minister,
the Minister from Argentina and Nine. Portela, the
Colombian Minister, the Peruvian Minister ana
Mime Pardo the Turkish Minister, the Minister or
the Dominican Republic the charge d'anaires OF
Itay the charge daffares of Venezuela, the charge
d'affaires of Spain, the charge d'affares Of Nor
way and Nine. Hauge, the charge danaires or
Japan the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root. SEN
ator Frye, Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Senator ana
Mrs McCreary Representative Adams, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Howard. Representative Long
worth Captain and Mrs. CowIes, Mrs Cameron
Miss Roosevelt. Miss Carow. Miss Corinne Robin
son. Miss Etheberta Russell and Major MoCawley|
President Roosevelt initiated into the I'M
proved Order of Red Men this morning. All the
chiefs of the organization assisted at the initiation
and a beautifully engrossed set of resolutions
adopted by the convention of Red Men at Nash
Vile last September given TO the President
delegation of citizens from Alexandria. Va.
headed by Mayor Paf and Congressman Rixey,
called on the President to-day to urge him to at
tend the Washington's Birthday celebration which
will be held with great enthusiasm next month
The President promised to visit Alexandria before
his term ends. il he is unable to take part In the
birthday celebration.
Father ]. j. Curran, of Wilkes-Barre, presented
to the President engrossed set of resolutions
sent by the Catholic Total Abstinence Union thank
ing him for his visit to Wilkes-Barre last summer
and extolIing his administration.
Among the other callers Senators Spooner,
Dryden. Kittredge Warner and Long. Repre-
sentatives Lamb. Hill. Cocks. LoudensLager Bell.
Bartlett Roberts and Rodenberg, W. II. Parrish,
of Richmond and A. E. Coulter. of SantO Domingo.
who called to discuss conditions in the island. and
Mrs Donald Mclean and Hugh Gordon Miller.
commissioners from New-York to the jamestown
Exposition, who are on their way to jamestown TO
select site for the New-York building.
Miss Corinne Robinson and Miss Ethelberta Rus
sell, of New-York, guests at the White House.
Miss Russell will remain only day, but Miss
Robinson is making weeks visit.
Miss Roosevelt will entertain at tea Monday,
January ID, at o'clock the members Of the party
with whom she visited the Philippines.
Invitations have been issued by the President and
Mrs Roosevelt for the dinner to the Supreme Court
on Thursday. January Is. and for dinner the
following evening.
Minister Quesada. of Cuba: Professor ]. Mcbride
Sterrett, of George Washington University. and
Henry T. Domer members of the Theta Delta Chi
Society, presented to President Roosevelt to-day
a biography of Secretary Hay, who a member
of the society. The biography prepared from
fraternity point view. The President expressed
his appreciation OF the gift. and spoke OF the dis
tinguished character and services of Mr.. Hay and
his personal regard for him.
Miss Roosevelt spent the greater part OF the
afternoon calling her friends.