The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
BRILLIAN| I]HRONG
At WHITE HOUSE;
One Of the Greatest Of ALI New
Years Receptions by the
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Statesmen, Jurists, Diplomats, the
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Washington, Jan. 1.--New Years.
day at the nation g capital was observed
today with all the traditional 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 receptions at
the White House where the. president
pie Of the world, whatever their race
or creed Of station, high and low, who
Alec. past till their numbers reached
up into the thousands, each of them
bringing 'tHappy New Year,
The first day Of the year dawned
bright and crisp. By 9 o'clock the long
line Of citizens, who were to be re-
ceived after the representatives Of the
sovereigns of the world and the va
ment had passed down the receiving
line, began forming in front of the
White House gates.
Long Line Of People.
By II o. clock, the hour for the re-
ception to begin, the column stretched
along the front Of the state, war and
navy building and gave promise of one
Of the largest receptions in the history
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for
the reception Of the vice president, the
members Of the cabinet and their fam
| lilies. For the first time in six years
today president received the good
wishes Of vice president on New
Years day, the late Garrett A. Hobart
having been the last vice president
present at the White House on this oc
casion.
Enter the President.
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dent ana Mrs. Roosevelt, preceded b,
the military and naval aides to tn
president and the several White Hous
aides, all in special full dress, descend
ed the marble stairway leading iron
the second floor. Entering the blu
room, they took up their position to til
right of the door leading from the re-
room. r.
The first to wish them happy ne1
year were the vice president and Mrs
Fair banks, who passed behind the re
ceiving line and stood to the right O
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Enter the Cabinet.
Next came Secretary and Mrs. Root
, who, while not attending their first Ne7
/ Years reception as members Of tn
presidents official family, today, fc
In the ' order ' named me there followe
the secretary of the treasury and Mr.
| Shaw, the secretary Of war and Mr.
| Taft, Attorney General Moody, til
) postmaster general and Mrs. Cortelyo1
3 the secretary Of the navy and Mrs. b
: naparte, also newcomers at the Whit
} House on New Years; the secretary {
a the interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, tt
!. secretary Of agriculture and the seer
. tary of commerce and labor and Mr.
b Metcalf.
In the Receiving Line.
All took up their positions in the r
ceiving line to the right Of the pres
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. At the pres
dent 8 left was his military aide, Colon
Charles s. Bromwell, superin tendent {
public buildings and grounds, wi
: made the presentation to the pre-
: ident. Near by was the presidents n
' val aide, Lieutenant Albert /. Key. O
4 posite Mrs. Roosevelt was Major Charl
L. McCawley, United States marine
|swho made the presentations. In sing
|, file, facing the president and the !
i ceivings party }, were members Of t
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