The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Annual Reception at the
 White House.
CROWD WAS TREMENDOUS
Brilliant Display of Uniforms
 and Celebrities.
cabinet, Diplomatic corps, Supreme Court, Army, Navy and citinens wished Mir. Roosevelt n Hnp-
 py New Year.

vrashington, Jan. 1-Sew rear day at the national capitoi "as sSrved today with all the traditiona' brlll,ancc which time and custom nay. .iaereod shall characterize the omc'ai ..rsst,pr of the New Year and anothcr ..'ss saasd to the long line of recep- t,r,,s at rhe White House where tns s sesas,5ant and Mrs. Roosevelt receiVeo vseor,ie If the world whatever tneiF ,.s.,.s ar creed, of station hign anu toN ssho died past till their numbers reacA- ea m into the thousands, eacn o' tAs'' tringing happy new year. ..une,,
 The first day of the year os." -, nss \. hrigbt and crisp and a heavy frost was n,sited away in the early morning ey a fiood of sunshine. ,...~
 Pv o'clock the long line Of citizens who were to be received aIler Ino 9renresentatiyes re of the sovereigns ol .no world and the various onhclaas Vt xr,srican government had passed down the receiving line, began corning III froyf of inc white House gates and oy II o'clock the hour for the receptioh to begin, the column stretched alous' Ike front of the state, war ana navy building and gave promise or one os tho largest receptions III tne hiss0
 the White House.
 p.,avsn o'clock was the hour set for tha reception of the Vice President, the members of the cabinet ana lneir families. For the first time Tn SIX wears today a President received the good wishes. of & Vice Presioent vn New Year's day, the late Garre. A. Yyohart having been the last wee President present at tho White House on this occasion.
 Shortly before Il o'clock the Fres- nident and Mrs. Roosevelt preceded py sz k.a lac. Inc several White House aides, all III nneclal full dress, descended the mar stairway leading from the sec Receiyed in RIue Room.
 Entering the blue room tney toch up their gosit.ss, R shs rod Tigan roon, ol The @ first to wish them a hapI5 New ll Year co. ,sSa fl,a Vice President and Mrs. Falr- t'a,lss who passed behind. the recelv- ing line and stood to the right or Mrs, Roseyelt Next came Secretary @ ai1 Mrs. Root, who, while no. a9inn asfns as ,,,s,,,hers of the Presidents oneiai fsraiiy. today for the first time peld 4he ranking position. In the o.uel naned there followed Secretary or tne Trrasurer and Mrs. Shaw, Secretary oi War and Mrs. Taft' Atlornes ss NSrs AIoody. Postmaster General anu Mts; .s (snrteivo,i. Secretary of the Navy ana rrrs Fonaparte. also newcomers 10 tpe xsr,.ite tFouse on New Years; seere- tarv of the Interior and Mrs. hitcu- 3 cock. Secretary of Agriculture anu La. hor ana Mrs. Metcalf, all took up tneir .,ssitions in the receiving line to the .Vr,st of the President and Mrs. Roose- welt. ,s his niIi . +srv aide, Col. Charles $. bromwen; surarinten6ent of public oulldlnss .,a,a anu grounds, who made the preseheN'ioatt's at' . inc President Near by was tne rss,Sant:a xo naval aide, Lieutenant Ai,,ert |, Key. Opposite Mrs Roose- s,ai. was Major Charles L. McCawiey' YTnited states marines, who madc the presentations to her. In slngie lI'e faoine the President and the feceisI,,s .,s. narty were members of the Presiucnl .t' ? star. young officers Of the ;trmS, nafo tno ana marine corps. The uniform or tue dav was special full dress wnicn IS aIxvays worn by officers when at the White House. The aides were'
 Cant. A E. Harding, United states marines; Capt. Dan T. Moore or tne artillery; Capt. Fitzhugh Lee. Of tnS ravaIrv: Lieut.. Robert L. Berry. or az ,ayv. Lieut.. Ulysses s. Grant third. of the engineer corps; Lieut.. Philip IL Sheridan. of the cavalry, and Enslgii Adoiuhus Andrews of the na ".
 This was the third New years re- ception attended by the ampassaoor from France and Mime. Jusserand' wno were next presented. Ine aino'sUo oS tHa presented the naval attache ana In" Viscoun.ess De Faramouns DeLara1ole ana captain Fournier. artillery corps, the military attache
 The ambassador from Germany anu Baroness Sternberg returned rom Aiken, S. C., where they spent the holidays, in time to attend todays re- ception The picturesque uniform ot Baron Sternberg of sky blue cloth with silver trimmings with the tartar cap and white aigrette was perhaps the most unique worn at the reeS 7tion The ambassador presented his stan which included two new members Major Korner, the military attache, and Count Won Pressler. secretary oe legation.
 As soon as the President had gath cred about him his official family, the doors of the red room were again swung open and in clear voice, Colonel Cromwell announced the act ing dean of the diplomatic corps, the ambassador from Austria Hungary and Madam Hengelmuller
 For the first time in five years, the familiar figure of Count Casini. the Russian ambassador, was missing and in the absence of Baron Mayor des pianches, the Italian ambassador, who succeeded to the deanshlp, the place of honor at the head or the corps was to- day held by Hengelmuller, who was in full uniform and wore the many dec- orations conferred on him during his diplomatic career.
 After the Austro- Hungarian ambas- aador and Mme. Hengelmuller had bowed before the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and shook their hands, MT. Hengelmuller stepped back a pace. He then presented the members of his stan personally to the President. This was an Innovation at the White House, suggested by Colonel Cromwell, and which has been approved by Secretary Root. It has always been the custom at other capitals for the head of an embassy or legation to present person. ally the members of his stan.
 Sir Mortimer sOIdIerIy.
 Wearing not only decorations con- eerred for diplomatic victories, but a long row of war medals. for services in the field, Sir Mortimer Durand the British ambassador looked the soldier as we'll as the diplomat as he entered .he blue room with Lady Durand on ais arm and followed by Miss Durand