Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-01
Whllc House Doors Unlocked and NO Hearller Welcome
 Was Ever Extended . '-- .-.- XII |
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
Elaborate Decorations and . Happy aad Joyous Threas sl Visitors Greet 0uF
 President.

Washington, Jan Each year the white house doors swing open to all the nation on January l, and a heartier welcome was never extend- ed to visitors than greeted the thou sands who called today to pay their respects to the chief executive. The president met ambassadors and laborers with the same handshake.
 While the Marine band played pa- triotic airs the great throng moved slowly through the executive man sion. The diplomatic corps, the ju- dietary, tho army the navy, and civilian officials in the various ce- partments were received ip turn be- fore the thousands of citizens who had been standing in line for hours could meet the president.
 The president and Mrs Roosevelt. Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks and members of the cabinet and their wives exchanged New Years greetings in the library. Here. they assembled about g quarter of eleven, o'clock. remaining until a few nlin- utes to the hour when, escorted by Captain Frank R. Mccoy, United States cavalry, one of the aides to the president, the entire party de- scended to the blue room.. the presi- dent and Mrs Roosevelt in the lead. As the latter appeared 1t the head of the stairs . fanfare of trumpets by the Marine band stationed in the vestibule announced their coming The march to the blue room was made by way of the state dining room. and. the rcd room through which all the guests except those of the diplomatic corps. came before being presented, the latter asscmb- ing in the Red rom immediately on their arrival by way of the south- ern entrances to the white house. By p1saps of . velvet cord twisted with gold the blue room had been roped on SO as to form clear and uninterrupted passag6wny for the callers. President Roosevelt took . position near the door at the head Of the receiving line. On his right was Mrs Roosevelt, to her right Mrs Fairbanks. and 70 on down the line. the ladies of the cabinet taking their positions In the order of precedence. Behind them stood the vice president and the members of the cabinet. To the opposite of the receiving line were the presidents aides, with the exception of Colonel Charles s. Cromwell and Captain Mccoy. who made the introductions. The former included Lieutenant Commander AL bert L. Key. U. s. N.; Captain Arthur E. Harding. U. s. Marine corps; Lieutenant Chauncey Shackford. U. S. N; Captain Fitzhugh Lee. U. s. calvary; Lieutenant Douglass Mac Arthur, corps of engineers; Lieuten- ant c. R. Train. U. s. N; Lieutenant Philip H. Sheridan, U. S. calvary. and Ensign Semmes Read. U. S. N. With the exception of the members of the diplomatic corps. all the in- troductions to the president were made by Colonel Cromwell and to Mrs Roosevelt by Captain Mccoy. As each caller passed the president he gave cordial shake of the hand. Mrs Roosevelt and the ladies of the cabinet each carried handsome bouquet of roses. The diplomatic corps was presented to the president by Assistant Secretary of State Huntington 'wilson, each head of the foreign mission in turn introducing to the president the members of his staff
 Heading the diplomats was Baron Mayor Des Planches, ambassador from Italy. the dean of the corps. fol- lowed in turn by Baron Hengelmai- Ter. the ambaoador from Aus iris. Hungary. Ambassador Jus serand Of France, Ambas- sador Speck Won sternburg. from Germany: Joaquin Ma buco, the ambassador from Brazil: Baron Rosen. the ambassador from RussIa, and viscount Aoki. ambassz- dor from Japan. Following the am bassados and their stsffs came the ministers and the members of their households headed by Constantine Brun. the representative from Den mark
 Because of the death of the min ister's mother requiring him to % Into mourning for . period of one hundred days. Sir Chsntung Liang- Cheng. the Chinese minister. was not present. King Edward vas repre- sented by Esme Howard. chargs d'aRafres. ia the absencs Of Sir Mortimer Dursnd. vho has just va cafed the poet Of ambasador from Great Britain st wsshineton-
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