Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-01
HAS A MOST FORMAL AFFAIR.
|yceties of Diplomatic Etiquette
We're Observed With Almost
Religious Scrupulosity.
,er Official World Had Been Re
ceked the People, Joyous Holt
dny Tbrong, We're Admitted.

a. ,seyelt today officiated for the sew
Hph time as president of the United
Eiaies at the New Years reception
tho White House. Assisting him
exchanging salutations OF the sea-
A.on we're Mrs. Roosevelt and the
koen,bers and ladies' of the cabinet
The nlceties of diplomatic etiquette
n ere reiiglously observed in the CON
Apd of that part of the reception,
k,blon has grown during the past hun
Bod years more and more to partake
hugely OF an official function. In this
&ay. but without appearance of pre-
arrangement. the president greeted first
H. vice president and the members or
A. cabinet, then each foreign nation
&,presented in the person of ambassa-
.or or minister: the judiciary, through
a personnel OF the supreme court
i .r,b and the judges of the local fed
( md district courts; senator's and
& esentatives in Congress-; officers
II TIE army, navy, marine corps ana
I. lila OF the District of Columbia;
%,sds OF government bureaus and
A,smbers of the government commits
Mbns organizations of veterans, in
fading the Society of the Cincinnati,
7tec club ia. Associated Veterans OF
Mse war of 1851, Military Order of
I'M LOYAL Legion: Grand Army OF the
gapublic, Medal Honor Legion. Union
Veteran Legion, Union Veterans union,
ssclsty of the Army of Santiago.
War Veterans. Army and
+ wv union, Minute Men. Sons of the
4. ,erican Revolution, Oldest lnhabi-
tats Association of the District OF
Solumbia. and then the public.
/ Gathering in n constantly lengtheh-
"A line mt the west gate to the WHITE
4 ,ule grounds, the people mad stoou
knee O'clock in the morning. II was
/ o'clock when the gates were opened
III admit them The line, kept an
kact by a special detail of police, now
Extended In double column for Two
blocks up Pennsylvania avenue ana
tor two blocks down Seventh street
Hast the state, war and navy buildings.
Il was n Joyous holiday throng ana
lsft It's impress of good feeling on the
PRESIDENT, who after more than four
hours OF handwriting. expressed ex-
hniaration rather than exhaustion.
A COMPOSITE AFFAIR.
Impressive in its dignity. interest
lng In its personality. animating IN It's
bicturesqueness, the reception was
composite view of twentieth century
civilization on dress parade. To re-
Eiew it in it's entirety requires look
N the preliminaries.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
occupied the hour preceding the stroke
IL II in receiving and entertaining the
members OF thu cabinet. and those
Ypecially invited In membership In the
Receiying party, in the library on the
upper floor. Diplomats, judges. legis-
Rtors and army officers gathered In
Conversational groups In the state diil'
Ing room. The red coated Marine band,
banked like the potted foliage. on either
lide the entrance in the lofty lobby
Flth its white marble floor. furnished
ihe stage setting for the receiving
sarty The red, blue and green par
prs forming connecting links between
me state diningroom on the west and
ne east room were fragrant with cut
Flowers effectively placed. 1t WAS In
lhe blue parlor or stateroom that the
receiving party took position shortly
luter II O'clock. Trumpeters heralded
ne approach Of the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt down the gray white marble
ttairs and 10 the bands rendalson OF
han TO The Chief" the reception be-
gan.
THE RECEIVING PARTY.
Lolsurely and with no semblance Of
RormaIity those IN the state dining-
F'oln passed through the red parlor in
the presence Of the president The
f'ceiVlng party formed the arc of a.
Rfcie. hlling the large bow window,
pening 70 the south. they faced wide
HOT 10 the corridor and lobby thus
living and in view OF the scenes and
nTohBs there. Introduotions were
nade TO the president by col. Charles
llonlWell, superintendent OF public
blldlngs and grounds and TO Mrs,
roosevelt by Capt. Frank II. McCone,y
pituitary aide to the president. I,eavine
ne blue parlor, the route OF exit was
nrongh the green parlor, the east
pom, down the stairs TO the SOCIAL
lnneK' and the east gate
| Numerous changese In the diplomatic
I9rps have occurred during the year SO
hat for quite number OF the foreign
representatives. In Washington, II was
aelr first new year experience at the
fhlle House. Death, the rotation I'M
lce' followed by some foreign nations
PIN the members OF their diplomatic
lofpsI and the viclssitudes OF political
ne. were responsible for the absence of
lmiliar and the presence of new faces.
mong those who attended last years
'ception the most notable absentee to-
" was Viscount Aoki, the Japaneae
AMBASSADOR, now returning To Japan
pa that nation was represented by the
lembers of tho embassy stan with
aron Tsunejiro Mlyaohi, the councillor
the head of the line. The familiar fg-
r Of Chekib Bey. the former Turkish
lnlster, also WAS missing, having been
ceeeded by Mehmod All Bey. China
tewise changed her minister during
n year. Sir chentung LANG Chang
aYlng been recalled and tho former
nlsier. WI Ting Fang having sue
eded 10 the position. The latter. how
W has not yet arrived IN Washing |
s. Y and Mr., Chow Tazchi, the first see |
vary headed the delegation from CHI |
Death has made vacancy In the |
sauon from Norway, Mr.. g. Hauge,
.lfs minister having died on Dec, ~ at |
'As hyne IN Europe. and IN his stead |
~ o. Skyback. tho secretary of |
Moi and charge d'affalres.
IL ~ diplomats who were making
a ni'l appearance at a New Year
lsVpp Of the White House Included
iss.ss ,,Ifor Bryce OF Great Britain,
:" p'n Ramon Pima, the Spanish