The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-02
FINE TINE At
WHITE HOUSE
Seventh New Year Reception
by President Roosevelt a y
Great Success.
MANY PROMINENT CALLERS
SCENE ONE OF GREAT BEAUTY
AND INTEREST.

Washington, Jan President
Roosevelt received at the White house
today new years throng of we'll
Wishers which was three hours in pass
Ing. Mrs. Roosevelt and the members
ana ladies of the cabinet were his as
sistants.
Though curtailed in numbers, 5,645,
by more than a thousand over the pre-
ceding New Years day. the reception
was resplendent i'm all the incidents
of tradition which have accumulated
10 its interest for more than hundred
years.
The gorgeousness of the diplomatic
and militant featurss, the cordiality of
the many personal friends of the presi-
dent, who made him their seventh an
nual greeting as such and the intensely
human and patriotic characteristics of
the American people typified by the
thousands today all combined to make
a happy conclusion TO the historic
event.
From greeting in stately dignity and
appropriate surrOundiT gs. the ambas-
sailors and ministers of the nations of
the world, to STOPPING far down to
grasp the hand of a dolly" that its
toddling parent of a year and a half
might be gratifie5, were the extremes
required of the president. and both the
infant and the diplomat realized an
anticipated pleasure. And the presi-
dent enjoyed il all.
Many Prominent Callers.
The setting. ;he historic White house
end the picturesque and entertaining
accessories were amply sufficient to en-
thuse the holiday eXhilaratiOn. The
presence of men whose rames are daily
IN the public press as presidential as
pirants lent interest to more subtle
observations. The vice president the
speaker Of the house of representa-
tives, Secretary Cortelyou, Senator La
Toilette. all OF whom had pleasing
things said to them in the big east
room where the distinguished guest
gathered to chat after passing through
the historic blue parlor and making
their bow TO the receiving party. Then
there was Admiral Brownson, whose
recent differences with the president
led 20 his resignation as chief of the
bureau of navigation. He came late.
but hurried through the lobby and cor
ridor and reached the president near the !
head Of the gorgeously uniformed naval
line. The admiral received many hearty
handclasps from brother officers of the
line of the navy. Admiral Rixey was
also in the naval contingent.
Public Has it's Chance.
ne arrangement OF the program,
based on previous years. gave two
hours for the official part of the re-
CeDtiOn. Owing to the lesser number
from congress, from the corps of army
officers and government officials, the |
public was admitted a half hour before |
l o'clock and stepping to quick music !
by the Marine band the line crowded |
through the receiving rooms for eigh- |
ty-seVen minutes.
Baron Edmonds Mayor des Planches |
Italian ambassador. as dean of the dip |
iOmatic corps had the honor Of lead |
ing that corps. Brigadier General ]. /
Franklin Bell, chief of staff, led the |
army. and Admiral Dewey the navy.
Secretary and Mrs. Root left the re- |
ception shortly after the diplomats |
passed along the line so as to be at /
their own home in time to receive /
them. Only twenty minutes was on the |
official program for the reception of |
the diplomats, but it was all that was |
necessary.