The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-02
 NEW YEAR AT WHITE HOUSE MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt Hold Reception. A NOTABLE ASSEMBLAGE Foreign Diplomats and Others
 Present. Distinguished Omcers of Army and Navy Take Part in Brilliant oc- easion at the Capital
 of Nation.

Washington. Jan. 1.--President Roosevelt received at the White House today a New Years throng of we'll wishers. which was three hours .n passing his hand.
 Though curtailed in number--5,645--- by more than thousand over the pre- ceding New Years day. the reception was resplendent in all the incidents of tradition which have accumulated to its interest for more than a hundred years. The ,gorgeousness of the diplo- matic and militant features; the cor diality of the many personal friends of the President who made him their seventh annual greeting as such and the intensely human and patriotic characteristics of the American people. typiied by the thousands who repre- scented them today. all combined to make a happy conclusion to the his torfc event.
 From greeting in stately dignity and appropriate surroundings. the Ambas- sadors and Ministers of the nations of the world to stoop;ng far down to grasp the hand of dolly" that its toddling parent of a year and a half
 
 required of the President and both the infant and the diplomat realized an anticipated pleasure. And the Presi- dent enjoyed 1t all.
 A Brilliant Setting.
 The setting. the historic White House--and the picturesque and enter taining accessories were amply sufii- cient to enthuse the holiday exhilara- tion. There were other interesting phases beside the scenic beauty and presidential cordiality. which consti- tuted the feast to the public. The presence of men whose names are daily in the public press as presiden- tial aspirants. lent interest to more subtle observations. The yice-Presi- resentatives. Secretary Cortelyou, Sena- tor La Toilette. all of whom had pleas ing things said to them in the big east room. where the. distinguished guests 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 to his resigna- tion as chief of the Bureau of Naviga- ton. He came late. but hurried through the lobby and corridor 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. Rear Admiral Rixe4 also was in the naval contingent
 The arrangement of the program based on previous years gave two hours for the official part of the reception. Owing to the lesser number from Con- gress. the corps of army officers and Government officials. the public was admitted a half hour before o'clock. tA 4nL .,uI. l. Marine Band. the line crowded through the receiving rooms for eighty-fve minutes.
 Baron Edmonds Mayor des Ranches. the Italian Ambassador. as dean of the diplomatic corps. had the honor of leading that corps. Brigad.er General J. Franklin Bell. chief of stan, led the army and Admiral Dewey the navy. Secretary and Mrs. Root left the recep- tion shortly after the diplomatists passed along the line so as to be at their own home in time to receive them. Only twenty minutes was on the of- fcial program for the reception of the diplomats. but 1t was all that was nec- essary.
 His Seventh Time.
 MT. Roosevelt off1ciated for the sev- enth time as President of the United States at the new year reception at the White House.
 Assisting him in exchanging the saI- utations of the season were Mrs Roosevelt and the members and ladies Of the cabinet. The niceties of diplo- matic etiquette were religiously oh served in the conduct of that part of the reception that has grown during the past hundred years and more to- partake largely of the nature of an off, fcial function. In this way, but with out appearance of pre-arrangement. the President greeted first the Vice-Presi- dent and then the members of his cab- inet. then each foreign nation repre- sented in the person of ambassador or minister; the judiciary, through ehe personnel of the Supreme Court bench. and the judges of the local Federal and District courts; Senators and Represent tatives in Congress; officers of the army. navy, marine corps and militia of the District of Columbia. Heads of the bureaus, and members of commits sions, organizations of veterans, in- cluding the Society of the Cincinnati, Aztec Club. 1874, associated veterans of the war of 1S46-47; military order of the loyal legion of the United States; Grand Army of the Republic; medical honor of legion. Union legion: Union veterans union; Society of the Army of Santiago; Spanish war veterans: army and navy union: minute men: Sons of the American Revolution. and oldest inhabitants association of the District of Columbia. and then the public.
 Long Line of Patriots.
 Gathering in constantly lengthen- ing line all the west gate to the White House grounds. the people had stood since o'clock in the morning. If was 1 o'clock when the gate was open- ed. The line kept intact by a special detail of police, now extended in double column for two blocks up Pennsylvania Avenue and for two blocks down Sev- enteenth Street past the State, War and Navy building.
 It was a joyous holiday throng and left it's impress of good feeling on the President who. after more than four hours of hand-shaking. expressed ex- hilaration rather than exhaustion.
 Impressive in It's dignity, interestins in its personality. animating in its picturesqueness. the reception was a composite view of twentieth century civilization on dress parade. To re- view 1t in it's entirety requires a look at the preliminaries. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt occupied the hour pre-