The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-01
NEW YEAR LEVEE
! AT WHITE HOUSE

past the state, war and navy buildings.
! IL was Joyous holiday throng and left
its impress OF good feeling on the presi-
dent. who after more than four hours or
handshaking. expressed exhilaratlon rath-
er than exhaustion.
Impressive I'm It's dignity. interesting I'm
It's personality. animatlng IN it's pictur-
esqueness, the reception was complete
view OF twentieth century civilization on
dress parade To review II I'm It's entire
~ requires look at the preliminaries.
| The president and Mrs. Roosevelt occu-
| pied .he hour preceding the stroke Of IL
In receiving and entertaining the mem
bers OF the cabinet and those specially
invited to membership I'm the receiving
party, In the library on the upper floor
Diplomats, judges, legislators and army
officers gathered I'm conversational groups
In the state dining room. The red-coat.
ell Marine band, banked like the potted
foliage. on either side Of the entrance in
the lofty lobby with its white marble
floor, furnished the stage setting for tho
receiving party. The red, blue and green
parlors forming connecting links between
the state dining room on the west. and
the east room. were fragrant with cut
flowers effectively placed.
IN THE BLUE PARLoR.
II was in the blue parlor or state room
that the receiving party took position
shortly after II o'clock. Trumpeters her
aided the approach OF the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt down the gray white mar
Hall TO the Chief" the reception began.
Leisurely and with no scmblance OF for
mality i'm the state dining room passed
through the red parlor into the presence
OF the president. The receiving party
formed the arc of circle, filling the large
bow window opening 90 the south. They
faced wide door TO the corridor and lop-
by thus viewing and I'm view OF the
throngs there. Introductions were made
10 the president by Col Charles 3. Brom-
well, superintendent OF public buildings
raIf lakF
Capt Frank r. Mccoy. military aide 10
tho president Leaving the blue parlor.
the route OF exit was through tho green
parlor. the east room. down the stairs TO
the ''social annex" and tho east gate.
Numerous changes in the diplomatic
corps have occurred during the year, so
that for quite "A number of the foreign
representatives in Washington II was
white House. Death. tho rotation in Of
fce. followed by some foreign nations
with the members OF their diplomatic
corps. and the vicissitudes of political life
were responsible for the absence OF Ia
miliar aud the presence OF new faces.
PICTURESQUE FIGURES.
or those who attended last years re-
ception, the most notable absentee today |
was Viscount Aoki. the Japanese ambas-
sador. now returning 10 Japan, and that |
nation was represented by the members |
OF the embassy STAFF, with Baron Tsune-
jiro Miyacka, the counsellor. at its head |
in the line. The familiar figure of Che |
kib Bey. the former Turkish minister. /
was missing. having been succeeded by |
Mchmed All Bey. China likewise changed |
her minister during the year. Sir Chen
tung Liang Cheng having been recalled,
and the former minister, WI Ting Fang. \
having succeeded to the position. The |
latter however has not yet arrived here |
and Mr.. Chow Tszchi the first secretary, |
headed the legationeers from China.
Death has made a vacancy in the lega-
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