New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
tEron, The Tribune Bureau

Washington JAN 1.-THE President is consider
ing the issuance of proclamation calling for an
observance of the celebration of the Lincoln cen
tenary on invitation Of the Grand Army OF tne
Republic
The President received the new Turkish Ambas-
sador, Hassein Kiazim Bey, who presented MS let
ters of credence.
The President received the members Of the ex-
ecutve council of the American Federation OF La
bor who presented a petition requesting support
in afrordng an asylum in this country 10 pohtca, p
refugees He expressed sympathy with the genera
principle involved. -,
The President conferred with Senator hnoA Aii-
1nediately after luncheon and later took up some
questions affecting the Navy Department win sec
retary Newberry ct the executive ofnces-
Among the White House callers were ATTORNEY
General Bonaparte Secretary Newberry, Assistant
Secretary Bacon, Assistant Secretary winthrop
Senators Lodge, Clark, Of Wyoming beVeriuse
and Gamble; Representatives Denoy' haSoS'
Fornes Goulden, Watson, Lands, Pray Far SONS SONS
Mclaughlin. Gronna Cook Houston mn III m, % 80
nectcut; Bennett, VreelaTy1 and Driscol Judse an
deventer the Commissioner General OF Irnirhsie
tfon the Commissioner Of Corporations Rear t
miral Rixey, DIR. Carey Greyson, CommlssioheI w
IIhenny ex-State senator Fanchot and Irlenus, - u
New York; Commander in Chief NeFlus VI 49,
Grand ARMY of the Republic; F. K. Bowers ana L.
w Whlttle, of New York; Captain Rutt' FresiIVliI
Csompers John Mitchell, James Duncan, JalHeS
OConnen Max Norris ". D. Haber, u: A nays,
] 3 Lennon. Joseph Valentine F. K Morrison ana
J. K. Alpine. ..
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained
the members of the diplomatic corps at dinner - 70
night. The table decorations were orchus- i"o
invited guests were the Italian Ambassador ana
Baroness Mayor des Planches, the Austro-hun-
garian Ambassa and Baroness Henselmulier'
the French Ambassador and Nine Jusserand' the
Brazilian Amba ssador and Nine. Naouco the RUS
sian Ambassador. the British Ambassador ana
Mrs. Bryce, the Japanese Ambassador ana Baron
ess Takahra the German Ambassador and Count
ess Won Bernstorff the Turkish Ambassador. the
Haytian Minister and Nine. Leger, the Costa Rlcan
Minister and Nine. de Calvo, the Costa R1can MN
lister special mission. the Ntcaraguan Minister
and Nine de Corea the Belgian Minister and
Baroness Moncheur. the Portuguese Minister the
Cuban Minister and Nine. de Quesada, the Bo-
livIan Minister and Mime. de Calderon. the Persian
Minister the Swiss Minister. the Argentine Min
lister and Nine. de Portela the Minister OF Ecua-
dor the Colombian Minister and Nine. de Cortes.
the Minister OF Uruguay and Nine. de MeIian La
finur the Spanish Minister. the Guatemalan Minis
ter and Nine. de Toledo Herrarte, the Minister OF
Salvador. the Swedish Minister and Nine. de La
gercrantz. the Chilian Minister and Nine de Cruz.
the Norwegian Minister and Nine. Guide. the Meth
erlands Minister and Nine. Loudon. the Minister
OF Honduras. the Danish Minister and Countess
Moltke, the Minister of Panama, the Minister Resi-
dent OF the Dominican Republic. the Minister Resi-
dent Of Greece the Charge AHaires of Mexico
and Nine de Godoy, the Charge dAffaires OF Siam
the Charge dAffalres OF Peru. the Secretary Of
State. Senator and Mrs. Cullom. Senator and Mrs.
Lodge. Senator McCreary. Representative and Mrs.
Lands Representative and Mrs William B.
mar, Pablo Ocampo de Lon. Mr. and Mrs Tuo
Larrinaga, Benito Legarda. Mr.. and Mrs Theo-
dore D. Robinson. Miss Roosevelt Miss Ha gner
and Captain Archibald ". Butt.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have as house
guests Mr. and Mrs. Theodore d Robinson.
The President in his office as early as 10
o'clock. seeming the worse for his ride over
the Virginia roads yesterday. He told his friends
he feeling fine.