Evening star., 1909-03-04
GREETING TO DENEEN
Illinois Governor Honored by
Local Colony.
CROWDS PAY RESPECTS
Congressman Mingle With Throng at
Lafayette Arms Building.
SILENT ABOUT SENAT0RsHIP
Politics Tabooed at Strictly Social
Function rendered New
Executive.
SILENT ABOUT sENAToRsH1P

One of the most elaborate of the many
receptions rendered by state officials tenn
porarily in Washington for the Inaugural
ton was given last night to the local Illi-
| nois colony and the Illinois congressional
contingent. by Gov. Charles 8. Deneen.
The reception was given at the Lafayette
Arms, 18th and H streets. aud lasted
from $50 until after II o'clock. Assisting
Gov. Deneen in receiving the guests were
Mrs. Deneen and Mrs. Dorothy Deneen.
Adjt. Gen. Thomas w. Scott introduced
the guests.
Despite the inclement weather, between
LOCO and LOO persons called to pay their
respects to the chief executive of their
native state all Of the Illinois congress
sional representatives being present ex-
cept Senator Cullom, who was prevented
from attending because of illness. In ad-
dttion to the Washington Illinoisans. the
governors staff. with their wives, to the
number Of twenty-one. were also present
| and added greatly to the pleasure of the
levening.
The reception proper was held in the
front room of the ground floor of the Lafay-
cite Arms building, the guests forming In
line and after being introduced to the
| governor, passed into the rear dining
rooms where a buffet luncheon was served.
senatorial Talk Iabo0ed.
During the course ofatfle luncheon many
impromptu congressional representative
receptions were held. Illinois politics was
the principal topic of discussion, several
good natured bets being made upon the
| senatorial results in that state. Anything
for publication. however, was not forth
coming, and as newspaper men advanced
toward those who might be induced to
TO 1l< he Got fI4 <4pio oh f$4rS
instantly.
Il wouldn't talk about the Illinois sena-
torship for the whole OF Washington" was
the way in which one governors staff
officer declined to be interviewed.
''You couldn't pay me to discuss IT,"
announced another.
+ The decorations Of the rooms where the
reception was held were in red. white and
blue bunting. American flags. palms, rub
ber plants. roses and carnations. Long
wreaths Of ivy leaves were draped across
one end of the reception room, and,
backed with several large American flags,
they formed a small alcove for the gov
ernor and his family, where the introduc-
tions took place.
Some Of the Guests.
Among those present were: James A.
Rose. secretary OF state. Springfield. ILL.,:
Mrs. Rose. Springfield. ILL.,: James 8. Nc
Cullough, auditor of public accounts
Springfield. ILL.,; Mrs. Mccullough. Spring.
field. ILL.,; Andrew Russell, state treasurer.
Springfield. ILL.,: Mrs Russell. Springfield
ILL.,; Francis B. Blair, superintendent Of
public instruction. Springfield, ILL.,; Mrs.
Blair. Springfield. ILL.,; W. H. Stead, at
torney general, Springfield, ILL.,: Mrs
Stead. Springfield. ILL.,. Gen. Thomas w.
Scott, ad1utant general. Springfield. ILL.,:
Miss Alice J. Scott. Fairfield, ILL.,: Col
Chauncey Dewey. inspector general. Chi
cago. ILL.,: Mrs. Dewey, Chicago, ILL.,; Miss
NJ. c. Hamaleton. Chicago. ILL.,: Col. e. r.
Bliss. judge advocate general, Chicago.
ILL.,: Mrs. Bliss. Chicago. ILL.,: Col. Ran
dolph Smith, A. D. c.. Flora, ILL.,; Mrs.
Smith. Flora. ILL.,: Col. B. A. Eckhart,
A. D. c., Chicago. ILL.,; Mrs. Eackhart.
Chicago. ILL.,: Col. John r. Thompson.
A. D. c., Chicago. ILL.,: Mrs. Thompson.
Chicago. H.: Col. Ira c. Copley. A: D. c.,
Aurora. ILL.,: Lieut.: Col. Nathan w. Mac
Chesney. Ado. Chicago, ILL.,; Capt. John
H. Lewman. A. D. c., Danvilie. H.; Capt.
Abel Davis, A. D. c.. Chicago, ILL.,; Lieut..
Alfred o. Booth, assistant quartermas-
ter. Springfield, ILL.,; Senator Frank H.
Funk. Bloomington. ILL.,; Mrs. John F.
Smulski, Chicago, Ill.
Adjt. Gen. Scott and Maj Charles
NJ. Staley were the committee in charge
Of the reception.
At the close of the reception Gov. De-
neen was asked If he cared to give an
interview relative to any of the state af
fairs Of Illinois. He announced that he
had nothing more to add to those inter-
views already published