New-York tribune., 1909-01-02
The CABINET RECEPTIONS.
lFron TIE T-isu1s Bureau


Wasnirztou Jan I.-BegianiuE with -,s ho--e g
the Vice-Fresidsnt ending with that cf the So
retarv % Couu1erce and Labor. series q brilliant
receptions vas given this afternoon Hospitality
reigped the home. n street, % the Foe-P-esi-
dent and Mrs FeIrbs nkE. and their popularity Vas
shown in the hundreds of callers who wished -hs-s
sood luck for the new year Mrs Fairbanks vas
assisted in receiving by Mrs Elkins Mrs Winthrop
Murray Crane. Mrs Carter. Mrs Burrows, Mrs Do
liver. Mrs Flint and Mrs Culherso1 al the wives
of Senators Miss kean the sister q Senator Kesn-
and Miss Sutherland and Mss Hsrlsnwzy. daugh-
ters Of Senator Sutherland and Senator Fsmenwsy.
respectively. Mrs. Charles 2 Lands Mrs Jsssis
Cve-strser and MIS- J c. Cheney. wives Of the Rep
resar.arives from Indiana. Mrs Joseph H Gstns.
Of West Virginia. Mss Wood. Of New Jersey Ms
John ". Foster. Mrs shannon. Mrs " " Brl6e.
Miss Katherine Weeks. and the Misses CLARK N-s-
John Tu7mons the only dauga1er o. rLe vice-P-ssi-
dent and Mrs Fairbanks and r1sf- daCg1-sr-i1-
law. Mrs Warren Fairbanks. q Chicago. houss
guests also assisted
The Secretary Cs state and Mrs Root elts-tal-=d
AZ trs most brilliant y al the Cabinet receptions
theirs taking the form Of the BUFFET breakfast 81
Io-red 70 them b. precedent and a. which rhs
entire diplomatic CORPS were gues1s The f-st Sec
rsrar1As Of STATE we're accustomed 70 seat al -
their distinguished foreign guests about a table.
but 50 large has the corps sroEn that today even
--a generous rooms at Secretary Roots home vs-s
rITei with TIE guests The Italian AC1hssssdN- s1-
his star v=rs the first - greet TIE Secretary ard
Ms Root and tH4i- departure was awaited by -
precedent where they alone are concerned Ms.
Fobert Bacon and Mrs Huntington Wilson -
wives u the assistant sec-e-a-es OF STATE and
Oren Root. we've viii t-e S@-rs.ar- q Srsts a7i
Mrs Root
The home - -fe SN-reta-v - -h- T->sS-rrv s-1
Mrs CorteIvou was open only F0- Informal -aT.s
from their friends account - t-e delicate heath
of Mrs Co-;eIyou, her yoUnEeSr son beng e77v
few weeks CID
The homo of the Secrata-y ~ Va- a11 Mrs Luss
+ Wright vas thrown open TO ths army o1d-sEs
stationed il and near Vsslias-ou sd also cf-ts'=
Of The War DepsrtTerr. IJ vas rnair arsc New
Years greeting 70 Jhe army nrs1 TIE sTsr &C.
co-5i1EFy possessing degree 0f novelty felt c-I~
~ o7s other Cabinet home today. -rar - -
Secretary OF rhe Navy a-d Mrs. Nevbsr-v. a1d Tss
particularly pleasant Assisting th- Sac-sta-v =
War and Mrs Wright IN att-rdlnE - -,st- z-ss-s
Mrs. olive and Miss oliver. wife and aauzh-
yer Of the Assistant Secretary CT Wa. Me- :
Franklin Sell VIE 0f the chief CT star Cuitsi
states Army. MrS. Henry G. Shs-pe. Mrs. E--sS-
\. Darlington. Ms Taylor Mrs CoUbin. Ms sum
merlin Mrs. L Uotherspoon. Mrs George " Laws.
or Annapolis. Ms Samuel . St-rEls- I-s rou=c-.
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers Mrs Robert , wy1-s-
Mrs Frank r ChsatfaU- Mrs Joseph I-st-s-. Ms
Bourka Cochran. Mrs. Hooker. Miss Ida Wynrs.
Miss Sauis GsrIiuS7o1 Miss Ids. Miss Dc-o--y
Williams. Miss Van Norhis. Miss Csrolyn Nv-ray.
Miss Marjorie AIesht-e, ths Misses Humphr-r. Miss
Maitland Marshall. Miss Marie Browr and Mrs
John Humphreys Watkins. cf NV York- GluE-l-5T
OF the Secretary and Mrs Wright.
who called OF the Secretary OF State and Mrs Root
and the officers OF the United States army 1ho
called on the Secretary Of War and Mrs Vris5t.
the guests OF tie Attorney General and Mrs Bona
parte We're the judiciary OF the District. who wore
sedate afternoon fro-k coats. The body received.
however. headed by the chief Justice OF the SI-
prene Court. made Up OF the associate justices ths
judges of other and officials Of the depart
Inent. was most imposing Assisting the Attorney
General and Mrs Bondparte in receiving were Mrs
Henry NJ HOyt Mrs e. ". Russell. Mr.. Van OTs-
dale Mrs Thomas NJ. Chatard. MIS- Charles Henry
Butler. Mrs Nathaniel Francis. Mrs Richard
Wayne Parker. Mrs. Francis Ieo-inz. Mrs. James
Brown Scott Mrs John McIIhenny. Miss Harlan
Miss FHzabeth Wolcutt Parker Miss Dorothy Gard
ner williams and Miss Caryl Crawford
The Postmaster General and Mrs Meyer we're ss-
sisted by a snail receiving party and their recsp-
tion was attended by diplomats officers OF the army
and navy ard society men generally. as well as 't
the officials Of the Postoffce Department. Assist
ina. ia receiving Countess Motke- wife or tns
Danish Minister, Nine LoudcG. wife 81 The Neih-
erIands Minister: Mrs Bsei>ulan Winthrop Miss
Martha p Phillips NJ - Martha Cameron and the
Misses Meyer
\ CAV uniformed jhrOnE Of several hundred naval
officers Maid their respects To Truman H. New5er~y
for the 1rzt the Secretary of the Navy fioN
ers the charming costumes - ths women music ana
-ef-esbulautS made The reception one O. the n-cs'
l~'Iliaut held bv any u'enhr- cf the cabinet ~
sztf7e Tho Secv-tary and Mrs New Se-ry N re-eV-
i,g vre~e Mrs. parey Mrs Cc7Ies, ,I-s Henri /
| Ss4torles Ms Converse Mr. THlzoury. Nrz
feurza Mrs CTovsr Mrs Schrosisr- Mrs NJ
Cavley M CauPbcu, Mrs VogeiSesans- Ars
BuImer Mrs MuIisan, Mrs. Spencer Wood Ms