The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
TAFTS KEEP
OPEN HOUSE
Official Family Joins Brilliant Re-
ception While President
Shakes 5,575 Hands.
CELEBRATED SMILE MARKS
BEGINNING AND END
Hearty Words Of Greeting Given Dur
Ing Three Hours of Oiplo~
matio Display.

Washington, Jan. president and
Mrs. Taft held their first New Years
levee at the White house today. Al
though Mrs Taft has not yet regained
her full strength and seemed rather
male in a gown OF white silk. she car
ried out her original intention oil Ie-
naming In the receiving lioe until the
members Of the cabinet. the foreign
ambassadors, members OF their hoase-
holds and justices of the supreme
court had paid their respects. AT the
end of twenty minutes Mrs. Iatt re-
tired
The vice-president and all the NOM
bers OF the cabinet. with the tXcep-
tlon of Secretary of State Knox and
Secretary of War Dickinson, remained
I'm the receiving party until the last
of the general public had passed.
The reception began at II a. IN. and
ended at 1.65 p. m. In the two hours
and nfty-fye minutes he held his posi-
ton at the portal of the famous tlue
room President Taft shook hands
with 5.576 people This numbe~ fell
considerably short Of the 6yur's dur
ing the last years Of toe Roosevelt ad-
ministrauon.
The line Of citizens began to form
at 1030 a. M, although they were rot
scheduled to enter the White house
grounds until II o'clock.
President Taft began and ended tho
reception with a smile.
For his personal friends among the
diplomats, the government officials
and army and navy officials, Mr.. Taft
had hearty words Of greeting. One
citizen addressed the president Occa-
sionally, and the latter listened at
tentively until his aides hurried The
visitor along TO make room for the
crowds In the rear The average time
was passing about forty people to the
minute. Although he gave each
strong clasp, the president declared
he felt no fatigue. Standing In one po-
sition so, long. however. made him de-
clare that he felt as though ne woufd-
have to learn to walk all over again.
Tie usual precautions were taken
and the reception passed off without
incident Several tourists were le-
lieved temporarily OF their cameras at
the entrance to the blue room
The diplomatic display this year III
vailed any OF the past. Practically
every member Of th corps was In the
city and each was attended by bril-
liantly uniformed stat OF aide ard sec.
retaries. The Chinese ambassador
and staff, in heavy embroidered robes
and hats. attracted the usual amount
Of attention.
The marine band played during the
reception
Sunshine Tempers Cold.
Washington Jan. 1.-Sunshine tenn
pered the winters cold and gave
Washington one OF the finest New
Years day 1t ever has experienced.
Mrs Sherman. wife OF the vice.
president, and a number Of women OF
the cabinet received at their homes,
the number including Mrs. MacVeagh,
Mrs Dickinson, Mrs, Wickersham.
Mrs Ballinger and Mrs. Nagel. all Of
whom had as their assistants the wo-
men of the families or officials con-
nected with the departments over
which their husbands preside
Following the death Of Mrs. Knox S
brother. Frank p. Smith, on Thursday
night, the secretary and Mrs Knox
recalled all invitations.
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