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rank was the Japanese Ambassador.
Baron Uchida, who was presented 20 the
President only q few days ago. with
him came tho Baroness Uchida. Mr.. Mat
sui. counsellor OF the embassy, and Mrs
Matsul; Lieut. Col. Kuniahigo Tanaka, the
Military Attachk; Secretary Mansanao
Halniha1 and Commander Tokutaro HI
rRga OF the Japanese navy.
In contrast with the new Chinese
Minister, Chang Yin-Tang, his wife
and daughters. the Japanese Ambas-
sador and his suite wore occidental
dress.
Hussein. Klazim Bey. the first Am
bassador from Turkey 10 the United
Statea. was not present and in accor-
dance with etiquette Rustem Bey.
the Charge d'Anaires. came to greet
Mr.. Taft.
Costa Rioa was the first Central Ameri-
can country to pass the President through
it's representative, Seflor Don Joaquin
Bernardo Calvo. n the line OF Ministers
came the representatives from, Siam,
Portugal. Bolivia, Uruguay. Norway:
Sweden and a dozen other nations OF
the earth. Mr.. Chang and his family came
last just before the Charges d'Ahaires
OF Turkey and Guatemala were received.
Count de Buisseret. Minister from Bel
gium to the United States, was not present
owing to the recent death Of King Leo
pold. Nicaragua. being at outs with
the United States. was not represented,
Altogether there were representatives
from ten embassies and ten legations.
Closely following the diplomats came
the the IIs members Gi the supreme ',,OcIIs O0TrS
courts and former Cabinet m members
and American diplomats. Chief Justice
Fuller came with Associate Justices
Harlan. Brewer. White. NICK emma. Holmes
and Day close behind. Justice Moody
was the only absentee.
Senator Flint was the first OF the
Congress delegation to shake hands
with the Pres ident. After him came
Senators Nelson. Burrows. Perkins. Piles.
MoCumber. Newlands. Warner. Burton,
Gamble, Bristow. Fletcher and others.
Although Speaker Cannon came late
there was a fairly good House delegation
on hand to make up for his delay. Presi-
dent Taft talked with Murdock of Kansas
for several minutes. Among the Rep
resentatives were Campbell. Parker. Oh
colt, Cronna, Needham. Pray. Mondell.
Martin, Dwight, Law, Mann. Cassidy.
Scott. Bartholdt and Martin.
Gen. Miles was the first Of the nation g
warriors to appear. just behind him
came Major-Gen. @. w. Davis, retired
Major-Gen. Bell. Brig Gen. Wotherspoon.
Adiutant- General Ainsworth and others
high In army rank. There was a large
number OF high officers OF the navy.
Next in the long line came the assistant
chiefs of the Government department
ana AIbeT tQcm the mSIlDtIb OA pdJtlONAN
and other organizations,
The general public came along at
| o'clock and stayed for a little more than
an hour. Occasionally Chief John Wilkie
of the secret service, who stood within
six feet of Mr.. Taft, just at the entrances
! Of the Blue Room. had to take some one {
hand from some ones pocket with happy
| New Year greeting. but he always smiled
| and the person who didn't know that hands
in pockets are not allowed in Preside ntia
handshaking proceedings smiled too.
A large number Of children were in tht
| ranks Of the citizens Many OF them had
to be,lifted up so that the President might
see them. One Of the striking figures wat
| a Southerner who wore his white hair q
| foot long and whose white goatee, stretch
| ing away in front with n parabolic curve
reminded the spectators OF Uncle sam.
While the old custom Of asking severa
prominent men and women to stand be
hind the line in the Blue Room passeS
| into history last New Years Day. the
| President and Mrs. Taft had with then
| in the rear OF the Blue Room themember'
Of their family, the Cabinet officers, the
Justices Of the Supreme Court. the assist
ant chiefs OF the executive Department.
| and some out OF town guests OF the Cabi
I net circle. The crowd behind the line
! was almost strictly Official. and with thu
elimination of many persons who hav'
| been invited under the old arrangement
| the Blue Room was not oyercrowded.
4 Baroness Uohida. wife Of the japanese
! Ambassador, attracted attention. Sh'
1 is tall and slender and was gowned II
4 the clothes OF the mode. The Chimes
\ Minister and his family were the mos
! picturesque group. The Minister anS
several attaches wore gowns Of Orienta
| brocades in colors and designs NOR
| Persian than Chinese. The party was con
i Quoted by MIR. Young Ewai. who aoteC
as interpreter and introduced them
Mime. Chang and her two daughters ans
I the two Misses Tong, daughters Of th'
! special Chinese Ambassador, who was IL
4 Washington last season, followed clos,
! behind the Minister. They are petite anC
| she young girls look like children.
Nine. Chang and the young girls al
] wore very rioh and handsome costumes
| all with heavy black brocaded satin petit
/, coats and light colored brocaded silk coats
Nine. Chang's coat was OF palest gray
richly brocaded satin and her hair wa
| very smooth and drawn into the typica
| Chinese coiffure at the back as though
every hair was glued TO its place, an6 both
large and small pearl pins were used a
the back OF the quaint little head.
Mrs. Taft remained in the Blue Room
| only about twenty minutes. when she mad,
| a short circuit OF the room among tn,
guests and then left through the Greer
Room and up the east stairway escorted
| by an aide.