The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-02
PRESIDENT TAFT
SMILES GREETING
Annual New Years Reception
at White House Was a
Gorgeous Affair.
THOUSANDS IN THE LINE
Diplomutie Representatives, Members
Of Congress and the Common
People Shake Hands with
Chief Executive.
United Press Special.

| Unlted FIesb OpoCiai'
Washington, Jan. president
Taft smiled his New Years greeting
| to the world today,
1t was the second time that the
president and Mrs. Taft officiated as
host and hostess at that time-honor-
ed function, the White House New
Years reception. In defiance of tn.
weather, crowds gathered outside the
| White House hours before the bug
lers of the Marine band trumpeted
the entrance OF the chief magistrate
| and the first lady of the land to com,
mence the reception OF the gilded
diplomats, the judiciary, and the gov
eminent officials. all of whom. were
| received before the latch was lifted
| to the common people.
With the first deep boom OF the
great hall clock at eleven, four bug
| lers stepped out from the band ana
sounded the presidential call Ihe
president and Mrs. Taft appeared at
| the top of the broad winding stair
and came down to receive the vice
president and Mrs. Sherman, and the
| members of the cabinet and Their
wives. The party then moved to the
southern end of the Blue Room,
where the president and vice-presl-
dent and the cabinet members form
ed a receiving line and the ladies
took up their places to the right or
them. Then commenced the reception
of the diplomatic corps.
This Is one of the most gorgeous
spectacles that the national capita
witnesses in the entire year. Bedeck-
ed and be-ribboned with the orders
Of their monarchs, In all the splendor
OF their court costumes, the repre-
sentatives of the foreign nations nj
ed past the president. 1t was bril-
| liant panoply OF colors-ot req ana
gold and blue, scintillating here and
there with the shining helmets Of the
Germans and the silks Of the Orien-
Val ambassadors and ministers. The
ambassadors were led by Baron
Hen gemuIler Won Hengevar. the
Austro- Hungarian ambassador, who
since the last New Years reception
has succeeded to the rank of dean
of the diplomatic corps. Following
him came the ambassadors arranged
according to their seniority-those
most recently accredited to the Unit
ed States coming last in line. The last
ambassador in line was Marcheso
Cusani Confalonierl, the newly ap-
pointed Italian Ambassador. Follow
ing him were the charges d'affaires
of the Brazilian and Chilean embas-
sizes. the representatives OF those
countries having died the past
wear and no successors having as yet
been sent by their governments.
After the ambassadors came the
ministers, headed by Senior Don Joa-
l1 CALVIN tho Costa HI
ran minister, who has been for years
dean OF the ministerial contingent.
The last in this line was Mr.. H. II.
Rryn. minister from Norway, who
was presented to the president only
a few weeks ago Each ambassadoi
and minister was accompanied by
his wife and the members of hls
suite.
Before the last diplomat had pass
ed from sight the new chief Justice
OF the United States, Edward Doug
lass White, led the associate justices
Of the supreme court into the recelv-
ing room. They we're followed by
other members of the judiciary,
among them the judges OF the new
courts of commerce and customs ap-
peals. Then the president shook
hands with the senators and repre-
sentatives who remained in WASH
ington during the holidays. Ther'
were only few of them.
The congressional delegation
marked the end of the first part OF
the reception. The buglers again
stepped from their places with tpe
hand and sounded another spirited
fanfare. as the doors opened to tte
army navy and marine corps otfi-
cers-all in their full dress uniforms
Every military officer OF duty In
Washington was there. and the gold
lace of their uniforms was but little
loss gorgeous than the gilded dress
OF the diplomats.
The last Of the official visitors mai
left nv one O'Clock Mrs. Taft. Mrs.
sherman and the ladies OF the cahi-
net. then withdrew from the recep~
tion line to the state dining room,
where refreshments were served. In
the blue room the president and ms
cabinet squared their shoulders anc
prepared to receive the long line that
for hours had been gathering along
the White House walks. The presl-
dents smile broadened. the bugles
sounded, the band broke into i've
" two-step and the common people
entered,
A Heterogeneous throng-typicai-
" American-filed in TO the livelv
music Of the band, quickened to hur-
nv them along. The line moved fast
until 1t reached the president, but
there 1t was delayed by each individ-
ual endeavoring TO obtain distinct
lively personal greeting from the
! host,
few feet down the line from the
president stood several well-gtoom-
ed and well-built men apparently
lounging carelessly about but keep
ing careful eye on the moving line
as II approached the executive They
were the secret service men and NOT
person reached the objective POM
of the line without their close scrn-
] tiny There we're no hands wrapped