The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Situation at Reception Will
Be Unusal- hanges
in Corps.

1 IN Norps.
The Hon. James Bryce. ambassador of
Great Britain, will head the line of
diplomats who will greet the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft at the New Year
reception at the White House Monday,
instead OF Baron Hengelmuller, the Aus
tro-Hungarian ambassador. and dean of
the corps. Baron Hengelmuller. who
has been abroad for some months. will
not arrive in this country until January
4. and the French ambassador. M. JUS
serand, who Is second In order of rark,
according to years Of service. also Is out
OF the city. The somewhat unusual sit
uation of the third in rank In tho corps
being the first to pass down the receiv-
Ing line. will. therefore. be presented.
Mr.. Bryce will be &C sompanled by Mrs
Tryce and one of the largest stats in
the corps.
The New Year reception always is the
largest official function Of the year at
the White House. the official and dip
lomatic world Of Washington. as well
ny the general public. taking this op-
portunity to extend New Year greetings
to the President ana Mrs. Taft.
In the year which has interviewed
since the last New Year reception, many
changes have been made In the person
mel of the Diplomatic Corps, always the
first In the several groups calling at the
White House. Thirteen Of the fifteen
new ambassadors and ministers ap-
pointed since January 1. 1910. will be
present. and they will bo accompanied
by many staff secretaries and attaches
who will make their offitia debut at
that time
The three new ambassadors are Senior
Domicio de Cana. of Brazil, succeeding
the late Senor Nabuco. who died at his
post something over year ago; Senor
Don Gilberto Crespo, the Mexican rep
resentative. and the Russian ambassa-
dor, George Bakhmeteff, who succeeds
Baron Rosen. Though this will be NJ.
Bakhmeteff's first appearance at a state
function as an ambassador, he was a
familiar figure about twenty years ago
at similar functions, In his former ca
pacity as secretary of the Russian lega-
tion here. 1t was during his residence
here then that he met and married
the present Nine. Bakhmeteff, then
Miss Mary Beale. of Washington.
The nations which will be represented
by new ministers are Nicaragua. Cuba,
Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile.
Belgium. Haiti. Honduras, and Panama
Peru and China also are accred ted with
new envoys, but these have not as yet
arrived at their posts, and the charge
d'affaires of each country will represent
them.
In this group OF new ministers, the
Minister of Belgium and Nine. Havenith
will greet many old friends made dur
ing their previous residence here. Like
the Russian ambassador M. Havennh
formerly served his country as secre-
tary to the legation In Washington,
though in more recent years. Again fol-
lowing his example, he wooed and won
e his SEsds m dsEiaS yEs tsss Jps MsTh
Ffoulke. Immediately arter their mar
rtage they left for Persia. where M.
Havenith had been transferred as min
| lister, and resided there in the yca-s
intervening, until his recent appointment
to succeed Count de Buisseret, who led
the Belgian delegation a year ago.
I The President and Mrs. Taft usually
bers of the Cabinet and their wives
and In this group there also have been
| changes.
The present Secretary of War and
i Mrs. Stimson succeeded Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickinson, who occupied that post a
year ago, and the Secretary of Inter
| Tor and Mrs. Fisher have replaced the
Secretary and Mrs. Ballinger In that
This coterie also will have repre-
sentation somewhat smaller than
usual this year on account of mounrn-
in sns the Ms family Of hs ySe MScb Prss S
keep them from their customary sec
| md place in line. Mourning in the
family Of the Stimsons' also will pre-
hs% a1S% tsas snd
4 Wickersham will be unable to attend.
having departed shortly bsfore Christ
mas for q brief trip to the Canal Zone,
dor0.npanhe dor and the H.therlands n Minister and
Nine. Jusserand and Nine. Loudon.
Other notable figures who will ap-
pear in new capacity tomorrow are
the Speaker OF the the HGnSe wi1l taKs dne their heir
places in the Blue Room.
The breakfast which the Secretary OF
| State and Mrs. Knox give annually 10
the Diplomatic Corps. following @ Ihe 1asr re-
Day, has year by year grown to such
proportions that tomorrow they VIII en-
| tertain at the Pan-American Union
| building instead OF at their nome in
| sufficient accommodations for the en-
| tire corps and the Committees on For
leign Relations Of the Senate and House
and their wives. instead Of only the Ian. am.
DaSSdOOT6 anu IiliiiIStSio o"N 1890
d'affaires, as formerly.
In the group of young people accom-,
panying the Secretary of State ana
Mrs. Knox to the white House this
year their son and his bride, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh s. Knox, whose marriage
took place recently In New York. VIII
be the center Of attraction.
Other interesting functions OF new
Year Day, which has come to De sucn
an Important day in the sociay calendar
of the National Capital, will be the art
| ernoon at home at the residence OF the
| Speaker and Mrs. Clark and the recep-
ton at the Congressional Club, where
| the members will keep open house all
afternoon. The Yale Glee, Banjo. ana
| Mandolin Clubs are also scheduled for
concert at the New Willard at night,
and the concert Is to be followed by a
dance I'm honor of the musical CLUBS
by the local alumni.
Distinguished visitors who are ex-
pected in the Capital early In the
New Year are the American Ampassa-
dor to Great Britain and Mrs White
law Reid, and Mrs. French vanderbilt.
of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. REID are
coming to attend the diplomatic re-
ception at the White House. January
9, and will be the guests OF honor az
large reception at the home OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, January
Ia Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond VIII De
hosts at a large dinner this week, on