Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-03

ilIted TO the common people.
There was a character for every
role In a world drama among the
crowd that twisted In a persistent
and stamping line from the White
House doors down Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Possessors OF shiny elbows
jostled bloods in fur-lined overeoats
with familiar contemptuousness,
matrons of determined physiognomy
kept a hawk-like watch for advanta-
geous places in the line. There were
lean, there were fat, there were tall,
and there were small, in the thou
sands that came to shake the hand
of President Taft and to wish him a
Happy New Year.
With the first deep boom of the
great hall clock at eleven, four bug
lers stepped out from the band and
sounded the Presidential call. The
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 Vive-Presi-
dent and the cabinet members form
ed a receiving line and the ladies
took up their places to the right OF
them. Then commenced the recep-
ton of the diplomatic corps.
This is one of the most gorgeous
sp~ectacles that the national capital
witnesses in the entire year. Be-
decked and beribboned with the or
ders of their monarchs, In all the
splendor of their court costumes, the
representatives of the foreign ma
tions filed past the President. 1t
was a brilliant panoply Of colors-of
red and gold and blue, scintillating
here and there with the shining he'll
NETS of the Germans and the silks
of the Oriental ambassadors and
ministers. The ambassadors were
led by Baron Hengelmuller Won Hen
geryar, the Austro-Hungarian am
bassador, who, since the last New
Years reception has succeeded to
the rank of dean of the diplomatic
corps. Following him came the am
bassadors arranged according to
their seniority-those most recently
accredited to the United States com
ing last In line. The last ambassador
In line was Marchose Cusani Confalo-
nieri, the newly appointed Italian
ambassador. Following him were
the charges d~'affaires of the Brazil
40 Chaaaanasnnbassies. the repre-
Tsemfatives OF those countries having
died in the past year, and no sue
cessors having as yet been sent by
their governments.
After the ambassadors came the
ministers, headed by Senior Don
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, the Costa
Rican minister, who has been for
years dean Of the ministerial eontin-
gent. The last in this line was Mr..
H. H. Bryn, minister from Norway,
who was presented to- the President
only a few weeks ago. Each ambas-
sador and minister was accompanied
by his wife and the members of his
sutte.
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 re-
ceiving room. They were followed
by other members Of the Judiciary,
among them the judges of the new
courts of Commerce and Customs
Appeals. Then the President shook
hands with the senators and repre-
sentatives who remained In Wash
ington during the holidays. There
were only q few Of them.
The congressional delegation
marked the end of the first part Of
the reception. The buglers again
stepped from their places with the
band, and sounded another spirited
fanfare, as the doors opened to the
army, navy and marine corps officers
all In their full dress uniforms.
Every military officer on duty In
Washington was there, and the gold
lace of their uniforms was but little
less gorgeous than the giided dress
of the diplomats.
With the passing OF the military
the spectacular features of the recep-
ton were at an end, and the lesser
government officials in plain citizens
clothes filed in, in the following or
der:
The solicitor-general, assistant at
torney general, assistant secretaries
of the departments, assistant post
master general, the regents and sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute,
the Civil Service commissioners, the
Interstate Commerce commissioners,
the Tariff Board, the Railroad Secur-
tiles commissioners, the Isthmian
Canal commissioners the commits
sioners of the District of Columbia;
the treasurer Of the United States.
librarian of congress-, the Public
Printer, the heads of bureaus in the
several departments, the president of
the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb.
Then followed the various patri-
otic societies, who r accorded spec
ial recognition at the New Years
reception. Members Of the following
Organizations were In line: The
Society Of the Cincinnati. the A1toe
Club of 1S47: the Associated Veter-
ans of the War of 1S46-47: the MILF
tary Order Of the Loyal Legion of
the United States: the Grand Army
of the Republic; tbs Medal OF Honor
Legion, the Union Veteran Legion;
the Union Veterans Unions the So
ciety of the Army OF Santiago; the
Spanish War Veterans; the Army
and Navy Union; the Minute Men;
the sons OF the american Revolution
and the members of the Oldest In
habitants Association OF the District