Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
CAP|TA['STR|BUTE
|SPA|D PRESIDENT
At HIS RECEPTION
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actors are men and women whose names
are not only for today and now, but to
read about in years. to come as the
grandees Of this moment. the makers OF
present public opinion in things social,
and the movers in what shall be termed
the brilliant. the smart and the infiuen-
tial thought of the nations capital
A year ago today. many of those then
In attendance upon similar scene had
small reason to think that it would be
their privilege so soon to lay aside Of
fetal cares and burdens and to be able
to look at the world with the civilian S
many who were at the White House to-
day. still smiling, despite the sharp
tricks political fortune has played them,
and going blithely through the formal but
familiar process by which off1cialdom
marks the opening Of q new year and
new opportunities.
The old year was kinder to many others
present. who enjoyed the PRESIDENT hos
pitality. as 1t has advanced them to
places of greater honor and distinction
and made them winners in the race where
some must fail.
An Air of Expectancy.
There is always on New Year morning
at the White House an air of expectancy.
1t was there today on time and In proper
working order Probably the President
and his cabinet circle upstairs were ex-
hibiting it quite as keenly. the fifteen or
twenty minutes before the bugle blast
summoned them to start downstairs as
the humblest servant about the house.
There was a running to and fro by those
who have nervous symptoms but the
same activity on gala occasions.
A squeak of a fiddle and the dangling of
a sword on the mosaic floor are little
noises. but they sound like regular rum
pusses when you are just waiting.
The passing to and fro of the Presi-
dents military and naval aids. on whom
the perfect order and ease Of the whole
reception formally depends and makes
each individual Of that group a man of
the hour. were other incidents of the
waiting.
The diplomats were meanwhi.. arriving
in . steady stream, it being almost an
unheard-of thing for one to be SO late
that he could not take his proper posi-
ton in line. They came by the south
entrance. then up by the elevator to join
the throng in the state dining room.
the ambassadors and their suites in the
Sead, the ministers next and the charge
d affaires last Of all. The head Of the
line was just outside Of the blue room
door. stretched across the red room and
made a triangle in the state dining room
Buglers Announce President.
Five minutes before II o'clock the
military and naval aids, Capt. Spencer
Cosby, U. 8. A.; Capt. Archibald Butt.
U. 8. A.: Capt. Graham johnson, U. s.
A: Lieut. Henry C. Pratt. U. s. A:
Lieut.. c. K. Rockwell, U. 8. A; Lieut..
Commander Leigh c. Palmer. U. S. N:
Ensign Herbert l.. Spencer, U. 8. N, and
Ensign A. L. Bristol, Z. 8. N, went up
stairs. and four buglers took stand near
the east staircase. As the first notes of
the presidential salute were heard, and
as the entire band took up the melody
Of Hail to the Chief" the Presidents
escort stepped out into the corridor
again and led the way across to the blue
room.
After the President and Mrs. Taft
walked the Vice President and Mrs. Sher
man, the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Knox. the Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs MacVeagh, the Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickersham, the Secretary of