The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01

dietary reception was concerned but
whether the new dean would as road
lily acquiece 10 the claims of the new
Chief Justice is Il question.
New Chief of StnT and the Admiral
In Mondays New Year procession
through the Blue Parlor the judiciary
will be followed by the Senators.
Representatives, omcials OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia and then the officers
OF the army and navy. But there will
be new commanding general OF The
army. Major General Leonard Wood,
chief OF staff. who was not in his
present rank when the last White
House social program was ended. Will
there be resumed between him and Ad-
miral Dewey the same quarrel over
precedence which arose when the adj
mlral, following recent New Year re-
ception, submitted through his flag
lieutenant an implied protest against
his being required to march In line be-
hind General Miles? II so. the head
| officer OF our navy Will remind the
master of ceremonies that his rank Is
equal TO that OF II general sans prefix.
which is two grades above tho rank of
Major General Wood. while the latter
/ may reply that officers of the army
have always come into the presence"
ahead of those Of the navy by virtue
of the army's having been established
! prior to the navy. But there is one
| body In this New Year procession
which Will not quarrel over precedence.
save where some one disoboys the law
OF first come first served" and then
there will he no appeal 10 IA higher
power than ''vox populi," down there
on the cold street. This body will be
the great serpentine line OF 1.-The COM
mon people," black and white, among
whom Lincoln. during one of his re-
ceptions, said he delighted in taking
his annual public opinion bath"
These precedence feuds may excite
your risibles, but not those Of the men
tors of etiquette in Washington who
I about this time of year delve into pre-
! ccdcnts deeper than goes your man OF
| law
The Marquis and the Senior Don.
| Diplomats are always the cause OF
the most vcNation, and evcn after
they have been given their desired
| places in the line they are not always
satisfied II was only last January
that the Marquis de Villalobar. min
| lister of Spain. almost threatened to
| start the Iiispano American war all
over again because President Taft In
vited some ambassador to pause behind
the receiving line and let the masquis
go on through.
But the marquis was soon to come
ton of the founding OF Toledo, O.,
last summer, he was commissioned as
the personal representative OF Alfonso
MIL. and as such he was given pre-
cedence over all other diplomats In
attendance. including Senior Don Fran
cisco de la Barra, the Mexican am
hassador. who, on hearing of the ar
rangemcnt, stayed away from the
ceremony.
Then some august foreign feelings
We're hurt at the Hudson Fulton CEN
tcnnial. The British fleet in the bay
shot off twcnty-four gun salute.
which was promptly answered by
Castle William; but the Frenchmen
, saved their powder, because.-fs is said
the French admiral. through inadvert-
ence. had been left standing In the
street after the military review. while
the officers OF other nags were
! promptly taken to their boat landings
And then Castor Darboux, official en-
Nny Of the French President got his
DISTINGUISHED back up because he was
: overlooked in the turmoil Of naval
welcomes.
Notahlcs WHO Mustn't Dine Togcthe r.
: Formal dinners. such as from now