East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-02
President and Wife Stand in
Line For Several Hours
Shaking Hands.
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Vice President and Wife Head List Of
Notables Forming Gorgeous Mill.
tary Displny-Patriotic Societies Ac-
corded Special HOnors - official
Visitors Followed by Long Columns
OF Common People, Desiring TO
Grasp Presidents Hand.

Washington, Jan. President
Taft smiled his New Years greeting
to the world today.
II was the second time that Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft officiated as host
and hostess at that time-honored
function, the white house New Years
reception. In defiance Of the weather
crowds gathered outside the white
house hours before the buglers Of
the marine band trumpeted the en-
trance Of the chief magistrate and the
first lady OF the land to commence
the reception Of the gilded diplomats.
the judiciary. and the government Of
ficials. all of whom were received be-
fore the latch was lifted to the COM
mon people.
There was 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 avenue.
Possessors OF shiny elbow jostled
bloods In furlined overcoats with ia
miliar contemptuousness. matrons Of
determined physlognomy kept o
hawklike watch for advantageous
places in the line. There were lean,
there were fat. there were tall. and
there were small in the thousands
that came to shake the hand of Pres
ident Taft and to wish him a happy
new year.
Vice President Is First.
With the first deep boom of the
great hall clock at eleven, four bug
lers stepped out from the band and
sounded the presidentiaI call. The
president and Mrs. Taft appeared at
the top OF the broad winding stair and
came down to receive the vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman. and the mem
bers OF the cabinet and their wives.
The party then moved to the south
ern end OF the blue room, where the
president and vice president and the
cabinet members formed a receiving
line and the ladies took up their
places to the right OF them. Then
commenced the reception OF the dip
lomatic corps.
This Is one of the most gorgeous
spectacles 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 nations
filed past the president. 1t was
brilliant panoply OF colors-of red and
gold and blue. scintillating here and
there with the shining helmets of the
Germans and the silks OF the Orien-
tai ambassadors and ministers The
ambassadors were led by Baron Hon
gelmuller Won Hongervar, the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador, who since the
last New Years reception has sue
ceeded to the rank of dean of the dip
lomatic corps. Following him came
the ambassadors arranged according
to their seniority-those most recent
" accredited to the United States
coming last in line. The last ambas-
sador in line was Marchese Cusan
Confalonieri, the newly appointed
Italian ambassador. Following him
were the charges d'affaires of the
Brazilian and Chilean embassies. the
representatives of these countries hav-
ing 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 Joa-
uuin Bernardo Calvo, the Costa Ricar
minister. who has been for years dear
of the ministerial contingent. The last
in this line was H H. Bryn, minister
from Norway, who was presented to
the president only a few weeks ago
Each ambassador and minister was
accompanied by his wife and the
members of his 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 receiv.
ing room. They were followed by
other members Of the judiciary, among
them the judges Of the new courts OF
commerce and customs appeals. Their
the president shook hands with the
senator's and representatives who re-
mained in washington during the
holidays. There are only few Of
them.
The congressional delegation mark
ed the end OF the first part Of the re-
ception. The buglers again stepped
from their places with the band ant
sounded another spirited fanfare, al