Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-01
PRESIDENT HOLDS
BIC RECEPTION.
Brilliant Scene at White House This
Morning at New Years
Reception.
DIPLOMATS IN FULL FORCE.
ARMY and Navy Pay Respects To COM
im-Chicf-LarSc Number Of
Civilians Present aL one Of the Most
Important FunriinnS Of the Year.

Washington. ID. G.. January L.
| M. Common People shook hands
with Mr. and Mrs. President right in
1.-The White House today.
/ This is the big reception day"
when all onmers no matter how they
may be dressed or what their station
in life may enter the White House
and hr received by the Chief EXecu
tive if they will stand in line long
enough.
The Yale Glee club provided
special feature Of the reception this
wear. They came with song and jest
from the Presidents alma mater and
they were given special consideration.
\ reception was arranged in their
honor and The boys, in return, sang
sc,,.cl specially composed glees, III
which President Taft !igured as the
subject OF the songs.
It is the third time that President
and Mrs. Taft were hosts al the New
| Years reception. and this year Mrs.
Taf.'s health was better than on
oitLer OF The former occasions.
fl was a great gala occasion with
the marine band i'll full regalia pro-
yiding music and the crowds, forming
| for hours before the doors were Hung
open al II o'clock. The buglerS
of the Marine band announced the
approach OF the President at IL
O'Clock ana the big social event start
Ird with The usual military precision.
The Presidential party came down
The winding stairs ana greeted wee
! President Sherman. who was i.n'
( frsl 10 extend the wishes for me
coming year--.he year OF the ma
tioual election. marking he most inn
portunl phase Of the Presidents am
btion. Then the members OF the
cabinet and their wives were greeted.
The parry walked to tho Blue Room
and formed q receiving line to meet
the diplomatic corps.
In the absence OF both the Austri-
an ambassador, Baron Hengelmulicr
Won Hengervar, and the French am
Lassador, Jules JuSSerand, who is at
Panama, the British ambassador, Tho
Right Hon. James Bryce, led the inc
Of diplomats who exchanged feliclta
tions with the Executive and Mrs.
Taft.
They were already drawn up in
line in the strict order OF procedure.
when the hall clock in the While
House chmed the hour OF eleven,
and the President and Mrs. Taft came
down stairs from the living apart
ments to the accompaniment OF thr
presidents call" sounded by thr
Marine Band buglers.
Ali wore their most gorgeous UNI
forms and it was the gala occasion
of the year for them. 1t is practical
" the only time that the corps III Inli
appears in its finest array in the day
light. The diplomatic reception ana
various other diplomatic events oi
the year occur in the evening. Al
ter the diplomats came The Judiciary
headed by the Chief Justice Edward
Douglas White. In this line the late
Associate Justice Harlan was miss
ing for the first time in 33 'years.
After The judiciary came the Cor
grcssmen and their families; then
the army and navy officers; govern
ment officials and commissioners:
numerous patriotic societies; then the
glee club, and last but most num-
icrous, the common people.
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