The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-01
Brilliant New Year
Reception
{ Continued from page ons.)

Titanic last spring and today it was
Major Rhoades who performed the in
Productions.
Members OF the cabinet and their
! wives took positions next along the
line to President and Mrs -still
in strict order of their rank. The party
had hardly reached the red room be-
fore the diplomatic corps appeared,
the venerable British ambassador,
James Bryce heading the gold bedeck-
ed contingent. Ambassador Bryce
acted as the dean OF the corps in the
absence Of the Austrian ambassador
Baron Hengelmuller. who has seen
longest service Of any Of the diplomats
at Washington Behind Bruce came
the other ambassadors. in strict order
Of the length Of their service here
the old ones first, the new ones last.
After the ambassadors came the min
listers and their suites the same prec-
edence being observed They formed
a medley Of flashing gold lace. swords
and cooked hats,
There was a brief pause after this
glittering array had passed, and then
came Che members Of the supreme
court. garbed in somber trock coats.
Chief Justice White at their head, and
the other members ranged behind him
in the order Of their seniority. Other
members Of the judiciary the com
merce court, court OF customs appeals,
district courts, etc.--passed after
them Next came former cabinet Of
ficials, former American diplomatic Of
ficials and ex.officers Of the govern
ment
When this array was over the bug
lers sounded a call Out in the great
east room, senators and representa-
lives had been gathering. AT the
sound Of the bugle they advanced
congressman and their wiyes-and
I gradually passed through the room.
Exactly at noon the White House
was again filled with gold lace, unit
forms and martial splendor. It was
the army and navy contingent every
officer Of both branches on duty in
and around the city every man in his
special fun dress. cooked nat and
sword Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood led
+ this line probably for the last time.
e as his place as chief Of staff will prob.
ably be filled by another year hence.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright led
the naval officers.
e This was the last Of the gold lace
e and swords When the soldiers and
sailors had departed, the department
chiefs were received in the order OF
y the rank OF their departments. Then
;. came the members OF government com
/ missions. ex-officio boards, and honor
l. airy officers, winding up with the civic
and patriotic societies Of the district
Spanish war veterans, Civil war yeter
y ans and the Oldest inhabitants asso
!. citation
r When these had passed there was
h long pause President faft wiped hi.
o brow, took a long breath and settled
e down for the real ordeal Of the day
Y hand-shaking with the Plain People.
Then the gates were thrown opei
and the long line started weaving int,
the Presidents home. Rich and poor
splendidly appareled and shabby
young and old, fat and Slim. men am
women-they came ona heterogen
Gus cosmopolitan crowd that cheeril.
greeted the president when the
weren't too awed by his own smilinI
presence, and hurried on down th
line most OF them never even seela
the rest Of those in the party, becaus
they were SO nervous at greeting til
executive and hearing Major Rhoade
shout'out their names in such a publ
way
AT the entrance to the mansion an
again just beside the door where tn
president received there were sewers
unobtruslvely active young men-me