Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-01-02
BRILLIANT Scene
MARKS RECEPTION
At WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs. Taft We'll
come Officers of Army and
Navy, Cabinet and Foreign
Diplomats.
MANSION OPENED TO ALL
New Years Day Attended By
Great Pomp and Military
Display In Washington
Official Circles.

Washington, Jan. President TAFT $
fourth and last New Year reception at
the White House was greeted by "a
.lay beautiful and bright. Thousands
early turned their eyes and their steps
in the direction OF the executive man
sion. Long before the time at which
the chief executive of the nation was
ready to shake hands with every cltl-
zen who cared to avail himself of the
privilege, u line of men. women and
children stood in a line from the front
door of the White House to the dis
tant gate and far beyond towards the
state. war and navy buildings. The
rich and gorgeous uniforms of the for
eign diplomats the golden lace of the
long line of American army and navy
officers and in the back ground the
brilliant scarlet coats of the marine
band were features in the moving pic
ture of the days events at the White
House with the color customs of thous-
ands of ordinary citizens.
Doors Open to All.
President and Mrs. Taft appeared at
IL o'clock to wish happy New Year
first to the cabinet and their wives and
to the diplomatic corps. these followed
by the members of the supreme court
and by the judges of the other courts
here then former cabinet officers, ann
bassadors and ministers. next meln-
bers of congress; then the army. navy
and marine corps officers, after which
came long line of government of
iicials. members of commissions and
then members of the grand army of the
republic. and number of other mill
tarNi societies. After all these had been
greeted the doors of the White House
stood open to the humblest citizen in
the land and he too was assured of u
hearty handshake and a smile.
One picturesque touch absent from
the New Year Kaleidoscope Of cosor AZ
the Whil9 More ~. the frs. ti1sle In
Hcngelmeulle., ambassador from Aus
tria Hungary. dean of the diplomatic
service was not in the city.
His neutrality-suspicious. costume of rich
purple and red always attracted much
attention. Several other diplomats
sickness, the Chilean and Colombian
ministers being among the number.
The diplomatic line was led hy Am
bassatior Jusserand of France.
chinda's First Visit.
For one ambassador, Niseount
Chintla. of Japan. 1t was Il first up
pearance at IL New Years reception ut
the White House while number OF
the ministery h;ld never. attended one
before. these being the representatives
of the Dominican republic. Peru
Sweden. Siam, Honduras Denmark
and Panama.
The army and navy contingent made
Il brilliant spectacle. Every officer ol
the two services as we'll as of the ma
rine branch. now in Washington was
under orders to report AT the w;r and
navy departments. The former gath
cred in the offices of Major General
Wood, chief of staff and headed by that
officer and Lieutenant General Miles
retired in double file moved SLOWLY
through the corridors and down tho
Granite stair case on the eastern APP
proach and across Executive avenue
TO the White House. Many officers oi
high rank held place in the line in
cluding Major General Witherspoon
Major General Alshire. Brigadicr Cen
army: Brigadier General Weaver. ciliel
of the coast artillery. Isrigadier Gen
er:il GroZier. president of the war col
lege; Brgadier General Mills. chief OF
The militia division; Brigadicr Genera
Rixby, chief of engineers: Brigadiel
General Torney. surgeon general
Brigadier General Sharpe. Brigadicl
General Smith. Brigadier General a len
chief signal officer: Brigadier Genera
Crowder. Brigadier General Garling-
ton, Bfigldier General Mcintyre anG
the whole of the staff of General Wood
xome other distinguished retired of.
ticers, such as Lieutenant Genera,
Bates, General S. u. NJ. Young
l3rigadier General John 4, Wilson ant
many others.
Navy Next in Line.
While the army officers were being
presented, the officers of the navy Wer.
preparing to fall in at Secretary Aley
ers officers under the leadership %
Rear Admiral Vereland and Rear Ad
mirsl Badger, the new commander II
chief of the Atlantic fleet. Rear Ad
niral Andrews, chief of the burea,
of navigation; Rear Admiral Twin
ming. chief of the bureau o
constructor; Rear ADMIRAL hutch Cone
engineer in chief: Rear Admiral Stan
ford. of the bureau of yards and docks
Rear Admiral Willets, director of nav,
yards: Rear Admiral r. j. Cowie, pay
master general and Rear Admira
Charles y. Stokes, surgeon general o
and intermingled with them were man.
officers and retired officers of high rank
resident in Washington. such as Rea
Admiral Wainwright, Rear Admira
Barker and Rear Admiral Peary.
secretary Of State and Mrs. kno'
lnediateiy after they left the Whit
House at q: breakfast in their homo
given at the Pan American Uniol
building. To meet them were invitet
also members of the foreign relations
and House foreign affairs committees
Not only at the White House and a
the Pan American building. bu
through all official Washington, re
ceptiOnss were the order of the day
Cabinet officers and their wives pre-
pared to dispense hospitality to all wll'
might come and automobiles flew abou
kH<an
the home of one superior to another t,
whom they wished to pay their Ire
spects. Secretary and Mrs. Knox alon
received none. but the members of tn
diplomatic corps. CT
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