The Washington herald., 1913-01-04
ALL NATIONS REPRESENTED
AT BRILLIANT RECEPTION
State Functions of Present Administration.
Many Handsome Gowns Worn.

The first OF the last series OF Slatexe-
ceptions of the present administration
took place at the White House last
night when the President and Mrs. Tan
entertained in honor OF the members OF
the Diplomatic Corps. And II was even
more brilliant than similar functions.
Mrs. Taft has ever been most gracious
in manner and kindly in speech, and
the state receptions under her skillful
guidance have lacked the stiffness which
prevailed in former administrations.
The choicest flowers OF the conserva-
tories were used to decorate the historic
rooms, and the Marine Band was sta
TONED in the corridor in two sections
and marches and other airs were played
continuously throughout the evening.
At the hour appointed the President
and Mrs. Taft, preceded by his aids, Col
Spencer Cosby. Maj. Thomas /. Rhoads,
Lieut.. John w. Ttmmons, Capt. Louis F..
Little. L. S. NJ. c.: Lieut.. c. X Rock
well, L. S. A: Lieut.. L. St J. GrebIe. ir..
L. S. A: Lieut. Matthias Z. Manly, u. S.
N; DR.. Cary GraysOn, L. S N; Lieut..
Beverly c. Dunn. L. 5. A: Lieut. Henry
B. Claggett, L. S. A: Lieut. Sterling P.
Rogers, L. S. N, and Lieut. Sterling, L.
s. N. came down the staircase followed
by the members of the Cabinet as the
Marine Band played the national anthem.
cupied only by the Presidents aids, and
entered the Blue Room and the receiving
line was Immediately formed
As there is at present no Vice Presi-
dent. Mrs. Knox, wife of the Secretary
of State. stood beside Mrs. Taft. Next
in line came Mrs. MacVeaeh, wife of the
Secretary OF the Treasury; then Mrs
Stimson, wife OF the Secretary of War
Owing TO mourning, she took no part
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was her first official appearance at a
diplomatic reception.
In Receiving Line.
Mrs. Wickersham. wife Of the Attorney
General. stood next in the receiving
line. and then came Mrs Meyer. wife
of the Secretary of the Navy; Mrs
Fisher, wife OF the Secretary of the In
terror, and Mrs. Nagel, wife of the Sec
retary OF Commerce and Labor
The reception began at once. Col.
Spencer Cosby. L. S. A. making the
introductions TO the President. The
French Ambassador and Mime. Jusserand
were the first to greet the President, as
the former. in the absence OF Baron
HenGelmule~, the Austrian Ambassador
Is acting dean OF the Diplomatic Corps
They were followed by the members Of
the French Embassy staff. who were the
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Mime. de Peretti de Ia Rocca. the naval
attache, Niscount Benoist day: the
Military Attache and Countess dc Cham
brun. the first SECRETARY. NJ. Deiean: the
Second Secretary and Nine. LaboulayC
and the third secretary. Mr.. de Sartiges
Immediately following came the British
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, and the
members of the British Embassy, being
the counselor of the British Embassy
A
tache and Mrs. Heathcoat Grant. the
Military Attache and Mrs. Moreton T.
Gage, the third secretary. Mr.. A. Kerr
Clark Kerr; the third secretary. Lord
Eustace Percy. and Mr. T. NJ. Wilson
honorary attachc.
The German Ambassador was the next
TO greet the President, and he presented
the members of his embassy. au5si-S
them being the Counselor of the En-
bassy and Nine. IIanleI Won Haimhauscn
the military attachc. Mai. Won HCrwarth: {:
tn" Second Secretary and Mrs. Albert
hlenlin. and tho attaches. Mr. Won Bu-
low and Baron Won Lersncr.
The Turkish Ambassador, Zia PaCha.
was followed by the First Secretary Of
the Turkish Embassy and Mmc. Abdul
Hak Hussen Bey. and the Second Sec
rotary and Mmc. Ibrahim Zta Boy.
Form Embassy Group.
The Brazilian Ambassador. with Lieut..
Commander Raider de Aquino, naval at
tachc. and Mime. de Aquino: Mr. J. T.
de Barros Pimcntel, Mr.. +. de Barros
Cavalcanti de Lacerda, Mr.. J. J. MOniz
de AragaO, secretaries, formed the next
embassy group.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
Bakhmetcff, Capt. Nassilicff. naval at
tache. and Mime. Nass.lief; Mr.. H.
de Bach. and Mr. Andrew Kalpaschni-
koff preceded the japanese Ambassador
and the counselor of embassy of Japan
Mr.. K. Shidehara; Commander Takeuchi.
naval. and Lieut.. Col. Inouje military
attache; Mr.. Saburo Okabe, Mr.. Tame
kichi Ohta, Mr.. Kawa shima, and MT
y. Okabe and Nine. y. Okabe.
The Minister of Costa Rica and mem
bcrs OF his family, the Portuguese Min
lister. the Minister of Bolivia, with Nine
Calderon and Miss calderon; the Min
lister Of Salvador, Mr.. Mehia, and the
Secretary of Legation and Mime. de
Borja: the Netherlands Minister and
Nine. Loudon. the Minister of Venezuela.
the Chinese Minister and family. with
the secretaries and attaches; the Span
ish Minister and Nine. de Riano. with
Nj. Walls Me7lno. and the Military
Attache and Mime. de UrcuIlu; the Minis
ter OF Norway and Nine. Bryn. the Min
ister OF Nicaragua and Mrs. de Castrillo,
and Mr.. Zavala. secretary of legation;
the Cuban Minister and his daughter,
Miss Amparo Martin-Rivero; the Min
lister OF Uruguay and Mime. de Pena,
Miss de Pena, and Mr.. Hugo V. de Pena;
the Belgian Minister, the Haitian Min
lister, with Mr.. II. Price, secretary;
and Mrs H Price; the Minister of Guat-
emala and Nine. Mendez, the Minister
OF Peru and Mime. de Pezet, the Min
lister Of Sweden and Nine. Ekengren, the
Minister OF Siam and the Princess Trai-
dor Prabandh, the First Secretary OF
Legation and Mrs. LOTUS, and Mai
Choate and Nal Jajaval, attaches; the
Minister OF Honduras, the Minister OF
Denmark. the Minister of Panama. the
First Secretary Of Lega ton and Miss,
Ramona L. Lefev-e were the Ministers
and legation members present.
Charge d'Anuires Present.
The Austrian Embassy was represented
by its charge d'affaires. Baron Won I.u-
denhorst. and the following members of
the staff: Commander Burstyn. naval at
tache: konstantin Won Masirevich. first
secretary. and Stephen Hedry do uadri