The Washington herald., 1914-01-14
greet
| Chief EXECUTIVE
White House Dazzling Scene
at Years Most Notable
| Reception. S
CABINET WIVES ASSIST
Many New Members of Foreign Corps
Felicitate Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
for Tb.,r E,,~t T,r>
CABINET WIVES ASSIST
BY NATALIE $. LINCOLN.

The first state reception of the pres
ent administration was given at tn
White House last night, when the Pres
ident and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson enter
tanned in honor of the diplomatic corps
9cnce more the historic mansion was th'
setting for a brilliant scene which take
Its allotted place in social history. i
differed little. from similar entertain
ments given by recent Presidents.
Owing to the absence of the President
the reception had been postponed from
January to last night. The postpone
nent necessarily brought about numer'
Gus changes in the social calendar oi
Washington hostesses. as an invitation
to the White House is looked upon al
most as a. command. Many entertain
inents scheduled for last night wert
put of until later in the week and
society hastened to greet the President
and Mrs. Wilson.
Eclipses Other Receptions.
The diplomatic reception eclipses al
others in point of brilliancy and eclat
and has attained so great a renowr
throughout democratic America that in
vitations to it are sought by dweller:
in other cities.
A queue of carriages and motor.
formed on Pennsylvania avenue lonG
before the hour set for the reception
and the early comers hastened through
the cloak rooms, through the corridors
and into the East Room where they sta
TONED themselves in front of the door
way leading to the main corridor
Through that coveted vantage ground
they watched the arrival of the mem
bers of the Diplomatic Corps who, or
their entrance, were escorted down the
corridor and into the Green Room by
the White House military and naval
aides attired in full uniforms and side
arms.
Rare flowers and plants decorated the
spacious rooms and added much TO the
beauty of the scene. The u. 5. Marine
Band, stationed in the marble entrance
hall, played throughout the reception
Enter President and Mrs. Wilson.
Precisely at $50 O'Clock, a flare of trum-
pets announced the approach of the
President and Mrs. Wilson Preceded by
the military and naval aids TO the Presi-
dent, and followed by the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall, the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Bryan, the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Miss Mona McAdoo. the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison, the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Lane. the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Houston. the Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Redfield, the Sec
retary of Labor and Mrs Wilson, the
Attorney General, Mr.. McReynolds. and
the secretary to the President and two
aids, the Chief Executive and the First
Lady of the Land came down the pr
vate staircase and crossed the corridor
TO the strains of The Star Spangled
Banner" and walked into the Blue Room
he i'm
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Thomas
Marshall. wife of the Vice President:
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. wife of
the Secretary of State: Mrs. Lindley NJ.
Garrison. wife of the Secretary of War;
Mrs. Albert Sidney BurlesoH, wife of the
Postmaster General: Mrs. Josephus Dam
iels. wife of the Secretary of the Navy:
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane. wife of the Sec
retary of the Interior: Mrs. David Hous-
ton, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture:
Mrs. William c. Redfield, wife of the Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs. William
Wilson, wife of the Secretary of La
The President and Mrs. Wilson, refresh
ed b. their three weeks quiet sojourn
at Pass Christian, Miss, and showing no
trace of fatigue incident to their long
railway journey here, exchanged hearty
greetings with each and all of their
guests.
French Ambassador First.
The first to felicitate the President upon
his recovered health was the French
Mr.. Jusserand. who as dean
of the corps, preceded the diplomats into
the Blue Room. 1t was the first op-
pOrtunity the heads of foreign missions
accredited to Washington have had of,
New Year greetings with the
Chief Executive, as the public reception
on New Years morning had been omit
ted owing to the Presidents absence
from the city.
Many familiar faces were missing as
the diplomats gathered in the Green
Room. for there have been numerous
changes in the corps during the past year.
The French Ambassador and Mime. JUS
who headed the long line. were
followed by the members of the French
staff, who were Commander
Benoist day. naval attache. and
day: Capt. de Bertier, mil
itary attache, and Countess de Bertier;
NJ. Dejan, first secretary; NJ. L. de La
boulaye second secretary, and Mime. de
Laboulaye, and Count de Sartiges, third
secretary.
German Ambassador Next.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won BernStorff were the next to greet the
President. With them came the members
Of the German Embassy: Capt. Boyd,
naval attache: Maj. Won Herwarth, mill
tary attache; Baron Kurt Won Lersner,
second secretary: Baron Philip Won
attache; Mr.. Wilhelm Won
Rath. attache, and Lieut.. Baron Horst
von Lersner, attache.
Immediately following came the Turkish |
and the members of his |
including Abdul Hak Hussein |
Bey, first secretary, and Nine. Hussein |
Bey
line. He presented the members of his |
stan to the President including Mr.. |
Giuseppe Catalani, counselor, and Nine.
Mr.. C. ;. Ceccato, commercial |
elegate; Carlo del Cont Montagnini, |
attache.
THE Ambassador of Brazil and Mime. |
la Cana were next received. with the
of the Brazilian Embassy, who
we're Lieut. Commander Raider de
Aquino, naval attache, and Nine. Raider
lie Aquino. Capt a. J. da Fonseca. mill
ary attache, and Nine. da Fonseca: Mr..
!. L. de Modesto Leal, second secretary.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine |
3akhmeteff came Immediately after, and
With them the members of the staff. Mr..
\. Scherbatskoy, counselor of the en-
,assy, and Nine. Scherbatskoy; Can't
7assilieff. naval attache. and Mme.l
1assilieff; Col. Nicholai Golejevsh mill
ary attache, and Nine. Golejevski; Mr..
!. Medzikohwsky, commercial attache;
ir. Boris Yonine. second secretary.
stan OF Japanese Embassy.
The Japanese Ambassador V;scountI