The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
CAPITAL "CALLERS"
BREAK TRADITIONS
For First Time in1OO Years No
New Years Reception Is Held
at White House.
WOMEN IN GUEST LISTS
Punch Bowl Filled With Grape
Juice for Those at the
Bryan Breakfast.
WOMEN IN GUEST LISTS

NASHINGTON, Jan. I-Au ENeW lear y
day traditions were broken In Washing
ton to-day. There was of,cial open
house. and there was Official calling.
and the calling was as general with the
women as with the men. Practically all
the Cabinet families received.
For the first time probably in q hun
dred years there was no official recep-
tion at the White House. The time hon
ored function was dispensed with because
| OF the absence from tho city Of President
Wilson and his family.
Conforming to the custom OF their pred
! ecessors. Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Bryan gave n breakfast to the members of
the Diplomatic Corps. Heretofore the
foreign Ambassadors and Ministers have
| appeared at these affairs CARRIED In their
official costumes. To-day they wore
citizens dress. because of tho absence
from the capital Of the President.
The Bryan breakfast, which opened the
official festivities of the day. began at
l2 o'clock. II WAS given at Calumet
place. the Washington home of Secretary
and Mrs. Bryan.
A great punch bowl that stood on the
drawing room table was filled with a
harmless compound of grape juice and
fruits in conformity with the practice
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan not to serve
anything hard" to the guests within their
doors.
The Bryan home was decorated with
poinsettia and kumpuat brought by the
Secretary and Mis-. bryan from Florioa.
The bi eakfast had a tropical setting and
was the occasion OF the first meeting with
Ia ts ,,f m tttnll
sadors. Ministers and secretaries.
Bryans Receive Callers.
After the breakfast Secretary and Mrs.
Bryan were at home TO callers for the
remainder OF the afternoon and evening
until Mr.. Bryan left for his trip West.
Other receptions We're held this after
noon In the homes Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, Secretary Of War, Secretary of
the Navy, Postmastcr-tieneral, secretary
of the Interior, Secretary Of Commerce
and the Speaker Of the House.
All the army officers from nearby posts
paid their respects To tn. Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Garrison, Will" the navy
officers in and around Washington did the
same In the subuib ban home of tn" ScCrc-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels.
The Garrisons served punch that had a
stick" in IT. Nearly all OF the officers at
the receptions were accompanied by
women of their families.
Mrs. Daniels was assisted 10y a number
Of navy" women, a bcvy of navy" debu-
tantes and some OF the young officers Of
the navy and naval attaches OF the for
eign embassies and legations. The Nd
miral of the Navy and Mrs. Dewey VINO
We're present II part Of the afternoon,
were feted, as 1t has been som" years
since Mrs Dewey has been able to take
part in social affairs.
Mrs. Dani"ls's assistants Were Mrs.
Franklin u. Roosevelt, Rear admiral and
Mrs. Badger. Rear Admiral and Mrs,
Fiske, Capt. and Mrs. Wiutcrhalter. Capt.
and Mrs. Fechtclcr. Lieutenant COM
mander and Mrs. y. l.. Jones Lieutenant
Commander Leigh Palmer, Commander
Benoist dAzy. naval attacho Of the French
Embassy Commando Boy I'd. naval at
tache Of the German Embassy Conc
mander TakeuChi of the Japanese Eni-
bassy. aud Commander Buistyn of tn"
Austro-Hungaran Embassy.
Guests of Mrs. Daniels.
Mrs. Baglcy and tho Misses Baelcy,
mother and sisters of Mrs. Daniels, and
the following young girls completed her
party Miss Mary GheoI, Miss Margaret
Fechtcler, Miss Katherin. Thesis. Miss
IIc'on kimInel Miss Marie poary and
Miss Evelyn jackson, cousin of Mrs.
Daniels from Richmond. string or
chestra played in the ballroom At Single
Gal, for dancing.
Mrs. Garrison had with her during the
afternoon Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife of
the Chief of STAFF of the Army Mrs.
Breckenridge, wife OF the Assistant Sec
rotary of War: Mrs w. W. Wotherspoon.
Mrs Summerall. Mrs. J. f. Kuhn, wife OF
the cOmmandant OF Washington Bar
racks; Mrs w. &. Langfltt. Mrs w, w.
Harris, Mrs. Bates. Mrs. Slocum. Miss
Mabel Boardman. Mrs Thomas +. Walsh.
Miss Townsend. Miss Adams, the Misses
Mackay smith. the Misses CREDIBLE. Miss
Andrews, the Misses Aleshiro, Miss Rug
giles and Miss Hodges.
Mrs. Burleson wife OF the Postmaster
General. had one OF the largest recep-
| lions of the afternoon and had assisting
her Mrs. Oscar W. Underwood, Mrs.
James II. Mann, Mrs. Victor Murdoch,
Mrs, John sharpe Williams, Mrs. Thomas
=. Gore. Mrs. Rufus Hardy. Mrs, A,
| Mitchell Palmer Mrs. John Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Richard Burleson, Mrs. Thomas
Washington, Mrs. Margaret Downing,
Mrs Morgan Beach. Mrs Robert Patchin,
| Miss Laura Johns and the Misses Burle-
son.
Miss McAdoo. daughter Of the Secretary
| Of the Treasury. the youngest hostess
| of the Cabinet circuit. appeared in her
official honors for the first time She
held a large reception. chaperoncd by
Mrs. David +. Houston, wife of the Sec
rotary OF AsTituilure, WIN Hiu Ho IS'cp-
/ ton in her home.
Miss McAdoo's assistants were Mrs
Charles Sumner Hainlin. Mrs. John Skel-
ton Williams and Mrs H. r. Newton.
wives OF the Assistant Secretaries of the
| Treasury; Mrs Thomas G. Thatcher. the
Misses Thatcher. Mile. Rappard, Miss de
lGraffenreid, Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,
lJr., Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mrs, Colby
Dodge, Miss Laura Harlan. Miss kath-
crime Jennings, Miss Helen Walcott and
Miss Ethel Noyes.
| Mrs. Lanes Reception Assistants.
| Mrs. Lane wife OF the Secretary OF the
Interior. had assisting her Mrs. Francis
Newlands Mrs. Van Devanter, Mrs An
dreas Jones, Mrs. A. Miller. Mrs. c.
Stokes, Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs
Charles II. Butler. Mrs. James Harlan,
Miss Mary Morgan. Miss Sophie Johnston,
Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Alexandria
Ewing. Miss Moycs. Miss Coleman, Miss
Leila Harrison, Miss Margaret McChord
and Miss Margaret Fechteler