The Washington herald., 1922-01-03
New Year Function Sur.
passes Record for Dig
nifty and Color.
EVENT HELD AGAIN
AFTER NINE YEARS
Line of Citizens Stretches
For Blocks from Door
Of Mansion.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

at home" yesterday afternoon 70
the general public. and the general
public responded to their hospital
ity by the hundreds and hundreds
People not only from all parts of
the country, but of all nations,
went to the Executive Mansion dur
ing the day to wish the President
and the FIRST Lady a happy New
Year. And President and Mrs
Harding had a personal word OF
welcome and a very hearty hand.
clasp for every guest. though be.
fore the day was over they botI
had to resort to their left hand, as
their right hands were limp.
A New Year reception at tbs
White House is perhaps as pic
turesque a spectacle as can beer
seen any place at any time on thig
globe. 1t is a curious combination
Of royal ceremony and democracy
The thought that kept coming e
my mind while at the White House
yesterday was, This is the dag
when the cat may look at the
king" II is the only occasion
when the public is entertained al
the White House.
Pass Through House.
They entered by the big front
doors, crossed the corridor and on
into the Green Room, passing from
there to the Blue Room, where they
were greeted by President and Mrs.
Harding, who stood at the adjoin.
ing door, with one aide making the
introductions and several others
standing behind them. Then on
they went through the Red Room
into the East Room and down the
stairs and out the east entrance.
The corridor was almost filled
with the Marine Band in brignt
scarlet coats and gold braid, play
ing continuously. Standing against
the large pillars just opposite the
entrance to the Blue Room wer.
stationed two Marines, one hold
ing the stars and Stripes and the
other the Presidents flag. Past
these two figures and on into the
Blue Room up until IL o'clock, hled
the large group of notables whom
President and Mrs. Harding asked
to assist them in receiving. Mean
while the entire Diplomatic Corps
and the members Of the various
delegations to the conference for
cred in the state dining-room, their
Room.
Reception to Diplomats.
The diplomats all entered the White
House by the south door on the lower
floor and took the elevator to the
main floor. The Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge and the members of the
town entered by the main door and
were greeted Immediately by the large
group Of aides, both military and
naval These, all in their full dress
uniforms with much gold braid and
swords, were awaiting in the center
adding much to the color of the bril-
liant scene. The aides escorted mem
bers Of this group, as they arrived
to the east staircase and upstairs
where they greeted President and
Mrs. Harding. The staircase was
banked on both aides with palms and
ferns while a basket OF pink roses
rested on each end of every step.
Sharply at IL O'Clock. the bugle
called. the band struck up Hail to
the Chief" and four aides. walking
two by two. came down the east stair
way followed by the President, with
Mrs. Harding on his arm. Back OF
them came the Vice President with
his wife on his arm: then the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. A. w. Mellon.
with his pretty young daughter. Miss
Ailsa Mellon. Next walked the Sec
retary OF War with Mrs. Weeks. fol-
lowed by the Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Denby; then Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs Wallace, then
Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover; then Secretary OF Labor and
Mrs. Davis, two aides closing the
procession. The Attorney General
ard Mrs. Harry ". Daugherty. the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Hays
and the Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Fall were all out Of tire city.
Hosts Take Places.
This official group passed across the
corridor and into the East Room,
President and Mrs. Harding taking
their places at the entrance to he
Green Room. The others Joined the
guests already gathered there behind
the rope which separated them from
their hosts. The diplomats, headed
by the dean Of the corps ]. ]. Jus
serand, the French Ambassador, fled
past President and Mrs. Harding and
on through the Green Room into the
East Room where they stopped to
chat awhile or returned to the Blue
Room to Join the ladies Of their fami-
lies awaiting them there.
The members of the Cabinet and
their wives, the wives of the Su-
preme Court justices and of the dip
lomats and conference delegates
were all gathered in the Blue Room.
Also in this room were: Mrs. Fred
erick Gillett. Mrs. Joseph S. Fre-
linghuysen. Mrs. Eugene Hale. Mrs.
John B. Kendrick. Mrs. Harry S.
New. Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. Mrs.
James E. Watson. Mrs. Frank B.
willis, the Misses Cummins, Mrs.
John G. Cooper. Mrs. Finis j. Gar
rett. Mrs. Patrick II. Kelley. Mrs.
frederick c. Hicks. Mrs. James r.
Mann, Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, Mrs.
William A. Rodenberg, Mrs. John
Jacob Rogers, Mrs Joseph Walsh,
Mrs Harry c. woodward, Miss
Helen Cannon, Mrs. Henry P.
Fletcher. Mrs. Robert w. Bliss, Mrs
Fred NJ. Dearing, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. J. NJ Wainwright,
Mrs James G. Harbord Mrs Robert