The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-03
Justices Appear.

Justices Appear
After the reception of the Diplo-
matte Corps and conference dele
gates and the Director General Of
the Pan American Union came the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
William Howard Taft. whose ar
rival was announced by a slight
flare of trumpets." He was fol-
lowed blythe associate justices of
the Supreme Court and the judges
Of the Court OF Customs Appeals.
the judges of the Court of Appeals
of the District. the judges Of the
United States Court of Claims. the
judges of the Supreme Court of the
District. former members of the
Cabinet. ambassadors and ministers
of the United States and their
wives After them came the Sena-
tors, Representative and delegates
in Congress. and the librarian of
Congress with the ladies of their
families.
Next the army. navy Marine
Corps, the stan Of the command
ing general OF the District militia.
Coast Guard. Public Health Service
and the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
officers down to and inclusive of
the grade of lieutenant colonel and
commander were received.
Following them were: The Solic-
itor General, assistant postmasters
general, the regents and secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution, the
Civil Service Commissioners. the In
terstate Commerce Commissioners.
the members of the Federal Reserve
Board. the Federal Trade Commits
sioners. the Tariff Commissioners,
the commissioners of the shipping
Board. the Employees Compensation
Commissioners, the members of the
Federal Board for Vocational Edu
cation, the directors of the War
Finance Corporation. the Comp
trolIer General. the director of the
United States Veterans Bureau. the
Commissioners of the District. the
Treasurer of the United States. the
chief of the Bureau of Efficiency.
the Director Geperal of the Rail-
roads, the Alien Property Gus
todian, the Public Printer. the heads
OF bureaus in the several depart
mcnts, the president of the Co.
lumbia Institution for the Deaf ana
Dumb.
Societies I'm Line.
Then next in line were the off,
Gals OF the following organizations:
The Society OF the Cincinnati the
Aztec Club OF 1S47. the Associates
Veterans OF the war of 1861. the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Of the United States, the Grand
Army of the Republic. the Medal of
Honor Legion, the Union Veteran
Legion. the Union Veterans Union.
the Society Of the Army of Santiago.
the Spanish War Veterans. the
American Legion, the Army and
Navy Union. the Minute Men. the
Society OF Colonial Wars. the Sons
Of the American Revolution, the
members of the Oldest Inhabitants
Association of the District. From
1 too o'clock President and Mrs.
Harding rested and got a little
luncheon. Then from to 4 and
after the remaining members of the
foregoing patriotic organizations
who stood in line in the cold for
hours. and hours waiting for the
time to be received by their Chief.
The dine of citizens. walking two
abreast. extended for hours down
Pennsylvania avenue to Seventeenth
street .and on down Seventeenth for
blocks. 1t was evident that this
traditional function had lost none
of its popularity because it had been
abolished for the past nine years.
Mrs. HardinE's Gown.
Mrs. Harding looked very hand
somesin a modish gown of rich dark
brown panne velvet made with a
wide panel back and front. elsb-
orately embroidered with cut steel
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ankles but the panels were a bit
longer. The skirt proper was long
and straight and edged at the hem
with a band of skunk. The same
fur trimmed the back of the neck |
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