The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-01
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House functions their annual
New Year Day reception. After
receiving the diplomatic corps and
Government officials in the morn
ing hours, they are greeting this
afternoon the hundreds Of citizens
lined mp to wish the Chief Execll-
tive. x Happy New Year.
For hours they have bean In
line, many Of them. Smart look
ing women. Men in shabby over
cOatsor none. Little boys warm
ing blue fingers in worn pockets,
mothers with children hanging on
their arms. Professional men,
taxi-drivers, newsboys motley
throng, but merry and submitting
good naturedly to the long wait
and to the close scrutiny Of secret
service men, scanning all and SUM
dry with q careful eye and pre-
pared TO. make the women take
their hands out Of their muffs
and to eOnfiscate anything In the
nature Of bundle.
Follows Old Custom.
In democratic contrast, an this.
to the official reception Of the
morning hours. In accOrdnnce
with the precedent which dates
from the early days Of the Republic,
the diplomats were the first to be
Coolidge-saYe only the Cabinet
group. They had previously been
received upstairs In the Coolidge'S
private apartments-and It il Inter-
esting to note that this time the
director of the bureau OF the bud.
get" Brigadier General Herbert M.
Lord, with Mrs. Lord, was included
in the Presidents. official family"
Play Hail to the Chief"
At the hour OF eleven. with the
scarlet-coated Marine Band in the
corridor breaking into the familiar
and Mrs. Coolidge came down the
stairway, the Cabinet officers and
their wives following in 4 stately
little procession and passing INTO
the f1OWer-decked Blue Room
through a doorway nanked by Two
great banners, the Stars ana Stripes
and the Presidents flag. the one
borne by q stalwart infantryman
and the other by a marine.
AS the President and Mrs. Cool
idge took their stand by the door.
the Cabinet broke up into small
groups. ready to extend personal
greetings to the diplomats. the
Senate and the House. and others
of the official world after they had
passed down the line" The custom
Of having all the Cabinet officers
and their wives in line at this re-
was done away with In Mrs. Hard
ing's regime and the innovation
was found to so greatly expedite
the greeting OF several thousand
people that the President and Mrs.
Coolidge have regularly followed her
lead.
Aide Makes Presentations.
There was, therefore, only an
aide to make the presentations,
Colonel Clarence o. Sheriff. and
Captain Adolphus Andrews alternat.
Ing in this role.
With court dress the order Of the
day and many picturesque uniforms
worn by the younger attaches. the
diplomatic group was, OF course. far
and away the most picturesque. The
familiar scarlet coat OF Constantin
Brun, who has been Denmark's nl.n-
lister here for nearly twenty years,
the beautiful native dress Of the
little group IF almond eyed ladies'
with the JapSiAese embassy, the huri-
zon blue Of flying corps, uniforms
the glitter of decorations on broad.
bright colored T1bb0ns such high