Evening star., 1931-12-27
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.


Final plans are being. made at the
White House to throw wide the doors
and cordially welcome all who care to
present themselves at the New Year re-
ception next Friday.
The President, with the assistance of
Mrs. Hoover and the members of the
cabinet and their wives, exchange greet
ings and good wishes with all OF the
diplomatic corps, the justices of the
United States Supreme Court, the local
courts, Senators and Representatives,
ranking officers of the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps, the Public Health Service
and Coast Guard and the principal Of
ficers of the Government, as well as
members OF the various patriotic and
civic organizations and the general
public.
The public reception, to which any
citizen, regardless of nationality, race
or color or position in life, is invited, is
looked on as the main feature Of this
interesting White House affair. The
public reception will begin at l o'clock
in the afternoon and will not be con-
cluded until the last person in the long
line has been received At last New
Year days reception more than 5000
men. women and children passed along
shake and greeting from Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoover This was about an average,
although at times in the past more than
1000 persons have been in the public
line alone At one of President Roose-
velt's New Year day affairs the number
exceeded 5000. However, the number
depends to large extent upon the
weather
Many Attend Annually.
New Year day receptions at the
| White House have become real insti-
| tuition and a tradition that mean
more to the Older citizens Of the Capt.
tai City than probably any other White
| House affair. There are many citizens
of Washington who never attend any
| other White House celebration, but who
have not missed going to pay respects
| to the Chief Executive and his First
| Lady on January l in as many years
as they can remember. More than one
| bent, silver-haired man and woman
who will be in next Fridays public line
have been doing that same thing each
January since they were little
| children.
The more formal part of the New
Year reception is held during the fore
| IL.
color of the uniforms Of the foreign
| Marine Corps officers adds much to the
spectacle during the morning reception
According to the program, the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Hoover will start receiv-
| ing at II o'clock, following an informal
| reception on the second floor to the
! cabinet. At the stroke of IL the PreSi-
| dent, with Mrs. Hoover walking at his
| side and the members of the cabinet
| and their wives in line behind them,
will appear at the head Of the long
stairway They will pause at the foot
| of the stairs as the United States Ma
| rine Band, which will furnish the music
| throughout the reception, gives the re-
| quired number Of flourishes and fan
fare of trumpets and then plays Hail
to the Chief" before walking to the
historic blue room to take their posi-
tions in the receiving line.
Immediately the receptions will start.
The diplomatic corps will come first,
then the director general of the Pan
American Union. Following this will
States, the associate justices OF the
highest tribunal, the presiding judge
and associate judges Of the Court OF
Customs and Patent Appeals, the chief
justice and associate justices OF the
Court of Appeals of the District Of
Columbia, the chief iiastice and asso-
ciate justices of the Court of Claims,
the chief justice and associate justices
of the Supreme Court OF the District
of Columbia.
About half an hour will have been
consumed in receiving this number Of
callers. Then will follow Senators,
Representatives, delegates in Congress.
the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia, the director of the budget,
the controller Of the Treasury, the
treasurer of the United States, the
public printer. the librarian of Congress.
BY this time the military unit of
the mornings affair will have been
reached. In this line will be the COM
manding general and staff of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, District militia,
Coast Guard Public Health Service,
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and all
officers of these services down to the
rank of lieutenant colonel and COM
mander.
Governmental Officers.
The governmental officers section will
be formed in the following order: Chief
executive assistants of members of the
cabinet, the regents and secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution, the Civil
Service Commission, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, members OF the
Federal Reserve Board, the Federal
Trade commissioners, the United States
tariff commissioners, commissioners Of
the United States Shipping Board, trus-
tees of the United States Shipping
Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, Fed
eral Farm Board, members Of the
United States Board Of Mediation,
United States Employers Compensa-
ton commissioners, members Of the
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
ton, National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, Federal Radio Commission,
director Of the United States Veterans