Show INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES CLOSED I AT MIDNIGHT WITH THE USUAL BALL Washington ashington March 1 The inaugural X i festivities closed at I with Jh a ball ban that In splendor attendance and artis artistic artistic arts tic tc effect fittingly out a brilliant day da Thousands of or handsomely gowned women om en with t escorts from every overy state In I the 1 he Union and nearly nerl every eer civilized I Ii t i In the grand crand gd Illuminated I court Of I Ithe the pension building paid their pad social de devoirs devoirs devoirs to the nations chief for forthe forthe forthe the next four years The Te setting for the i ball bal was wa beautiful with a wealth of ot o vari various val valcus van te I Icus cus ous colors In I evergreens palms and ad flow Jow I Iera era I At t half bl past pat the to president and ad vice i presidential party arrived arrve As A the president pros rosl I Lent dent and Mrs pa Roosevelt reached rache the 1 grotto in the tho center cent r of or the te ball bail bal room they to I and and facing their box saw beam I Kg upon them tem their t ctr children Miss Alice Alce I Theodore jr thel Archie V id iti I A As tho party pat strolled slowly around tha I fl tl many friends frIend were er recognized J r their promenade the tho presidential party part ascended the stairway to the first firt gallery gu where the presidents nt reception rom 10 m was situated instead of ot waiting until he had entered his box the specially invited K guests entered the room rom and a reception was held in Iii advance of ot the hour appointed for this function It I was Just 10 when the th dent and ad Mrs Roosevelt entered their box box About 60 persons thronged thir the tho Improvised ImprovIse l Italian garden gren and cheered for tor several minutes Their greeting was supplemented supplement by the tc stirring music of ot the band To tho the right of or tho the presidents presIdents box bos sat the members of or his cabinet ant ad and nearby the members of or the diplomatic corps had seats The president and ad his party rpm time to time received friends frends I and others who were presented to him himAt At 1030 o the president and his party pay ant ad and the president ent and the tue tle members member o ohis ot of his room room art r scored to the supper I |