Show FINE JINE TIME liME AT ATit ATI it I WHITE HOUSE Seventh New Mew Year Reception by President Roosevelt a Great Success MANY PROMINENT CALLERS SCENE ONE OF GREAT BEAUTY I AND INTEREST Washington Jan 1 President Roosevelt received at the White house today a new years throng of of well wishers wIsler which was three hours In pass passIng passIng passIng Ing Mrs Roosevelt and th members and ladles of the cabinet were his as assistants assistants Though curtailed In numbers i iby by more than a thousand over the pre preceding preceding preceding ceding New Years Tears day the reception was as resplendent in all an the Incidents of tradition which have accumulated to Its Interest for more than a hundred years Jears The gorgeousness of the diplomatic and militant the cordiality of the many personal of the president president president dent who made him their seventh an annual annual annual nual greeting as us such and the Intensely human and patriotic characteristics of the American people typified by the thousands today loday all combined to make maken a n happy conclusion to the historic t event From greeting In stately dignity and appropriate gs the ambas ambassadors ambassadors I and ministers of the nations of oft t J X jb e world to stooping far down to 4 grasp the hand of a dolly doll that its toddling parent of a year and a half halt might be gratified were the extremes required of the president and both the Infant and the diplomat realized an anticipated pleasure And the president president president dent enjoyed It all Many Prominent Callers The settings the hc historic White house end the picturesque and entertaining accessories were amply sufficient to en enthuse enthuse enthuse the holiday exhilaration The presence of men rames are dally daily In the public press as presidential as aspirants rants H lent Interest I eres to more m re subtle ine me vice president the If of the houe e of o representatives representatives tives Secretary Cortelyou o Senator La LaFollette LaFollette Follette Pollette all o 0 of whom hom had pleasing things said to them in the big east room where the distinguished guests gathered to chat after through the tho historic blue parlor and making their bow to the receiving party Then there was Admiral Brownson whose recent differences with the th president led to his hia resignation as chief of the bureau b reau of navigation He came late but hurried through the lobby lobb and cor corridor corridor or and reached ached r the president near the heed head of the gorgeously uniformed naval line The admiral received many hearty he rt handclasps ps from fron brother officers of the theline thelinE theline line of the navy Admiral Rixey was also In the naval contingent Public Has Its Chance The arrangement of the program ram based on previous years gave two twi hours bours for the official part of the re reception reception rec eption c Owing to the lesser number from frum congress from the corps of army officers and government nt the public was admitted a half hour before 1 and stopping stepping to quick music by the Marine band the line crowded through the receiving rooms room for minutes Baron Balm Edmonds Mayor des Planches Italian ambassador as dean of the dip I 1 matic corps had the honor of or lead leading leadIng leadIng ing that corps Brigadier Bri General J Franklin Bell chief of staff led the army and Admiral Dewey the navy nav Secretary Secreta and Mrs Root left the re reception reception reception shortly after the diplomats passed along the line so as to be at their own home in time Lime to receive them Only twenty minutes was on the official program for the reception of the diplomats but it was all aU that was necessary |