Show MANY CALL U Thousamls of f PeoDle Pay i their Respects to the i Prsidat it SOCIAL SEASON OPEN Brilliant Official Reception at I White House I NEW YEAR USHERED IN fED Thirtythree Hundred and Fiftyfour Guests Had Passed Down the Line When the Ceremony was Concluded The Diplomatic Corps which Headed tho List of Guests was as Always the Show Feature of tho ReceptionThe Display of Uniforms Uni-forms was Brilliant Everything Combined to For a Picture of Unusual Un-usual Brilliancy The Troublesome Question of Precedence Between tho Army and Wavy was Settled in Favor of the Former Gen Miles Leading the Military Contingent I Washington Jan Beneath a sky as bright as that above Cuba and In a wind as cold as the Arctic more than 2000 citizens stood In line at the White House gates today waiting to pay their respects to the President of tho United I States after the brilliant official re cepU n which ushered In the New Year and marked the opening of the social season In Washington There have been larger crowds In tho past at the While House gatherings but few functions of the sort have been more brilliant and in none have the crowds been better handled with less confusion or with less feminine heartaches heart-aches and resentment for dainty toilettes toi-lettes disarranged In the crush THOUSANDS OF GUESTS Beginning promptly at 1 a m the ceremony was concluded at 115 at which time 3351 guests had passed down the line Mrs McKinley was present in spite of her feeble health She remained re-mained in the blue parlor only through the strictly official section of the pro gramme retiring then as had been previously pre-viously arranged With the flush oC excitement on her usually pale face she looked bright and happy as she led the Cabinet processlon down the corridor corri-dor with the President to the blue room HANDSOME EFFECTS The brilliant lights reflected from the r crystal chandeliers overhead the twinkle twin-kle of tiny electric globes through the heavy draperies of smilax and the jungle Jun-gle of palms and foliage plants that walled the redcarpeted corridor made an excellent stage setting for the olll chil procession as it moved down the stairs and through to the blue parlor I where the party was to take Its stand Mrs McKinley bowed and smiled to the little crowd of favored spectators who lllled the end of tho corridor to witness this opening act of the days I ceremonies As she turned into the blue room she kissed the tips of her whitegloved fingers to sonie of the children who waved their hands to her from a point of vantage near the door QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE The troublesome question of prece dence between the army and navy was settled In favor of the former Genies Gen-ies leading the military contingent with AdJtGenr Corbin at his left side After tho army had passed in review Admiral Dewey with the venerable Admiral Ad-miral Melville on his arm led the naval line Mrs Dewey was with the receiving receiv-ing party and was escorted in on the arm of Secretary of the Navy Long lhe diplomatic corps which headed the list of guests was as always the show feature of the reception Lord Pauncefotc the British Embassador and dean of tho corps led the way The display of uniforms was brilliant Turkish fez gilded orders of the continental con-tinental power the furtrimmed tunics and high polished boots of the Russians the queer sagegreen gold encrusted uniforms of the Japanese and the erminetrimmed silken robes of the Koreans and Chinese all combined to form a picture unusual brilliancy Following tho American officials Judges of the Supreme Court Senators and Representatives department chiefs and the like made a longer 1C loss striking procession The reception to Hun tho general l public concluded the func DAY AN IDEAL ONE A review of the whole winter calendar up to date could hardly have found amy a-my better fitted for tho New Year functions The snow had grown a trifle grimy during the past week hut was covered overNvllh a fresh fall scarcely an inch thick The broad sweep of the White House drive had been quickly cleared or this hut the lawns wero covered with tho fresh white mantle and the bare black limbs i of the trees were outlined In silver I dust The sun was bright but the lt was crisp and frosty PUBLIC OUT EARLY At an early hour the streets beyond the White House grounds began to fill with the crowd that surged back and forth eager for n place In the public line that was to follow the reception recpton of the various sections of the days lnmgeant I The decorations of the Executive t mansion were Hot so elaborate as they f have been on former occasions still thr wns n profusion of plm frimc nruld holy and overgr r r > r rv I In f throughout the state dining room the blue red and green parlors and the east room BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING PLANTS The mantels were banked light with foliage plants and the window recesses gllled with taH graceful palms and plants The green of the foliage plants was relieved with polnsinetta and other flowering plartts The light of the brilliant bril-liant winter day was excluded and the rooms flooded with electric lights from I thousands of tiny bulbs in the ceilings and sparkling chandeliers adding to the brilliancy of the decorations I GLITTERED WITH GOLD i The glittering gold and silver trappings trap-pings with the members of the diplomatic diplo-matic corps and the full dress uniforms of the army and navy contrasted strongly with the modest blackof the 1 Jurists statesmen and civilian officials of the Government as they moved I through the mazy throng RECEIVED IN BLUE PARLOR I I The President and Mrs McKinley received re-ceived in the blue parlor assisted by the members of the Cabinet and their wives and behind the line wero about fifty of the wives and daughters ol Senators Representatives prominent army and navy officers and others high I in social and official l circles The full I Marine band in their red uniforms were stationed at the head of the corridor cor-ridor opposite the state diningroom and throughout the reception played patriotic aim patriotc i j COURT FUNCTION I The New Years reception approaches nearer to a court function than any other of the social affairs of the President Presi-dent and the otllclaj programme with Its order of precedence Is rigidly adhered ad-hered to f The President and Mrs McKinlcy met the members of the pablnet In the west corridor of the second lloor shortly before be-fore 1 clock while the members of yhlc tll the diplomatic corps in their brilliant court dress were gathering In the Stated State-d ningioom adjoining the red parlor HAIL TO THE CHIEF Promptly at 1 clock the bugles sounded the assembly 011 d the red coated Marine bald struck up the strains of Hall to the Chief To this accompaniment the procession headed 1 by President McKinley and Mrs McKinley Mc-Kinley moved down the broad stairway stair-way and took their places in the blue parlor adjoining the red parlor WOMEN BRILLIANTLY GOWNED Mrs McKinley wore an elaborate gown of brocaded white satin Owing to her feeble health she received seated Next to her stood lrs Hay wife of the Secretary of State Mrs Gage wife of the Secretary of the Treasury Mrs Root wifo of the Secretary of War Mrs Grlggs wife of the Attorney General Mrs Smith wife of the Post masterGeneral Mrs Long Mrs Hitchcock wife of the Secretary of the Interior and Miss Wilson daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture all brll liantly gowned WHO ASSISTED AT RECEPTION Behind the Hue gathered the other young ladies l of the Cabinet the wives and daughters of Senators and Reprc sentatlves and other distinguished officials 1 offi-cials who had been invited toasslst This list as follpws Jst was a folns TIThe TI-The Misses lay Miss lidoV t the Misses Grlggs the Misses Long the Misses HUtchcoclc Miss Grace McKln icy Miss Sarah Duncan Mrs John Addison Ad-dison Porter Mrs T A Blngham Mrs David J TIlll Mrs Fuller Mrs Har lan the Misses Harlan Mrs Gray Mrs White Miss Brewer Mrs Brown the Misses Wood Mrs Shlras Mrs Pecl ham Mrs McKenna the Misses MeKenna lrs Aubery Mrs Pierce SENATORS WIVES AND GUESTS Mrs William P Frye Mrs r A Hanna Mrs J C Burrows lrs Shelby Shel-by M Cullom Mrs Ridgley Miss RUlg Icy Miss Fisher Mrs John W Daniel Mrs r K DavIs Mrs S B Elkins Mrs C W Fairbanks Mrs II Lodge rls James McMillan Miss McMillan the Misses Morgan Mrs O S Plat Mrs T C Platt Mrs Redfipld Proctor I MIss Proctor Md Henry 11 Teller Mis Campbell Miss Campbell Mrs J B Foraker the Misses Foraker airs William B Bate BETTER PART OF HOUSE Mrs D B Houlerson Miss Hender son Mrs John Dalxell Miss Kltzmil ler Mrs Charles H Grosvenor Mrs G B McClellan Mrs S B Payne Mrs George W Steele Mrs n R Hltt THK ARMY AND NAVY Mrs Nelson A Miles Miss Miles Mrs John 11 Wilson Miss Waller the Misses Bates l15 Parsons Mrs George Dewey Mrs Charley H Allen Miss Allen Mrs P I Rixcy Mrs Rand OTHER DISTINGUISHED PERSONS Mrs IT S Grant Mrs James G Elaine Mrs H S B Boalc Mrs Phi Sheridan the Misses Sheridan Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston Miss Kennedy MIS Daniel Manning Mrs Charles G Dawes Mrs M B Dawes Miss Dawes Mrs Swilors the Misses Sartorls Mrs Stanley Brown Mrs Buckingham Mrs Fabyan Miss Phelps Miss Sar scant Miss A H Matthews DIPLOMATS COME FIRST As soon as all had taken their places the doors of the red parlor were thrown open and the Embassadors Ministers Min-isters of tho foreign Governments their suites resplendent In their full court dress headed by > Lord Pauncefote tho British Embassador the dean of the diplomatic corps moved Into the blue parlor to pay their respects to the President and Mrs McKinley and their receiving party GORGEOUS UNIFORMS The scene In the blue parlor today has seldom been surpassed in brilliancy as thu diplomats passed through In their gorgeous uniforms with slyer and gold court swords dangling from their sides Especially gorgeous were the Russian Embassador and his suite sUn with gold braid the German ISmbas sador and his attaches in their white and silver and the Austrian Ilmbaa sjidor in his sable trimmed cape Of purple SPAIN WAS REPRESENTED Especial interest centered in the appearance ap-pearance of tin Duke dAreas the Spanish Minister and his beautiful beauLCul American wife I was the first White House reception at which Spain has been represented since the close of hostilities and the greetings accorded them were especially cordial Mr C N Elliott second secretary of the British embassy also received especial attention as his name appeared In the New Years list of honors conferred by Queen Victoria as K B C M G BRIGHT SILKS OF ORIENTALS The Orientals In their bright silks the Chinese In their green and purple the Japanese In gold and black and the diminutive Koreans with their strange headgear attracted much attention at-tention Several of the wives and daughters or foreign Embassadors and Minister were invited behind the line Among thoso to whom thin honor was accorded were Lady and the Misses Paunccfot UulemoiRelJe Cnslni and llemoIKelo Madame UenyelMuller After leaving the receiving parlor the diplomats passed on into the east room where they lingered until joined cnt by the other distinguished caller SUPREME COURT JUSTICES Following tho fllPlomatIc corps came Chief Justice Fullcrand the Associate Judge of tin Supreme court and other 1Tnlb r nr in ij hrv former mew bm < f Ui t blt including r JnducIJg bnrrtary Foalir and exPostmasier General Gary At 1125 the Senators Representatives and Delegates of Con gross members of the District government govern-ment and members of the District I Judiciary appeared in the number named The number of Senators and Representatives who attended was unusually un-usually small ARMY AND NAVY ARRIVE Following this flight of statesmen and civil omclals came the officers of the army and navy In their full dress j uniforms massive golden epaulets and goldembroidered chapcaus In accordance r ac-cordance with custom the army had I precedence MajGen Miles who headed the line was accompanied brA br-A Corbln The latter however gave way as they approached the receiving line and Gen Miles first greeted the President I I and Mrs McKinley DEWEY HEADS NAVY The line of naval officers which followed I fol-lowed headed by Admiral Dewey was much longer than that oC the army Tho Admirals small wellknit figure was in striking contrast to the large frame of the venerable near dmlral Melville the famous Arctic explorer They were followed by RearAdmirals Hlchborn and Buford and some of the fighting heroes among whom were I Fighting Bob Evans Capt SIgsbee LleutCommandcr Wainwrlght and Lieut Ilocsler The long line of naval officers was followed by BrigGen Heywood commander of the marine corps and all of the officers of the corps now on duty In Washington Then came the officers of the District militia and the naval reserves HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS HADS Prof Alexander Graham Bell and Prof Samuel P Langley led the regents re-gents of the Smithsonian institute who were followed by the heads of the various vari-ous departments assistant 0111 chiefs i of bureaus heads of bureaus etcWhen When this point was reached Mrs McKinley withdrew the ordeal being a trying one for her Following these came the veterans of the wars In which the country has engaged VETERANS OF THE WARS Precedence was given to the few survivors sur-vivors of the Mexican war the veterans vete-rans of the Civil war Included the G I I A R posts Loyal Legion Union Veterans Vete-rans Legion and Union Veterans Union I Then came the veterans of the Spanish I Amer pan war about 200 In number The oldest inhabitant society was the I last organization to be presented The general public was the last told to-ld presented Meantime practically all the distinguished callers had departed de-parted and many of the ladies in receiving re-ceiving line who were to hold receptions recep-tions at their homes had also left At L15 the last of the public passed through the parlors In all 3351 persons per-sons attended the reception |