Show SCENE AT WHIT HOUSE HOUS DURIN for for- Seventh me St is ilS Wet Chief Executive of f United States for New Years Year's 6 therin I De Death th s Among Anon ests This Tills is the seventh t time Theodore Roosevelt has received received re re- re- re in iu the thc white house as president of the United States The ehe New Years Year's gathering today was as a brilliant affair The ehe officials of this nation the and nl ministers of foreign countries high officers in the tho navy and aDd army and und noted private citizens called at the official home of the president and auci wished him a happy hay N New e Y Year ear Standing and shaking hands for hours did dic not seem seeni to bother the chief executive for he kept on smiling as usual and had a happy word vord for every everyone one who vho called caned Many l new v faces were vere there and many noted men who attended the last New Years Year's reception were absent Death was vas the cause in many cases eases WASHINGTON JAN 1 THEO L-THEO- THEO THEODORE DORE ROOSEVELT OFFICIATED TODAY TODAY TODAY TO TO- DAY FOR THE SEVENTH TINE TIME AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE NEW NEV YEARS YEAR'S RECEPTION RE AT THE WHITE WHIlE HOUSE AS ASSISTING HIM IN EXCHANGING G SALUTATIONS OF THE SEASON WERE MRS ROOSEVELT AND THE MEMBERS MEMBER AND WOMEN OF THE CABINET The niceties of diplomatic etiquette were reli religiously p observed in the the- conduct of that part o ot tho the reception which has grown during time tho past hundred years and nd more mom to partake Jar largely cl of an ail official function r a u I Iii Inthis this vay aJ but without appearance e of prearrangement ement the president greeted n lt d first the president vice and the members of hi his I cabinet then each of the foreign u nations represented in the tho persons of their of ministers ministers minis mini tho the judiciary through the tho personnel person person- ad nel of the supreme bench and the judges of oi the local federal and district courts senators and representatives in congress officers of the army navy marine corps an and amid 1 militia of the tho theW District of Colum Columbia bla heads of government bureaus bu bu- and members of tho the government commissions organizations of veterans including tho the Society of the Cincinnati Aztec club of Associated Veterans Veterans Veter Veter- ans of the We War of 47 1846 Military Order Order Or Or- der cler of the Loyal Legion Grand Army of tho the Republic Medal Honor leJ legion on Union Veteran lesion legion Union Veterans Veterans' union Society of the thC Arm Army of Santi Santiago o Spanish War Veterans Army AnnJ and Nay Navy y union union Minute Men Sons Song of the Anion Ameri American can Revolution devolution Oldest Inhabitants Inhabitants' association association as as- l of tho the District of Columbia and nod then themi tho tutu public President Didn't Tire Gathering in jim a 11 constantly constanti lengthening line at the thu west t gate to the white hou house grounds the thc p people had bad stood tinco since 0 9 I IQ Q C clock o'clock in tIme the morning It was 1 o'clock when the thc gates were o opened to admit them Tho rho line inC kept intact by byn bya n a special detail of police extended in double column olumn for two blocks up Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn- Penn sylvania avenue and for two blo blocks b down Seventh Se street past the thc state aranci war ar and anci navy y buil building It was wn a l joyous holida holiday throng and left its impress of good feeling on tho tIme president who wIno af after after af- af ter moro more tb four femur hours of handshaking hak- hak iJ jug ing expressed exhilaration rather rathor than exhaustion Impressive si o in its dignity interesting in its personality animating in its pic pie the re epton was wag a corn coin view of twentieth century civilization civili civili- or dress parade To view view it in in its entirety requires a look at the pre pro Hail to tho the Chief The Tho president and Mrs Roo Roosevelt o oc occupied occupied oc- oc tho the hour prece preceding ing- ing the tho stroke of 1 11 II t in receiving and mil entertaining the tho members of the tho cabinet and those es especially es- es p invited in in lii membership in the tho receiving n party in ill the tho library on the upper floor ju judges J legislators legisla legista- tors tor and nial Ju army gathered in in conversational con con- I groups group in the tho state dinin dining I room Tho The rc red coated Marine band baud banked hauked like the thc potted foliage on either side sile the thc entrance in ill the loft lofty lob lobby y with ith its white marble floor furnished the tho stage setting for the receiving party The Tho ho red blue and green reen parlors forming connecting con links between the state dining inin room on the tho west and the east cost room roon were fragrant with cut flowers effectively effect ho ively placed It was waR in tho the blue parlor or 01 state stateroom stateroom room that the thc receiving party t took ok position position po po- po- po t shortly after 11 0 Trumpeters Trumpet Trumpet- ers ens heralded the approach of tho president dent and Mrs lr Roosevelt down the gray white marble marblo stairs an and to the thc band fM s ron rendition of Hail to the Chief the tho reception bl began lD No Formality There Leisurely and tind with no semblance c of formality those thoo in the state dining room passed through h the red rd parlor into the tho presence of tim tho president Tho The receiving receiving re JC re- re co party Part formed tho tine are arc of n a circle f filling Ilin the lal large e how bow window opening in to tho the south Month They The faced nerd a aw w wide o door to tho corridor or dor and lobby thus tutu viewing au and iu in View of the thc scenes 1 and throngs there Introductions lions were made to th the pr by Ce Ool Col Charles harrs Sn Supt superintendent of oi pu public lic buildings and grounds and to o Mrs rs Roosevelt bv lV Capt Frank R. R military aide to thc the president Lea Leav- Leav jag ing the blue p parlor the route ute of exit was through the tho green een parlor the eat room down the stairs to the social annex and the east gate New Diplomat s. Numerous changes in u the diplomatic corps ha have 0 oc occurred during uri the tho year so that for quite a number of the foreign representatives in in W Washington on it was their first New Year experience at tho the white whito house Death the tho rotation in office office of of- fice flee followed by sonic foreign na nations with the members of their diplomatic corps and auel tho the vicissitudes of political life W were TO responsible for lor tho the absence of fun familiar Ji an and th the presence of new faces facts Among Amont those who wino attended attend last years year's reception the tho most notable absentee today to da day was Aoki ti th thy Japanese I now returning to J Ja Japan pan and ant that nation was represented by the tho I members of the he emba embassy sY staff with I Baron BaTon Tsunejiro the counselor at qt t the head of the line The Thc familiar fi figure fig fig- ure of Bey BeJ the former Turkish minister also was m missing ba having vinA been succeeded b by Ah All Bc Bey China likewise chan changed her minister durin during the year Sir Lian Liang Chang ha having been recalled ane and tIme tho former minister Wu Vu Tin Ting Pang Fang iu ha having having- succeeded to tho time posit position i IT S t The ThC latter however i 1 1 r rc rived c iu in 3 hington ashington and Mr Chow v the first firn i. i k vu o J Jr delegation at on fr from m China ChiDa D Death nth has made madea madeI I r a L vacancy iu mu the legation e from Norway Mr C. C Hau lange e the minister having died December 12 at his home in Europe and ancl iu in his stead was Mr l 0 O. the tho P aD and chal charge e d affaires The Time diplomats who wore making their first appearance at a New cw Year tion then at tho the white whito house included eLl Ein Emr Em Bryce of Gr Great Rt Britain Dou Don Ranion n Pina tho time Spanish minister and amid L. L A. A Coromilas the thc minister resident resi dent dent- from Gr Greece ee Although appointed from lIc Mexico ico a year car n ago Semir Creel freel had not presented Whig his his credentials to the president i ident dent at that time so o that today was his first appearance at a 3 New Year fun function tion in his official capacity Senor Don Anibal Cruse Cruise th the minister from Chile Chill also alsi was wa plo present for tho the first time timo today arid and this applied t. t to Minister of Salvador and aud Minis Minis- iu 8 tor ten Ugarte ot or Honduras Dewey Central Figure Tho members of the tho recent Central American peace conference c who still remain romain in the time city f wem-e wem especially in invited invited in- in guests including including- senor enor Don Policarpo Poll Polio carpo Bonilla e president of Honduras Senor Don i K B. Constantine Constantino Fiallos minister minister min mm- ister of foreign n affairs affairs- f Honduras an arid and Dr Don J Jose Jog OS Maddia o of Nicaragua secretary sec see secretary of tho the conference W T W. W Rock Rock- bill United States to China 31 also 0 was s- s sin in attendance Assistant Secretaries SC Sec Bacon cl Al and Wilson o occupied ce cu pied themselves nJ actively in in entertain entertain- mug ing the tho diplomats There wasa good representation ion front from the arm army aD arid and n navy nY and marine corps nil all tine the om officers rs on OD tho tim active list and man ninny many who have been retired paying their s respects to the pre president Tho Those o on active duty were in iii full dress uniform uni form lending color to the thc vy bril brilliant ril spectacle presented by the diplo diplomatic ill matic tia corps in iu time the full ins o ot their rank and standing out iu in stron strong Mn- Mn to the civilian ci dress drees of most mot bethe or be orthe orthe the guests 1 st Among th the prominent lie lie- tired armY officers were Lieutenant Generals Bales Dales and h while hUc e general gen gen- en oral eral o cC ou on a aut Major Generals Bell D aud aud v llla d Ains- Ains worth Admiral Dewey Dewcy who has just i t. t his bis birthday headed tho the naval contin contingent con con- tin nt and was s 's heartily Jrr greeted ohl 1 by the president Behind the tho hi high h others officers of the arm army nil navy Iud amid marine marinc corps came caine those of lessor lesser er rank rauk until all 11 hn had paid their respects to the tho chief magistrate and amid Mrs Irs Roosevelt u D |