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Show WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. Judges of Supreme Court the Guests of the President. Washington, Jan. 24. President and Mrs. McKinley gave a brilliant reception recep-tion at the White House tonight in honor of the judiciary. About 2,500 guests had been invited, including a large portion of resident society and many out-of-town visitors. The guests. of honor, the judges of the supreme court and their ladies, assisted as-sisted the president and Mrs. McKin-' McKin-' ley in receiving the guests in the blue I parlor, as also did the members of the j t cabinet, the members of the Philippine commission and a number of senators and others, with- the ladies of their families. ' The reception lasted from 9 to 11 o'clock. The floral decorations were on the usual elaborate tasteful scale, the conservatory was thrown open for the inspection of the visitors and the marine ma-rine band played during the evening. |