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Show TAFT'S LAST 1 RECEPTION President and Mrs. Taft Wish Hundreds a j Happy New Year Washington. Jan. I. President Taft's fourth and last New Year'a reception re-ception at the White House was greet- ed by a day beautiful and bright Thousands early turned their eyes and j their steps in tl.c direction of the1 execotlTe Jiansion Ixng before the1 I time at which the chief executive of the nation was ready to shake hands with every citizen who cared to avail! himself of the privilege, men, women and children stood ip a line from the front door of the White House to the distant gate and far beyond towards the state, war and navy buildings. The rich and gorgeous uniforms of the foreign diplomats, the gold lace of the long line of American army and navy officers and in the background back-ground the brilliant scarlet coats of the marine band were features In the moving picture of the day s events, at the White House. The president and Mrs. latt prepared pre-pared at 11 oVock to wish a happy New Year first to members of the cabinet and their wives, and then to the diplomatic corps, then followed ihe members of the supreme court l:i(1 the judges of the other court.-; here; I then former cabinet officers, ambas-l ambas-l sadors and minister next members I ol congress; then the army. nav and marine corps officers; after which came a long line of government officials, offi-cials, members of commissions, then members of the Grand Army of the Republic and a number of other military mili-tary societies. Citizens Greet Him After all these had been greeted the1 doors of the W hite House stood open to the humblest citizen of the land, and he. too, was assured of a hearty handshake and a smne. One picturesque touch, absent from the New Year kaleidoscope of color at the White House for the first time in, ten years, was missing because Baron Hengelmuller. American ambassador from Austria-Hungary, dean or the, diplomatic corps, was not in the city i His royally gorgeous costume of rich j color altraetM much attention. Sev-I'eral Sev-I'eral olSer diplomats were 'inable to I be piesent because of sickness, the Chilean and Colombian ministers be-I be-I lng among the number. The diplomatic diplomat-ic line was led by Ambassador JUSS-i JUSS-i erand, of France. Their First White Mouse Meception. For oue ambassador. Viscount Chin-da. Chin-da. of .Japan, it was tirst appearance at a New Year's reception at the White House, while 8 number of the ministers had never attended one be fore these including the representa-i representa-i tives from the Dominican republic. Peru Sweden. Slam, Honduras. Denmark Den-mark and Panama Thearmv and navj contingent made B brilliant spectacle. Every office of the two services, as well as of the mantle 1. ranch, now in Washington, was under orders to report at the war and navy departments. The fornur fathered" in the offices of Major Gen-' Gen-' eral Wood, chief of staff, and headed I bv that officer and Lieutenant -General Miles i retired i in double file. ! moved slowlv through the corridors land down the granite staircase on the eastern approach and across txecu-I txecu-I tive avenue to thj White House Officers of High Rank in Line. Manv officers of high rank held, ulace in the line, including Major General Witherspoon, Major General Alesbire, Brigadier General Andrews, adjutant general of the army . Brigadier Briga-dier General Weaver, chief of the coast artillery: Brighter General) f 'rosier, president of the 'ar college: Brigadier General Mills, chief of the militia division. Brigadier General. Cixbv chief of engineers Brigadier General Torney. surgeon general; Ih.gadier Genera' Sharpe Brigadier General Smith, Brigadier General Al-U, Al-U, chief signal officer. Brigadier General Crowder. Brigadier General Garllnglon, Brigadier General M In-Lvtb In-Lvtb and the whole of the staff of General Wood. Besides General Miles there were some other distinguished ' retired officers, such as Lmutenant-1 Lmutenant-1 General Bates. General S. B. M Young. Brigadier General John C. i Wilson and many others. While the armj officers were neing .relented, the officers of the nary ( 10 preparing t. fall In at Secret a fever's otf.ee. under the leadership 551,1 Admiral Vreeland. aide tor ,r Hons, and Rear Admiral Badger. SST25 oommander-ln-chlef or the i mtic fleet. Rear Admiral Andrews, I 1 IS oi " the bureau of navigation, ! Re J Admiral T Twinning, chtef of the ' mreau of ordnance. Rear Admlra ' Watt chief constructor; Rear Admiral i Hutch Cone, engineer In chief; Rear Ulmiral Stanford, of the bureau of yVrdTand docks: Rear Admiral Wll-etts Wll-etts director of the navy yards: Rear' Admiral T. J. Cowle paymaste. Lneral and Rear Admiral Charles F. surgeon general of the navy, termed the head of the line and Inter-i Inter-i with them were many offi- SSfiS -tired officers of high rank resident in Washington, such as Rear AdmSl Wainwrlght Rear Admiral Sarker and Ron- Admiral Peary. Secretary and Mrs. Knox Receive. Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox be 1, n receive the diplomats lm-Siatet lm-Siatet after they left the White at a breakfast in the Pan-ihkwin Pan-ihkwin building MLh all official WuahiDgioii, re-n re-n the ordor of tbe day. H. and their wives pre-B.-ise hoepltalltj to all K and automobiles Fie1' riiiv and navj officers of one superior u another to whom tie wished to pay H their H Secretary and Mrs. Knox received none but tho diplomatic corps. H oo |