Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1905 — THOUSANDS AT WHITE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

THOUSANDS AT WHITE HOUSE.

New Year’s Reception by President and Mrs. Roosevelt. It took President Roosevelt three hours and twenty-six minutes Monday to greet 7,718 persons at the New Year’s White House reception. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, preceded by the President’s aids and followed by the members of the cabinet and their wives, went immediately to their places in the blue room upon entering at 11 a. in. Almost before they had taken their places the diplomatic corps, headed by the dean. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, and Countess Cassini, were admitted. A largeHumber of diplomats were presented for the first time, having been appointed since last New Year’s reception, and all of tile seven ambassadors were presented except Baron Speck von Steruburg, the Gormar ambassador, who has gone to visit liis father in Saxony. Miss Roosevelt dispensed the hospitalities of the blue room “behind the line,” greeting and entertaining, the guests while the diplomats were being received, turning it iuto a reception for the corps as they re-entered the blue room by another door after having been presented tc the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. With Miss Roosevelt were her two elder brothers. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Kerniit Roosevelt, who, with tho lour Groton students who are their guests, were presented to all the foreigners.