Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-01-26

largest scientific club in the world. 1t
was erected by James Madison in 1901,
when he came to Washington to serve as
Jefferson's secretary of state. Twenty
years later Dolly" Madison returned
after her husbands death, and there
for 10 years she held court and dis
pensed during the remainder of her
life the gracious hospitality which made
her name memorable.
In the next two houses have dwelt
Secretary Window, Senator Fenton and
Col. Robert q. Ingersoll. In the next
house below lived Admiral Paulding,
a son of the obstinate soldier, John
Paulding, who captured Maj. Andre.
The house is now owned and occupied
by Senator Don Cameron.
The most famous house in the his
toric square is no longer in existence.
Upon its site now stands grand opera
house. 1t is shame upon the com
mon sense of our lawmakers that the
old residence should have been de-
stroyed. 1t was originally the elite
boarding of Washington, and
numbered among it's guests John G.
Calhoun, when he was Monroe's sec
rotary of war, and afterward vice pres
ident, and Henry Clay lived in it when
he was Adams secretary of state. Then
it became the property of the cele-
brated Washington club, of which
Sickles and Key were both members,
and the tragedy which associates their
name took place in front of its door
Later it became the war residence OF
Secretary Seward, and there the dead
ly assault was made upon Seward 6y
Paine at the time of Lincoln's assassina-
ton. Last it was renovated for the
home of James G. Blaine, who dwelt and
died beneath its roof The widow Of
| that great man, with characteristic lack
of respect for the brilliant husband
whose whole life was clouded by domcs-
ticcares, sold the historic mansion opeo-
pie who made no secret of their pur-
pose to erect playhouse there, Con-
gress had an opportunity to buy it,
but failed to do so.
Society has circled around the square
in which these houses OF historic re-
nown are located, just as moths fut-
ter around light. OF course, the wife
of the president is the first lady in
the land" and no woman has more
worthily worn that title than Mrs.
Cleveland has worn IT, She has always
been gracious and unconventional with
the general public, while she has been
regal and superb in official functions
of society. But Mrs. Cleveland is like
all good mothers. She cares less for
society than she does for her little ones.
During the first administration of her
husband, when she was young bride,
she was delighted with her high so
cial position, and enjoyed every mo-
ment of her time in social leadership.
During the present administration she
has been more domestic; and yet her
official functions have not been neg
lected. She has been very greatly
pleased, however, to have the active
assistance and cooperation of Mrs. Sec
rotary Lamont. Indeed, again and
again has Mrs. Cleveland avoided some
of the extra social amenities by direct
ing the current of society towards the
home of the secretary of war
The wife of Secretary of the Treas
ury Carlisle has held a conspicuous
social position. and will give numerous
entertainments this winter. Secretary
of the Navy Herbert, with his hand
some daughter, will resume their series
of entertainments early in January.
The secretary of agriculture and his
sister, Miss Morton, will hold weekly |
receptions. The wives of the postmas-
ter-general, the secretary of the in
terror the secretary of state and 6he
attorney-ge will also participate
in the social festivities.
SMITH ID. FRY.