Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03
DEATH OF MRS. SWAMI.
Services Tomorrow Afternoon-Inter-
ment at Princeton, N. J.


Mrs. Josephine A. T. Swami, whose Illness
has been noted at intervals in The Star,
died yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Her death had been almost momentarily
expected since the attack of paralysis suf-
fered a week ago yesterday
The funeral service tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 will be held al the late residence of
the deceased, S23 10Th street, and will be
conducted by Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector of st. Johns Church. The
remains will be conveyed to Princeton. n.
J., where the final funeral services will be
held at Trinity Church Monday afternoon
at o'clock, Rev. DR.. Baker, the rector,
officiating.
Mrs. Swami was the daughter of Aaron
Ward of Sing Sing. now Ossining, y. Y,
who represented that district in Congress
for many years. She very young at
her first marriage to John r. Thomson,
United States senator from New Jersey.
Mr.. Thomson was a man Of wealth and
attachments. Many years after his death
his widow married eX-Gov. Swami of Mary
land, whom she also survived
Mrs Swami retained her Princeton home.
where she and her lirst husband lived, as
a summer residence. She was much at
tached to the place. Her Washington home,
S23 10Th street. is where Gov. Swami brought
her bride and which she filled with beau
tiful and valuable articles, making ii in
many respects the most interesting private
residence at the capital. Mrs Swami pur-
chased the old Washington headquarters a
Rocky Hill, near Princeton, n. j., and pre-
scented it to the Daughters of the RevOu-
ton. 1t was characteristic quality she
displayed when asked at a meeting of an
other patriotic organization of which she
was a member to describe the purchase OF
the property its subsequent renovation and
preparation as a place of pilgrimage that
she did so without using the personal pro-
noun at all. In Princeton she was identt-
fled with the memories of college life of
large part of the students who We're there
in the past two or three decades Her hos
pitalitieS We're continuous and elegant, and
in one part of the beautiful gardens sur
rounding her home were the roses planted
there by either professors or students in
remembrance of her kindnesses in one form
or another. In this city she had an equally
the members of the Washington clubs ana
in resident society generally, being every
where and at all times most-sought-after
guest In matters of intellectual or ar
tistic development her interest was at all
times easy to secure and her cooperation
was always important. Her charities were
quietly and unostentatiously distributed.
Her social accomplishments We're those OF
the old school. and no more delightful
hostess has ever been known at the capital.
Mrs. Swami had no children. Her next OF
kin are her nieces and nephews, all of whom
were summoned when her Illness began, and
several of whom will accompany the re-
mains to their last resting place.
When death came Mrs. Swami was sur
rounded by relatives. including her nieces.
Mrs. William Stanton of Fort Mead, S. D.;
Mrs. John 1. Kane of New York, Mrs.
Frank Larkin of New York and Miss Susie
Randall of Philadelphia, and her nephews.
Rosslyn, L. l., and A. Ward Cobb of At
lanta.