The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18

Sew York, November I7.-Mrs
peggy O'Brsen- Littiesor- wife OF Rep
resenta,ive Martin ". Littleton. who Is
making such an energetic tight to have
Monticello. Thomas Jeferson's home.
set aside as a public memorial, was
very much exercised when she learned
r.s-a Or story Of a controversy Sne he4
wiff. Mrs Frank Anthony Wake. OF
Norfoin, va. mad crept into prins- ME-
Wake Is the custodian OF the Tags ana
nsonant. OF the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. and she II said to have toto
Meg I..ttle,on that the women 81 Vir-
ginia could take care OF the Monucc1Io
nropostrIon without any aSslatAnco
from the government
Mrs Wake said: Monticello DC
longs 70 Virginia in future, ana tne
government shall not own II. because
Jefferson Levy mas told the DausnteEs
OF the Confederacy that they shall nave
the house"
Don't pay any attention to Mrs-
Wake" she said She il just siAiS
little thing. a little, foolish tninS. .
busybody, who is trying 70 get even
with me because / wouldn't pay her
,a,Iroaa fare 10 Washington and her
hn,.i .xpenses there. Have you got
that?
ut would be perfectly agreeable 70
~. 10 the State Of Virginia saw TO u
that the place where JEFFERSON hveo
and his grave we're set aside as pV"hc
property. All ! am seeking to d" - 10
accord his grave the same honor as mas
been accorded the grave OF WashinS-
TON Of Lincoln, Of Grant and OF Lee.
1<yy Only stoabl1ng DSoek-
-I don't care how this comes about
ViYRy0l0
~ through the national government
NUT insist that JefKerson's grave shaIl
he preserved don't care . row OF
nins abou, Jefferson Levy. He Il noth-
- h,f a stumbIing block In the way
40 our ereat purpose All am tnink-
inr about - Thomas Jenerson
ar. Ii,tleton said that there vas
In have been . hearing on the psopo.
sie,,n before the Rules Committee At
washington. but that this nes1n6
rontponed because OF the protracteo
ncmocratie national Convention At
R.Itimore. 1t which several members
of the Rules Committee were pres
ent
Aeartrl" she went On. and one OF
ehose I wrote 70 was Governor VIII
son, who sent me . lister saying tnat
he was scvsy he could not be present.
bu, that his heart and soul Vese N
the plan. and that he hoped u wo"Ao
succeed -s-,
n the Rules Committee could not be
urxscnt on the day appointed Tor tine
hearing had notice Of the postpone
neut Of the hearing published tn every
sewspaper In the country.
G~f Q DGu FsoO Nsu. Wos8e.
Now for Mrs.. Wake. I djd not
know that she 10 In Norfolk, but sne
cent me Q letter iuclosang . bill foe
saslrooA fare to Wsshisgtaa and fos
hotel sxpeuses. She said that she had
~ore 20 Warrington expecting that
mere would be . hear50G. had been
dI,appcsneed. and that u she had NOT
seay.d at the home of her sister IN
washsugtou her expenses would nave
been much greater.
.NeeA,ess 70 say. I I'D not suGWes
eAe letter. I dtd NOT agree to poy the
hotel and carriage fare Of those whom
Z had invites 20 come 20 WashinGsoo-
the other day was In wsshingeen
when a little woman dressed IN deep
uournIug. waving IN America oa9'
secosted me. and SAID she vas HI.
wake. she said owed be- usoeey.
"a. Mn. Woke, q you think ! "a
eosuG 60 pay yoaS snSlreoA Snse 40
Sseei ogIls. yea ere 01Ssaken- VIZ
seuA Invitations % oseeo4 . hoossoo
e - prOposal % hove ehe e0vsrD-
O~ue ocSvsre 1goOsscsylo. - ~ oGsos
% pay carriage hire Do ~ -
sAas9
.Hr. wsuhe 10 jvss Q bssysoGy. 0us
q SaN eelegases FROM vsrUsWsa ~
Nsvs ssgued pesIslono Urg1og ia SSs-
eesvpO'e hoOe De oogU1PUo ~ u ~.
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