The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-19

tertainment win be the distribution Of
Democratic Who's Who" which will
include the names. photographs and short
biographical sketches of all those who
take part in the feast. The issue Of
this roster Of the fair sisters of Democ-
racy is under the care Of a COMMITTEES
of one from every State in the Union,
and viii be a much sought after souvenir
Of the occasion.
BY an arrangement Of tables, the wo-
men will be classified according to the
rank to which they belong. Thus the
daughters OF the Democracy win have a
table of their own, as viii the Demo-
cratic brides the wives OF the Presiden-
tial candidates and the lineal descend
ants Of Presidents who served under the
banner OF Democracy.
At the Democratic candidates table
will be seated Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Judson Harmon.
Mrs. Oscar Underwood, and Mrs. Thomas
E. Marshall.
The Democratic debutantes win include
Miss Genevieve Clark, the Misses o'Gor-
man, Miss Janette Ayers. Miss Lucy
Hoke Smith, and many others promiAent
In the social and political younger set.
Perhaps the most interesting table.
from the historical standpoint, will be
that occupied by the lineal descendants
Of the Democratic Presidents. Conspic-
uous in this group will be Miss Esther
Cleveland. who was born In the White
House eighteen years ago, and Miss
Marion Cleveland. both daughters of the
late President. These young women are
the only children Of a Democratic Presi-
dent living and with them viii sit the
female descendants of Presidents JEFF
ferson, Monroe, Van Buren,, and Tyler.
The father OF the Democracy, Thomas
Jefferson, win be represented by Mrs.
Lucius NJ. Sargent, Of Boston, his great
great-granddaughter, and a number of
representatives of the Eppes. Randolps,
Andersons, Burkes' Rufins. and Meixle-
hams, Of Virginia, all of whom are des-
cendants from the Sage Of Monticello.
Among the descendants of President
Monroe to be present are his three great
granddaughter, Miss Maude Gouver-
neur, Mrs. Roswell Randall Hoes, and
Mrs. William Crawford Johnson. Presi-
dent Tyler's granddaughter will be the
two daughters OF President Lyon G.
Tyler, Of William and Mary College, and
the two daughters of the latter's brother,
D. Gardiner Tyler. Both OF these gen.
temen are sons OF President Tyler by
his second wife.
Miss Mary Wilcox, great-granddaughte
OF President jackson, whose mother was
born in the White House, will be an
other interesting figure. She is hurrying
home from trip around the world to be
present at the celebration.
Mrs. Bryan will arrive to-day, and
will be the guest Of Mrs. Rainey, wife of
Representative Rainey, ~ many enter
tainments have been arranged for her.
Mrs: George Parsons, of Cairo, Ill, has
already arrived, and Mrs. MacDowel, of
North Carolina, is the guest of Mrs
Champ Clark until the breakfast Others
who have arrived are Mrs. Harmon Mi
Ter and her daughter. Miss Virgia Miller,
collateral descendents of Dolly Madison,
who are at the willard: Mrs. s. s.
Rogers, OF Columbus, Ohio, relative OF
Mrs. Miller. who is the guest OF her sis
ter, Mrs. Jerry South; Mrs. c. c. Mar
shall and Mrs. Charles Lewis, Mrs.
Woodson. of Kentucky, and Mrs. Arthur
Peter and Miss Peter. Of Louisville, KY.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison and Miss Edison
have arrived at the Grafton, and Mrs.
Anne Hamilton Pitzer, sister of Mrs
Clark, will come tomorrow. Mrs. Pitzer
is a delegate to the Democratic Nation
al Convention in Baltimore next month. |
and will remain here and in the East
until that date. She is the first woman
delegate to a national convention. and
she will have the distinction Of casting |
this first female vote for her brother-in |
law, the Speaker Of the House.
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by the Butterield Players at the Belasco |
next Tuesday night for the benefit OF |
the Georgetown University Hospital |
The keen and widespread interest in the |
splendid work Of the hospital is mani |
Tested by the great demand for seats, |
and the undertaking bids fair to be a /
decided success, financially and socially. |
Among the box holders are Mr.. George |
E. Hamilton, Mrs. NJ z. Ais, Mr. A. |
Lisner. DR.. George Tully Vaughan, Mrs.