The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

Of whom are living), Of Presidents Van
Buren and Jackson win also be among
the guests.
Descendants Are Many.
One Of the most interesting women at
the table set apart for those related to
former Democratic Presidents will be
Mrs. Samuel L. Gouveneur. OF this city.
who is the widow Of President Monroe's
grandson. Mrs. Gouveneur's daughters
Mrs. Roswell Randall Hoes, Mrs. Will
lam Crawford johnson, and Miss Maude
Gouveneur-will flank their mother at
the table OF descendants.
Another collateral" whose claim to rec
ognition is ample is Miss Mary wilcox.
Miss Wilcox is the daughter Of the first
child born in the White House, her ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. Andrew Jack
son Donaldson, having been the wife OF
Andrew Jackson's nephew. Mrs. Donald
son served as mistress of the White
House. whittier she came as q bride dur
ing 'Old Hickory's" regime.
Miss Wilcox. who will return from a
trip around the world just in time to
take her place at the Dolly Madison
breakfast, will wear some Of the won
derful old pearls which came to her
through her maternal grandmother and
the enormous tortoise shell comb which
vas given Andrew Jackson's wife by the
cid Democrats admirers in Boston. The
n ension, embellished by three tiny min
iatures, one Of Washington, one Of Jeffer-
son, and one OF Jackson
Daughters of Democracy.
To add to the briIliancy Of the event,
the Daughters Of the National Democracy
will be seated at tables set apart for
them. In this circle, which Is mainly
composed OF near debutantes and their
sisters of this and last season, the
eligibles include Miss Genevieve Bennett
Clark, the schoolgirl daughter OF the
Speaker Of the House; Miss Esther and
Miss Marian Cleveland. daughters Of the
late President; the Misses Margaret
Jessie, and Eleanor Randolph Wilson,
daughters of the Governor of New Jer-
sey; Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain, daugh-
ter Of the Senator from Oregon: Miss
Ruth Hitchcock, daughter of the Senator
from Nebraska; Miss Dorothy owen,
daughter OF the Senator from Oklahoma;
the Misses Fletcher, daughters Of the
Senator from Florida; the Misses O'Gor-
man, daughters of the Senator from New
York; Miss Overman, daughter Of the
Senator from North Carolina: Miss Lucy
Hoke Smith, daughter OF the Senator
SCbIEAhE MISS ElSAtH ana the
Misses Burleson, daughters of the two
from Texas; Miss
Frances Finley, daughter Of the Repre-
sentative from South Carolina; Miss
Anne S. Jones. daughter OF the Repre-
sentative from Virginia; Miss Janetta
Ayres, daughter OF the Representative
from New York, and Miss Macon, daugh-
ter of the Representative from Arkansas
The fete will prove q revelation Of
what women working with a personal
zest and good will cap do when they
set about to make a record. The flowers
will be old-timey things. such as one
found in ones grandmother's garden,
and the favors will be replicas Of the
snuffbox with which Dolly Madison was
Tain to turn conversations which were
not running TO suit her fancy. In silver,
the quaint conceits will have as embel-
isment a miniature of Mistress Dolly
taken from an accepted likeness. Domi-
mating the breakfast room will be the
ife-sIzed oil portrait of Mrs. Madison,
painted by E. A Andrews.
VIII Play Minuet.
A detachment of the Marine Band will
play a repertoire Of minuets and old
time melodies, grave and gay. Incor-
porated with the handsomely illustrated
menu will be crisp little biographical
sketches of one hundred words each of
the honor guests and of the wives lof
Senator's and Representatives who are
hosts.