Evening star., 1913-10-31
VALUABLE MEMENT0ES
SENT TO WHITE HOUSE
Van Buren and Tyler Relics
Added to Collection OF
Presidential Ware.

| Two more interesting relics nave Jus'
| been added to the White House collection
of presidential ware. bringing % the ms
/ torical collection men3entoes Ct President
! Van Buren and P-esideat Tyler ana
crowning with success . search tor them
which has extended through several
years.
In Mr. Roosevelt administration Mrs
Abby e. Eaker went TO sie Old capltai
of Virginia Williamsburg. 'e interest Dr.
I.ycn G. Tyier younsSst SCH g PRESIDENT
TYLER in the White House collection. ana
10 obtain from him. IS i,ossinle, SENhe
memento commemorative o. sais dfssih-
guished father. DIR. lyle "as much III
terested but referred the Utattc: TO MS
: brothers and sisters, and u lengthy cor
re.pondence was entered into by Mrs.
Paker with them When Mrs. William
" Ellis. President Tylor.e youngest
f7aughteT. Of Shawv'ile Va, came to
Was ington last year TO atten! tn aoily
Madison breakfast She. Witi others or the
Presidents; descendants. was entertained
az > small tea at the White House, ana
after, seems the presidential collection sue
nroInised that some TYLER relic should be
sent to it.
Dinner Plate Arrives.
few days M ago this d9 pF0m naar ~as naae nlnts
which belonged to d set of china mSnis
nrized by President and Mrs. Tyler and
their children, it dates from the time
OF the Tyler administration. The boroer
Of the plate is decorated with wheat
head design, III French gilt, while its cen
Tar i. nJrHoRaON
bunch OF vali-colored nasturtlums.
In addition To the plate Judge u. Card
ner Tyler. an older son. living at otui-
yeon Point. Va, Is sending two silver
fruit baskets which, in some respects
will be the most uniquely interesting oo-
jecls III the collection. The fruit baskets
were in President Tyler's house at TIE
time OF the destruction of Richmond our
ing the civil war The house was reduced
TO ashes and the twisted, niissnapen pas.
kets plainly bear evidence of TIE heat Oh
the flames They We're rescued with z
few other belongings of the fanllly, anu
always have been greatly pIiIed Dy laen,
as commemorative OF one OF the sdo
pages in the country history.
Silver Pitcher Is Added.
The Van Buren relic is a handsomely
engraved silver water pitcher sent to the
collection by Mrs. Helen Singleton Green
of Columbia S. c. Mrs. Green is the
niece of Mrs Abraham Van Buren, Can
selica Singleton Van Buren,. from whom
she inherited the pitcher and many other
| invaluable Van Buren, relics.
| Miss Singleton married the Presidents
| eldest son in November. 1858. and as
/ President Van Buren, was a Whoever sits
| was mistress of the mansion for the las'
| two years OF his administrator Apra-
| ham Van Buren had been u major IN the
| regular army but had resigned his com
| mission to become his fathers secretary
! and his lovely bride, who was Scion OIL
| one of South Cardinals most no.apie
| families made her first appearance as
| mistress of the mansion on New Year day,
| 1879 After Mr.. Van Burens retirement
from the presidency. they went with nm
! to Lindenwald. his country nome near
| kinderhook, N. Y. At his death they
| inherited a generous part of his property
| aud the pitcher. which has just been sent
| to the White House collection, was one
| of their treasured possessions.
Has Interesting History.
It also has an interesting history. 1t
will be remembered that between Martin
Van Buren and Benjamin Il. Butler the
strongest ties of friendship existed almost
the entire lifetime of the former, and
that from 1916 until Mr.. Van Buren gave
I'D his law practice, in 1888. they were
business partners. The pitcher IS IN
| scribed:
! MARTIN VAN BUREN
from
3. +. 3.
December ), 1911.
November 8, 1855.
| IT was a gift. undoubtedlS. from Mr..
Butler to President Van Buren, in COM
memoration OF some event OF mutual III
terest in their lives.
Mrs Wilson was much delighted with
these invaluable additions to the collec-
| ton and had Mrs. Baker place them In
the White House cabinets today