Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
A Movement Is On
Foot to Make His Birth
day a Universal Holi-
day-The Personal and
Human Side of Jeffer-
SOMA Visit With His
Great : Great : Grand
daughter - Sidelights
on the Great Democrat.
jefferson a "Dandy' in
Dress-Incidents of His
Career.

n " generally celebrated the 175d
II ~ anniversary of the birth of
~ Thomas jefferson. and so
widespread is the interest In the
achievements and principles OF this
great apostle Of liberty that the Ma
tfonal Democratic League of Clubs has
arranged to have bills introduced In
Congress and the various state legts-
Iatures to make the 18th of April, JET
ferson's birthday, a universal holiday.
for in American history there ID no
statesman or writer who has more gen
orally appealed to the masses and to
thinking people.
The human and personal side OF
Thomas jefferson is what drew the
crowds to him. To meet his great
great-granddaughte in her sunny IL
brary. surrounded with furniture, por-
traits and books used by the great
Statesman, breathing an atmosphere
so redo1ent of his life at Montfcello
that one can feel his presence as she
talks of him in the most personal ana
human way relating family memories
of him and the small things which
went to make up his private life and
endear him to his intimates. is privi-
lege to be appreciated by an admirer
of the famous patriot and author OF
the Declaration of independence.
-
II Mr.. Jefferson could come back and
make a visit to Mrs. Alexander Burton
Randall of Baltimore he would doubt
less feel quite at home in her library,
sitting in his favorite chair In which
he sat at Monticello-an easy chair
following the contour of his back and
allowing a comfortable rest for his
head-an ideal chair for his six-foot-
two stature and his energetic body.
At his side he would find small
reading stand. on which he was ac-
customed to place his book, a shaded
candle lamp. and to his left the won
derfully and intricately constructed
table which he invented and at which
he made SO many of his drawings. At
this table, too. he drew the plans for
the buildings at the University of Vir-
einia. Surrounded with the portraits
Of some of those he loved best in life
and for whom his ambitions, hopes and
labors were cherished. he would lack
nothing but the living presence.
In Mrs. Randalls dining room are
two of the drop-leaf tables, in mellow
old mahogany. which were used at
Monticello. and four OF the graceful
Sheraton chairs. which are not only
valuable for their association. but also
as perfect examples OF the period they
represent. Then there is Jefferson sill
yer which makes the ensemble COM
plete. even to silver and walnut
coaster used by Mr.. Jefferson to set his
bottle Of favorite madeira in. these
things are all in daily use. and have
never been exhibited Mrs. Randall
says. because she could not do without
them.
Mrs. Randall is the granddaughter of
Thomas Jefferson Randolph. the be
loved grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
who grew up at Monticello, and the
early years OF whose life were spent
in the society of his grandfather. He
was the son of Martha Jefferson Ran
of Congress, and who for short time
presided at the White House during
her fathers term of office.
1t was she who. young girl. ac-
minister to France, and was the one
to whom he wrote the rules for the
conduct of her daily life. young
lady of the present time would con-
slider these very exaeting rules: She
was to practice music from to 10
from 10 to ! she was to dance one day
and draw another; from I to she was
to draw on the day she danced and
write a letter next day. from 3 to
read French: from to exercise her.
self in music, and from 5 until bed
time read English, write, etc.
The original of this letter eontainins
these rules was sent to Princess Vie.
toria later Queen Victoria, who pre.
served II during her life model fol
the daily routine Of young girl
Mrs. Randall lived and was educated
at EdgehiIi. the home where the beau
tiful Maria Jefferson was taken as a
bride by her husband. John Eppes. who
was also a member of Congress during