Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17


II brating its first anniversary in its
new home Cameron House, p
Madison place. opposite Lafayette
Park. the building which is now the
national headquarters Of the movement
to enfranchise women, through the
passage of the Susan Il. Anthony
amendment.
The name Little White House. by
which this stately residence is famll-
arly known. has not been bestowed
upon il by chance, for during its nearly
ninety years of existence it has been
the center from which have radiated
many a plan and program affecting the
nations destinieS.
Built in 1929 by Benjamin Ogie Tay
loe, the house ia filed with the tradi-
tons of its many occupants-tradl-
lions which have become a vital part
Of Washington's history. In the Ian
guage of the time. Mr. and Mrs. Tayloe
dispensed a liberal and elegant hos
pitality" and each succeeding host and
hostess have carried out the reputa
ton established at that early day.
Among its honored guests have been
John Quincv Adams. who often dropped
in info~n7a''v: Presidents Harrison.
Fillmore ara 'Tavior. this being the last
house which President TAILOR visited
in WASHINGTON before his death: the
statesmen. Webster, Clay. 'ass and
Calhoun; the historians. Prescott. Ban
croft and Washington Irving: senator
Donald Cameron Of Pennsylvania and
Vice President Hobart. and Senator
Mark Hanna who. over the coy break
fast table. often entertained President
Mckinley while helping him to plan
out the canpaign Of 1909 Miss Ruth
Hanna, now Mrs. Medill Mccormick of
Chicago. spent part of her eirihood
there.
The original owner Of the house was
the son of John TayloA Of Mount Airy.
Va, the builder of the Octagon House.
John Tayloe was one of the mos dis
tinRuished Of the early diplomats. but
his son, Ben ian'in Ople Tay'ce.T owing
to a want Of atfiliation with the Jact-
son administration. did not occupy the
house which his father had built for
two years. but rented it to Thomas
Swan. a lawyer Of Washington and
father OF Gov. Swan OF Maryland When
BENJAMIN Ogle Tayloe did take up his
f.: Washinston's social center and the
scene OF many brilliant entertainments
He was married t'"'"A. his frs wifi"
being Miss Julia NJ rie Dickinson %
TROY y " and his second wife. Mss
Phoebe warren. also Of Troy. The
house was the home Of the Tayloes for
about forty yea"T.
At the shooting of Phillip Barton
Kew by Cen S!ckles the former vas
lust leaving his club he was carried
into the home OF TayIoe, which was
next doc. and there he died few
minutes later
death, Benjamin Ogle Tavloe writes:
Next In the order OF building was my
own home. No. Madison pace. ! re-
moved to it early In Jackson admin
istra;ton and il continues my resi-
dence under that of Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
has been honored by the best company
in the land ard that from foreign coun-
tries. Its ROOF has Covered ia rris"h,
T.vlor. Cass CLAY. Webster. Calhoun,
Preston. Rives. i.exare. Badger, Scott.
Irving, Prescott. Bancroft. etc. etc. the
most distinguished o. our statesmen
and historians. from the date OF its
in the Wilkes home. wee cen. Nc
nJiIlaus headquarters tana when he
mounted his charge: ! have seen han
attended by the Prince de Joinville'
the Due de Cha-tres. the Comte De
Paris and their foreign princes, be
sides his DISTINGUISHED American staff;
on the other. in the former Rodgers
house was the residence OF the Secre-
tary OF State. Gov. Seward. who has
entertained the Prince Napoleon and
the racs. distinguished visitors a.
Washington during the present dy-
nasty AS Senator Seward lie dined
with me to meet Messrs. Rives, sum
naers, M1rchead and other gentlemen
of the south, during the session of the
peace convention, in the chance Of some
amicable arrangement being brought
on the tapis to avert a civil war.
later occupant was Admiral Pauid-
ing. son Of John Paulding. one of the
captors of Andre. who suppressed
Walkers filibusters in Nicaragua. Lily
Hammersley, dowag Duchess of MARI
borough was born there. Her daughter
in-Iaw the present Duchess of MARI
borough, IL a daughter Of Mrs. O. ii. p.
Belmont, a member of the executive
committee of the Congressional Union
At rhe hands of Senator Cameron.
one of the early residents. the house
underwe emit much alteration. The origi-
nal entrance was in the center and
the partitions have been changed.
making the Interior arrangements diff
ferent The breakfast room on the first
floor, now used by the union as a press
room, remains the same The library
was on the left of the entrance. The
famous "politicians fireplace" around
which t>e n eel Of Yesterday wave wont
inc int Of he di.,i,,