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hospital which the benevolent princess
personally supervised, often accompa-
nying her on these errandS OF mercy
a gentle token of the queens re-
mem brance was to send some flowers
to Judge Payne during her recent visit
here with letter of deep regret that
her friend was not among those who
had welcomed her to Washington
Mrs. Payne left that generous legacy
which has made possible the renova-
yette Square, of which she was
faithful attendant.
Robert Lincoln. the only living
child of the great liberator, lives so
quietly in the capital that few out
dence. the fine old place which
was once owned by Charles Carroll
of Bellevue, brother of Daniel OF
Duddington. and one of the original
proprietors of the Ten Miles Square.
Mr.. Lincoln is one of the two sons
of people who are not phenomenally
old. was called to act in an
advisory capacity in the executive
division of the government, the other
being Mr.. Garfield, Roosevelt's last
Secretary of tie Interior. President
Miss Martha Bowers. lived here until
quite recently, and President Roose-
velt's daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. is part of the official world.
/ The acting Secretary of State. Mr..
Polk. comes of the same family which
gave James *. Polk to the country
as chief executive. There are many
more or less remote descendants of
| President Tyler living in Washington.
and DR.. Harry Garfield. another son
of the martyred President. was for
some time a resident as head of the
n
son left no descendants, but there are
several of his adopted son, Andrew
jackson Donelson. The descendants
of George Washington's sisters and
brothers would make a fair sized
division of society all by themselves
if this capital ever conceived the idea
of recognizing in complimentary
way the relatives of former Presi-
dents.
The picturesque little city Of Alexan-
dria has many Jefferson descendants
among it's citizens and there are two
great t-granddaughters of President Mon
roe who are permanent residents. Mrs.
Rose Gouverneur Hoes and Miss Maude
Gouverneur. and several collateral MEM
bers Of this family in the descendants
of Henry Lee Heiskell, who married
Eliza Monroe Gouverneur. There are
many of the Cuttses of the family of
Dolly Madisons "Sister Cuts" There
are also many of the family of L. S.
Grant in Washington. His grandson,
bearing the name L. S. Grant. Sd. mar
| ried the only daughter Of Elihu Root. 1t
would be splendid for traditions If these
presidential descendants would form a
| society like Descendants of Colonial
! Governors or of those who came over on
| the Mayfiower. AS all these organizations
are founded on the biblical saying that
the glory of the children is the mem
| ory of their fathers" the descendants
of Presidents would surely have logi-
| cal place.
! Senator and Mrs. Bankhead Of Ala
bama are among those who have
re L'ized = the truth of Browning S
be autiful lines about growing old and
| receiving the best gifts of life, for
| they recently celebrated the golden
! anniversary of their wedding. Among
! the gifts was handsome bound vol
ume in which has been collected
every scrap of printed data since
| their wedding day. with the first page
!,devoted to the great ceremony when
! Tullalah Brockman became Mrs. John
| a firm hope in the future and most
| confident desire to be all and all to
| each other. and this was their most
valuable asset. Mrs. Bankhead has
| been from her earliest years a type
| Of the old-fashioned domestic woman
L
| type that is passing: There are many
| more like her to be found on the
! banks OF the Tombigbie. Alabama
| women believe in good home keep.
! ing and they take the pride in the wei
stocked pantry that many of thelr
sisters do in a Partisan wardrobe
Mrs. Bankhead has one OF the most
| famous pantries in the state, and she
can exhibit series OF photographs
going back more than twenty years
| proving that her reputation is built
| on the most solid foundation. Her
photos show a glorified place of pre-
| serves, pickles, canned fruits and
vegetables, all labeled and dated
[ with the name Of their owner in full
| view.
For the past two summers Mrs
lBankheads pantry shows diminished
glory because of the scarcity Of sugar
but she secured sufficient to provide
| for the sweet tooth which is IN
weakness of all her clan. even 10 the
,tiniest great-grandchild. Every year
she sends an exhibit TO inc s.ate az
ricultural fair and every year some
of her offerings come back with the
blue ribbon These become her mos
precious token of affection and ad-
miration at Christmas and other
| feasts. Some fig conserve was sent
to the Vice President and Mrs, Mar. ar
shall, the fruit coming from the
Rankhead home and the work of pre-
serving all accomplished by it's ven
erable chatelaine. Mrs. Bankhead i:
not too old-fashioned to be up-to-dat'
on all questions regarding the wei
being of her sex: She was one o. o.
the organizers of the D. A. +. ir
Alabama, and she belongs to all the
civic leagues which are accomplish
ing useful things for the working
classes and without distinction to the
color Of the workers.
Women who nourish political ambi
ton may prick up their ears over th'
fact that some Of the new and pro
rressiye countries of Europe are con
fdinr their diplomatic missions int
feminine hands Finland has sent {
woman envoy to Sweden on a specia
mission, and the soviet government O.
Russia has named seVerai aihpassa q,
dresses to go to various capltais u
restore good relations just as soon a!
tive bars are lifted, il such time 4
over to be. No doubt many a capable
woman sees a brilliant role in beint
an ambassadress, and certainly, ION; II on;
in the matter Of gewgaws and splendl,
anna rel, it is worth stupendous eHort
Those irreyerent males who are VIC
lentIy amused over the mere suG
gestion. might study the ancient his
tory of diplomacy. Or. DAVID Jayn'
Hill, who makes fascinating excursion
into the intricacies of statecraft il
the middle ages, has lectured severa
times recently about the resplenden
faminine ENJOYS sent by the small ma
tions of Europe to present thei
claims. Stately abbesses formerly sa
among the prelates in the churcl
councils in Rome, Ravenna and Avig
NON. and really il an abbess or hea'
of any great institution took the no
ton to appear in a church counci
even now, there is no law OF tn
church to keep her out. Woma'
.aa. sta atesmen in national as wei