Evening star., 1920-01-11
Society
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| DefS passed IHlO lIic pOSSCooiO"
| family of his benefactor. DR.. Nor
gan inherited them through his Srano-
mother, the daughter of Daniel Car
roll of Duddington, who married u EN-
| fant's benefactor. He not only care
| fully preserved what he had inherit
ed, but sought lost papers success
fully, so that the library thus comes
i1to possession Of complete documen-
tary evidence Of L'Enfants claim MRS.
Morgan will continue to reside at
Dudlea, and is expecting her only
daughter, Eleanor Carroll Morgan.
who married Col. Day of the British
army. and who has recently been NV
ing in Dublin, to join her for the re-
mainder of the winter.
| Maj. L'Enfant's original plan OF the
city of Washington is a much-coV-
| eted paper. concerning the present
| day location of which has. within the
past few years especially, been
matter of deep interest to both the
scientific and historic student.
That it still exists in as perfect con-
dition as the days in which 1T was
first carefully drawn will be welcome
news to many. But that II VIII ever
adorn the walls of any historical
museum here or elsewhere is more
than doubtful, as it is now the prop
erty of the National Cathedral OF St
| Peter and st. Paul, and until such
time as it can safely be framed ana
I ftnE Within thc "diiS " eA'S NS-
pleted structure. is safely slowed
away in the crypt of this edifice.
| This original drawing. prior to it's
! presentation some fifteen years ago
to the late Bishop Satterlee by the
late Miss Elizabeth Mexican. hung in
the hallway of the old Mexican house,
on 18th street opposite the State War
and Navy Department.
Maj. L'Enfant and the late Mr..
J Thomas Mexican. chief clerk OF the
a m
Madison, were intimate friends and to
Mr.. Mexican this original drawing
was presented by his friend and by
him at once framed in a narrow black
| frame and hung in his home, where
Maj L'Enfant spent many delightful
hours.
The large drawing is on family
tinted pink paper with black and
whitewash additions to the fine India
| ink drawing. There being no direct
Mexican. it was dec;1ed by them that
the last living member of the family
should give this precious drawing TO
| the new National Cathedral. which
plan was carried out.
Between Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NC
Kean and President Madison and his
wife there was always the warmest
| intimacy, and Mrs. Mexican loved 70
relate to her later-day friends the
story Of the stirring scene In the
White House when news arrived OF
the approach Of the British. who
burned portions of both the Capitol
and the White House.
Dolly Madison and Mrs. McKean
having spent the morning jumping
rope on the then nat roof OF the
White House. had just descended TO
lunch. where they were enjoying the
first canteloupes OF the season. when a
mounted messenger arrived from the
President commanding Mrs. Madison
to flee from the city at once with Mr..
and Mrs. Mexican. This Dolly Madi-
son fatty declined to do, asserting to
the messenger that she would not go
one step without her husband.
When, at last, packed into two car.
riages. the President and Mrs. Madi-
son, with Mr.. and Mrs. Mexican and
the latter's entire family, the party
started to leave the city with all
speed. Mr.. Mexican remembered that
the famous Declaration of Independ-
ence was in the State Department.
PeremptUrfiVso ordering hfs family to
proceed at top speed. he got down
from the carriage. and. returning
alone to the State Department, cut
the priceless document from its
frame. and. rolling it up, followed
and the Madisons.
When following the burning of the
White House President and Mrs.
Madison returned to Washington and
took up their quarters in the charm.
New York avenue and 18th street,
the intimacy between Mrs. Madison
and Mrs. Mexican continued with even
greater informality than before. as
at that time the spacious grounds of
the Octagon House and the Mexican
I,
joined. SO that the two young matrcns
had many a walk and talk safe from
prying eyes behind the immense box
hsdges which then Surrounded the
entire square between F street and
New York avenue, 18th and 18th
streets.
Some kindly friend sent Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh a quilted silk Jap
anese robe of the embroidered type
which at first glance seemed. in the
quaint language of an assistant, past
praying for SO far as it could be turned
into use in the great sewing room in
the Massachusetts avenue mansion.
But along came woman who con-
tributes frequently to the Gentlewom-
ans League and she took the kimonO
in hand, darned a rent here. patched
another and in less time than it takes
to write it. had cut out six perfectly
stitched together with ribbons and
cluster OF Japanese wistaria added,
made an adorable accessory to the tea
table and sold each for what the British
call q double eagle: $40. Which
ss nspre fai ali hoss m vt Masn such heass M
not to bestow them on tho trash man
but to keep in view the number of
| societies where clever fingers turn the
| waste into handsome profit. There is
a society Of gentle cloistered nuns who
| take the most decrepit ball gowns. pro-
vided the material has been good in the
beginning. and fashion vestments for
poor churches which are denied divine
| service through lack Of altar robes.
Tiny pieces of linen and lace make
| wonderful accessories with the aid of
! these nuns. And the work in Mrs.
| Walsh's workrooms with worn silk
! stockings, gloves and underwear is lit
| tie short of the miraculous.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry White
| left Washington last evening for
Southern Pines. N. c.. where they will
! spend the remainder of January at
! Highland Pines Inn.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wardman en-
| tertained fourteen guests at dinner
last evening in the Wardman Park
and Mrs. B. s. Cutler. Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Thew Wright, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter A. Wells, Mr.. George Poulieff,
charge daHaires. Bulgarian embassy
and Nine. Poulien: Mr.. and Mrs S. L.
selden. Mrs. q. d. Hobbs and Mr..
| Hobbs.
Mrs. Ellis G. johnson and Miss
Audrey Moore Johnson. wife and
/ daughter OF Judge johnson, have re-
turned from New York for the win
ter and have Joined Judge johnson