The Washington times., 1922-06-25

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The identical table upon which
James Madison signsa TIE trsaty
10 stirl preserved, - every one
knows. but fsw people are awsrs
Of the romantic experiences Of this
table. It was sold by John osis
Tayioe In iSs7 70 Mrs.. A. H voor-
hies. Of San Francisco. and -
nained In her residence there unt1
the great lire and earthquake 4of
1906. when Mrs.. vosrhiss hastily
wrapped sheets around II and
rolled It like . wheel to q place Of
safety. Her house was destroyed
The San Francisco Chapter Of
the American Institute Of Arohi-
tects purchased the table from Mrs.
VOORHEES, for 81 900. % Glenn Brown.
of washinston. informs On. and
sent It back encs moro - he octa-
gon House. Dscsmbsr I. IS1l Ths
Treaty Of 0hsnt tahas - now enc
sf the Important things - sss
when we visit the bufldfng. ana -
b In the institute headquarters in
the second floor room. whore Nd
ward q Kempsr. sxs0utivs ssors-
tnry, has his offioa. a., ........
M. Ksmpsr has tust returned
fsom Chicago, where the Institute
recently hsid m fffty-fifth an
nual oonvsntiop- The gold medal
swsrdsd BY ths Institute Inst IN
1sla vas prosntsd b Monsieur
vsstsr Lalsux. e Paris, on behalf
- whsm Il was reoefvsd by II
1Arthskm1. consul ef the Frsnsh
Republic IN chioass. III.
The now eff1osrs q ne inst1-
tutA elected at the cencfudins
nasstinG. srss Prssadent. wInism
=. ysvIns. Il saa Frsnchoss firvt
v1ss yrssfdsmt. n J. Russsll. q g.
Lsutl. NJ, 10000 Woe president.
1sosss "a Kohn. q New York eityJ
seerstnrN wMian Stanley PARKER,
- Dsstsa. sn1 trsaSmsA D.
0vsrsts wsal. q lssv Yssk sfty.
= HD1OnDC TABIA
Fsr . tfms . fSw ysass 49, ths
8rsasy q ohsut Tshis was the
eentsr a. stfract10n IN the drawfng
-reom "a nrst nseR q he octason
hundtns. whrs 4 was surrounded
hy dharnnfnG antique furniture
isansA ~ Frsnk Arulst. ths bril-
liant washfngton artfst, who lost
Ids fffs IN ths Titanic disaster.
During ths war thfy room was 90
supisd h1 ths Naval Intsliissnos
Board. but st present the. American
Fsderstien~ Of Arts has taken pos-
session. Replacing the antiques.
with offics furnishings, ana the
famous table has been removed TO
the second floor.
Few today would believe, per.
haps, that the rental Of the octa-
gon building was only $50 per
month in 1898. when the American
Institute decided to make its head
quarters there. II represented per
haps the rarest example Of archj-
lecture in Washington. or possibly
IN the United States. but II had 70
fallen to ruin that there was al
most question at the time
whether II could ever be restored.
Even the owners felt that II had
little present value.
At fret visit. the Cd drawing
room was found to be heaped six
feet high with piles Of rags and
rubbish. and the rest Of the house
vas In . diiapidated condition. II
was occupied by eight or ten
eolored families living In the vari-
Gus rooms .tN
"Ths mantsis were masses Of
lirt," writes Mr.. Glenn Brown,
>and the house. 70 those who did
not appreciate its beauty. might
Aavs besn considered . wreck.
But suriczs ~ II may appear.
shs enfy material damage 10 the
hcuss was the incrustsd dirt on
the mantsas and . fsw missing
<lastsr erhansnfa-
~. Brswp rsmsmbsrs. howvvsv.
shss ne hiStsricsi grandeur q ths
konss had not besn forgotten. Cor
w4a ma Lsls.l Stamford. q