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Blackburn Washington, and had a.
her guests Mr.. Walter D. Davidge a.
Gen. Washington; Mrs. Horace Mac
farland as Mistress Dolly Madison
Mr.. Thomas Campbell Washington al
his great uncle, Justice BushroC
Washington, favorite nephew OF Gen
Washington; Elizabeth Holmes Wash
ington as his wife; Mrs. Allen Wash
ington as Hannah Lee. sister OF
Richard Henry Lee, signer of The
Declaration of Independence; Mrs
Emma Washington Baxter of Phila-
delphia as her grandmother, Catherine
Thomas Blackburn, wife of Bushrot
Corbip Washington, I'd. Fcur genera
tions represented in this box, the
fourth being a child of 6, all lineally
descended from Augustine Washing
ton, brother of George Washington
and Col. Thomas Blackburn. Revolu-
tionary hero;i Mrs. Elizabeth Wash
ington Baldwin representing young
Betty Washington, sister of the
general. who married Fielding Lewis
and whose family estate. Kenmore
has recently been preserved and sci
apart as a shrine by the people oi
Fredericksburg, Va.
James Monroe BOX.
The James Monroe box had as
hostess Miss Maud Gouverneur, who
appeared as Mrs. Nicholas Gouver-
neur of New York, her direct ancestor
and Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, rep
resenting her great grandmother
Maria Hester Monroe, the first White
House bride. The guests were Mrs
Harry Freeman Clarke, Miss Alice
Hartman, Miss Florence Butler, Miss
Fannie Wells, Mrs. Charles w. Ken
nedy Miss Margaret Doane of Mont
clair. n. y. and Lieut. Gouverneur
Hoes, y. S. A who appeared as Presi-
dent James Monroe. his greatgreat-
grandfather, wearing the court dress
worn by Monroe when presented al
the court of Napoleon. in 1903. at the
time of the negotiations in connection
with the Louisiana Purchase, for which
he was President Jeffersons ennis
sary.
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll's box was named
for Daniel Carroll of Ely, from whom
are descended all the CAROLS of Revo-
lutionary history. Mrs. Carrolfs guests
were Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford. Sem
ator and Mrs. Swanson, Miss Helen
Carusi, Miss Louise Ireland Mr.. Ger
hard Gade, Mr. Mitchell B. Carroll and
Mr.. Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll. Mrs
colonial ancestry.
Visitors in BOX.
The Society of Sponsors of the United
States Navy occupied a box. all the
guests wearing colonial costumes and
representing ancestors of high degree
Mrs. Goldsborough Adams was sponsor
for this box, and those occupying seats
were Mrs. Russell Langdon of Baltimore
Mrs. Reynolds T. Hall of Philadelphia
Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe, Mrs Robert
Stevens and Mrs. Albert Matthews OF
New York, Mrs Goldsborough Adams
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Hewett Wells
Mrs. Albert Statal. Mrs. Austin Kaut7
and Mrs. Dahlgren Pierce
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins was spon.
sor for large box taken by the Dis
trict of Columbia Daughters of tht
American Revolution, bearing tn,
name of Gen. and Nine. de La Fay.
cite, in honor of the generals visi
to this city just 100 years ago. Stat,
and chapter officers and committe.
chairman in this box included Mrs
John Beavers, State regent and bo,
hostess; Mrs. James NJ Wiley, Mrs
David ID. Caldwell, Miss Helen Har.
man, Mrs. Jaspar Marion Beall, Mrs
Richard B. Owen. Mrs. G. WaIIac,
Hanger, Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift
Mrs. Jessica Acker, Miss Caroline F
Smith, Mrs. John F. Little. Mrs. How.
ard L. Hodgkins. Mrs. H. ]. TAYLOR
Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins, Miss Gather
Inc Z. Polkinhorn. Mrs. Henry b
Polkinhorn, Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn
Miss Helen Stout, Mrs. a. c. ToIsor
and Miss Amy Gilbert.
Omciais In Box.
The box of Mrs. Mark Winslow
Potter and Mrs. William G. Wheeler
named the Jackman- winslow box in
honor of Capt. Jackman, who led hi.
company at the Battle of Bunker
Hill, and whose son Timothy was
drummer boy of the company, who
are ancestors of Mrs. Wheeler, and il
honor of Gov. Edward Winslow
first Governor of Massachusetts, an.
cestor of Mrs. Potter. In the boz
were Mr. and Mrs. William G. Wheel.
CT, Commissioner and Mrs. Mark
Winslow Potter. Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue and Mrs. David H
Blair, Assistant Attorney General an(
Mrs. Rush Holland, United State.
District Attorney and Mrs. Peytor
Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. William f
Dennis and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J
Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hillyer, jr., oi
Atlanta, Ga, named their box the
George Walton Box" after the
signer of the Declaration of Inde
pendence and among their guest:
were the Governor of Georgia. Mr.
Hillyer took the part of his ancesto,
in the minuet.
Mrs. John Speed Morris was hostess
in the jefferson box and among hel
guests were Col and Mrs. Jefferson
Randolph Kean, Comdr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Teloe Smith, Miss Cornelia JEFF
ferson Taylor and Miss Margaret
Randolph Taylor ana several others
all descended from Jefferson.
Mrs. Page Morris Hunter, repre-
senting Mrs. Hugh Mercer; Miss Ev.
elena Prescott Kean. representing the
Window Selton, afterward Mrs. Thomas
jefferson; Miss Ellen Featherstone
representing Anne Cary, and Miss
Virginia Dickens were also in tn,
jefferson box and danced in the
Thomas Jefferson set
Colonial Danes Box.
The Colonial Danes of Virginia hat
q box which was occupied by Mis-.
Mary Williams, as her ancestress
Mary Taylor Pendl eton; Mrs. Baggott
as her great -great-grandmother
Nell Rose; Mrs. A. R. Stands, a.
Frances Fouke; Mrs. Mccain, as Lad,
oOehii A|Oo Aio' -ii %. ~1di tid 1ouu, dt
Martha Cary, Mai. Mccain, DR.
Stands, Mrs. William Meade Coullins
and Mrs. Richard Henry Lee.
Guests of Mrs. worren.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrel
named her box for Stephen Hopkins
and appeared as the signer of tn,
Declaration of Independence, havinf
as her guests Mrs. Frances Elio
Of or,
D. Peppler, Mrs. Lucy Cooper Shaw
Mr.. Wickerson Snead Asbury, Mis-
Bertha M. Nails, Miss Margaret Laffy
Miss Lucie H. Borck of Baltimore
Miss Lille Nohowec, Miss Elisabeth
Weaverling, Mrs. l.. B. HoIderby O
Salt Lake City, Miss Mary Lowder
and Miss Marguerite LoWden n