The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-23
KELLOGGS AID
MONTICELLO
DEDICATION
Washington to Be Well
Represented at Fourth
of July Fete
By JEAN ELIOT


|" Seer stary OF state. who has
been at her home IN st.
Paul Mimi. since early June max
Ing ready to entertain the Crown
Prince and Crown Pr ncess Of
Sweden. will return to Washington
with Secretary Kellogg after the
visit OF the royalties. to Mime
sofa and win accompany him to
Characteristic on July when he
attends the celebration at Month
cello OF the sesquicentenni OF
American Independence Of the
Thomas jefferson Centennial Com
nnittee. at which he is to be the
principal speaker.
Grown Prince Gastavus Adolphus
and Crown Princess Louise Alex.
Andra are due ii st. Paul next
Monday for 4 two-day stay and
Secretary kellogg expects to join
Mrs. kellogg there IN time to be
host to the disting uished visitors.
This bries stay at his old nome
eel the twOsday tr u 60 Monticello
vii pt baby be his only excuse
Cor Il vacation for many weeks to
come. 10 know why the Secretary
or s..ate viii be compelled to re.
n in Nass ssvtOn during the
ing DAYS cne has b. think Of
the delicate foreign nego = -aiss
now in progress China, Geneva,
Mexico. Tacna africa, the French
debt. ratificat on Of the World
Court reservations, the. Spanish
commercial treaty, for example.
Mrs. Kellogg expects to stay on
here with the Secretary following
her return.
ID. C. Delegation to Ceremonies
The ce.ebration at Thomas JET
hreson's old home will be interesting
On many counts. II ] mistake not
Monticello is to be dedicated that
Nay a. 4 national shrine. Moreover
ahe ceremonies will be IN joint com.
1tlemorafion nf the SssQuiee centennial
az the signing Of the Declaration Of
Independence and Of the centennial
az the passing Of Thomas Jeffer.
son, who died just fifty years 70
the day from the date the i'm
mortal document he wrote was
given 10 the world.
presumably there VIII be e.
numerous delegation OF Washing
toui,f1s at the ceremonies, for.
headed by Mrs AIinnigerode An
drelys and Mrs. Rose Gouverneur
Hoes. there was large group
which worked trernendo usly hard
10 raise funds for the Monticello
purchase. Mrs. Andrews was the
organizer of the local group and
when she decided 10 undertake
rowing commission Tor the national
campaign committee she turned
over the work to Mrs. Hoes, grand.
daughter of President James Mon
roe.
Mrs. Hoes. / believe, intends to-
be present at the celebration and
hopes to have others from Wash
ington with her. Mrs. Mason
Nicholson. 4 direct descendant OF
Jefferson. also expects TO so To
Monticello from Washington. But
Mrs. Andrews will sarceIy be able
60 attend, as she is III the West
with her son. Eliphalet Andrews.
who il Ill
Ancestor WOrshipers
Ancestor worship has gained
considerable impetus in Washington
the last few years with the various
movements on foot to establish ma
tional shrines to the heroes Of the
country's earlier days. Washing
ton Is a fertile spot for fostering
such growth--With It's large number
Of ''cave-dwellers. who trace their
lineage back to "signers' Of ma
tional declarations and heroes Of
vars and rumors Of wars.
The drive to get funds Tor the
purchase of Monticello il the most
outstanding OF such ma tional efforts.
Then the Wakefield Memorial.
which is designed to preserve for
posterity Wakefield Manor. the
birthplace of THE Father of His
Country in Rappahannock County.
Va, has served to arouse interest
In family trees. And the work Of
the Kenmore Association to bus
Kenmore. the home of George
Washington's sister, Betty Wash
ington Lewis. near Fredericksburg.
Va, added It's bit in playing up
ancestors.
Mrs. Dwight r. Davis, wife of
the Secretary of War, will go today
from Battle Creek, Mich, where
ahe has been Tor some time, to her
cottage at Dark Harbor, Me. When
his duties permit him. the Secre
tary will join her during the sum-
mer.
+
The Norwegian Minister, Mr.
Bryn, went to New York today,
where he will be until Friday when
he will return to Washington.
\ X
TAKE COUNTRY
HOUSE FOR SUMMER
DIR. Dieckhoff, counselor of TIE
German embassy, and Nine. DECK
hoff have taken a house at Alta
Vista, Nd, and are established there
for the summer months.