Evening star., 1926-11-07
nv MARGARET b. DOWNING.

President and Mrs. Coolidge, in re.
silning the little patriotic journeys
of two seasons past, when they visited
all the George Washington shrnes
from his birthplace, Wakefield. Fred
ericksburg. in which he spent his boy
hood and from which he went forth
as man to fulfill his destiny. to
Mount Vernon. where he rests in i'm
:. mortality. have recently, under the es-
. cort of Representative X. Walton
/. Moore visited the homes of the other
Presidents of the so-called Virginia
dynasty, beginning with White Hall.
where James Monroe lived for many
years. Now the property of Mr..
Frank Lyttleton. this old estate is
we'll cared for and all it's essential
exterior features have been preserved.
Mr.. Monroe did not return to Virginia
when. in 1925, he la down the reins
nf government to John Quincy Adams.
but he took up his residence in New
York City for a time with his daugh-
ter. who had married his private sec
retary Lawrence Gouverneur He
'afterwsrd maintained his own resi-
dence. and heroic but unavailing eff
forts were made some four years ago
tn save this old house from ruin and
transform il into a Monroe shrine in
the great city which had profited by
his doctrine For many wears buried
n, New York. Monroe's body now rests
among those of his friends and family
In Richmond.
I Montpelier. home Of James Madison.
Is an easy motor journey from the
Capital. and it is the firm intention Of
the present occupants of the White
House at some convenient time to
visit Monticello. the home of Thomas
Jefferson. William Henry Harrisons q
home on the James River il convenient
10 motorists, but the fame of this
sturdy Whig President and military
commander has been absorbed hy
Ohio. his political home. Ohio's State
Building at the Sesquicentennial is
Gen. HarrisOns old home. and IT is
well furnished with the plain simple
equipment of the pioneer of the first
quarter Of The nineteenth century.
Mr.. and AIRS Richard T. Crane have
re-estahlished the Autumn hospital H.
ties of Westover. their beautiful estate
on the James River. forever associa ted
with the memory Of the beautiful
EVELYN Byrd. During the past few
weeks there have been gala times in
honor of the distinguished guests. the
Minister from Czechoslova kia. and his
staff and Gov. Byrd of Virginia
ard his intrepid brother. recently
visitor at the North Pole. who came
TO honor the former envoy at Prague
when he received from President Mas
arvk the order of the White Lion.
When MIR. and Mrs. Crane were In the
old Bohemian n ca pital they restored a
former royal palace and converted 1t
into the legation of their country For
This and other sigma favOrS President
Masarvk has honored the former Min
tsfer Mrs. Crane will at some future
time receive appropriate honor too.
hut few of the orders of chivalry orig
mating In the older monarchies are
bestowed on women. Rut the repub.
He is creating orders of merit for such
services as Mrs. Crane rendered in
Prague such as aiding the struggling
schools and assisting in civic en-
deaVof. Mrs. Crane was Miss Ellen
Bruce. Of Virginia. and spent much OF
her girlhood in the home Of her uncle
Senator William Cahell Bruce. Of
Msrvla nd.
When Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was
mistress IF the White House. her
preference for Lady Baltimore cake
vsls SO pronounced that looking hack
few can remember any kind Of sweets
he-ng. served by her which did not
include this toothsome dainty. Lady
Baltimore cake has thus come to
be included in all the prepar tons
Ter teas and luncheons given by Demo
cratic clubs and It may be deemed
altogether a sort of Jeffersonian food
ard Neloved of all loyal adherents of
the y. A resplendent cake of this
W was served at the recent tea
giNeh by the Women's Democratic
club in honor OF Mrs. Wilson and.
while she never drinks tea, she en-
ioyed the cake and complimented its
maker and donor. in this instance.
Mrs. Charles Warren. The particular
Lady Baltimore. who is said to have
nrieina ed the formula was that Lady
Margaret Calvert. who was the fourth
wife of Charles. third Baron Of Ralti
more. She was he daughter of Hon.
Thomas Charleton Of HeXham. in
Northumberland. and married Lord
Baltimore in Eneland after he had
lest his palatinale and royal gov
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