Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

Der OF Summers and winters one
has lived by a fascinating warmth Of express
sion and conversation that is generally found
associated only with those Of . much younger
age; to retain the sincere regard even Of the
grandchildren, who, upon leaving the house,
win throw their arms about one, in an affec-
tomato way, and say, Good night, Granny"
and to hear her tenderly reply: Nov don't
stay out too late boys" to men even themselves
Of middle age.
Indeed, the writer thought it was grand, and
he has no doubt you would have, too, had you
had the pleasure Of his recent Interview with
Mrs Annie NJ Baden, an octogenaEian, and the
Te1ct Of Maj. James T. Baden.
Though born IN 1914, yet Mrs. Baden h in-
tenseIy fnterestinf in her recollecticns Of the
early days ON 1.-THE Island" for her parents
moved to South Warrington when she was
very small, indeed years before Sixth street
and other streets In that section Of the city
were run through to the wharf. and when, ct
certain points, only high, dirt banks lined the
lower part of Seventh street.
She recalls the debarking of the 9Th Army
Corps at the steamboat wharf, sent here from
near Richmond In 1854, for the defense Of
Washington, and their marching through the
streets on that warm July day on their way 10
Fort Stevens, where Abraham Lincoln saw
Jubal Early checked in his plan to capture the
Federal Capital.
Mrs. Baden was not born In the District Of
Columbia, that event having taken place In
Fairfax County, Va, just back Of Shutters
Hin, where the George Washington Memorial
Is now being completed. Her father was John
Lewis Yates, whom the City Directory for 1855
gives as q Spectator. and according to Mrs.
Yates, was descended from one Of the oldest
families Of Leonardtown, Nd, and connected
also with the distinguished Yates family Of
Virginia, two members Of which, father and
son, successfully administered the affairs Of
william and Mary College as president for
0va ~ wAaP EHA ale
Of the Calvert family Of Maryland.
Her mothers maiden name was Lucinda
Brent Thompson She was from Charles
County, Md. and was q distant relative Of the
Brent family Of Virginia and Maryland one OF
whose sons. Robert Brent, was Washington's
INST mayor, as well as being connected with
the Carroll family Of Maryland.
John LEWIS YATES had q large family
which included William, Alexander Of the
1rm Of Ebbs e. Yates, dry goods merchants
during the Civil War period On Ninth street
between d and e streets; jackson, also in the
dry goods business, first rs White 81 Yates on
the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets, and subsequently as
Yates, johnson g. Griswald, and Yates g. Selby.
John Yates, the fourth son. kept Q store
Market Space, where he specialized in dry
goods lace and embroidery George engaged
IN the furniture business while William kept
Q livery stable, and 1t Is said the latter was
one Of those fortunates who happened to win
$4,000 Of the capital prize Of the Louisiana
State Lottery when that concern was permitted
TO operate In the District.
Samuel Yates, who followed George IN line,
was Of the firm Of Yates & Graham, carriage
builders on Eighth street between Z and
streets northwest. Jennie Yates, one Of the
two daughters. married Eugene Thompson Of
the sunny Southwest and moved to Chicago,
and Annie NJ. as stated, married Maj. Baden,
. Regular Cavalry ofacer, the writer is told, who
served In the 5th u. 8. Cavalry, q. s. A., and
had the unusual experience of being an oficer
under Gen. Lee while the cavalry was stationed
IN Texas, and later serving under Gen. Grant
ing the Civil War.
MRS. Baden said that she recalled the nun
ming Of the Arst railroad into Alexandria about
1sAe and when Der family moved TO the