Evening star., 1933-01-16
mrs. VIOLET JAN|N
TO Be BURIED HERE
Member of Blair Family,
Prominent in Washington
for Many Years.

Funeral services were to be held at
pm. today at ST. Johns Episcopal
Church. Sixteenth and H streets, for
Mrs. Violet Blair Janin. "a. who died
Saturday at her home, IL Lafayette
| Square. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Active in social and charitable circles,
Mrs Janin was a member of the Blair
family, identified with Washington his
tory since pre-Ciyil War days.
Mrs. Janin was born here August IA,
1848, the daughter of Lieut.. James l..
Blair, u s. N, and Mary Jesup Blair.
Her father was a son Of Francis Pres
ton Blair. ST., and Eliza Violet Gist
Blair Mrs. Janin was named after
the latter.
James L. Blair served as young off,
Ger in Commodore Wilkes South Sea
expedition Resigning from the Navy,
he went into partnership with the As
penwalls and, sending some vessels
around Cape Horn and taking the ma
chinery for others across the IsthmuS,
his naval training and natural ability
enabled him to start the first line of
steamers on the Sacramento River dur
ing the gold rush of l849. He died at
the age of 80 as the result of exposure
in the Antarctic Sea- but at that early
age he had been most successful In
business.
Uncle In Lincoln's Cabinet.
Mrs Janin's uncle, Montgomery
Blair Of Lincolns Cabinet. was the ad-
wiser and business guardian of her
brothers widow and children and took
the then arduouS journey to California
for the preservation of their estate
Mrs. Janin had brother, Jesup Blair,
and a sister, Mrs. Lucy James Blair
Wheeler-wife of Col. George M.
Wheeler, U. S. Engineer Corps. They
both died without issue.
Her other uncle, Gen. Francis Pres
ton Blair, jr., who was noted for his
undaunted conduct in politics and on
the battlefield. said of Mrs. Janin's
father, Jim deserves no praise for do
ing brave thing. He does not know
what fear is, but when I do anything
Of that sort I deserve full praise, be-
cause Of being fully conscious Of the
risks involved"
Mrs. Janin's mother. Mary Jesup.
was a daughter Of Gen. Thomas Sid
ney Jesup OF the United States Army
Mrs. Jesup was the daughter of Maj
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Gen. Won Steuben and Lucy, one of
the sisters of Gen. George Rogers
Clark and William Clark Of the Lewis
and Clark expedition. Gen. Rogers
Clark's services during the Revolu-
tionary War were of significant i'm
portance. Starting from the fort at
Louisville. KY, in 1778. he captured
Detroit from the English forces:
founded Fort Jefferson in 1880 and
during the remaining years of the
Revolutionary War continued TO fight
both the British and the Indians, COM
pletely defeating the Shawnees. This
conquest of the Northwest was most
important, as it enabled the United
states to claim, IN the peace negotia-
lionS after the war all the territory
between the Mississippi River and the
Ailegany Mountains
Hero Of Lundy's Lane.
Gen. Jesup was the ward of William
Henry Harrison. later President of the
United States. and was known as the
nero OF Lundy's Lane, a battle Of the
War OF 1912, where he achieved dis
JUNCTION and demonstrated great courage.
Gen. Rail, the English commander
VINO was taken prisoner by Gen Jesup
and who was not required to give up
his sword, afterward presented 1t to
Gen. Jesup with an inscription com
memorating the kindness the American
general had shown to his English
prisoners.
Gen. Jesup was quartermaster general
OF the United States Army for "a years,
The house where Mrs Janin died No
IL Jackson place, facing LAFAYETTE
Square. was built on land given to her
father by Francis Preston Blair. ST.,
and was originally part of Mr. Blairs
garden, which embraced nearly the
whole OF the south half OF that square
at the time Mr.. Blair was editor Of the
Globe, the newspaper organ of the
Jackson and Van Buren, administra-
tons Her country home, known as
the Moorings, near Silver Spring. also
| was part OF her grandfather B!air's
land
In memory OF her mother, Mrs Janin
gave the Library Building at the Wash
ington Cathedral and expressed the in
tention Of donating to 1t her valuable
library, originally inherited from her
grandfather, Gen. Jesup, and increased
by her.
She was a natural linguist, had a
| speaking knowledge OF about 10 Ian
guages and could read as many more
IL was said OF her that she was the
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ton who was able to converse with all
the diplomats in their own languages.
In her youth, Mrs. Janin was a wom-
an OF rare beauty. Having regular fea-
lures and expressive eyes, she preserved
much OF her fine appearance through
out life:
Treasurer Of Society.
In 1895, when the National Society
OF Children Of the American Revolu-
tion was founded Mrs Janin became
its flrst national treasurer and held that
office for % years In 1923 she was
made vice president. The names and
contributions of probably more than
$4,000 children were recorded in her
books In her own handwriting.
She was charter member Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
| being member of the Mary Washing
ton Chapter of the District OF Colum-
bia. She was the chapter registrar for
many years.
With her cousin. Mrs. Minna Blair
| Rtchey, she founded the Society OF
Colonial Danes Of America in the
District of Columbia, requesting Mrs
Beverly Cannon Of Tudor place to be
its first president. She was member
| OF the board Of the society from its
foundation, becoming its president in
! 1914, thus succeeding her mother, and
held that office until April, 1882, when
; she became president emeritus She
has been delegate to the bi-annual