Evening star., 1939-10-01

her Hamilton" as she always called
him, who planned the social fea-
lures that Washington was to have
as President.
Mrs. Hamilton was a charitable
woman and it was due to her ef-
forts that the first orphan asylum
in New York was established, and
she had the great pleasure Of being
present In Epiphany Church, in
Washington, at the 50th anniversary
of Its founding, when q memorial
service was held.
It was while living in this city
that this venerable woman secured
the passage Of an appropriation for
the purchase and publication Of her
illustrious husbands papers, which
she had carefully preserved in 81
folio volumes, for no woman ever
revered the memory Of her deceased
consort more than did she, and 1t Is
said she was always ready to pur-
chase, even at an exorbitant price,
stray copies of his celebrated PAM
phlet In which he avowed his in
fidelity to her rather than expose
himself to charge of omcial mis-
conduct.
Mrs. Hamilton's Home.
The home of Mrs. Hamilton. where
she lived with her daughter, Mrs.
Holley, probably the wife of John
Milton Holley, who served as Rep
resentative in Congress from New
York from 1847 to 1848-stood on
the site of what would now be 1925
H street northwest, a little east of
the alley. 1t was one Of two hand
some three-story brick residences,
built by Count de Menon, and which
stood back from the building line,
with a fence bordering it, of fes-
TONED chains. In the other house
lived, about 1850, Gen. Winfield
Scott and his wife.
1t was In the H street residence
that Mrs. Hamilton, the beautiful
Betsy" Of Hamilton's day, breathed
her last. and of that The Star of
November 10, 1854, says:
Death Of a Distinguished Lady
We have heretofore noticed the dan
gerous illness of Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton, the venerated widow OF
Gen. Alexander Hamilton, an aide
to Gen. Washington in the Revo-
luton and the first Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States. Not
withstanding the most skillful at
tentions of the attending physician
DR.. Hall, and the assiduous nurs.
ing of her affectionate daughter
Mrs. Holley, she expired yesterday
morning. Her two sons, James A
and John c. Hamilton. Esq, of New
York were also present at her i'll
ness and death. The remains were
taken to the depot this morning
and left for New York, accompanied
only by the family. Mrs. Hamilton
was the daughter of Gen. Philip
Schuyler of Albany, distinguished
in the Revolutionary War. Sh,
lived to the very advanced age o
81 years and months, and diet
without a struggle, in full com
munion with the Episcopal Church
and surrounded by her surviving
children and a few particular
friends"
In Honor of Yorktown.
On october IA, 1881, shortly befor'
the Tooth anniversary of the surren
der at Yorktown, there was a parad,
down Pennsylvania avenue as par
of a week-long celebration of tn,
historic event. In the first division
of the parade, which was all military
there were Col. Amos Webster Of tn,
District Militia, commanding, an,
his staff, followed by the Marin,
Band. Then came the Washington
Light Infantry Corps, battalion o
four companies, oficered by Col
William G. Moore and Its. Dalton
Ross, Goddard and Miller; Uniol
! Veteran Corps, ~ men, Capt. S. E