Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

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and sashes so the music could
float in.
PRESIDENT WOODROW
WILSON'S daughter Eleanor,
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo,
sent in a most enthusiastic
1ptance to the luncheon.
She wrote from her home
in Santa Barbara, Calf. Il
live a long way from WASH
ington. but I wouldn't miss
the Lite With Father lunch
con for anything in the
world! So I accept with
pleasure. And I would like to
tell one of my favorite
stories of my father"
This daughter, who had a
White House wedding in the
Blue Room in May, 1914. can
tell delicious things about
her presidential father who.
when in a gay mood, would
dance a jig, do the cakewalk
or give amusing impersona-
tionS.
PRESIDENT CALVIN
COOLIDGE'S son John will
bring his whole family-wife
and two daughterS-down
from their home in Diamond
Glen Road, Pennington.
Conn.,, for the party if all
goes well. His appearance is
contingent upon the condi-
ton of his wife's parents,
who are both Ill. But all hope
for the best.
President Herbert Hoover's
sons. Herbert, jr., lives in
San Marine. Calf, and Alan
lives on Rond Hill, Greenwich,
Conn. Both are unable to
attend. But Herbert'S daugh-
ter Peggy Ann, as well known
when she was a White House
grandchild as Barbara Anne
Eisenhower is today, will
come from Delaware with her
husband, Richard Tatem
Brigham.
IN FRANKLIN ID. ROOSE-
VELTS family acceptances
have come from Elliott from
Scottsdale, Ariz. and John
from New York City. The two
who live here-Representa-
tive James Roosevelt, and
F. D. r., jr., are uncertain
because of work or absence
from town.
President Truman's only
child Margaret, Mrs. Clifton
Daniel, jr., unfortunately had
to regret the luncheon be-
cause 1t is timed rather close
to her expected visit from the
stork.
MAI. JOHN ETSENHOW-
Frs answer is still awaited.
In the category Of grand
children and direct descend
ants of Presidents, it is in
credible how many are in this
area. A number of these rep
resentatives of other admins
trations will be guests Of
members at the luncheon.
Starting with recent times.
there are living in Washing
ton Dean Francis Sayre.
grandson of Wilson; Kermit
Roosevelt and Cornelius Van
Setback Roosevelt Ia bache-
lori, grandsons of Theodore
Roosevelt; Mrs. Marthena
Harrison Williams, grand
daughter of Benjamin Har-
rison, and DR.. Stanton Gar
field, grandson of Garfield,
who lives on Reservoir road.
PRIN ESS CANTACU-
ZENE, the former Julia
Grant. and her brother, Mai.
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, III.
grandchildren of Grant, both
make their home here. Prin-
cess Cantacuzene, who was
born in the White House, and
grew up to attend the court
OF the cars as the wife of a
Russian nobleman, already
has accepted the luncheon
invitation.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN has
a great, great grandson liv-
ing at 5169 Tilden street.
He's Robert Lincoln Beck
with. :. And John Tyler
has a great, great grandson,
the Rev. Ivan E. Merrick, at
$40 @ street Sc
James Monroe has at least
two direct descendants here
Laurence G. Hoes Of 6115
Western avenue, and Mrs.
Harry Freeman Clark Of 1854
Cathedral avenue.
THOMAS JEFFERSON has
several direct descendants in
town, including Mrs. Thomas
J. Belts, the former Elizabeth
Randolph Of 100 c street Sc,
Harold Jefferson Coolidge Of
Georgetown, well known in
both social and scientific cir
Giles. and Mrs. Constant
Southworth, who lives at the
WestcneSter.
More and more come to
light as April 80 approaches.
The Presidential Room at the
Statler viii never again be 50