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TIIE OMATTA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 190f.' NOTED LEADER OF WOMEN Patriotic and Social Actiyiti'i of Mrs. Charles Warron Fiirbauks. TRACES LINEAGE. TO . REVOLUTION Career President-General of the Daughters of the Ainerlran Bero latlon At Home In Washing ton uud Indianapolis. Not slnco the death of Vice Frcsldent Garrett A. Hobart during the first term of rrtldent MeKlnley, and Mrs. Hobart's withdrawal to her I'ateison ti:y home im mediately thereafter, have the pc pie of the United States known a vice president and hlc wife, except on the appearance of Vice r.-eniricnt and Mrs. liooseilt at the second MeKlnley Innusurnl ball. On that Oceanian Mrs. MeKlnley. l'r so many years nn Invalid, proved physically unequal to her part fm tne Brand march which was to open the beautiful ball In the court of the Rreat pension building. A little later on, however, etn was escorted by the president and General Miles to tlio front of the low-hanging presidential bal cony overlooking the brilliant scene. They were followea by the vice president and Mrs. Itncsevelt. the group standinu for some time to view the Mdcndld scone below and to acknowledge the hom?se of the thousand on the ballroom floor. Then, offer a few mommts the distinguished party was J' lned In the balcony by women and men of tho cabinet, nnd after a while ell moved away to the supper room. Mrs. Roosevelt remained then In Wash ington a few 'days only. During tho few months when Theodore Koosevelt was vice president. Including the summer adjourn ment of congress, Mrs. Roosevelt and their children were not In Washington. When they came on In September It was to Join husband and father as tho president of the Vnlted State, which wns some days after the death of President MeKlnley and the retirement of Mrs. McKinlcy from the White House, the mausoleum of her happi ness and hope, to the seclusion and loneli ness of her famous Canton home. In the course of bat a few months after assuming the duties of mistress of the White House Mrs. Roosevelt wn recog nized ns one of the most hospitable and moat gracious hostesses who had occupied that dearly loved mansion. To receive her kindly smile and warm handclasp la to leave her presence "wondering whether one ts most charmed by the queenllness of the woman or the womanliness of the queen," to borrow the apt expression of a chival rous southerner on the occasion of his first meeting with Mrs. Roosevelt. On February IS, 192, Miss Alice Roose velt, eldest daughter of the president, made her Wushlngtori debut, her recep tion being followed In a day or two by a grand ball at the White House given In her honor. The same month brought Prince Henry of Prussia to this country for the christening of his emperor-brother's yacht, the Meteor,- MIbs Alice Rocsevelt perform ing the graceful part of naming the boat, and at the same time breaking the usunl bottle of champagne over Its shapely lines. Blnce then Miss Roosevelt's life has been one round of social pleasures and honors. She Is almost her president-father's second self In ease of manner, heartiness and mag netism, that quality that may be called the sixth of our senses, which really means nothing more than sympathy, the power to stir the feelings and to gain the affec tions. She is a beautiful, sensible young woman who appreciates to the fullest her proud place, and who, after her devotion to her parents, has but one ambition to do the best she 'can any duty that comes to her hand in a manner becoming the daughter of her distinguished father, any duty that will give pleasure and satisfac tion to her friends or to the public, of which she, again like her father, Is so fond. These are qualities much liked by the American people, especially in their repre sentatives, for we are, In the words of President Loubet of France, "a people with whom energy la a religion, and among Whom youth is loved." , Miss Roosevelt's happy life recalls a con versation with Mrs. Grant not many months before her lamentable death. The famous woman was tJld how glad it made many to read in a magazine something she had written about her .happy life in the White House; that she was the only woman who had ever spoken so freely of her bril liant days in that mansion. She answered: "I was indeed happy there, and I saw no reason I should not say so. If it gave any pleasure to the public to have the few simple words from me, I am twice happy. It is sweet home, and the position of one ocoupylng it is certainly a proud one. To me It Is not clear how anyone so situated could be otherwise than happy." Mils Alice Roosevelt cannot be other wise than happy, as she deserves to be. . New Personalities. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Rosevelt occupy the most conspicuous places in the eyes of the public, and the association of tho name of the president's wife and that of Mrs. Fairbanks, the more than accom plished wife of the republican candidate for the vice presidency, brings no new personalities Into the social life of Wash ington, the drawlngroom of our republic, although the younger women who comprise their fami'les will add to the Interest in the women of the next administration. These are Mrs. Tlmmnns, the daughter of Senator anJ Mrs. Fairbanks, and Mrs. Warren C. Fairbanks, their daughter-in-law, while in the event of the president's re-election, his present-time schoolgirl daughter, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, may share with her sister' the proud distinction of making hor bow to society within the historic executive mansion. But the greatest Interest attaches to Mrs., Fairbanks as the wife of the vice presi dent of the ITnltod States, a position sec ond only to that of Mrs. Roosevelt's and one for which she is so well qualified, and to Which sho can bring so many desir able qualities of mind and heart. For she has real'y charmed her countrymen and oountrywomen by her ability, her womanly "HIGH BALLS" $ WADE FAUN (Quaker mm Rye i Hs eelieleos lUvet i seeullarlt Ihslr own. i Quaker Male ye 1 eoselvtehr sure. Fee neaiclnal suranta It , is aaequ.li. 0 ' i el the leading calve. i erva erti an kin. S.H1RSCH&C0. Itrlirt, ANRAHCrrY.MO. 141 L. Jh bearing, her amiability during trying mo ments, all adaed to her powers of physical endurance. Never before has a man been named for the vlre presidency of this country whose wife enjoyed such prominence as does the wife of Senator aValrbnnks. In addi tion to her national reputation, she Is known as one of the most gifted hostesses In Washington, whVre, In their splendid Massachusetts avenue home she Is often Joined on h-r receiving days by the sen ator who Is devoted heart and soul to his wife, and who Is so capable of helping her to make their receptions notable events. The same holds true with regard to their Indianapolis home, one of the most hospitable In the whol middle west. A Leader Anions; Women. Mrs. Fairbanks has a fine countenance, a winning personality, and Is brilliantly educated. Her manners are charming and she Is dignified and capable. Her appear ance never falls to arouse enthusiasm, so magnetic Is she. Not only Is Mrs. Fair banks hoFpltable, tactful, Imperturbable, but she is a fine dresser, has one of the most charming of voices, the sunniest smile and speaks the purest English of all the women I ever met In Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks' most noticeable and most helpful work has been done since she be came pre.ldent general of the Daughters of t;ic American Revolution, about lour yo:,rs ago. Since then she has traveled In rll sections of our country, rallying the patriotic Daughters of the whole nation to an Interest In the Memorial Continental hull which Is destined to stand for genera lions to come ns the Daughters' .monument to tlio vulor of tbelr forefathers and fore rr.otlicrs, the men and women of that un rivalled struggle for American Independ- ence. Tne graciousness, ouunuie and strong personality of this successful woman have brought her ambitious schema to such a state of accomplishment, that on Ihe anniversary of Lexington, April 19, 1004, tho cornerstone of Memorial Con tinental hall was laid In the nation's capi tal with Impressive ceremonies. It wns during the tenth continental con gress ?Y the Daughters of the American Revolution In Washington, 1901. that Mrs. Falrbnnks was elected president general of the association. In .1903, at the expira tion of her term, an amendment was adopted by the congress, primarily for the purpose of removing the one obstacle to her re-election to the same office. The president general of the association may serve two terms, but before her election to that office Mrs. Falrbrnks had served a term as a member of board, being vice president general, ri there waa some doubt of her eligibility to the second term. So the amendment was adopted, and as no other name was presented for the office of president general, the secretary was In structed to cast the ballot for Mrs. Fair banks, who Is now the highest officer in that great patriotic society. Lovlnvt Cap Testimonial. During her -Irst term Mrs. Fairbanks was chairman of the Memorial Continental hall committee, and In recognition of her services in Its behalf a silver loving cup was presented to her by the members of the committee when the purchase of a site for the hall was formally announced In 1903. Though her chief work during the last few years has been In the direction of pat riotic effort, Mrs. Fairbanks has been al most equally Interested In educational and phllanthrople lines. Bhe la a college trained woman and by reason of her long experience In public work has become a skilled parliamentarian. She has for some years been the president of the first liter ary club In Indianapolis, and was the president of the Indiana Soldiers' Aid so clety during the Spanish war. In 1901 she was president of the American League of the Junior Republic, Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks was the first woman appointed on the Indiana state board of charities, and has also served as a director of the General Federation of Women's clubs. Linens of Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs. Fairbanks was born and educated In Ohio, but comes of Pennsylvania stock. It may be of Interest to the members of the Daughters of the American Revolution to know that she traces her lineage to Benjamin 'Cole of Pennsylvania, and also as recorded in their lineage book, to Lieu tenant James Blukeley, jr., of New York. Mrs. Fairbanks is the daughter of Philan der B. Colo and Dorothy . Witter, his wife; the granddaughter of James Cole and Jerusha Blakeley; the great granddaughter of James Blakeley, jr., and Anna Travers, and the great-great-granddaughter of James Blakeley. Benjamin Cole was a soldier who in 1781 received depreciation pay for his services in the Pennsylvania line. James Blakeley In 1776 was an officer in the militia of New York. His son, James Blakeley, jr., waa born oft tho Little Nine Partner grant. He enlisted In 1779 in the colonial service at the age of 16, and was a private In various commands until the close of the war. He survived to receive a pension for the serv ices he had rendered. Mrs. Fairbanks' number of admission to the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Is 9,668, placing her name among the first 10,OUO enrolled In the society, whose ranks now number 40,000 women. Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks have one daughter, Adelaide, who last November was married to Lieutenant John W, Tlm mons, U. 8. N. Warren C. Fairbanks, one of their, two sons, was married to Miss Helena Cassady of Pittsburg on January 14 of this year, and they reside in Chicago. As a matter of history the women of the White House have been notably domestic In their disposition and cha; aeter, only a few, and among them Mrs. Benjamin Har rison of Indiana, holding a prominent placo among the American women outsldo of theli homes. Thj vice presidents' wives have also brought domestic and social qualities to the support of their husbands In their high office In the nation's capital, Mrs. Adlal Stevenson of Illinois, being poj sibly the moat prominent of this group of women by reason of her great executive ability Few of these women, however, were known far from their home cities before they were made, by virtue of the elective power of the American people, the first women In tho land. Mrs. Falrbnnks, how ever, could scarcely be better known than she now Is throughout the United States. ALICE ROSSITER WILLARD. How it Happened. Jack Munroe has this to say of his late encounter with James Jeffries: "While looking for an opening I got a wallop on the Jaw an awful wallop. The next I knew I was asking McGrath what had happened, and he said Oraney had stopped the fight." All of which recalls George 'Ada's classic fable of "The Coming Cham pion Who Was Delayed." It will be re called that the champion's gloves had Just begun to describe parabolas when "all at once somebody turned off the sunshine." They threw cold water on him and held a bottle of ammonia to his nose. Then his eyelids fluttered and lie Inquired feebly, "Did I wlnT" "Not quite," replied the manager, who feared to tell him the whole truth. -Kansas City Star. Uoyoful. "Did Jlmsy Inherit anything from the old millionaire he tcadtod to for so many years t" "Nothing but on oil painting of the olj man." "What did he do with UT "Put It Into tae hands of a msehnnlca.1 expert Ha tSluka maybe thnro'a a secret drawer vith i fortune In iV'-Detroit free Vrtv. ft LOW RATES EAST VIA THE: Chicago, Milwaukee . St. Paul Railway A ' Home i$itoF89 Excursions BO SEPTEMBER 27 AND OCTOBER 11, 1904. One fare plus $2 for the round trip to many points in Indiana and Ohio, and to some points In Kentucky. Good to return for thirty days. Three trains daily to Chicago Leave Union Station, Omaha, 7:55 A. M 5:45 P. M. and 8:20 P. M. Through cars to Chicago from points on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. Tickets, 1524 Farnam Street P A. MILLER. General Passcnffer Affcnt. Chicago F. A. NASH, General Western Agent, Cmana i J 1 wrwriifvzmitr&!Z i