Mrs. Washington, often, but not always, dined with the company; sat at the head of the table, and if, as was occasionally the case, there were other ladies present, they sat each side of her. The private secretary sat at the foot of the table, and was expected to be quietly attentive to all the guests. The President himself sat half way from the head to the foot of the table, and on that side he would place Mrs. Washington, though distant from him, on his right hand. He always, unless a clergyman was present at this own table, asked a blessing; in a standing posture.--Custis' Memoir of Washington. [P. 12.]
Artists' Fund Society of New York, Instituted 1859--Chartered 1861. Catalogue of the Fifth Annual Sale of Paintings, at the Galleries, No. 625 Broadway, New York. Admission 25 cts.--Season Tickets $1.--Catalogues 25 cts. 1864. Printed for the Society by G.A. Whitehorne, 42 Ann Street.
Artist professional affiliation: Artists' Fund Society.
