The Old Orchard Beach students reached out to their state representative, Lori Gramlich, who worked with them on submitting a bill naming the Pink-edged Sulphur as Maine's official butterfly.
james asked him how he enjoyed the wine to which old commented it was a fine wine. james then let him know that it was a wine from old s personal collection. had turned out that james had preserved most of old s personal effects and was pleased to return them to him as the war had ended. during the 1850s while the washington club was emerging, james also operated his own businesses in the properties on i street directly behind us today. his early hotel patrons were people like general scott. it had begun to develop quite a following. though daughter of an alabama senator, she speaks to how the hotel was, quote, a synonym for delightful living. and the acme of living. as the war approached, the membership of the washington club declined and after the sickles shooting in 1859, the club folded. public notices were posted in the papers that a meeting of the members was to be held on james restaurant on i street. as the civil war commenced, james and his sons were fully acquainted
wormleys was international in scope. it was widely known as the residence of choice for many european and south american delegates and financiers and was described by the famous european author in his multivolume treatment of his travels in america. trollop, while in washington, in 1860, was a frequent guest on madison place. he engaged rooms at the wormley s establishment on i street. in his book about his travels, he described wormley as thusly. i m bound to say that my friend did well for me. i found myself put up at the house of one wormley, a colored man in i street to whose attention i can recommend any english man who may chance to watch porters in washington. i conceive myself to be greatly in luck. in 1863 when blacks were finally allowed to join in the battles of the war, james brother, samuel, and two of his sons, had registered for the draft and served in the army. being the very first to enlist in the new d.c. regiment, william served with charles and john cook
attended this church, one can readily see that these great figures were very familiar with the family and james in particular. shortly after 1850, lynch passed leaving each of his off spring to continue their personal growth in the fashion most suitable in their minds. drawing upon his skills as a nurse and catering to the rich and powerful, james became the first steward of the newly established exclusive washington club on la fayette park. based upon several newspaper accounts, his reputation grew substantially among washington elite. members of the club included jefferson davis, william corchoran, george riggs, george washington park, governor john floyd, seward and many others. the club was located in what had previously been known as the rodgers mansion adjacent to the house on madison. this house ultimately became the civil war era residence of secretary of state, william seward and one of the victims of the lincoln related assassination attempts. another story known by
while approaching, an awning was arranged forming a cover from the street to the front door. within the hotel brilliant lights and the sounds of delicious music greeted the guests. spacious dressing rooms were provided in par hour lors in th of the hall, where several maids were in attendance to take care of the wraps. four parlors were thrown together forming a magnificent salon. clover adams in her book described the decorations this is way. quote, the long parlors were masked with orange trees, magnolias and banks of flowers that completely covered several of the doors. even the chandeliers were a mass of flowers, end quote. typical similar events held at the hotel, attendees included members of the senate, congress, cabinet, supreme court, military, and official represents representative its of all the foreign. elegance of the hotel operations mirrored the standards of the world class establishments. in fact, every president from buchanan to teddy roosevelt partook of the