Wales, Mrs. Thomas B., the author’s Aunt Jeannette, 13, 34-35; and the Boston Fire, 108 Ward, Annie. _See_ MAILLIARD, MRS. ADOLPH Ward, Francis Marion, the author’s uncle, grave of, 213 Ward, Henry, cousin of Julia Ward Howe, 66-67 Ward, Mrs. Henry, widow of Julia Ward Howe’s uncle, 66-67 Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 237 Ward, John, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, visit to, 64; his New York home, 64 Ward, Maddie. _See_ CHANLER, MRS. WINTHROP Ward, Marquand, 389 Ward, Richard, uncle of Julia Ward Howe, 64 Ward, Samuel, the author’s uncle, 68; lovable personality and generosity of, 68-69; his autograph sought by King George V, 76-77; 129, 130, 132; suggests writing of “Mr. Isaacs” to Crawford, 197; and Beacon Street home for Mrs. Howe, 198; friendship with Longfellow, 199-200; sends author to California, 200; death, 216 Warner, Charles Dudley, 214 Warren, Henry, 44 Washington, D. C., first visit to, 71-73; 129-133; in 1910, 331; changes in, 336; in 1912, 343-344 _Washington Post_, 343 Washington’s Birthday, in Santo Domingo, 94-95 “Water Babies”, Kingsley, 29 Watson, Francis Sedgwick, classmate of the author, 46 Watterson, Henry, at luncheon on U. S. s. s. _Tennessee_, 209; impression made by, 210 Watts, George Frederick, 145; portrait of Mrs. Langtry, 147; and his wife Ellen Terry, 238; luncheon with, 238; his pictures, 238-239; “The Messenger”, 239-240; his method of work, 240; equestrian statue “Physical Energy”, 240-241 Wauchope, Miss, 300 Wazzan, Madame, the famous Sharifa of Tangier, 251-252 Webster, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, 387 Weisbaden, 275 Weld, Theodore, a favorite teacher, 58 Wendell, Edith, 227 Wendte, Mr., 389 West, author’s first trip through the, 136 West, Benjamin, Royal Academy largely due to, 146 West, Mrs. Cornwallis, 147 Westminster Abbey, 152 Weston, Colonel Hunter, a hero of the Boer War, 297, 298 Weyler, Don Antonio, 319 Whipple, Edwin Percy, essayist and lecturer, 25 Whistler, James A. McNeill, 145 White, Andrew D., commissioner on annexation of Santo Domingo, 84 White, Henry, American Ambassador, 322, 343 White House, Washington, a week in the, 83-85 Wiggins, Betty, 348 Wilby, Miss, author attends school of, 58-59 William II, Emperor of Germany, cartoons of, 234; 275, 276; quoted, 376; his cynicism, 376 Williams, Henry, author attends school of, 46-47 Williams, Senator John Sharp, 352 Wilson, Henry, nominated and elected Vice-President, 108, 109 Wilson, James, Secretary of Agriculture, 341-342 Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers, 177 Wilson, Woodrow, election of, 366; and the administration of the Philippines, 382; 387 “With Booth in Darkest England”, author’s lecture on Salvation Army work, 247 “With the Allies”, Davis, 380 Woman Suffrage, Roosevelt’s article on, 350; banner for, parade, 353 _Woman’s Journal_, 352 World politics, awakening interest in, 106