Arthur, Chester A., precedes James A. Garfield as schoolmaster in Pownal, Vermont, 132; collector of the Port of New York, 135; wins universal respect during President Garfield’s illness, 142; is absent from Washington at President Garfield’s shooting, 146; receives official notice of President Garfield’s death, 148; twice takes the oath of office, 149; two reasons for his nomination, 149; his history, 150; is appointed Collector of the Port of New York, 152; rehabilitates the White House, 155; an eligible widower, 158; entertains General Grant, 159; entertains Christine Nilsson, 159; his dislike of publicity, 160; opens Garfield Memorial Fair, 162; dedicates Washington Monument, 168; at Cleveland’s inauguration, 171; his death, 195. Arthur, Mrs. Chester A., her marriage, 150; dislikes her husband’s political affiliations, 152; her death, 153. Atzerodt, George A., executed, 16. Axel, Prince of Denmark, is entertained at the White House, 371. Axson, Ellen, her engagement to Woodrow Wilson, 349, 359. Axson, Professor Stockton, article on President Wilson’s married life, 358. Babcock, O. E. is acquitted of profiting from the Whisky Ring, 96. Badeau, Brigadier General Adam, entertains Nellie Grant, 93; reads President Grant’s letter refusing a third nomination, 101. Baker, Colonel Lafayette, attempts to capture Lincoln’s assassins, 4; disposes of John Wilkes Booth’s body, 12. Baker, Lieutenant L. B., commands force that captured John Wilkes Booth, 5. Baker, Newton D., Secretary of War, 366. Baker, Mrs. Newton D., her war-time activities, 369. Baldinger, Major, at Mrs. Harding’s reception, 388. Balfour, Arthur James, at the White House, 370; at Washington disarmament conference, 399. Bancroft, Judge, escorts President Garfield at inauguration ball, 129. Barney, Mrs. A. C., lends chairs for Taft inaugural ball, 321. Barratti, A., sends Jefferson Davis’s coffee set to Andrew Johnson, 48. Barton, Clara, president of American Association of Red Cross, 261. Bassett, Captain, at Benjamin Harrison’s inauguration, 199. Bayard, Kate, her death, 184. Bayard, Senator Thomas F., at Grant’s second inauguration, 78; member of the Electoral Commission, 110; Secretary of State, 180. Beach, Rev. Dr. Sylvester W., officiates at Jessie Woodrow Wilson’s wedding, 347. Beauregard, Midshipman, at Roosevelt’s inauguration, 293. Beecher, Mrs. Catherine E., signs anti-suffrage petition, 71. Belknap, W. W., resigns as Secretary of War, 97, 99; his history, 97 _et seq._ Bell, Chairman, at McKinley’s inauguration, 243. Bernard, Professor Montague, member of Joint High Commission, 66. Bicknell, Mrs. E. P., accompanies Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to Goat Alley, 350. Bingham, John A., presents impeachment charges to the Senate, 46.