Bird, Mrs. Charles Sumner, member of advisory council, Washington disarmament conference, 400. Bissell, Wilson S., Postmaster General, 225. Blaine, James G., Speaker of the House, 55; asks investigation of Credit Mobilier charges, 87; fails to secure Republican Presidential nomination, 108; Secretary of State in Garfield’s Cabinet, 135; sees President Garfield shot, 140; delivers President Garfield’s funeral oration, 144; prepares Arthur for President Garfield’s death, 146; is accused of conspiracy with Guiteau, 147; his reply, 147; is nominated for presidency, 175; Secretary of State in Harrison’s Cabinet, 201; refuses to try for nomination, 205. Blatch, Harriet Stanton, protests against lack of protection for suffragists, 342. Blech, Alice, Mrs. Taft’s social secretary, 332. Boardman, Mabel, purchases testimonial for Mrs. Taft, 338. Boggs, Mrs. James H., member of Inaugural Committee, 365. Bones, Helen W., invites the future Mrs. Wilson to White House tea, 371. Booth, John Wilkes, his capture and death, 5 _et seq._; his diary printed, 14. Borden, Sir Robert, at Washington disarmament conference, 399. Borie, Rudolph R., Secretary of the Navy, 54. Boston University, confers honorary degree on Mrs. Coolidge, 415. Botelho, Dr. A. J. de O’lvera, wedding present to the second Mrs. Wilson, 357. Boutwell, George S., presents impeachment charges to the Senate, 46; Secretary of the Treasury, 54. Boynton, Mrs., signs anti-suffrage petition, 71. Bradley, Justice, member of the Electoral Commission, 110; changes his conclusion, 111-112. Brady, Justice J. R., administers oath of office to Chester A. Arthur, 149. Brewster, Attorney General, secures indictment of seven Star Route contractors, 166. Briand, Aristide, at Washington disarmament conference, 399. Briggs, Olivia Edson, a resident of Washington, 196. Bristow, Benjamin H., exposes the Whisky Ring, 96. Brooks, James, is threatened with expulsion from the House, 83. Brown, Marjorie, at Jessie Woodrow Wilson’s wedding, 346. Brown, Reverend Olympia, at 1871 woman suffrage convention, 69. Bryan, William Jennings, is nominated for the presidency, 254, 254; is renominated in 1900, 264; Secretary of State, 345; resigns, 366. Buckner, Simeon B., is nominated for the vice presidency, 254. Buell, General Don C., proposes to evacuate Nashville, 31. Bullock, Seth, at Roosevelt’s inauguration, 294. “Bummers,” in the Grand Review, 21. Burchard, Rev. M., warns against “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion,” 177. Burleson, Albert S., Postmaster General, 345. Burleson, Mrs. Albert S., her war-time activities, 369. Burleson, Mrs. Richard Coke, leads woman suffrage parade, 340. Burnett, Frances Hodgson, at Garfield Memorial Fair, 164; a resident of Washington, 195. Burroughs, John, and Roosevelt, 312.