Victoria, Queen, sends message of congratulation to President Cleveland, 190. Vilas, Mr., Postmaster General, 181. Villard Excursion party, is joined by President Arthur, 165. Viviani, René, at the White House, 370; at Washington disarmament conference, 399. Wade, Senator Ben, obtains Stanton’s appointment as Justice of the Supreme Court, 54. Waite, Morrison R., American counsel before Geneva arbitration tribunal, 68; administers oath to President-elect Hayes, 105; administers oath to President-elect Garfield, 129; administers oath to Chester A. Arthur, 149; administers oath to Cleveland, 171. Walker, Dr. Mary E., at President Arthur’s reception, 157; her history, 157. Wallace, Henry C., Secretary of Agriculture, 379. Walworth, Mrs. Ellen Hardin, helps found the Daughters of the American Revolution, 211. Wanamaker, John, Postmaster General, 201; gives farewell reception for President Harrison, 224. Washburne, Elihu B., Secretary of State, 53; Minister to France, 53. Washington, Booker T., is invited to luncheon at the White House, 299. Washington, City of, offers reward for arrest of Lincoln’s assassins, 4; condition in 1865, 18; condition after the Civil War, 55; is improved by President Grant, 56; the lap-dog craze, 163; at Cleveland’s inauguration, 170 _et seq._; home of many authors, 195; at Benjamin Harrison’s inauguration, 198 _et seq._; blizzard at Taft’s inauguration, 320; during the World War, 366. Washington, Eugenia, helps found the Daughters of the American Revolution, 211. Washington disarmament conference, its members, 399-400 Washington Monument, construction resumed, 126; is completed and dedicated, 168. Washington _Star_, description of Centennial Tea Party, 94. Watson, Thomas E., is nominated for the vice presidency, 254. Watterson, Colonel Henry, temporary chairman of Democratic National Convention, 108. Webb, Miss Lucy, her marriage to Rutherford B. Hayes, 107. Weeks, John W., Secretary of War, 379. West, A. M., is nominated for vice presidency, 175. Whisky Ring, its history, 95 _et seq._ White, Chief Justice Edward D., administers oath to Woodrow Wilson, 342; administers oath to Warren G. Harding, 379. White, Mary G., at Jessie Woodrow Wilson’s wedding, 346. White House, changes made by President Arthur, 155; is rid of rats, 207; its first Christmas tree, 212; is enlarged and renovated by President Roosevelt, 280; condition during the Great War, 366, 371. Whitney, William C., Secretary of the Navy, 181; his home life, 184. Wilbour, Charlotte, at 1871 woman suffrage convention, 69. Wiley, Judge Andrew, signs writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Surratt’s release, 17. Williams, General George H., member of Joint High Commission, 66. Williams, William, presents impeachment charges to the Senate, 46.