THOMAS JEFFERSON DINED & JAMES MONROE PLAYED CARDS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 5, 1926, The Evening Star publishes a story in their column titled "In the Green Room" detailing items one would see in The Green Room at The White House.
The column reads...
"You will find an interesting Old Gobelin blue screen in a frame of gold, a gift from the Emperor of Austria to Mrs. (Ulysses S.) Grant."
Also mentioned are "a gilt clock and two gilt vases bought by Mrs. Grant in Paris and presented to the White House."
JFK+50 NOTE
During the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, the Green Room was a dining room, James Monroe decorated the room with green silks and used it for playing cards. He was the first to call it The Green Room. In 1902, during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, a white marble mantle was relocated from the State Dining Room.
The most historic event to occur in the room was when President James Madison used it to sign a declaration of war on Great Britain (War of 1812). Ironically, the British would attack The White House & set fire to it. The Madisons escaped taking the famous portrait of George Washington (East Room) to safety.
SOURCES
"In the Green Room," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"The Green Room," The White House Historical Association, www.whitehousehistory.org/
