Address in commemoration of the inauguration of George Washington as first president of the United States, delivered before the two houses of Congress, December 11, 1889
iv, 722 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Summary
The author is the cousin of Mr Blaine's wife.James Blaine was born in West Brownsville,Pa in 1830 . He moved to Maine after college. He died in 1893.Chapters discuss his service in the U.S. House of Representatives where he was Speaker of the House for 6 years ; also his service in the U.S. Senate and his time as U.S. Secretary of State.No bibliography or footnotes
"This centenary journal is dedicated to the men and women who, during the past one hundred years, gave of their heart and soul to the building of the Shaarai Shomayim House of God."