In keeping with her policy, Ethel Ward wouldn't allow the date of her birth to be engraved on the headstone. N.J. The living room is furnished with pieces of Miss Ward's furniture, with art on the walls from the Ellen Clarke Bertrand collection, and oriental rugs on the gleaming hardwood floor. Recent renovations included fresh paint and wallpaper, central air conditioning, and new carpets upstairs. There are five guestrooms, each with its own bath, Internet connection, microwave oven, and refrigerator. Information packets provide visitors with a map, lists of churches and restaurants, and tourist destinations.
Some rooms have three beds to accommodate families.
Following Miss Ward's departure, Annalies Gray served as Ward House hostess for 12 years, retiring in 1994, and has fond memories of several of the guests. He was a conductor, here to conduct the opening concert at the Weis Center. Ed Herrmann '65 sticks out in my memory. He had the right touch with our students, and would give workshops for Cap and Dagger when Harvey Powers was still alive. Ruth Craven is the current hostess, living in the first-floor apartment where Miss Ward resided.