Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSAR
Mrs. Goundie Celebrates Washington
and Her Own simultaneously.

One of the pleasing series of Washing
tons birthday anniversary commemora-
tons given by Mrs. Mary V. Goundie,
president of Lincoln Relief Corps, who en-
tertained the officers of her corps and
number of invited guests at progressive
euchre, Monday night Flowers and flags
We're used in profusion in the decorations.
Monday was also Mrs. Goundies birthday
anniversary, but this fact was known to
but few of those who accepted her hospital
ity until the doors to the dining room were
thrown open and a richly decorated supper
table was disclosed to view in the center
of which stood an immense cake with 80
lighted candles burning brightly upon it.
The cake in three terraces and the
candles were red, white and blue, set in
white jonQuils.
Just above the cake there was suspended
by red. white and blue ribbons d quaint old
relic of Washington. 1t was a bell of clear
ringing metal, shaped exactly like the old
fashioned cowbell, only much smaller
This bell has a history. 1t once hung in
the office of the old City Hotel in Alexan-
dria, and was connected by a wire with
the hell pull in the room on the first floor
opposite the parlor of that hotel. which was
used by Washington his headquarters in
Alexandria from the time the building was
erected in 1870 to the time of his death In
1899
This hotel fell into the hands of Frede-
rick Schwab exactly as it stood when Wash
1ngton entered it the last time In 1892
Mr.. Schwab concluded to modernize the ho=
tel ard took down the old bells and bell
wires, carefully preserving those of anthem
ticated historical interest The bell which
had been so often tangled by the strong null
of General Washington was presented by
Mr.. Schwab to Capt. Richard NJ Goundie
In 1893. Captain Goundie comma nded the
I'd PENNSYLVANIA Heavy Artillery at the
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sented the bell to his wife as birthday
present, February 90, 1891 and it has called
her guests to supper every birthnight ami
versary since that time
Mrs. Goundie received as an anniversary
present a large silk flag and standard
the presentation being made by Mrs Isabel
Ball. In accepting the flag Mrs. Goundie
declared that she would prize the gift
above rubies; that "Srat Spangled Old
Glory dear to her as life and
that she had always been proud to know
that she was some akin to Washington
in that they had the same natal day, and
that Washington, Lincoln and the flag
were inse parably connected in her heart
The guests of the evening were: Captain
Hazard Wheeler commander of Lincoln
Post, and Mrs Wheeler; Past Commander
John s. Walker and Mrs. Walker, Captain
and Mrs o. II. Oldroyd, Captain and Mrs
George Il, Ferguson, Captain b. F. Chase
ana Mrs. Chase, president of the Depart
ment of Potomac, W. r. c.; Captain and
Exiey, Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Davis Mrs
Katharine NJ Phillips and Miss Edna Phil
lips. Mr.. and Mis-. George Street, Mrs
Hannah DeVoe. Mrs. Jennie T. Thompson,
Mru. K - Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. A Fl.
Feathers, Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Raymond
Past Department Commander and Mrs
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip H. Goundie.
Miss Margaret Broad, Miss Addie Hutch
inson, Mrs. Lizzie Cross, Mr.. r. A. Bechtel
Prof A. l.. Helbig, Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball and Miss Mary Goundie Cross
The first prizes were won by Miss Edna
Phillips and Commander Wheeler, the sec
ond prizes by Mrs Addie Feather and
Colonel Stone. Mrs. Oldroyd won the
BOBBY prize.