Evening star., 1923-12-02

attendance at the meetings and SYM
pathetic in all it's efforts to place the
plays before the public. He is quite
historic aspect of each play. and
though he may be written as one of
the busiest men in the official world,
he Is always ready to lend his aid
and to encourage those who direct
the histrionic endeavors.
Shelters hill, on the heights OF
which will soon rise the majestic tenn
pie dedicated by the Masons Of Vir-
ginia to their most distinguished fell
low member, George Washington,
commands a superb view of Washing
ton to the north and of Alexandria
and the winding Potomac to the south.
1t was once part of the domain of the
well known Dulany family. which has
three generations at present repre-
sented in Washington and prominent
in its civic and social affairs. Dur
ing the recent excavation incidenta!
to the laying of the corner stone OF
the George Washington Masonic Me-
mortal two small graves were dis
covered in which had been inferred
two children of the family who died
more than $50 years ago The re-
mains were at once removed to the
family plot in Alexandria, since the
old hill long ago passed away from
the family and enters upon q new
era in its history. Mr.. Henry Rozier
Dulany, whose home on Wyoming
avenue is a iradiating point for resi-.
dent southern society, is the son or
Capt. Henry Grafton Dulany of oak
| ley. Mrs. Dulany was Miss Anne Car
ter of Oatlands. the niece Of the late
Thomas Nelson Page. II. Rozier Du-
lany, jr.. and his young son, another
Kozier Dulany an,osaes are residents len, onIf OF
the venerable Virginia family which
for many generations owned vast
tracts of Alexandria, both city and
| county, but that Rozier family which
| in 1876 inherited from Gov. Thomas
Motley practically all of the ground
| on which the Capital city has been
| built. Gov. Motley was the second
owner of the Potomac tracts, Thomas
Gerard and George Thompson being
/ the first.
Lady Michael Herbert, whose death
was announced from London about
! ten days ago. was one of the most
active chatelaines which the British
! emba ssy has known since the earlier
! days. for instance. those of Lady Ed
| ward Thornton. Sir Michael Herbert
was the immediate successor of Sir
/ Mortimer Durand, and the Downing
! street powers dispatched him here In
| compliance with "a request OF Presi-
\ dent Roosevelt, who had known Sir
/ Michael both in London and in
! Washington. He and Lady Herbert
| had a brilliant, though brief reign,
| for when he accepted the post ne
was already victim OF pulmonary
! trouble and the climate of Washing
/ ton proved detrimental He died dur
! ing his tenure of Office In the Upper
Engadine, where he had repaired
after severe spell of sickness. Lady
Herbert was entirely given over to
| the French interior decorative scheme
! and it was by her directions that
the splendid old mahogany wood
work which was so fine feature
/ of the British embassy, the stairway
Tin particular being renowned for its
/ massive and lustrouS panels, was
painted white. A thin line of gold
/ was run along the edge. and from
being typical English interior
, planned by its architects the ball
| room, dining hall and other portions
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