The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-25
TO RE-ERE
HIST ORIG
MANSION
Major George Oakley Tot
ten Plans to Preserve
Landmark
By JEAN ELIOT.

by JEAN EL1OI.
rRUST Major George Oakley Tot
ten, jr.. to do something differ
emit" His latest undertaking, be-
side being his obi" toward solving
the housing shortage. is interesting
from many angles. for he has just
let contracts for the re-erection,
brick by brick, Of the Warder
house in X street. which was torn
down a year or two ago to make
way for giant office building.
The new site is part Of the prop
er,ty which Major Totten owns in
upper Sixteenth street on which
stands his own picturesque studio
house: and he proposes to remodel
the interior into de luxe apartments.
one to each floor.
Built by Richardson, one Of the
famous architects of a bygone gem
Grafton, Mrs. b. M. Warder's X
street residence was long regarded
as one of the landmarks of Wash
ington and it had historic as we'll
as artistic value. Consequently it
gave Major Totten, a lover of tradi-
ton, pang to see the house being
torn down. So when he found the
material was to be sold he pur-
chased it, had every brick marked
as it was taken out and is now In
81 position to rebuild the house
exactly as it stood. The interior
of course, will be changed. But
the exterior will be exact save for
the front. door which was presented
to a museum as an example OF
Richardson's work.
He, it will be remembered, built
Trinity Church in Boston and was
the designer of the home of the late
John Hay, now occupied by his
daughter, Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, jr. This, too, is to go down
before the march of progress, to
be replaced by a big hotel; and in
the early spring Senator and Mrs.
Wadsworth will, move their belong
ings to the charming house in
Woodland Drive, which they pur-
chased a few months ago from Mrs.
Charles w. Wetmore.
Probably the next to go will be
the home of the late Henry Adams,
now the Brazilian embassy, which
is next door to the Wadsworth
house, and said to be connected with
1t by a secret passage. The story
goes that the passage was built in
order that Mr.. Adams, a recluse
but devoted friend of John Hay,
might slip unobserved into his
friends library, a system of sig
nails being arranged so that he
might know when the coast was
clear. 1t is quite likely that the
present Brazilian embassy will be
included in the hotel project in
which the Hay house Is involved.
Major Totten, it will be remem-
bered, put up in his house an entire
Japanese room, all red lacquer,
gorgeous screens and embroideries,
which had once been part of the
famous Yerkes correction, and built
awning around it. 1t was he, too,
who built the first really adequate
studio apartments in Washington.
MRS. COOLIDGE TO HAVE
CONCERT GUESTS TODAY.
Mrs, Coolidge will have a group
Of guests at the National Theater
this afternoon for the Philadelphia
Orchestra concert and will join
them at the theater following the
christening Of the Z-R-3 att Boiling
field. She is to be "godmother"
for the giant dirigible.
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The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand were the guests of honor
at dinner last evening of the Italian
Ambassador, Prince Caetani, who
also entertained the Minister of
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
Minister of Hungary and Countess
Szechenyi, the Counselor of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, Mrs. Marshall Field,
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank HI. Simonds, Captain F. L..
Tottenham, naval attache of the
British embassy, the Marquis and
Marquise di Bernezzo of the Italian
embassy and the counselor Of the
embassy, Signor Rosso.
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TO ENTERTAIN FOR
ITALIAN ENVOY.
The Minister Of Bulgaria and
Nine. Panaretoff viii be hosts at
dinner tonight, followed by a
musicale, to which few additional
guests have been invited. Prince
Caetani will be the guest of honor.
Miss Patricia Mcdonald will give a
program Of Bulgarian folk songs.
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The minister of Czechoslovakia,
AONCCT a 0AASASCh N|htoAhONShys az
rived today in. Washington and Is
at the legation. He spent the sum-
mer abroad.
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The first Of a series of three re-
citals to be given under the au-
spices of the recently organized
Washington Chamber Music Society.
Will be held tonight at the home
OF Mrs. Henry T.. Dimock There
will be three numbers. a trio, a
quintet for strings and a group Of
songs. Later in the season
recital will be held at the residence
of Mrs William Corcoran Eustis