Evening star., 1927-11-06
BY MARGARET DOWNING.

That sprightly sister of the late
Edmond Rostrand, so well known In
Washington as the Viscountess BE
moist d'Azy, wife of the naval attache
Of the French embassy for almost 1C
years under nj. Jusserand, made the
art OF angling quite fashionable IN
French society during the past Sum
mer. The viscountess after the death
of her husband during the World War
married M. Wittouck, conspicuous
figure in the literary world of Paris.
She had inherited the splendid domain
Of her brother in the region Of Angeles,
in the Pyrenees. and in this quiet
retreat she had been entertaining
friends and introducing them 10 the
art Of angling. The Countess En-
manuel de Ia Rochefaucauld, one of
the grande DANES of Paris. was her
recent guest. and also the Countess
of Granard. formerly Miss Beatrice
Mills OF New York. and many others
prominent in the American wing of
French society. and the ladies were
up at dawn casting their lines in the
mountain stream and having consider
able success. The fish were cooked
at once, coffee was made, and this al
fresco breakfast and tramp through
the forests proved a splendid tonic
for the worn-out leaders of the
Partisan world.
Mr.. Charles Moore, chairman of the
Fine Arts Commission, and his as.
sociates, who are committed to the
level terrace about the Washington
Monument instead of the declining
sward from which the great obelisk
nod rises, hope to have all the neces.
sary work done before the centenary
Of the beginning of this patriotic enter.
prise. 1t was in 1888 that the citi.
zens of the District of Columbia organ.
fzed into the Washington National
Monument Society, the meetings being
called in the city hall for some time
previous to the real organiza ton.
The chief justice. John Marshall
was elected president and served
with -eal and enthusiasm until his
death in 1885. Associated with him
were Judge William Cranch of the
District Court, first: John p. Van Ness
second, and William w. Seaton, third
vice president; Samuel Harrison
Smith was treasurer. and George
Watterston was secretary. The board
of managers contained such well
known names in the establishment of
the Federal City as Thomas Carbery,
u. l,
ell of whom served the city as mayor;
Gen. Thomas S. Jessup. Col. James
Kearney. Col. Nathan Towson, Col.
Archibald Henderson. Matthew ST.
Clair Clarke. John McClelland. Thomas
Munroe, Col. George Bomford, William
Brent and William A. Bradley. Robert
Mills designed the Monument, but
the ornamental base which he had
planned was finally eliminated from
the plan when the actual erection was
begun.
The citizens of the District had in
1888 collected s30.779. This had been
secured by 81 subscriptions and from
every section of the country. Chief
Justice Marshall made frequent and
eloquent addresses in behalf of the
project, always taking the ground
that Congress could not be relied on
to furnish funds for a monument
worthy of the distinguished services
of the Nations first citizen, George
Washington"
Mr.. Julian Farweil, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Farwell, and Mr.. Ralph
Isham. his cousin, are two young
men of Chicago who keep their air.
planes tied up in their back yards and
as this space is in the Lake Geneva
section, they have elbow room to take
10 the air and iant on lfteI OWL,