Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

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The place assigned It on Seventeenth
street IN front of the Mall. with the
same gently slipping terraces filed with
gimilar shrubs and flowers, with clear
running water IA the great basins on
each side of the entrance. Only the
symbolic figures Of North and South
America and the brass commemorative
tablet OF Andrew Carnegie are missing.
This is the home which John Jacob
Raskob. Gov Smiths campaign man
ager, built at Ciaymont. Del, in 1920
ard into which he moved with his fam
ily from Wilmington two years later.
Mr.. RaSkob during his services as q
dclIar-a-year-man In the World War
made frequent visits to the exquisite
white marble peace temple wherein the
representatives Of all the Americas hold
council. and. as stated, became faSct-
mated with It's beauty. The result was
he obtained permission to duplicate It
and he soon set architects and artists
to work out the plans.
Exterioriy the two edifices are twins,
but within certain changes were neceS-
sary TO make this superb setting for
conferences. study and research, for
social amenities and vast al freSco en-
tertainment. take on domestic aspect.
Mr. Raskob had q full third floor added
TO mis- home, for he has ii children:
The sad death Of his son william Is OF
recent occurrence and was the first
break In the family circle. Every
preparation was made for illnesses
which required segregation and the
third floor vas evenly divided between
q well equipped hospital and an In
<4..a,svrrv vaTyasra eavSssa fa1aeY4fR WnYFln he
amused and nursed back TO strength.
Two children have been born IN the
beautiful Clsymont home and several
were brought successfully through
measles. whooping cough, feyers ana
Juvenile ailments OF all sorts IN the
attractive hospital The grounds are
much more extensive at Claynont than
those Of the Pan-Annerican hall ana
no effort has been made 70 copy It's
environment except at the front.
Though Mr.. Raskob takes much pride
IN his climb from poverty and OBJ
security 10 q prominent place among the
capitalists Of the Nation and frequently
narrates 10 his children and close
friends that Just 30 years he took mis-
first position, a fiVe-doiiar-a-week en-
pioynent as assistant gt6nographer IN
a Lockport, ~. T., store, he IL equally
proud Of his wife's distinguished an
cestry He recently had published for
private circulation q handsome and pro-
filgely illustrated volume on the Green
family Of Maryland. which was par
ticllIariy prominent IN Cecil County
Mrs Raskob. who was married In June,
1905, was Miss Helena Springer Green.
She is a Iineai descendant of that Gov
Thomas Green who was an associate Of
Leonard Calvert IN the expedition Of
the ARK and the Dove. He was the
successor Of the first governor Of the
province after calvert's death and until
communication had been held with
Cecilius Calvert, second baron OF Baiti-
more Mr Raskob has planned that
his wife and children shall have a
prominent part when Maryland IN 1884
celebrates the tercentenary Of the land
ing Of the Ark and Dove. He also has
had such Of his children as desire 10
make application 90 into patriotic So
cieties. like the Sons OF the Americans
and the Daughters the Colonial Danes,
the Society 0f the Descendants OF
Colonial Governors and several others,
tae membership Of which brings social
and political prestige, Mrs. Raskob,
having SO large a family and being OF
a domestic turn, has not been inter
ested IN such associations, although she
IS on a committee Of the descendants Of
MaFyland's founders 70 aid the ter
centenary, Left an orphan IN her
youth, this lady wes reared by maiden
SUnt Miss Mary Cofdley IN tbs Ola