Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.

President Hoover and visitors to his
executive ONCE are delighting in q
handsome suite Of traditionally correct
American furniture, the recent gift of
the Grand Rapids, Mich, wood furniture
manufacturers. The suite consists Of
10 pieces which were made by the best
craftsmen especially for the private
ONCE Of the Chief Executive when his
ONCE was restored" following the fire
on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Hoover was first to correct an
erroneous report that she gave this
furniture to the President,
The most important piece in the suite
is an extraordinarily beautiful desk "a
inches. long, made from carefully selected
WOOD, picked for beauty and grain. It
is In intricate fooled design, with hand
wrought bronze trimmings, bullying
drawer fronts and back panels, and
carrying detailed work by the leading
artisans Of the Industry.
Edward Franklin Tabsr, who is called
from coast to coast to design elaborate
and expensive ofilces Of leading Amer
lean executives, was responsible for the
general scheme. He was assisted by
stuart Clingman, who Is recognized IS
Americas master furniture DESIGNER.
Michigan btirl maple, OF dark brown
hue, was selected because It lent itself
TO development OF o handsome ANTIQUE
finish, giving the appearance Of q we'll
preserved Colonial suite. The general
color scheme In the tapestry coverings
for chairs is green and tan, with q few
OF the brighter Autumn shades Of dull
red and gold being used
The suite includes several chairs COW
cred IN rich fabrics, pair of beautiful
book cabinets and several occasional
| tabl s.
~
There has Just been placed on the
edge Of tne Lee Highway in the town
OF Falls Church, Fairfax County. va. a
marker which stands about hundred
| yards from the Colonial church which
| gave that town its name The inscrip-
ton on the marker Is as follows:
THE Fails Church.
The first church on this site was
built in lisa and was In Truro Parish.
George Washington was elected q
vestryman october 3, 1853. In I765
! the church fell within the newly
created Fairfax Parish, of which WASH
ington was chosen q vestryman. The
present church was built In 1898. It
was used ss q recruiting station In the
revolution and az stable by Union
troops In ls62-65."
The marker was provided by the Vir-
ginia State Conservation Commission
at the suggestion of the present rector,
Rev. r. Allen Castleman, and Repre-
| sentative r. Walton Moore, in whose
district this church. as well as those At
Pohick, Alexandria and several other
| Colonial churches are located. The
walls OF the church are as strong as
when they were built, and the interior
has been restored to about the condi.
| ton in which 1t was in the cary days.
The Falls Church marker Is only one
OF many hundred which are nov to be
seen along the highways OF historic
! Virginia, and the number Is beins, in.
creased constantly. 1t Is safe to say
that those who travel in Virginia In
the bicentennial year, 1882, will And
markers pointing to all the places with
which Gen. Washington was in any
way identified.
Speaking Of this work, Representative
Moore expresses the confident opinion
| that such marking of historic spots Is
net equaled anywhere else in this coun-
try or in Europe. He says that in q
visit this Summer to localities in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, where the
battles of the Revolution were fought.
he was impressed by the comparative
absence OF such historical markers as
are now found everywhere in Virginia.
The most famous house in all the
world--our White House, home Of the
Presidents-would be literally torn to
pieces II all the relic or trophy hunters
| could take away q small piece-hut 1t
is carefully guarded. However, when
repairs are being made, certain portions
OF the wood removed are carefully dis
pensed as souvenirs, which are highly
treasured-r1ueh' more so than II pieces
/ OF the White House were much more
numerous and unfortunately dis
tributed. 1e
John A. Elliott. jr. historian Of Tea.
! neck, N. j., Post. No. 1913 of the Amer
lean Legion, has written: II turned the
piece Of timber from the White House
over to this post, which in turn loaned
1t to the trustees of the Teaneck Public
Library for public display From re-
ports received, many residents are max
ing special trips just to See this relic"
Thor Orem, past potentate, Ahmed
Temple of Marquette, Mich, writes Of
his pleasure in giving thrill to the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masoils
OF Michiganfat their annual convoca-
| ton:
when we presented the White House
! gavel to our grand high priest, Albert
. Trebilock Of Marquette, Mich, it was
said by hundreds present that never in
| the history Of the chapter had so inter-
| esting gavel been used and a great
| many crowded the station to look at Il
/ and to handle It. It furnished one of
the outstanding features of the session
| that was q series Of OUTSTANDING eveYits -