The Washington times., 1930-03-24
d. 4. r. to Dedicate Memorial to
First President General April
Wife of President Harri-
son to Be Remembered
BY Gift to Alma Mater


By Gift to Alma Mater
AS a memorial to Caroline
Scott Harrison, wife Of
President Benjamin Harri-
son and first president of
the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the "daugh-
ters" are dedicating on
April i a women's dormi-
tory at Oxford College,
Ohio, the first institution of
higher learning for women
west of the Alleghenies.
Mrs. Harrison was q
graduate of Oxford, and met
her future husband, young
Benjamin Harrison, then a
student at nearby Miami
University, while both were
attending college. Their
courtship was carried on
under the venerable elms on
the Oxford campus despite
the efforts of the young
lady's father, DR.. John
Witherspoon Scott, presi-
dent of Oxford, to pre-
vent it.
Universities Are One
oxford College and Miami
University have since amalga-
mated. The dedication of the
memorial will mark the Tooth
anniversary of oxford and the
121st anniversary of Miami.
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobard, presi-
dent general of the D. A. R.,
will preside at the dedication
exercises and Mrs. Grace H.
Brosseau, former president gen.
eral, will make the dedication
address.
The governor of Ohio, Myers
Y. Cooper. will accept the gift
on behalf of the State and
President Alfred H. Upham for
the university.
Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee,
daughter of President and Mrs.
Harrison. will acknowledge the
gift for the Harrison family.
The memorial is a modern
dormitory for women, carrying
out in it's Colonial lines the gen.
eral architectural effect of the
campus of Miami. It will &C
commodate $50 freshmen, pro-
viding them with adequate quar-
ters and many recreational IA
cllitles. There are also four suites
for faculty members who will
be responsible for the conduct
of the first-year girls assigned
to this building.
First Time Together
President and Mrs. Hoover
had their two sons, Herbert
Hoover, jr., and Allan, together
at the White House for the
weekend for the first time since
Mr.. Hoover's Inauguration. Allan
has left to resume his studies
at Harvard Business School.
Herbert Hoover, jr., who has
been staying at the fishing
camp of Lawrence Richey, one
OF the Presidents secretaries,
near Frederick, Md, arranged
to return to greet Allan, who
arrived Saturday night.
Representative and Mrs. Clar-
ence E. Hancock of New York
had as their guests at the May
flower for the weekend the
formers sister in law, Mrs.
Stewart F. Hancock, and her
son, Ted Hancock, of Syracuse,
who arrived in Washington Sat
urday from Florida. They are
leaving for New York tonight.
Theater Patron
The Minister of the Irish
Free State, Michael MacWhite,
will occupy a box this evening
at the performance of the
new musical, "Jonica," at the
National Theater.
Mrs. Theodore Colt Barrows
and her sister. Mrs. Elizabeth
Colt Anthony, daughters of the
late Senator LIE Baron Bradford
Colt, are at the Mayflower
Hotel, for a fortnight.
The governor of Utah, George
H. Dern, arrived at the Willard
yesterday from his home in
Salt Lake City. He will be in
town for several days.
Titus Filipowicz, the Polish
minister, has just returned to
Washington after a visit to
New York. where he stopped at
the Delmonico.
En- route, Mr.. Filipowicz
visited John B. Stetson in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Stetson was
formerly minister to Poland.
Visitors Here
Mrs. Stuart Hanna and her
daughter, Miss Ruth Hanna, OF
New York City, arrived in
Washington Saturday and will
be guests at the Mayflower
until Wednesday. Mrs. Stanley
Carr and Mrs. Richard Hume,
of Washington, are daughters
of Mrs. Hanna.