Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

Adam was a shoemaker, and Eve taiIoress.
But this is going too far back in history for
the writer.
To these may be added those ornaments of
Literature, Holcroft the author of 'The Critic"
and, other works; Clifford the founder, and for
many years the editor, of the London Quarterly
Review one Of the most profound scholars and
elegant writer's Of the age, and Bloomfield, the
author OF 1.-THE Farmers Boy" and other works,
all of whom were Shoemakers and the pride and
admiration OF the literary world.
Anthony Purvur, who was teacher OF Ian
guages at Andover, England, and who re-
ceived 81 900 for his translation Of the Scrip
lures served his time in that worthy occupa-
ton, as did our own Roger Sherman, signer
Of the Declaration Of independence and whole
lot Of other things. who, SO history tells u.s. was
early apprenticed to q shoemaker, which occu-
patton he followed as a business for many years,
and this. by the way, was the man who. Thomas
Jefferson once observed, never said foolish
thing in his life" Calvin Coolidge, another
distinguished American, who left the White
House but recently Is said to have absorbed
much Of his wisdom from a shoemaker OF his
home town.
The list Of those who graduated from the
shoemakers bench and later became men OF
note Is indeed endless-for instance. Lacking
ton, the celebrated London bookseller, well
known by his Confessions" and by his admir-
able travesties Of Appelles Sarcasm on his
critic.
Samuel Drew q profound metaphysician, was
proud Of having been a shoemaker, Is was
Jacob Boehmen and the world Is still fun of
Just such cases, illustrating and demonstrating
that you cannot keep good man down.
DuT let Us return to the stettinius family:
= Samuel A. Stettinius Cborn 1903, died 1870,
son Of Samuel E. married Mary A. Walters of
Baltimore and had John, Joseph s. and
Maggie j.
Joseph s. Stettinius, the next SON Of Samuel
T., married Helen Davis and settled in st.
Louis, Mo. OF their three daughters and one
son Julia 8. became the wife Of Robert F.
Morrison, later chief justice Of the Supreme
Court Of California Bertha married John
Wann. and their daughter Florence became the
wife Of Otto Won Schwerin, German military
ofhcer; Helen married q Mr.. Gilman, and the
son, Edward Stettinius, on behalf OF the J.
Pierpont Morgan Co.. assisted in arranging the
finances of the World War, and for q while
served as Assistant Secretary of War under
President Wilson.
The next son of Samuel civilian Stet-
tinius-married Mary Rosana Grammer, daugh-
ter Of Gottlieb Christopher Grammer and his
wife. Eliza (Doyne) Grammer. Both William
and his brother George, who were twins, settled
in Peoria, III. william had two daughters,
Laura and Rose. Laura Stetttnius married
Champe peterborough Thornton of Port
royal t6.S ana Gley 1ldO DO 4SouC Nf1dHpe Dc
Thornton, jr.: H. L. Thornton, well known
Washington realty man and developer of Ia
koma Park and other suburban subdivisions;
Grayson Lomax Thornton and Rosalie Thorn
ton, who married Leland Stanford Conness, a
newspaper correspondent and son Of Hon.
John Conness, who during Civil War days rep
resented California in the United States Senate
pose STETTINIUS, the other daughter Of
william, married Rev. John B. Gray, and
their children included Robert Muncaster Gray
and Ethel who married DR.. Eugene Douglas of
Baltimore. The Rev. John b. Gray will be
recalled by many Of the older residents OF
Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights as hay
ing been perhaps the first clergyman connected
with st. Stephens p. e. Church, on Fourteenth
street near Kenyon, when that church con-
sisted Of only q small stone structure, which
was only removed q few years ago, together
with the larger building erected at later date.
Rev. George r. Dudley, the present rector Of
st. Stephens Church, when quite young man,
succeeded DR.. Gray 90 pastor, built the new
church-which stood on fourteenth street until
recently-and made the congregation, what it
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. George .stettiniHs scn~of Samuel Es.married