Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
MRS.GEORGE DEWEY
DIES AT HOME HERE
Death of AdmiraI'S Widow
Unexpected Despite Illness
of Two Years.
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Palace. And for him she broke her
rigid retirement rule, in a very stately
and very exclusive party-just the
prince and his escorts TO tea.
On that occasion she described to
him the knee-trotting episode, inform
Ing his royal highness that when she
had complimented the pretty clothes OF
the young princes, he had army
answered, Were not always this
dressed up"
Burial at Cathedral.
And in exchange for childhood
"Reminiscences, the prince gave ner MS
autographed photograph, adding one
last proud memory to a room alreaoy
replete with them.
Admiral Dewey's body rests IN
nepulcher in Bethlehem Chapel OF
Washington Cathedral and following
private services MS widow Will pc lalo
to rest beside him in the chapel. me
wives of the late Bishop Alfred HARD
ing and Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee also
are buried in Bethlehem Chapel
Mrs. Dewey was born in CINCINNATI
on April II. 1845. With her sister Mary
she was educated in conservative private
schools, Her education was supple
mented by contact with governesses ana
travel in foreign lands. She was an
accomplish ed linguist and gifted IN
music and art, many products OF her
br1Ish being still preserved in the K
street home.
Shortly after the Civil War she mar
ried Gen. william B, Hazen OF the
Army. In Vienna. where Gen. Hazen
was military attache of the American
embassy, she was popular member OF
the diplomatic and court set and was
a great favorite of the then Empress OF
Austria, wife of Emperor Franz josef.
Upon Gen. HaZen's retirement from &C
tive service they came to washington
20 live at the house at 1901 K street,
which was built for her as a surprise
gift from her father. 1t was the scene
of many brilliant social affairs. After
her husbands death she lived with her
mother at the latter's house at l705 K
street.
Married in 1899.
This old home had national promi-
nence in the Autumn of 1899, when Mrs
Mclean put it to the disposal of the
gallant Admiral George Dewey, after
his triumphant return to Washington
from the scene of the destruction of
the Spanish feet at Manila Bay. 1t
was there that Admiral Dewey met
Mrs. Hazen and an ardent courtship
followed. They were married on No
Vember of that year in the rectory
Of xSt. Paul's Catholic Church by the
late Mgr. Macktn, then pastor Of that
church.
Admiral Dewey, then in the eyes of
the whole world, took his bride later
to live in the house at 1747 Rhode
oil al ht,f on tho ovvliro finr1 nf
the lease they returned to Mrs. Dewey's
K street home, which became enriched
with the trophies showered upon the
gallant hero by admirers all over the
world. One of these trophies, a bronze
statue, eight or nine feet high, was the
gift of 10000 school children, who con-
tributed 10 cents each.
It was about then that a moment of
thoughtlessnesS brought a temporary
censure of the admiral. The American
people had presented him the Rhode
Island avenue house as a gift Of their
appreciation. Admiral Dewey, wishing
to show his affection for his wife, made
her gift Of the house, without think
ing of the effect 1t might possibly have
upon the public donors.
But the public soon forgot and for
gave and Admiral Dewey remained the
foremost national hero until his death
In 1917, the admiral of the Navy until
recent legislation gave that rank to re-
tired officers of the Navy who had held
the temporary command during the
World War.
Moved Husbands Body.
In Ill health before and after her
husbands death, Mrs. Dewey remained
in seclusion, seeing only few chosen
friends. In March, 1924, official WASH
1ngton was startled by the removal of
the body of Admiral Dewey, upon re-
quest of his widow, from the specially
constructed mausoleum in Arlington
National Cemetery to the newly con-
structed Bethlehem Chapel of Wash
ington Cathedral. Shortly before she
became invaded Mrs. Dewey appeared
at the War Department and asked for
a stay in the order issued to remove
the Dewey tomb at Arlington. This
request was granted and the tomb is
still standing as when it contained the
body of the famous hero
In her K street home, Mrs. Dewey
kept the chair in which the admiral
usually sat draped in purple and the
widow never permitted any one to sit
IN 1t or occupy his rooms which have
been kept as they were during his life
time. 1t is understood that Mrs. Dewey's