Evening star., 1934-02-18
Touches on Solidarity.

to the White House for a visit with
Mrs. Roosevelt which had been ar
ranged for her Their daughter, Mrs.
Robert ]. Randolph, whose husband
served as major during the World
War, has home at 1908 N street,
which is just few doors from the
nome OF her parents. Mrs. Randolph
is an authority upon the history of
the old homes and historical back
ground of Georgetown, having delved
deeply into this fascinating field and
into the study of old furniture. 1t
will be remembered in this latter
connection that Mrs. Randolph
aroused great interest at a recent
auction sale of the late Admiral
Dewey's effects with her purchase of a
nest Of four red lacquer tea tables
presented to Admiral Dewey by the
late Emperor of Japan.
Today there is a wonderful atnos-
phere about the grounds in the rear
Of the old house as they sleep in
simplicity and southern sunshine. Mr..
Lincoln inclosed the grounds with q
high brick wall, architecturally in
keeping with the house and COM
pletely surrounding it on its garden
boundaries. BY series of harmoni-
Gus graduations these walls follow the
descent of the property to its rear
levels. which reach almost through
to M street below.
Within well-balanced modern plant
ing blends with the old against the
base Of the inclosing walls. A broad
sweep of grass terraced greensward
with its central spacing unmarried,
descends gradually with interspersing
plateaus to the final level of the
grounds. Here and there the glisten-
ing green Of magonlia trees is in fine
contrast to tall, century-old trees
whose budding foliage has been the
harbinger of many Springtimes and
whose fallen leaves have heralded
countless Winters. Ancient ivy has
taken possession Of one old tree and is
running up its trunk as if it were
trying to climb to the skies The
original stable, now a garage, stands
to the extreme western side of the
grounds and is a delightful looking
place in itself. Caretakers' quarters
ingeniously fitted into its rear are a
component part of the whole picture.
Kept Cows and Hogs.
It Is a known fact that within the
grounds of 3014 N street Judge Dun
lop's son years ago kept his own cows
and hogs. There is still standing be-
tween the house and stable little
brick building covered with vines. A
series of openings between the bricks
in the upper portion are visible
Through these curled the smoke OF
hickory logs in the old days when this
structure served as the family smoke
house.
In the garden was discovered q
brown stone marker about l8 inches
tall, which proved to be the mo. q
stone of the 18 corporation stones
of Georgetown used in laying out the
town limits when they were deter
mined by Congress in 1901. This i:
the only stone remaining of the IL
that fixed the original boundaries o1
Georgetown, with the Potomac River
on the south, the approximate site oi
Georgetown College on the east, 30tt
street on the west and N street or
the north.
Presenting to the passerby facade
Of unchanging but melloWing beauty
and dignity, 3014 N street has shell
tered, successively, beneath its rooi
Judge Dunlop, that eloquent propo'
nent of a lost cause, and Robert Todt
Lincoln, son Of the leader of the vic.
tofious Union forces.