Evening star., 1934-07-01

Dieudonne house, which not long since gained
fame as the Tea House. is quite old but just
when it was built is either a secret or no one
knows, and for many years was the home of the
Dieudonne family. Later it was owned by the
Rogers family, the present owner being Miss
May Rogers. a close relation to the late DR..
Rogers Of Hyattsville, noted electrical in
ventor.
Mrs. Julianna Dieudonne as before stated
was the daughter of Nicholas Carroll Stephen.
She liked travelling. and upon one occasion,
when in Switzerland, met Jules Antoine Dieu-
donne. Soon afterward they were married IN
Brussels, and most naturally came back to
Bladensburg. where, for a while, they lived at
Bostock House, later moving to Parthenon.
According to an account before the writer
Jules Antoine Dieudonne was a musician and
painter Of distinction. Some works of his
brlsh,' are told, earned rewards in ex-
hibitions in Paris, Brussels and other Euro
pean cities and some Of his paintings were
shown in the Corcoran Gallery of Art One
of the celebrated examples Of his art was
Snow Scene in Bladensburg' This is not now
in the gallery, but is in possession of a SON,
who lives at Cottage City. AS a musician.
many will recall him as a member of the
Marine Band and of various orchestras He
was an excellent player on the bassoon and he
played also the piccolo, clarinet, flute and
other wind instruments. In the Corcoran
Gallery of Art is a fine picture called The
Flute Player 1t is portrait of Jules Dieu-
donne, who posed for that picture"
Jules Antoine Dieudonne died in 1914 at
Bethlemem, Pa, while he playing with the
Bethlehem Band. His children included
Erasmus LaMotte Dieudonne, Amelia May
Dieudonne. Jules Lewis Deudonne and Mrs
Margaret Adella Dieudonne Oettel. The writer
did not have time to go into this old frame
residence. but he does not believe that it re-
fasr ~ tic
there in the lifetime of Mr. and Mrs Dieu-
donne.
A BOUT a block from the Peace Cross on the
north side of the Defense Highway. sit
ting back in the yard, is what is known as the
DR.. David Ross house, where it is probable
that Gen. Ross Of the British Army dined prior
to the battle of Bladensburg. in 1914 and It
is also plausible that British soldiers did die
here and many have been buried in the
garden.
DR.. Ross died some time between 1913 and
1779, and Arianna Ross was his executrix
The property, including this red brick resi-
dence, remained in the Ross family until it
sold about 1875 to colored man named
Samuel K. Lee. In the Green Hill Cemetery
near Bladensburg, there are buried several of
the descendants of DR.. Ross. including WI
liam Ross. who died April 16. 1928; Harriet
Ross April "a, 1854; Madeline Ross April II,
Ross, November 6, 1870; Mary Ross, January
81, 1883. and Maria Louisa Ross Thompson,
October e. 1896. This house seems to be
in fairly good condition.
Further along the Defense Highway near
the top Of the hill and on the same side of
the road is Highburg owned by Judge Alfred
Bailey. 1t is said to have been the parsonage
OF the Rev. William Pinckney, bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church and this brings
to mind that Maryland has had at least three
other noted clergymen, namely. Most Rev.
John Carroll who founded Georgetown Uni
versity; Bishop Thomas John Claggett of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. and Cardinal
Gibbons, whose monument recently un-
veiled in front of the Sacred Heart Church.
Sixteenth street and Park road.
h lEARLY opposite the Ross house is the
Magruder home, which indicates its age,
and farther up the street. sitting back from
the road almost out of sight, is a small stone
building covered with vines, and. if appear
ances indicate anything, it is surely the Oldest
looking building in the town. Its age is un-
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