Evening star., 1935-04-07
RY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

The gardens of Washington and old
Georgetown are beginning to look
lovely and in spite of the cold morn.
ings used garden gloves. rakes ana
hose are being taken from the garden
houses and the ozone of Spring nils
the air. Soon the pilgrimages Will
begin and many of the gardens will be
opened to the public with nominal
entrance fee, the proceeds going to
some charity.
The Rev. F. Bland Tucker-the
fuckers of Virginia, suh-rector OF old
St. Johns Church, Georgetown, WILL
set the ball rolling with Dutch treat
to which he invites the public. With
true Southern hospitality Mr.. Tucker,
under the auspices of his church will
sponsor the pilgrimages on April IL
and l3, from 2 o'clock to O'CLOCK.
when a score of the historic and beau
tiful old mansions of the ancient town
NAV be visited. This is really rare
treat as many of these houses nave
not been open to the public for years.
Among the houses to which the VS.
itors will be welcomed is that OF Mr..
Associate Justice Roberts, OF the
United States Supreme Court. Under
secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, a relative
of the author of the Declaration OF
Independence, the sage of Monticello
MIR. Coolidge has many interesting and
historic portraits and other relics OF
Mr.. jefferson; Mr Robert Wicklln
Woolley-the Prestons, Wicklif1s and
Woolleys of the Blue Grass State ana
manv other householders, who are
generously opening their homes.
One often hears ST. Johns Church
LAFAYETTE Square, referred to as old
St. Johns. but as matter OF fact IL
was not built until some II years after
the church in Georgetown. ms
church was founded in 1874 ana
counted among its communicates the
cream of society and wealth OF the
time. Two of its first vestrymen were
Mr.. Thomas Peter. son OF the nrsI
mayor of Georgetown and husband OF
Martha Parke Custis; Francis Scott
Kew. author of the Star Spangled
Banner" and other men of distinction.
After many vicissitudes of fortune.
however, the church had to be rebuilt
in 1906. In 1860. when the town was
a flouriShing port-it is still the port
of customs-Grace Church Mission
was established for the large number
of sailors and canal boatmen who
freuuented the port. and for many
years it was supported by st. Johns
Church.
Just this one on the Rev. F. Bland
Tucker: When he was asked II he
were related to the late Right Rev.
Bishop Tucker Of Virginia, one OF the
outstanding and most beloved church,
men in America, he answered: Yes,
but somewhat removed" He was the
thirteenth child of the bishop.
Since the morning stars sang to-
gether and King Solomon wrote that
beautiful canticle: For, 10, the VIM
ter is past, the rain is over and gone;
the flowers appear on the earth; the
time of the singing of birds is come.
and the voice of the turtle is heard
in our land" poets and writers have
pdlu bllCll u 1buCC W SPl AAS. buS ~
haps the shortest and most all-em-
bracing essay ever written on the
season was by small boy who was
being held in the old House of De-
tention, near the Treasury Depart
ment, for truancy and some other
misdemeanor. He was told to write
a composition on Spring.
AS he gazed longingly from the
window and saw the budding trees
and flowers in the park; heard the
singing Of birds and conjured up
visions of that old fishing pole and
the crooked pin for hook. and
thought OF his pals on their way to
the river with their tin cans of fish
ing worms, he wrote: Spring is here
and I'm in Jail. Signed. Johnny
Jones"
A most interesting company COM
posed of ambassadors, cabinet minis
ters, society, Rev. Coleman Nevils.
S. j.. Senator Borah and many others
interested in art, assembled at the
National Gallery Of Art last Thursday
afternoon for a preview Of one of the
most interesting small collections of
paintings and water colors that have
been exhibited in Washington for
some time.
The Misses Bertha and Elena de
Hellebranth, two young Hungarian
artists and sisters. had their show,
sponsored by the Hon. John Pelenyi,
minister of Hungary, ane other nota-
Ill To- D al
tor of the gallery, is to be congratu-
lated on the perfect hanging of the
pictures, also the manner in which
the unframed water color portraits
of the late Speaker of the House,
Mr.. Longworth; Senator Borah and
others were treated. Mr. Tolman had
them framed in glass, which was SIM
ply held at the top and bottom by