Evening star., 1935-05-26
Alexandria
Tour of Old
Residences
Many Historic Places
on List for June J.
Tea at Gadsby's.

Alexandria is again to open a group
of ls beautiful snd historic Colonial
houses Saturday. June /, when the
tour sponsored by the Alexandria AS
sociation will take place. Mrs.
Charles Beatty Moore is general
chairman of the committee and has
assisting her Mrs. Harry N. Coots and
Mr.. A. NJ. Roth. The very attractive
program which will be presented
each visitor to guide him to the vari-
Gus houses was designed by Mr.. Will
liam Woodville. who most appro-
priately gave the cover an eighteenth
century character. 1t is interesting
to notice that for the central motif
on this cover he selected two fine bits
of Alexandria architecture, one a
beautiful keystone and the other
capital.
The houses to be shown will be
opened to visitors at IL O'Clock. and
may be visited until 5 o'clock. de-
Ightful feature of the tour will be
the garden tea. held in the court yard
of Gadsby's Tavern, for which there
will be no charge. Mrs. Harry N.
COotS is head Of the Tea Committee
and has assisting her Miss Earl Tay-
lor. Mrs A D RoreX and Mrs. Eugene
Dooman. Among the Well-knoWn
women who will alternate at the tea
table from to o'clock are Mrs.
John H. Russell, Nine. Lombard. Mrs.
Mark Bristol and Nine. Sokolowska.
Many pieces of beautiful and in
teresting furniture and objects of art,
as well as much good old woodwork.
such as mantelS. cornices and stair
ways. are to be found in this list Of
houses. Miss Cummings. who is
chairman of the Hostess Committee,
has announced the following list Of
hostesses, who will receive at the vari-
Gus homes: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Car
ter, 308 Queen street, Mrs. w. L.
LoVrie and Mrs. Rudolph S. Brown;
Maj and Mrs H E. Marshburn. 209-
2l1 North Fairfax street assisted by
Mrs. w. H. Peek, Mrs. A. D. Rorex
and Mrs. Richard Baker: Mrs. John
Rowland. 208 North Fairfax street,
having with her Mrs. A. D. Willard.
Mrs. Charles Muier and Mrs. J. Henry
Moore; Miss Blondel Malone, l20
South Fairfax street. who has Mrs.
Jeffers and Mrs. William E Hum
phrey to assist her. and Mr.. W. B.
McGroarty, l22 South Fairfax street.
who will have Miss Alma McGroarty
with him.
Others keeping open house are:
Mrs. Herbert Little, 2I1l2 Prince
u-hn tc ,,yil
B. P. Garnett and Mrs. H. F. White:
Mrs. c. g Moore 207 Prince street,
with Mrs. Robert Fletcher. Mrs. Will
liam Boalke. Miss Catherine Critcher,
Mrs. Benjamin Ferris and Mrs. An
drew Pickens.
Mrs. Garland Lambert, 2lO Prince
street. and Mrs. William H Mondell
will receive there.
Mrs Ward Brown. 1913 Prince street.
have to help her Miss Isa Glenn Mrs
Bertram Hulen, Mrs. Lester Baker.
Mrs. S. A. Greenwell. Mrs Dorothea
Townsend. Mrs. Joseph Crockett and
Mr. Woodville. With Mrs. Joseph L.
Weller. 1O9 Prince street. will be
Mrs. w. L. Littlefield, Mrs. E. R.
Waters. Miss Lorraine Littlefield and
MRS. arthur IaylOr.
Mrs. w. L. Littlefelds garden. 107
Prince street. Mrs. Bowman Mac
Arthur and Mrs. Ruth Devereux will
receive and Mrs. Harrison Cruick-
shank. 1913 Duke street, and Miss
Julia Ward Cruickshank will keep
open house.
Mrs. Paul Tupper. sos South Lee
street, and Mr.. Gregory Tupper and
Mrs. Robert Kayser will be at home
and Mrs. Allston Gof of 213 Wilkes
street and Mrs. Charles Moore will
receive.
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
S21 South Fairfax street. will be open
with Mrs. William l. McIllwaine, Mrs.
William Moore and MRS. A. K. War
field receiving. Mrs. Scott MacFar-
land. COL Queen street; Miss Helen
Norris Cummings and Mrs. F. Korrell
will receive. and Mr.. D. E. F. Warner,
7l2 South Pitt street; Miss Mary An
derson. Miss Helen Bean and Miss
Mary Switzer will be at home.
Mrs. Harry N. CootS, 1920 Prince
street, will have with her Mrs. Will
liam H. White Mrs. N. M. Bell Mrs.
John Stapler. Mrs. Harriet Keblin-
ger. Mrs. Alex D. Swiles and Miss
Mary Coots
Mrs. A. H. Stevans, 814 Franklin
street. will be assisted by Miss Mar
garet Sands. Mrs. John S. Dunn and
Mrs. A. M. Roth.
Members of the Girl Cadet Corps
Of the George Mason High School
and the Alexandria High School will
be stationed in front of each house
to assist in directing the visitors.
Tickets may be obtained at the George
Mason Hotel or at the first home
visited. or at the A. A. A. Washing
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