Evening star., 1936-05-31

a Viking: Gen. Marcus Wright, tan
and handsome with his moustache
and imperial, and Gen. Maxwell
Woodruff, ruddy and vigorous, who at
his death bequeathed to George
Washington University, his home, still
standing at the northwest corner of
Twenty-first and G streets.
Gems. Brown, Gregg and Hunt, all
heavily bearded, erect and dis
, tinguished looking, attired in Prince
Albert coats and black felt hats,
carrying canes as If they were swords
at q dress parade, were martial per-
sonages, whom it was delight to be-
hold.
Within these houses great bowls of
hot, smoking rum punch or creamy
eggnog regaled callers along with
tea brought directly from the Orient,
razor thin slices of Virginia ham,
beaten biscuits and delectable slices
! Of fruitcake or golden pound cake,
according to cherished family recipes.
Upon, the present site. of 2001 and
2003 G. street once stood fine, old
yellow Colonial residence with white
pillars. Before it was occupied by the
Government as war record office 1t
was the home Of the Misses Bertha
and Nina Chinn. Nina married the
son of Admiral John G. Walker. The
children in this vicinity unblushingly
remember their raids upon the fine
cherries that grew in the Chinn
grounds.
Services Held for Wilhelm I.
Across the street at 1904 G street
was the home of William G. Wilson,
the father of Charles Wilson, of Mrs.
Pere Lippett and of Mrs. James
Durant. Mr.. Wilson remembers vividly
when funeral services for the Emperor
William I, father of the deposed
Kaiser. were held in the old German
Lutheran Church upon the site Of the
present church at Twentieth and G
street, originally set aside as a place
of worship by Jacob Funk, Hamburg S
German founder. Here assembled to
pay their respects President Cleveland
and his entire cabinet, the German
Ambassador and representatives of all
foreign powers in the Nations Capt.
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Commodor Philip Brown and his
family occupied 2O02 G street.
During the Winter and Spring OF
1S69-70. 20l7 G street, which is now
progress, was the bachelor headquar-
ters of Henry Adams. He comments
upon its change from 158 G street
old-style numbering, to its present
designation, in his collected letters
which have become famous because OF
his caustic comments concerning the
great and near great Of his time
many of whom he entertained at
dirner in this old house. Next door
20l9 G street, was known as the
Stedman House. Here lived Com
modor Stedman.
Another noted resident of this
neighborhood was Gen. Henry Hunt,
who lived at 2010 G street. Referred
to as the most distinguished Artillery
commander of the Civil War;" by
an eminent military authority, it is
claimed that his superb tactical use
of artillery, broke Pickett's charge at
Gettysburg and decided the conflict
| in favor of the Union.
Gen. Irving Gregg. dashing Cavalry
| leader of the Civil War. lived at 2025
G. street, also being ra1ed.
Almost across the street from the
house where Henry Adams once lived
is 2020 G street, formerly the home
of DR.. John Frederick May, son of
DR.. Frederick May. founder of the
Medical Society of the District of
Columbia and member of the medical
staff of George Washington Univer-
sity, then known as Columbian Col
lege. One of Washingtons best
known surgeons. DR.. May identified
Booth as the assassin of President
Lincoln by a tell-tale scar upon his
neck, the result Of heedlessness upon
Booths part following an operation
for carbuncle.
Deed Given University.
A classmate of DR.. May in Column
bian College was DR.. William Van
Horn Brown, son of Obadiah Bruen
Brown, one of the founders of the
university with the Rev. Luther Rice.
George w. Litfield Brown of the
class of II, grandson of Obad adiah, is
the third generation of his family
living in this city to be connected
with. George Washington University.
He has recently presented to the uni
versity the original deed to its first
property holdings. just fraction
short of so acres whose original
grantors were members of the Peter
family. Arthur Peter, a descendant,
is vice chairman of its Board of
Trustees.
Mrs. Clara Ashley Weech, wife Of
Rev. Robert H. Weech of Baltimore.
lived at 20l2 G street as a little girl.
Her father, Alexander Ashley, during
the Civil War was secretary to Gen.
Albert j. Meyer, for whom Fort Meyer
was later named, and subsequently
was chief clerk of the Weather
Bureau, then an adjunct Of the
Signal Corps.
The Signal Corps, it will be remem-
bered, was later headed by Gen.
Adolphus Greeley, Arctic explorer.
Gen. Greeley and his family lived at
1914 G street In the square below
where the present demolition is in
progress.
The house at 2024 G street has had
succession of well-known occupants
from the days when Gen. Orville E.
Babcock, secretary to President Grant,
made it his home. Here there also
resided for a time George Allan
Townsend, author of THE Entailed
Hat" In 1886 it was the home Of
Col. D. S. Lamont, secretary to
President Cleveland during his first
administration and Secretary of War
during his second. Following the
Lamont's occupancy, 1924 G street
was used as the Chilean Legation by
Senior Cana, whose son was as bril-
liant as his daughter Magdalena
was beautiful. 1t was the privilege
of certain of the Army and Navy boys
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