Evening star., 1937-10-17

which she has actively served In
various capacities, Mrs. Marvin, IN
humorously commenting upon the
breaks in her Colonial lineage, says,
These are where my Tory lines
come into the ancestral picture"
A helpmate who has been content
to walk by her husbands side in the
achievement OF his life purposes In
true Biblical fashion, most OF her own
activities during the decade of their
Washington residence have been the
outgrowth of the George Washington
University's far-fiung motivation. To
such organizations connected with it
as the Columbian Women, the Ladies'
Hospital Board, the Faculty Women's
Club and innumerable student groups,
she is frequent and delightful
hostess.
Headed Hospital Unit.
Succeeding Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor as president Of the Ladies' Board
of the George Washington University
Hospital, Mrs. Marvin had a highly
successful term of three years in this
ONCE, Mrs. Grosvenor again taking
over the reins of the leadership of this
group when series of persistent colds
on young Cloyd's part necessitated a
Winter with his mother in the warmer
and SUMMER climate of California.
During this enforced sojourn in her
native State Mrs. Marvin again turned
to her music, for the occupation OF
unaccustomed hours of leisure while
their son was at school, and took up
the study Of voice and the pipe organ
under the tutelage of choilmaster
in little nearby church. This inter-
est in her music, revived two years
ago, came to academic fruition this
past June in her graduation in voice
from the Peabody Conservatory OF
Music from course for which q GER
tificate is usually not given under
three years duration in residence. So
1t would appear that Mrs. Marvin has
in no wise left behind her the driving
force that as Dolly" Belts enabled
her to complete five years work in
four during her student days at the
University of California.
One OF the assets of the Marvin
home at 2439 Tracy place is a pipe
organ in which DR.. Marvin particu-
larly delights and which Mrs. Marvin
greatly enjoys. although as she mod
estly adds, Il am far from being As
proficient in its use as I hope some
day to be-"
The interest OF DR.. and Mrs. Marvin
is shared by their son Cloyd, an out
standing student at St. Adams Ca
thedral School for Boys and a chip
OF the parental block in many ca
pacities. He often accompanies his
mother in piano duets and flute solos.
Mrs. Marvin is an interested and
active member Of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club and OF the American Asso-
citation OF University Women.
Heads Columbian Women.
This year. outside of her home and
immediate family, Mrs. Marvin is CEN
terlng her interests in her presidency
OF the Columbian Women, important
adjunct of the university as an ac-
cessory to its progress and as an agency
for providing it with gift scholarships
TO young women Of outstanding ability
and attainments who could not other
wise have the advantages OF a college
education. This group. organized in
1894 at the suggestion of that world
famous scientist. DR.. Charles E. Num-
roe, inventor OF smokeless powder
and at that time dean Of the School
of Graduate Studies at the George
Washington University. is one OF the
Oldest women's organizations in the
District of Columbia. During its dis
tinguished history it has enjoyed the
patronage Of many of Washington's
offlcial groups. among them Presi-
dent OF the United States and the
wives OF several Presidents. The early
purpose Of this 43-year-old organiza-
ton, as Mrs. Marvin points out, was
to provide common meeting ground
Tor the very small group of woman
students in the university when CO.
education in college life in the Nation s
Capital was a distinctly new and
somewhat startling innovation. With