The Washington times., 1938-12-21

l. stantly, even for such a ma
are speaking engagements MI
must be kept. There are mags
a deadline.
But in spite of all that Mrs.
Vivienne Barkalow Brecken-
ridge became the bride of STAN
ley Hornbeck, advisor on politi'
cal relations, knowing that her
career had to go on, knowing
that her new life would be filled
with social demands and home
duties, and taking it all as
calmly as summer morn.
Efficient in
Spite of Size
Although scarcely bigger than
the proverbial pint-Size Mrs.
Hornbeck for all her winsome
manner and her big blue eyes is
as well-organized and efficient
as the highest mechanism you
can name.
She says herself, that when
you've lived through a couple Of
hurricanes your viewpoint on
things to worry about changes
somewhat. The sudden arrival
of six unexpected guests for din
ner will no longer seem hair
raising interlude and the cooks
leaving in the midst of party
will be merely something to
laugh about.
Worked With
Red Gross
Mrs. Hornbeck has worked
for the Red Cross through such
CalamitieS as the Mississippi
Flood, when under Mr.. Herbert
Hoover, seventeen million dol
lars were spent in that region.
With three other statisticians
she has written a history of
that flood in figures to justify
the great relief expenditure.
This work took her directly into
the field where she visited every
county, checking on the condi-
tions found and remedied, the
type Of flood; the type of loss;
checking and accounting for the
expenditure on 16 counts, such
as household furniture, farm
tools and supplies, the fight on
pellagra, etc.
In 1929 Mrs. Hornbeck be-
came alumnae secretary at
Sweet Briar College, where she
was affectionately known by
the students as Mrs. Breck."
Her picturesque office in the
old slave quarters was, during
her reign, the rendezvous of the
Sweet Briar girls who found in
her pal who spoke their Ian
guage and consequently under
stood it.
Mrs. Hornbeck's love for gar
dening found opportunity for
expression in restoring the iris
and larkspur beds leading up to
the cabin door, Hollyhock again
Haunted their gay stalks
against the whitewashed bricks,
jonquils and crocci and the
climbing roses for which the eS-
tate was originally named made
a bower befitting so dainty and
delightful a personality. Her
home here in Washington is
warm with color, sunshine
streaming in the windows and
flowers everywhere.
Duties Included
Editing Magazine
One of the greatest tributes
to her ability came with her Sc
lection as president of the
American Alumni Council, when
her duties included editing the
magazine which is that body's
official organ and making
speeches in every State in the
Union.
But one other woman had ever
been elected president Of the
Alumni Council since its inclu-
sion of women in 1919.
The American Alumni Coun-
cil it might be well to explain,
is an organization established
in 1918, made up of approx
mately 400 alumni officers in as
many colleges and universities
in the United States. Canada
and Newfoundland. Its funda-
mental purposes are the inter
change of ideas on alumni and
educational problems and the
encouraging Of a spirit of pro
fessional pride in alumni work.
In spite of all the many de-
mands upon her time, Mrs.
Hornbeck finds leisure to in
dulge in an occasional game Of
squash, which she dearly loves.
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