Evening star., 1939-04-16
Historic Sections
Of Georgetown 10 Be
Seen During Tours
! Houses Opened in Area
Where Embassies Were
Formerly Located

The tour of Georgetown houses,
under auspices of st. Johns Church,
Georgetown, final plans for which
were announced last night by Clar-
ence M. Charest, committee chair
man, will take visitors, next Friday
and Saturday, through some of the
most historic sections of the old
town, once the social. business and
diplomatic center of the Nations
Capital.
In the early days, it was explained
by Mr.. Charest, most of the foreign
embassies and legations were To-
Gated in Georgetown, when George
town, with its fine mansions but
poor and narrow streets, was city
Of houses without streets; while
Washington was city of streets
without houses
Russian Legation" Opened.
Among the famous former diplo-
matte houses to be open both Fri
day and Saturday during the tour
will be 1922 o street, still known as
the Russian legation" now the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis C..
De Wolf. 1t was in 1849 that IA
NOUS event focused attention on
this house. For it was to this home
that Baron de Bodisco, the Russian
Minister, brought his bride, Harriet
Beall Williams, in splendid equip
page, a gilded four horse coach.
There, at 1922 o street, the dis
tinguished bride and groom enter
tanned at dinner a famous company
Of the diplomatic corps and Ameri-
can statesmen. The bride had been
given in marriage at the ceremony
in her home at Thirtieth and R
streets by Henry Clay. The Baron S
groomsmen included President Mar
tin Van Buren,, the Netherlands
Minister, Henry Fox; the Austrian
Minister, Baron Sarnyse, and James
Buchanan, who had been American
Minister to Russia.
The Oldest house on the George
town tour will be the ancient Beall
house. now the home of Col. and
Mrs. William j. Donovan, at 1647
Thirtieth street. 1t is 125 years
old.
Some Modern Homes Listed.
Included in the tour this year
also are some modern homes, of
Alexander Hawes, at 1920 Reservoir
road, and Gray Foster, at 5000 S
street.
The lists of houses open Friday
and Saturday as announced by the
committee are as follows:
The Friday list is: Mrs. Alexander
Legare, 1908 Dumbarton avenue;
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Brooke,
-302l N street; Mr.. Victor Sutro, 3Ol9
P street; Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Parker, jr., 1914 o street: Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Lippmann, 1928 Thirty
fifth street; Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
c. de Wolf, 1922 o street: Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Donovan, 1647 Thir-
tieth street: Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Hawes, 1920 Reservoir road; Mr..
and Mrs. Gray Foster, 5000 S street;
Mr.. William G. Elmslie. 1900 Fox
hall road; st. Johns Church,
Georgetown, 324O o street.
AA0 0dVuA udy A4oC 1S MlSS MIDI :.
garet w. Bisland, 28O6 N street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston Hartley,
2906 N street; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Brooke, 1921 N street; Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Howe, 3134 P street;
Mr.. Christian Gudebrod, 1880
Thirtieth street; Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Klahr Huddle, 1927 Thirty-third
street: Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Par
ker, jr., 1914 o street; Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis c. de Wolf, 1922 o street;
Miss Anita Phipps, 1923 Thirty
second street; Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
Foster, 5000 S street; st. Johns
Church, Georgetown, 324O o street.
Tickets at 81 for each group of 10
homes are on sale at the May
flower, Shoreham and Willard Ho-
tells, the American Automobile As
sociation and the keystone Auto
mobile Club.