Evening star., 1939-07-05
Institute
Holds OAR,
Day Friday
Capital Group
Will Motor to
Virginia L.

A party of members of the Ma.
tional Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, will motor
from Washington to Charlottesville,
Va, tomorrow to attend the Friday
session of the Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Vir-
ginia, at which Mrs. Henry M. Rob-
ert, jr., president general, will pre-
side.
Those attending from here include
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, vice pres
ident general; Miss Page Schwarz-
wealder, treasurer general: Mrs. B.
Harrison Lingo. national correspond
ing secretary, c. A. r.; Mrs. William
H. Pouch, past national organizer
secretary general; Mrs. John Nor
rison Kerr, national president gen.
eral, c. A. r., and Mrs. C. A. Swami
Sinclair of Alexandra, Virginia
State regent.
Mrs. Sinclair, who will return with
the party Friday, will devote most
Of the summer to directing the
restoration of the ballroom in Alex
andria's famous old Gadsby's Tav-
ern, work on which will be started
next week under the auspices of
the Virginia Daughters of the
American Revolution. Plans for the
restoration have been made with
the assistance of Thomas Water
man, architect with the Department
of the Interior.
Three Bedrooms Restored.
Until now, only the first floor and
the old kitchen of the building, the
property of the American Legion,
have been open to tourists. Restora-
ton of the three bedrooms across
the hall from the ballroom on the
second floor has recently been COM
pleted, so that with the ballroom
restored the public will have the op-
portunity to see the famous old hos
telry as it was in the days of George
Washington. Originally, the ball
room had only harpsichord, table
and chairs along the walls. The mu-
slclans sat in a small gallery which
was reached by ladder from the
corridor and when the musicians
had climbed into the gallery the
ladder was removed until the con-
clusion of the evenings festivities,
so as not to obstruct the narrow
hallway.
Although financing the restora-
ton of the ballroom has been ar
ranged, there is still need of funds
for furnishings for the room, and
it is believed that friends and per-
sons interested in the old tavern
will contribute. Already, Mrs. Sim
clair states, a contribution has been
received from the chapter in Rome.
Italy. which has always been par
ticularly interested in the restora-
ton of the ballroom.
Entertainments Planned.
The corridor and stairway of the
tavern will also be restored as a gift
from Mrs. Collins Jones Peake of
California, in memory of her father,
the late Robert Jones. who was
greatly interests in the preservation
of Gadsby's.
In conjunction with the D. A. r.
day Friday at the University of Vir-
ginia, several entertainments have
been planned for the visitors from
Washington by Daughters living
near Charlottesville.
Tomorrow night Mrs. E. j. Perkins
will entertain at her home near the
Pennington Club in honor of Mrs.
Robert and Mrs. Sinclair. Friday
morning a breakfast will be given
for them by Mrs Charles B. Keesee,
honorary Virginia State regent and
national chairman of the correct use
OF the flag, and Friday afternoon a
luncheon will be given in honor of
Mrs. Robert at the Pennington Club
by the Virginia State Daughters.