Evening star., 1943-05-23
Many Duties of a Deputy Air=Raid Warden
Keeping Social Leader Close to Her Home
Mrs. Delos Blodgen
Dev0feS Much Time
To Important Work
By Katharine Brooks.


By Katharine Brooks.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett has
given herself whole heartedly to
the duties of deputy afraid
warden for her section of the city
and, instead of spending the win
ter months in her home at Miami
Beach, Fla, she stayed here to
keep her house open at 1915 New
Hampshire avenue. This very
comfortable white stone house
just off Dupont Circle Is an air.
raid shelter.
Throughout last summer Mrs.
Blodgett was at home here and,
although she made a short visit
to Mackinac Island to look after
her place there, she did not open
her cottage, but returned to her
house here as soon as she could.
She has taken her work and her
part in the home defense very
seriously and took the course for
AFRAID warden among the first.
No AFRAID shelter could be
complete without place for first
aid, so she has turned her library
on the ground floor of the Eng
lish basement house into one OF
the very complete first-aid rooms.
For this Mrs. Blodgett was
awarded the insignia of v house
which means the best in equip
ment.
Although she always has done
her part in whatever she has been
interested in and always has been
helpful to those with less Of the
worlds goods than she is endowed
with, she has had very little part
in actual work for the Red Gross
or any organized charity. Her
house always has been and con-
tinues to be filled with friends
and relatives, some staying only a
day or so, some remaining longer.
And many a young girl has been
able to complete her studies in
her chosen field through the gen.
erosity of Mrs. Blodgett.
A native of Georgia, Mrs.
Blodgett was one of four daugh-
ters of college professor, the
girls being familiarly known as
prof. Peck's Bushel."
One of her sisters, the late Mrs.
Charles Graves Matthews, made
her home with Mrs. Blodgett
after they both became widowed
and was as popular in resident
circles as her sister.
Another of the "Bushel," the
late Mrs. Edwin Porcher OF Co.
Goa, Fla, was a frequent visitor
and with Mr.. Porcher spent a
portion of each winter with them.
The fourth sister was not in
Washington in many years, but
Mrs. Blodgett and Mrs. Matthews
made frequent trips abroad to
visit her until her death some
years ago. She was Mrs. Charles
Trower, wife of the British Con-
sui General at Capri, Italy.
Mrs. Blodgett first came to
Washington through her friend
ship with the late Senator and
Mrs. Julius G. Burrows of Mich
igan, whom she knew in Grand
Rapids during the life of Mr..
Blodgett. Mr.. Blodgett's grand
son, Mr.. John Wood Blodgett and
Mrs. Blodgett Of Grand Rapids
are guests of the senior Mrs.
Blodgett for this week and per-
haps next.
The first home Mr.. Blodgett
had here was the house at 1900
Sixteenth street, which she pur-
chased from the esate of the late
Senator and Mrs. Joseph Benson
Foraker Of Ohio and which she
sold few years ago to her neigh
Dor, the Foundry M. E. Church.
When she came to Washington
she caused considerable comment
because she served no wine or
alcoholic refreshment at her par
ties, many predicting that she
would not be a popular hostess
without it. However, she has
proven that to be a fallacy.
Mrs. Blodgett's two daughters
also live in Washington. Col. and