Evening star., 1944-09-10

of NeDGdG 1879, az tHe
northwest corner of Cornec-
ticut duenue~ and Dupont
Circle. Removed in 1901.
Church, Sixteenth and H streets, April
%, 1895.
The Patterson house, at No. is Dupont
circle, is, no doubt, the most important
residence in this neighborhood, particu-
larly so because it was occupied in 1927
as the temporary White House, during
the making of repairs to the Executive
Mansion. At the time it was taken over
by the President, The Star saM:
THE old Patterson home is one of
the finest of the many mansions to be
found in the Dupont Circle section of
Washington. Stately in architecture, of
italian influence from the outside, it is
even more gorgeous inside.
THE house has four floors and is
built of white stone, and was designed
by the late Stanford White 1t is COM
pletely detached. This feature is un-
derstood to have had considerable in
f1uence in causing this house to be
picked by the President for the tempo
rary White House. They wanted a home
that had plenty of light. There were
other houses that appealed, but were
not selected because they are not de-
tached and because their construction
did not permit sufficient daylight to
enter the rooms"
1t was during Mr.. Coolidge's residence
here that Col. Charles Lindbergh and
his mother, Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh,
were the Presidents guests, following
the return of Col. Lindbergh to this
country after his memorable flight
across the Atlantic. 1t was from the
balcony Of this house that he waved a
greeting to the throng which gathered
in front of the house to shout his praise
Other Notable Homes
At 1901 New Hampshire avenue stands
the home of Robert R. Hill. 1t was
built in 1909 from the design by John
Russell Pope.
At 1926 is the former house of John
w. Weeks, Secretary of War under
Presidents Harding and Coolidge. Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson lived and
died at 1913. No. 1913 was built in 1909
by Representative o. H. P. Belmonl,
one time Minister to Spain, and here
the Prince of Wales, now the Duke of
Windsor, with part of his staff, was
quartered on November II to IA, 1919, on
his visit to Washington. In 1887 it was
bought by the General Grand Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star and is now
its International Temple and general
headquarters It's membership today is
placed at 100000, and extends through
out the United States, Canada and Mex
leo, and includes grand chapters also in
Scotland, China and elsewhere. The Local
Eastern Star chapters combined have a
membership in excess of 10000.
This afternoon and evening, from
o'clock until 9, reception and tea will
be given at the International Temple II
honor of the right worthy grand sec.
retary, Mrs. Minnie Evans Keyes, wht
has served in that Office for 25 years
The reception has been arranged by th'
most worthy grand matron. Mrs
Mamie Lander, with Mrs. Flora E
Campbell, right worthy grand treasurer
as honorary chairman, with Past Mos
Worthy Grand Patron William A. Duval
Mrs. Elviria Magdeburger grand matrol
ot the District of Columbia is activ
chairman assisted by Herbert S, Middle
miss, the grand patron, and others.
Other early improvements along NeN
Hampshire avenue include Cronin's Row
between T and streets, and Alexande
Row, 1136-1142.
In the writer's early days, from
, street northward, in the vicinity of Six
teenth street, was marsh land an
, slashes, where grass snakes and chigoe
were plentiful.