Evening star., 1946-11-13

is Just a little over 8. Angela, how
ever, is looking forward to life in
Washington. A few days ago her
mother found q large photograph
Of the Capitol in her room.
The boys are Nicholas, better
known as Nicky, who is IA, and John
Carter, called Carter, who is II.
Mrs. Brown Is New Englander
by marriage, for her husband is Q
member Of one Of Rhode Islands
oldest families. She was brought up
in Baltimore, however, has many
family connections In Virginia, and
looks on her future residence In
Washington as sort of homecom-
ing.
The former Anne Seddon Kinsoiv-
ing, she is the daughter OF the Rev.
and Mrs. Arthur B. Kinsolving, who
still live. in Baltimore, where DIR.
Kinsolving was rector Of st. Paul.s
Episcopal Church for many years.
One of her sisters is Mrs. Macgill
James, wife Of the assistant director
Of the National Gallery Of Art, and
she is delighted that her home here
will be only few blocks from her
sisters residence.
The Browns are a family Of many
interests. Music and sailing probably
top the list, but Mrs. Brown has q
special spot in her heart for the
newspaper profession.
As q debutante in Baltimore. she
decided to join the fourth estate,
got a job on the Baltimore News and
spent the next six years covering q
little bit of everything. Music and
drama were her favorite fields, but
her editor was just as apt to send
her on a murder story as q concert.
She found the entire experience
thrilling.
In becoming q writer. she was fol-
lowing in the footsteps Of her
mother who, as Sally Bruce Kinsolv-
ing, has written poetry for q num-
ber Of years and is a leader of the
Poetry Society of Maryland. Mother
says we always got along fine be-
cause neither of us ever read what
the other wrote" she laughed.
There are a number of literary
figures in her family. Ellen Glasgow,
the novelist, was her cousin and she
is a grandniece of the late Senator
William Cabell Bruce who won the
Pulitzer prize for his biography Of
Benjamin Franklin.
sgAs youngster, Mrs. Brown joined
the Johns Hopkins Orchestra, an
amateur symphony group in Balti-
more, and started managing it at
the tender age Of IL. Her position,
she recalls, was second violin on
the back bench" and she has con-
tinued to play, second violin ever
since.
After her marriage, she persuaded
her husband to take up the cello and
she now has q household Of musi-
clans. Both the boys love 1t. Nicky
plays the violin and bass clarinet
and Carter, the claYf1et and piano.
Angela, at this point, is a reluctant
pianist" according to her mother.
The entire family shares an en-
thusiasm for sailing and during the
vacation season, the Brown Navy"
Is familiar sight at Fishers Island
in Long Island Sound where they
have a summer home. All the chill
dren have their own boats and the
boys also are pressed into service as
crew members on their fathers
yacht.
Mrs. Brown is striking looking
brunette with a vivid personality
and wit that constantly enliyens
her conversation. She is intensely
interested In politics and has fire.
quently made political speeches.
After the repeal Of prohibition, she
became q member Of the commits
sion appointed to write the liquor
laws for Rhode Island and in 1896
she served as q presidential elector.
She Is a past president of the
Providence Community Concert As
sociation and Is now chairman Of
its Program Committee, a position
she will have to resign when she
moves to Washington. Her pet char
tiles are the Lying-in Hospital and
the st. Mary's Episcopal Home for
Children in Providence.