Evening star., 1947-09-30


borated on stories under the by-line
of The Poe Sisters. At various times
she was associated with the official
magazine of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the Cathe-
dral Age.
Saved Mrs. Mclean S35,000.
Miss Poe was instrumental in saw
ing the late Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean from being defrauded of an
additional $4,000 by CASTOR B.
Means in the Lindbergh kidnapping
case in 1882. Means had told Mrs.
Mclean that If she would give him
$35 900 in clean money he would re-
turn the marked ransom money re-
ceived previously.
Mrs. Mclean consented and was
going to pawn jewels to raise the
money. When she gave the jewelry
to Miss Poe, her friend, Miss Poe
became suspicious of the transaction
and went to Mrs. McLean's at
torneys instead of the pawnbroker
The attorneys then convicted Mrs
Mclean she was being defrauded.
1t wasn't until 1884 that Miss Poe
took up painting. Her works have
been exhibited here and in New
York, Cincinnati and Philadelphia
About five years after she began
painting, one of her pictures, March
of the Mountains" was chosen as
one of seven to represent the work
of Washington artists in the Nationa
Exhibition of American Art in New
York City. She also exhibited at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Phillips
Memorial Gallery of Art, the New
York Water Color Club, the Wash
ington Water Color Club show, the
Cincinnati Art Museum and the
American Water Color Society shows
Water color was her principal
medium. All her paintings were the
figment of her imagination and
many of them were painted at night
by indirect lighting. Critics have
compared her paintings in their
imaginative qualities and themes te
the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe.
Miss Poe also wrote many pub.
lished poems and with Mrs. Wilson
she wrote several books, including
Edgar Allan Poe, a High Priest Of
the Beautiful" and Half Forgotten
Romances of American History"
Developed Herb Garden.
She developed the bishops hert
garden at the National Cathedra
| and worked in the garden there fol-
many years. Besides growing herbs
in her own back yard, she found
time to compose music and play the
violin, piccolo, flute, drums ano
organ. She had played the drums
at the Women's National Press Club
stunt parties and had played In
other recitals outside of Washing.
ton. At the time of her death she
had been composing a piano sonata
Miss Poe and her sister organized
the National Service School fol
Girls with branches in Chevy Chase
Newport, r. l.; Lake Forest, Ill, ane
in the South. The institution
trained young women for war worl
during World War I. She also or
ganized a war service center unde
the Women's Naval Service wher,
women were instructed in first ait
and the preparation of surgica
dressings. The headquarters fo
both her organizations were in tn,
Theodorus Bailey Myers Masol
House, 1906 Twentieth street NV.
Miss Poe was a charter membe
OF the American Newspaper Wom
ems Club and had held various of
fees in the Women's National Pres
Club. She was a member of tn,
American Red Cross, the Kalorams
Citizens Association, the Wash.
ington Water Colors Club, the Ma
tional Council of the Cathedra
and the OAR.
| Besides her sister, Mrs. Wilson
she is survived by the following
nieces and nephews, all of Wash
ington: Mrs. William M. Candy
society editor of The Star; Lee Po,
Hart. Spencer Lee Hart, William
Edgar Hart. Mrs. Harris -Atchieon