Evening star., 1948-02-16
anderson House
Tour byDARto Aid
Memorial Room

Representatives of number Of
organizations will receive with Off
GERS of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution during a tour and
tea of the Anderson House to be
held from to pm. Thursday.
The tour is being sponsored by
the District OAR to raise funds for
a memorial room at George Wash
ington University Hospital in mem
ory of Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins,
whose husband was president OF the
university for number OF years.
Mrs. Hodgkins was prominent in
OAR activities, as we'll as in educa-
tional and civic organizations.
The Anderson House, at 2118
Massachusetts, avenue NV. was
made available for the benefit
through the courtesy of the Society
of the Cincinnati, which maintains
its headquarters and museum at the
mansion. No admission will be
charged, but voluntary contribu-
tions will be accepted.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent Of George Washington Univer-
sity, and Mrs Marvin are among
those who will receive with the
state regent, Mrs. Wilfred j. Clear
man. Maj. Gen. u. S. Grant III,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, also
will be an honor guest.
A number of women from official
circles will participate. among them
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, wife Of the
Chief Justice; Mrs. van Kleffens,
wife OF the Netherlands Ambas-
sador; Nine. Bruggmann, wife OF
the Swiss Minister; Mrs. Tom c.
Clark, wife of the Attorney General;
Mrs. Harold H. Burton, wife of the
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court; Mrs. Owen Brewster, wife
of the Senator from Maine; Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the District Board of Education;
Mrs. Guy Mason, wife of the Dis
trict Commissioner, and Mrs. Cor
don r. Young, wife Of the Engineer
Commissioner of the District.
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., hon.
orary president-general of the OAR,
is coming from Annapolis for the
event, while others to be here from
out of town include Mr. Charles M.
Jones of Wilmington, Del, member
ship chairman of the Society of the
Cincinnati; Mrs. Lyman B. SWorm-
stedt of Wellesley, Mass, and Mrs.
Cabell G. Kinney of Purcellville, Va.
Leaders of women's organizations
who will assist in receiving include
Mrs. G. r. Wilhelm, Mrs. Gladys M.
Bowling, Mrs. Lawrence Gourley,
Mrs. Julian Goodhue, Mrs. L. A.
Wilkinson, Miss Ruby Nevins, Mrs.
John M. Stafford, Mrs. Virginia
Armistead Nelson, Mrs. David D.
Caldwell, Mrs. Guy Withers, Mrs.
Donald M. Earll, Mrs. Elgie G.
Purvis, Mrs. Merle Leroy Cox, Mrs.
Charles v. Grunweh, Mrs. Charles
H. Plotner, Mrs. Llewellyn Edwards,
Miss Stella Pickett Hardy, Mrs. Lee
r. Pennington, jr., Mrs. Harry c.
Grove and Mrs. r. H. Lyle Seaton.
Mr.. Charles S. Dewey and Mr..
Ben Hill are others who will be
among the honor guests.
Mrs. j. Edwin Lawton is general
chairman of the committee which
has arranged the tour. 1t Is open
to the public.
Other OAR Programs.
An exhibit and sale of articles
made by convalescent patients at
the Marine Hospital at Ellis Island
will feature a meeting of the OAR
Ellis Island Committee to be held
at 8 pm. Wednesday at the OAR
Chapter House, 1882 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Articles to be displayed include
rugs and other woven materials,
clay modelling, paintings and models
of ships and planes. The work was
produ led as a result of program of
occupational therapy and training
conducted by the OAR for the bene-
fit of the hospital patients.
Miss Constance Bubar will have
charge of the sale, which is for the
benefit of the hospital. Mrs. Delos
w. Thayer, chairman of the COM
mittee, will preside.
The work of the OAR at the
Crossnore School in North Carolina
will be dipicted in a one-act play
entitled Rag Shaking" to be pre-
sented before two chapter meetings
this week. The play was written
by Denise Abbey, supervisor of the
school, and is being produced here
by Mrs. Thomas j. Gattis, State
chairman of the OAR Approved
Schools Committee.
1t will be presented at pm. TO-
morrow before the Constitution
Chapter and at the same hour We'd
nesday before the Marcia Burns
Chapter. Both meetings will be held
at the Chapter House.