Evening star., 1954-01-02
Mrs. Tuckerman, 10,
Long a aLeader in DC.
Charity Work, Dies

Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
10. for many years one of the
leaders in the social, cultural
and charitable life of the Ma
tion's Capital. died yesterday at
George Washington University
Hospital.
Mr.. Tuckerman. a trustee of
George Washington University
since 1915. is a retired banker.
The Tuckerman home, Tuxeden.
is in Bethesda, Md.
Survivors Listed.
In addition to her husband.
Mrs. Tuckerman is survived by
five daughters. Mrs. Willard c..
Triest of Annapolis. Md: Mrs.
Tuckerman Bays of 6216 Mada-
waska road NV. Mrs. Robert
H. Williams and Mrs. Draper L.
Kaufman. both Of the home adj
dress. and Mrs. Robert G. Met
ters of Boston. Mass: her sister,
Countess Alice de Castellane, Of
the Dresden Apartments; her
brother, Charles Townsend
Abercrombie- Miller. of Los An
geles. and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm. Monday in Washington
Cathedral. Private burial will
be in Newport; r. !.
The family has requested that
tokens of sympathy be in the
form Of gifts to George WASH
ington University Hospital or st.
Johns Orphanage here.
Born in New York.
Mrs. Tuckerman, the former
Miss Edith Abercrombie- Miller.
was born in New York July 90,
1883. She had lived in the
District area since 1900.
She was the first graduate, in
June. 1901. of the National Ca
thedral School for Girls. She
also attended schools in Europe.
One of the earliest of her
many interests was writing. She
was the author Of "The Magic
Book" 1905, which was revised
and produced as a play in the
next year. 1t was followed by
Summers Court" a play. and.
in 1908 by Rosemary" a book
of verse.
She wrote number of
pageants for charities and for
patriotic occasions. She was also
the author OF numerous short
articles and poems in magazines
and papers.
Not only was Mrs. Tuckerman
on the first organization COM
mittee for the National Sym
phony Orchestra. but had been
member of the predecessor
Washington Orchestra Associa-
ton and its first vice president
from 1911 to 1915.
Interested in Houses.
Another interest was the his
toric houses of the area. Mrs.
Tuckerman was vice chairman
Of the first committee organized
in the District for the restora-
ton of Stratford. the Lee BIRTH
place. She was also a member
of the first committee here for
the purchase of Monticello and
she was chairman of the Colo
nial Danes of America COM
mittee for the restoration of
the Wythe House. the first house
to be restored at Williamsburg.
Va.
She was vice chairman for six
years of the George Washington
Memorial Association. From
1914 to 1915 she was a member
of a women's committee for the
arrangements Of exhibits of
laces. brocades, fans and Colo
nial silver at the Smithsonian
1nSCltuCl0n.
On the social side, Mrs. Tuck
erman was chairman from 1928
to 1888 of the former Debutante
Dinner Dance of Washington.
She was also president for
several years Of the former Ma
tional Women's Country Club.
When the George Washington
bicentennial was celebrated, Mrs.
Tuckerman was chairman Of the
ball given February %. 1882. as
part Of that event. She wrote
for IL years was a member of
and produced a pageant given
at the ball.
One of Mrs. Tuckerman's chief
interests was the Colonial Danes
of America. She was president
Of Chapter III in 1932-34, vice
president for seven years and
the board. She was active chair