Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1926, Page 28

28 THE EVENING l French embassy stands in the center | of one of his large holdings, and this {tract went to his son, Robert, after | his dearn Pioneer FULL RECORD GIVEN OF TUDOR MANSION John Clagett Proctor Tells Oldest Inhabitants of Old Peter Estate. Author Quoted. “Christian Hines tells us, Barly Recollections of City,” that Robert Peter had six sons and gives thelr names as Th David, George tines frirther tells the a1 rected n house of these two being lox £’ Carnart ot Mwent alxth streets northwest between Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixth streets, and two on K street between Twenty-sixth and Twenty r‘nl\rn James and in s | Washington | (wo on K street | by Alhion K. Parris, who pointed out that it would serve to correct some of the misstatements published in the Bryan on. wha presided in the | . Theodore W plans were | ormulated for the organiza ‘s Independence d: eelebration. | Because of the sesquicentennial cele- ion this vear. special pro. n should etary, read extracts from minutes of 1894, RUMANIAN QUEEN JOINS STAR. | vice president of | i A sketch of the historic ‘Tudor estate in Georgetown, which was hrought into the limelight recently through a suit brought against the present owner, Armistead Deter. it by his wife, for an accounting of §. 300,000 in checks and jewels; was given by John Qlagett Proctor. at meeting of the Association of Oldest iy Tnhabitants last night in the Union Engine House at Nineteenth and H streets. Mr. Proctor's sketch pointed out that this old landmark contains price leas relics of the famous nld Peter| family in sufficient quantity to start a good size museum. Among them were listed paintings. miniatures, | Robert 13, Iy that Tobe sons nnder 16, Place, Armi: ed from Mrs mother. He wedding Avenue Hotel to know and slippers of Martha worn by her when s te Col. George Washin Would Correct Frror 1 May recently turned on Tudor T 1ts occupan! v and past Mr. Proctor, e to call the as at least a few of the many er this connection that have been ad rece ‘We are told that eolonial house, and th; trom designs by M s o'd mansion v tha first statem wreng. Indced, it is probable th is but one colonial house in present confines of the Distri Columbia, and this honor may the old Brooks mansion. now known as St. Benedict Academy. in Brook land, just to the south of the Catholi TUniversity. A part of this buildinz may have heen buill prior to the battle of Lexington 151 azo the 19th of this month L h\n‘[ med. David Bur . tors of the courted the comely Ann whose people then probably here. Nearby she and David were first buried in the Wightt private graveyard, their remains later re ceiving a permanent home in Roclk Creek Cemetery. Thornton Designed Mansion. L'Entant had nothing 1o do with the designing of Tudor Place. the plans for which were drawn by the =killful Dr. William Thornton. whose principal monument today is the Cap. itol Building itself. ! “The press also tells us that Roh art Peter—the father of Thomas. who built this stately mansion. one of the <how places of Georgetown-—came America in 1763, and th three children. Maj. G Whisky Re of the pr Margaret Peter and Thomz Rohert Perer was born in Scotland tn 1726, just 200 vears ago. 16 this country and opened in Georgetown about 1752. This known as ‘Robert Peter’s Rock Cres Store.’ He was the pioneer mercha of Georgetown and had the honor of serving as its first mavor after the tewn was incorporated, December 25 1789. He owned considerable land in what is now the District of Colum ‘when the United States agsumed j Aiction, and like Barne: was an ‘original TAKE Pain Colds DOES vy and the e Peter had at this date [ three sons over 16 years of Wright Williams nf New taking place New 1894, and it is she who b stir in staid socia about 32,000,060 of securities a Iise ‘mane hiv hime during | I his last visit to the Distriet of Colum- | 1869, Comments were made Toothache afe/’ | GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH we find ) Marie Wishes to Have Closer Re- four | Iations With Her Children—Only 4 one daugh. | for hes King Now Is Roman Catholic. dor | Ry the Associated Press LONDO Daily ixpress from l’vu!mv‘!%' Queen Marle of Rumania has the Greek Orthodox Church, that there was nced for her lations of her children, who were reared in the Greek Orthodox faith. 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