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Senator and Mrs. Moore visit General Federation of Women's Clubs during Washington, DC visit |
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April 24, 2007...Senator and Mrs. Richard T. Moore visited the headquarters of the General Federation of Women's Clubs during a recent visit to the Nation’s Capital. They were greeted by GFWC International President Jacquelyn Pierce and Parliamentarian Dorothy Graham in the ornate buildings located in Dupont Circle, one of the Capital’s most historic neighborhoods. Mrs. Moore is a past president of the Uxbridge Women's Club and a former Chairman of Directors of the Massachusetts General Federation of Women's Clubs. Ms. Graham and Danielle Snyder, Director of the Women’s History and Resource Center took the Moores on a personally guided tour of the headquarters which were designated in 1991 as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior. The GFWC Headquarters, a five story stone and brick Victorian mansion, was originally the Washington home of Rear Admiral William Radford, upon his retirement from the Navy in 1875. It was later purchased by the citizens of Massachusetts as a home for General Nelson A. Miles, Commanding General of U. S. forces in the Spanish-American War, and a hero of the Civil War and the Indian Wars. Subsequent owners were Mr. and Mrs. John Jay White, who were close friends of President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1922, the building at 1734 N Street was purchased by the GFWC at the encouragement of then President Alice Ames Winter, and members raised enough money to pay the full mortgage and furnish the property. Since that time, club members and state federations have donated priceless antiques to add to the furnishings. The property presently houses staff offices; rooms for meetings and receptions, and living quarters for the International President, as she is required to live on site during her administration. For additional information on Sen. Moore’s work in the Senate, log onto www.senatormoore.com |
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