Washington Dossier was the society magazine for the nation's capital from 1975-1991. David Adler, current CEO of BizBash (www.bizbash.com) was the co-founder and President This issue features Democratic Rainmaker Esther Coopersmith when she served in the UN under President Carter.

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elite means simply the very best. clean they take your breath away.
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38 new penthouse condominiums at 2501 M places, and several open onto terraces.
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this has become one of the most desirable houses via a high-speed elevator (separate
neighborhoods of Washington. They overlook from the one used for the offices). A door-
Rock Creek Park, Pennsylvania Avenue and man is on duty, and underground parking
Georgetown, and they offer one of the most has been allotted for each condominium.
stunning panoramas of any residence in the In this case, elite means somewhat
city. The architect-Vlastimil Koubek of expensive. The condominiums at 2501 M
International Square fame-is considered by range in price from $92,500 to $235,500.
many to be unsurpassed in his field. (However, financing is available, and those
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The condominiums at 2501 M are beau- interested in investment should keep in
tifully situated in the three floors above mind that real estate prices in Washington
five levels of prestige offices. The offering are among the fastest rising in the country
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years of struggle... "
Henry Strong, president of the Hattie B.
Strong Foundation, founded 1928
FEATURES
20 Washington's Philanthropists by Anne AUen
Giving away money with style
24 Esther Coopersmith Goes International by
Dorothy Marks
Democrats' Fabulous Fundraiser at the U.N.
52 Gifts: A Special Holiday Wrap-up
by Bette Taylor
Luxurious or practical: Has Dossier got gift
ideas for you!
DEPARTMENTS Sapphire & Diamond Cluster Ring
4 Commentary
Jonestown one year later and the new Dr. 18 carat yellow gold
7 Round Sapphires Wt. 1.28 ct.
Logans 8 Round Diamonds Wt. .78 ct.
7 Annabelle's Dossier File $2 , 100
9 Art and Artists by Viola Drath
Another fresh start for the ageless Bader
15 Footnotes by Sonia and Warren Adler
Henry the K sends his regrets
29 Along Party Lines
Dancing Darth Vaders; a mad tea party
66 Books by Neighbors
Ruth Montgomery's "watk-ins"
70 Real Estate Transactions
Navy Sec. Hidalgo, Frances 80 Fashion Agenda
Breathitt twirl for Travelers Aid 82 Social Calendar by Maggie Wimsatt
COVER STORY
"When I was 17, I decided money and money-raising Emerald & Diamond Ring
were where the power is." Esther Coopersmith (at left 18 carat yellow gold
with Vice President Walter Mondale), known for years 1 Oval Emerald Wt. .29 ct.
as the Democrats' pull-out-all-the-stops fundraiser, 8 Rou nd Diamond Wt. .28 ct.
recently took on a $2 million project with Mrs. Jehan $1,375
Sadat to renovate the Cairo museum. That helped
catapult her into the plum appointment of "public
member" of this country's U.N. delegation . On th.e
cover, she wears an ancient Israeli coin, given her by an
Israeli official, and a scarab, a gift of Mrs. Sadat.
(Cover photo by Fred Ward/Black Star; hair by Phil
Gravels; make up by Susan Hauser)
Copyright 1979 Adler/ International, Ltd .
Dossier/November 1979/3

6. Publisher
COVMENTARY
David A. Adler
Edilor
Sonia Adler
Associale Edilor In the 1790s, when America was still a their basic idea was profoundly
Sharon Congdon babe in swaddling clothes, a certain Dr. sensible.
Assislanl lo lhe Edilor
Logan traveled to Paris and began to But the fact is that we trek to the polls
Lee Kirs1ein negotiate with the French government, every four years to choose someone to
passing himself off as an official represent us in our foreign dealings and
nesign Co nsullanl
Andrew Bornslein
representative of our fledgling nation. we pay taxes to maintain a vast
His efforts so mucked up our relation- bureaucracy to administer these deal-
Arl Oireclor ship with France that Congress was ings. We have, of course, every right to
Lianne Uyeda
prevailed upon to pass a law in 1798 disagree in whatever vocal or can-
C hief Pholographer that prohibited a private citizen from tankerous manner we see fit. Does any
John Whi1man dealing with a foreign government in group of us, however, have the right to
Conlribuling EdiiOrs the name of the United States. negotiate, under whatever privately em-
Viola 1Jra1h. Belle Taylor. Maggie Wimsau, The law, which has been part of our broidered moral banner, for all of us?
Anne Drnl<>n Hlair, Kn1hlcrn Burns, Dorothy The fact is that the Logan Act is
Mar~'. Jacqueline Zanca
criminal code (18 U.S. 953) for 172
years, carries a maximum penalty of a "violated" daily, perhaps hourly, by
Typeselling $5,000 fine, three years in jail or both. corporations, cartels, ethnic and
Julia Young, Ma r; ha Bar rell
There has never been a conviction or religious groups, whatnots and Hotten-
Adverlising Produclion even a trial under the law; many lawyers tots. The motives of these groups,
Bon nie Downs argue that the law is unenforceable, and almost by definition, are so narrow and
Produclion Assislants Congress could excise it when they even- parochial that they serve only to il-
Jane Knaus tually get around to recodifying the lustrate the weakness of the President
Donna Cantor
criminal code. and his minions in controlling our
Coni roller One wonders, though, if our found- dialogue with foreign governments.
Shirley Bartholomew ing fathers, in their wisdom, weren't on Maybe instead of ignoring the Logan
Circulalion to something very basic to the inner Act, or eliminating it entirely, the Con-
Waller Duncan workings of the democratic process. gress should rethink its purposes and
Having observed the counterproductive come up with a new law that reinforces
Adverlising Sales Director
Jon Adler effects produced by self-annointed the President's right to make foreign
"moral messengers" attempting to policy as representative of the
Accounl Executives
Deanna Gould, Melanie Kicken
negotiate with the P .L.O., we think people ... all the people.
Administrative Assistant
Karen Flyn n
Adverlising Represenlalives The Wamin Jonestown
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send invitations as early as possible to schedule
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Photographs for commercial and non-commercial
families.
use are avai lable for sale. 14-year-old cult phenomenon, has em- For that reason alone, and in the fer-
The Washing/on Dossier is published by Adler ln -
lerna lional, Ltd . David Adler, Presidenl; J on
barked on a highly visible P.R. cam- vent hope that this impending pain and
Adler, Vice President; Sonia Adler. Sec reta ry- paign; the Way International has been anguish may be averted, we
Treasurer. brazenly training members in the use of memorialize Jonestown.
firearms at National Guard outposts in The bells of Jonestown toll for all of
Kansas ... and on and on . us.
4/November 1979/Dossier

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sumer, we ha ve develop ed on e of th e fine s t tra ining a ca d-
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Listen ... let me tell
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from Hecht's Tysons
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WelL here it is ...my own
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I bought it here, at Hechts
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thats no surprise. I usually
shop here when there's a
question of where I'll
receive the best value.
I'm happy I bought my rug
now ... you should consider
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THE PUZZLING LIBYAN CON- exports. With population increasing at
NECTION: Observers of State Depart-
ment intrigue are puzzled by reports
from the Libyan underground alleging
the appalling rate of 3.2 percent a year,
the country, still a democracy, is gird-
ing for an uncertain future.
InteriofDesign
that David Newsom, undersecretary of POLITICS: Kennedy pros secretly
state for African affairs, spent the day gathering up lists of Carter defectors
and part of the night huddled with Col. for revelation at big announcement
Muammar Qaddafi during a trip to time. Some names will be shockers,
Libya last June.
since Carter people still think they're
Newsom, who was our ambassador on the Carter wagon ... but with inside
to Libya from 1964 until one month Carter polls beginning to show Carter's
before the coup that put Qaddafi in "going-to-the-people'' approach
power in 1969, is said to have had a
working, plans are to increase the
close prior relationship with Qaddafi . strategy and take bigger potshots at
That coup, which resulted in the clos- Washington (the place, the ambience,
ing of the big American air base, etc.) ...
Wheeler field, and ensconcement of a Non-ideological professionals, the
ruler who has bankrolled terrorism, hired political guns, think John Con-
supported brutal African dictatorships nally's strategy of making foreign
like that of Idi Amin and who is policy in advance sheer suicide. The
Presently engaged in intrigues and plots political axiom of the challenger: "At-
to subvert the Israeli-Egyptian peace tack the incumbent's policy. Never
initiative, also has been of considerable make your own. " They're beginning to
benefit to certain favored U.S. oil com- write him off. .. The pros also think
Panies. The Newsom-Qaddafi connec- Ronald Reagan's age might wind up a
tion, which oddly has escaped the plus factor. As inflation goes up, fixed
scrutiny of the big investigative incomes go down. The vast army of
American media, raises some in- retired , who suffer the most by spiral-
teresting questions.
ing costs, could go in one vast block .
Block voting by any segment with a
MORE FOREIGN INTRIGUE: The single interest is a powerful electoral Sales • Repairs • Cleaning
American U.N. delegation got only instrument. .. Kennedy forces scouting Appraising
two observer seats for the Fidel Castro for a Midwesterner as veep, a Senator.
U.N. "speech" while the Cubans got But watch out for trial balloons. Furniture Sho'Wroom & Gallery
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legislators are seriously reconsidering palled by what Ayatollah Khomeini is
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Those big black cases carried by as a rallying point to restore some san- ~
Castro's bodyguard contained Israel's ity. The tO-member council is headed Open Daily 9:30-6
Uzzi machine guns, also used by the by a former official of the embassy, Ali Open Mon and Thurs Evenings til 9
U.s. Secret Service ... Colombia, our Tabatabai. . . Donations are being Open Sunday from 12 til 5
Principal pot supplier, is undertaking sought to build a Jewish museum in
only token resistence to stop the flow Cairo. Jews have had a long and rich Your investment is not wise
- too much money at stake: it's the history in Egypt.. .Elizabeth Taylor if your price is not fair
Principal source of their foreign ex- Warner's weight loss in Palm Aire spa
change, now worth more than coffee has boosted business there.
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Proud of his new gallery, Franz Bader is congratulated by Adelyn Breeskin, noted art con- (near Maryland lin e) ( Ann and ale
N. W. ~~sg_i~~~~n, D. C.
noisseur and consultant on 20th century paintings and sculpture.
Another 'Beginning' for
Gallery Pioneer Bader
By Viola Drath talent at the Whyte Brothers' Gallery.
ranz Bader dispells the myth that Not surprisingly, Bader's blossoming
F life ends at 40, 50 or 70 years. At
76, the indefatigable art gallerist,
book dealer, collector and
40-year career in the fine arts is a reflec-
tion of the historical rise of interest in
the arts in our national capital, for they
Photographer of note was not afraid of are linked. His pioneering exhibitions in
Yet another beginning when he moved the 'forties have been an influence.
his headquarters into the brand new When he arrived, the National Gallery
E.I.A. building at 20th and I Sts. It is a of Art existed only on paper. The Cor-
handsome space and, with everything coran showed off its collections.
specially designed, undoubtedly the "Modern art" could be experienced
most professionally equipped private only at Duncan and Marjorie Phillips'
exhibition area in town. gallery. At Whyte Brothers', Bader con-
It was a daring move and an expen- ducted virtually the first commercial art
sive one, regardless of the gallerist's gallery in town.
time in life. But Vienna-born Bader, As demonstrated by the current in-
Who came to these shores as a refugee in augural exhibition of the works of a
1939, has much experience with new dozen artists-most of them discovered
starts in life. by Franz many years ago-his taste is
When he opened his own gallery in eclectic. His acceptance of the concept
1952, his total investment amounted to of many styles and directions, from
$7,500. Under the circumstances, it was abstract to surrealism, was not popular
a crucial and risky step. Washington among his peers during the heyday of
was anything but an art-minded town in abstract expressionism and pop.
those days. To be sure, Bader had "I don't want to push people into this
Previously gathered, encouraged and or that direction," he comments. "I tell
exhibited the most promising local them to buy what they like, to trust their
Dossier/November 197919

12. own taste. I let them live with a work of
art. "
He did not come to art to be a Leo
Castelli whO- creates certain trends and
artists and then pushes them as in-
vestments. He shows the works of art-
ists he respects, regardless of style;
among them are the haunting images of
Peter Milton, the lyrical impressions of
nature by Lee Weiss, the dreamlike
seascapes of Herman Maril, the tor-
tured figures by Michael Platt, the
abstract collages by Clare Ferriter and
the surrealistic oils by Anita Bucherer,
harking back to medieval themes.
eanwhile, a few paces from Du-
M pont Circle at 2009 Q St.,
N.W ., a gallery with a very
special concept celebrates its inaugura-
tion. Appropriately, it is named "Du-
pont Space." It is international in
outlook with an accent on Latin
American art . The exciting and unique
part is that it promises to blend some of
the aspects and activities heretofore
reserved for museums and their curators
with the traditional tasks of commercial
galleries.
The program of exhibitions, lectures
and demonstrations is indeed a novel
mix. So is the introduction of new talent
by art critics, museum curators or an
established artist. For openers, there is a
perusal of " The Mechanics of the Art
Market, 1960-80," a project executed
with . the assistance of Sotheby Parke
Bernet and the Wall Street Journal.
Other items of interest are "The History
of the Frame from the Baroque to the
Light Beam," carvings and paintings
from the famed Peruvian "Cuzco
School" or the contemplated survey of
contemporary art in Cuba, " Cuba
1980."
If all this sounds very ambitious, it is.
Obviously, this new gallery space is
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ enlivenedandbackedbycldhands.A~
- tually, it is the brainchild of Luis
Lastra, partner in the former Pyramid
Gallery. As the official program direc-
~()Ctnn~~d
Is for those w ho w ant fine jewelry
tor, Lastra devised the schedule, raised
the money and hired the talented ar-
chitect Joan Roshko to redesign the
with unsu rpassed styling and meticu lo us space and James Van Sweden, the
craftsmanship in ka rat go ld and quality gems imaginative landscape architect, to
make the place look presentable and
give it visibility from the street.
Far from just bringing to the "atten-
Village Green Shopping Cen ter
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Vienna . Virginia works of prominent artists" of local
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"There are times when only REAL GOLD w i/1 do " sculptor), Tom Downing, Efrain
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10/November 1979/Dossier

13. rur ~ro~ucts labele~ to s~ow countr~ or ong1n
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14. feature the works of internationally ac-
one of our extra claimed luminaries like Yacov Agam ,
special imports- Roberto Matta, Jose Luis Cuevas,
gorgeously Wifredo Lam and Carlos Merida.
engneered Washington has been notoriously
dress and coot short on commercial galleries interested
knitted with subtle in the inclusion of non-American art.
shots of lurex, The Janus Gallery and the World
basically block or Gallery, which consistently have looked
terra cotta. beyond our borders for exceptional
talent, are the exception rather than the
rule. The efforts of the seasoned Du-
pont Space professionals in that direc-
tion are highly welcome. They con-
stitute another step away from the nar-
row confines of provincialism that still
tend to characterize considerable parts
of the capital's art scene.
Mindful of the fact that this condi-
tion has contributed to the art-buying
trips to the Big Apple by local collec-
tors, Dupont Space tackles the problem
sells from still another angle: ''A Mecenas
beautiful clothes Exhibition." This examination of the
taste of private collectors is scheduled
for next May.
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0 Washington's art scene has been
the exquisite exhibitions of 19th
century American painters' works, all
only) of them museum quality, at the Adams
Davidson Galleries. Whether devoted to
the American landscape, to still
lifes-with stunning compositions by
William Harnett and trompe l'oeil ef-
fects in the works of John Haberle and
John F. Peto-or to the "American Art
in the Barbizon Tradition," like the cur-
Mrs. Katharine Reeside rent show, they all are full of delightful
of surprises . Included are landscape paint-
ings and drawings by George Innes,
Van Slycke & Reeside Sanford Gifford, John La Farge, Ralph
requests Blakelock, William Morris Hunt and
the honor of your company Alexander Wyant, executed between
to discuss your 1850 and 1895.
personalized travel Often these peaceful scenes, inspired
requirements by the French artists Millet, Corot and
Rousseau, focus on certain aspects of
nature and therefore take on an
Van Slycke & Reesic1e astonishingly subjective quality. Innes's
masterpiece "The Beeches," painted in
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the last year of his life (1894), is the
most intimate study of a beechwood
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17. [
A new
column by
Sonia and
Wa"enAdler
President Carter signs an autograph for an
unidentified military man at an outdoor din-
ner for Congress on the White House lawn.
Presidents Portillo and Carter enter the
White House, representing a more intense
focus on Latin America. While their meetings
were marked by extreme cordiality, upon
Portillo's return to Mexico, the price of that
country's oil was raised. The three most re-
cent secretaries of state are shown at their
State Department reunion.
I
n the quest for the quintessential exhibited to the upper crust of our events and potential calamities.
historical moment, the recent event country's corporate might, many of Responding to the urge to broach the
at the State Department's whom have donated priceless antiques forbidden questions, "What went
diplomatic reception rooms for four se- to the excellent collection assembled by wrong? What is going wrong?'' we
Quential secretaries of state might Clement Conger. listened with awesome disbelief to a
Qualify as a primary clue. Looking remarkably fit, the three gregarious Kissinger privately expound-
. The secretaries, Rusk, Rogers, Kis- formers seemed almost sprightly com- ing on his regrets without the inhibiting
smger and Vance, representing 20 years pared with the weary, careworn aspect cloak of "a high State Department of-
of steady decline in America's world in- of Cy Vance, a decent, honorable man ficial," which he used so artfully in his
fluence and power, were on hand to be caught in the meatgrinder of unwelcome secretary years.
Dossier/November 1979115

18. According to Kissinger, the principal
Ifyou don't want your holiday meal to be a turkey, regret of his tenure was not urging
"maximum violence" in sanctuaries of
try our roast suckling pig,Canadian quail, com fed Cambodia and Laos in the early months
geese, pheasant,venison, dover sole, octopus, milk fed of the Nixon administration. He bitterly
faults Lyndon Johnson, who had
veal rib roast,mckof lamb orchateaubriand. greater political Hcense, for not taking
Great holiday meals start with an Fresh, plump birds, specially selected that tack early on, pointing out that we
outstanding entree from the for Washington Beef. Kosher & are now paying the price for that
Washington Beef Company store. barbeque turkeys, too. Please place failure. "Never commit American
power unless you are prepared to use
From prime aged beef to exotic your orders by November 13th to it," he said.
game, you'll find beautiful meals for insure delivery for Thanksgiving. Citing the "deteriorating situation,"
holiday entertaining. Including, of Call 547-82 71. Delivery service he characterized the Russians as
course, the Thanksgiving turkey. available. Or visit the company store, "ruthless bastards," expressing suc-
just east of the intersection of cinctly the bedrock frustration of every
9..tl New York & Florida (on 4th St., N .E.) American secretary of state since World
War II. The only other party to these
Plen of parking. Open Sundays. revelations, a professional Kissinger-
I . watcher, merely shrugged. He had ap-
parently heard it all before.
The more formal part of the evening
was less pessimistic, laced with wit and
enjoyed immensely by the 165 paying
guests who included movie producer
Joseph E. Levine, former U.S. am-
bassador to the Court of St. James
Walter Annenberg, Sen. and Mrs.
Frank Church, Chief Justice and Mrs.
Warren Burger, and the board
chairmen of General Motors, Northrop,
MCA, Armco, Henry McNeil from
McNeil Labs and J. Seward Johnson
from Johnson & Johnson.
resident Carter's White House
P reception for members of
Congress also offered clues, less
to the historical moment than to the im-
mediacy and mystery of political com-
petition. Missing among the guests were
the two most powerful persons in Con-
gress, Senate Majority Leader Robert
Byrd and House Speaker Tip O'Neill.
Ted Kennedy, too, was understandably
elsewhere as were Sens. Percy and
Javits. Percy, at an event later in the
week, shrugged off his absence: "Con-
sidering the Bert Lance matter, I doubt
if I was missed."
While the event was good-natured, as
guests shared the commonality and
trivia of a political gathering, there were
some unspoken undertones. Lucie Ar-
naz, for example, was the featured
singer. It was for Miss Arnaz that
publicist Barry Landau, one of Ham
Jordan's current thorns, extracted a
congratulatory telegram, complete with
Presidential signature, from one of Jor-
dan's secretaries on the occasion of Ar-
naz's Broadway opening. The secretary
~ ' .. alleged Landau pestered her until she
~·.WI relented, casting odd doubts on the way
such missives are obtained.
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20. Many Congressional guests, too,
seemed reluctant to pose for pictures
with the President and surreptitiously
moved a side as photographers
converged . The President himself,
wandering around somewhat bemused,
seemed to be obeying his political direc-
tor' s caveat by paying special attention
to the distaff side. He complimented
Muska Brzezinski on her cooking,
Shirley Metzenbaum on her scrimshaw
necklace and Betsy Farly, State's liason •
for Latin American affairs, on her
hairstyle.
Staff men monitored him carefully,
expressing praise at his command of
public humor, which was well -
performed, and private banter, which
showed room for improvement. Ob-
viously girding for the impending Ken-
nedy bout, one insider insisted that
campaign oratory will excise both
demagoguery and any references to
Chappaquiddick. "We'll deal only with
issues," the staffer, a true believer, in-
toned. "We expect him to do swim-
mingly," another staffer quipped.
ut away from the drumbeat din
B of presidential criticism,
something positive could be
observed at a reception bidding farewell
to Horacio Sevilla, the outgoing
37-year-old ambassador of Ecuador,
who was returning to his country to take
up a new post especially created by the
CONTEMPORARY CREATIONS
new president, Jaime Roldos, and pat-
with CABUCHON STONES - terned after the U.S . one currently filled
rubies, sapphires, and emeralds by Zbigniew Brzezinski.
- mixed with diamonds and set At the reception attended mostly by
in 14K yellow gold - producing
an exciting look in high members of the local Ecuadorian com-
fashion jewelry - just the munity and Sen . Edward Zorinski, who
right combination of color heads the subcommittee of the Foreign
and styling for the coming Affairs Committee of the Senate deal-
holiday season!
ing with Latin American affairs, the
outgoing ambassador lauded the Presi-
dent's Human Rights initiative as being
the central force that helped restore
democracy to his country. According to
the ambassador, the impact of that in-
itiative is being felt all over Latin
America and may well be the most
significant achievement of the Carter
administration.
QUOTABLE QUIPS: Sen . Jack
Javits, evading the inevitable question
of whether or not he will run again for
his Senate seat:
BOON[ 0 SONS, INC. Reporter: But what would you do if
you were not in the Senate?
Javits: Run away to a desert island
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/3/November 1979/Dossier

21. BLACK WITH SHIMMER
WOODWARD & LOTHROP

23. nas h" dton S T ~, th~~":~y :th,o~h~:~~gi:
'1-Z f By Anne Allen
"I thIll6
roplsts•
tl true. Why, the rest of us may ask,
PhI aD •
give large sums of money away when you
could just ~ easily and more profitably
start a Swtss bank account, buy gold
bullion or collect fabulous works of art?
Givin Throughout Washington's history,
however, some of the city's wealthy
citizens have confounded their peers
and other observers with their generous,
wi ... even lavish, expenditures on behalf of
civic, cultural, educational and other
worthwhile, people-oriented causes.
One of these was Morris Cafritz, the
Washington real estate tycoon who in
life and, through his foundation, since
his death 15 years ago has given away
millions of dollars. As a poor boy living
in Georgetown, Cafritz tried his hand at
a variety of jobs. Somewhere along the
line, he bought a house and sold it at a
profit; that early transaction led to a
real estate empire which included the
building of thousands of private homes,
mostly in the Petworth area of
Washington, as well as office buildings,
apartment houses and shopping plazas.
This real estate bonanza has accrued
to the largest foundation in the city, the
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Founda-
tion, which disburses some two million
dollars annually to a variety of projects
in the Washington area, as well as the
La Scala, Bolshoi and Vienna Operas,
making possible their visits to the Ken-
nedy Center. The Calder stabile at the
Smithsonian Museum of History and
Technology, as well as the Henry
Moore sculpture at the entrance to the
new East Wing of the National Gallery
of Art, are further examples of Cafritz
generosity. But the elusive in-
tangible-why Morris Cafritz left his
money to this city-remains with him.
A partial answer is offered by Martin
Atlas, vice president and treasurer of
the foundation, who explained: "Mr.
Cafritz loved Washington. He made his
money here and he felt a stong sense of
community in the city."
The American political system pro-
vides a place for private initiative in
correcting social ills and improving
Some of the city's most prominent gifts and givers: Buildings society. Philanthropists are often quick
(from left) are Hillwood, donated by the late Marjorie to realize how much they can ac-
Merriweather Post; the Mormons' Washington Temple, to complish with private funds, since they
which the J. Willard Marriotts contributed substantially towCl'f'd
construction costs; and the new East Wing of the National tend to be rugged individualists who
Gallery of Art, donated by Paul Mellon. Philanthropists are thoroughly understand how the
(from left) Katharine Graham; Austin Kiplinger; Jean Kennedy American system operates.
Smith, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (trustee, Eugene Meyer, for example, had
president and executive vice president, respectively, of the
Kennedy Foundation); Mr. and Mrs. J. Willard Marrioll; Paul
been a Wall Street financier. He and his
Mellon; Charles Smith; David Lloyd Kreeger; and Mrs. Joue/1 wife, Agnes, had a strong sense of com-
Shouse. mitment to social causes. Mr. Meyer
Dossier/November 1979111

25. bought the Washington Post, where his Mall; Marjorie Merriweather Post, a
daughter, Katharine Graham, is now supporter of the National Symphony;
chairman of the board and his grand- and David Lloyd Kreeger, who has con-
son, Donald, is publisher. Mrs. Meyer tributed greatly to Arena Stage ... all of
had a variety of interests, one of which these individuals have given generously
was the betterment of public school to the city in their own way.
education. But many philanthropists still
Their foundation reflects the Meyers' choose the foundation as the most effi-
philanthropic philosophy of awarding cient means of administrating and
grants for charitable, scientific and distributing income. They appoint
educational purposes in response to the trustees and the affairs of the founda-
changing needs of the Washington com- tion are managed by a professional
munity. Over the years, their gifts to the staff. The appointed trustees represent
city have reached the $20 million mark. family, friends, close business
Everywhere you turn in Washington, associates and sometimes experts in a
you can find signs of the beneficence of particular field.
the Meyer legacy.
The overriding consideration of most he trustees of the Cafritz Foun-
philanthropists seems to be to help peo-
ple who cannot help themselves. The
purposes of the Hattie B. Strong Foun-
T dation, for example, are a star-
studded cast of Washington
notables: William P. Rogers, former
dation mirror that concern for the in- secretary of state in the Nixon administra-
dividual in need, according to Henry tion; Daniel J. Boorstin of the Library of
Strong, foundation president and Congress; Rep. John Brademas; J. Carter
grandson of the founder. Brown, director of the National Gallery
According to Strong, his grand- of Art; and S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of
mother "had a difficult early life which the Smithsonian.
included a failed marriage and many The Meyer Foundation has two
years of struggle to support herself and family members on its board, Dr.
her son. At one point, she spent several Eugene Meyer, Ill, brother of
years as a doctor's assistant and steam- Katharine Graham, and her daughter-
ship ticket agent in Alaska during the in-law, Mary Graham. Eugene Meyer's
gold rush." She married Henry Alvah concern with the problems of
Strong, co-founder and first president Washington is reflected in the appoint-
of Eastman Kodak. ment of trustees: John W. Hechinger,
Mrs. Strong spent the rest of her life former city councilman; Mrs. RobertS.
helping others less fortunate than McNamara, chairman of the board of
herself. "She had a concern for young Reading is Fundamental; Judge Aubrey
people and their opportunity to get an E. Robinson and Charles A. Horsley,
appropriate education," Strong says. who was President Johnson's District of
Mrs. Strong endowed the foundation Columbia expert.
with approximately $1 million for The Strong Foundation also boasts
scholarships. In the past 50 years, the representatives on its Board of Trustees
foundation has given away more than who are experts on this city, headed by
$12 million. Dr. Bennetta B. Washington, former
There are some 26,000 such founda- mayor Walter Washington's wife; Olive
tions in the United States today. These Covington; and John A. Nevius.
philanthropic organizations give away While the professional staffers of a
more than two billion dollars a year to foundation do the necessary legwork
about a half-million recipients. The na- for the philanthropist and the trustees,
tion's capital is home to just over 300 of it is the donor and the trustees who
these foundations. eventually must begin to cut up the
But, while the vehicle by which most philanthropic pie and award grants.
Other bequests to the city's heritage (from left, philanthropists give their money awa'y is All of us have dropped money in the
top row): the Charles E. Smith Center at the foundation, some individuals, even church plate, given to our alumni
George Washington University, the National in the computer age, dispense with for- association or supported a similar
Gallery of Art, given by Andrew Mellon, mal organizations like foundations and charitable cause, so it is natural for us
American University's Library and Resource insist on doing their own thing.
Center, built in large part by the Bender
to have grown up with the belief that the
Foundation; (bollom row) Joseph Hirshhorn's Mrs. Jouett Shouse, who gave the na- easiest thing in the world is to give away
namesake, the Hirshhorr. muse•1m; and Arena tion Wolf Trap Farm, the only national money. Not true. In a complicated,
Stage, built with private and corporate grant park devoted to the performing arts; fast-moving societ~ like ours, giving
money, and which continues to receive David Paul Mellon, who donated the magnifi- away money is a lot of work. And the
Lloyd Kreeger's support. (At left) The Cafritz-
donated Henry Moore sculpture at the entrance cent East Wing of the National Gallery; more you have to give away, the more
~the East Wing; Gwendolyn Cafritz, Joseph Joseph Hirshhorn, whose collection of
trshhorn, Henry Strong and Roger Stevens. paintings and sculpture enhances the (Continued on Page 61)
Dossier/November 1979113

26. Esther Coopersmith
Goes International on
The Democrats' Fabulous Fundraiser Moves
Prominent individuals on the American and world scene
have peopled Esther Coopersmith's world. (From left)
(I) During the presidential campaign of Lyndon
Johnson, shown here with Esther and her brother,
Chuck Lipsen, she put on 13 Texas -s tyle
fundraising barbecues for 2,000 people. (2) The late
Sen. Estes Kefauver, here with Esther and the
late Tallulah Bankhead, served as an early mentor, bringing
her to Washington from Wisconsin to work in politics. (3) Esther
confers with Mrs. Sadat in Cairo about their mutual efforts to restore
the fading Cairo museum. (4) New U.N. Ambassador
- - - - Donald McHenry joins Esther in front of the U.S.
Mission. (5) She has worked with Senate Majority
.A.JIM.Aallllit.ll. Leader Robert Byrd in many political fundraisers

27. By Dorothy Marks
If the hundreds of Democratic politi- regulars and not just those loyalists who
cians for whom Esther Lipsen went for Carter in the 1976 primaries.
Coopersmith has held fundraisers in the The four Coopersmith children, all of
Past 30 years were laid end to end, they whom are as turned on to politics as
would probably fill the vast hall of the mom, delight in her designation as
United Nations where she now sits as "The Honorable Mrs. Coopersmith."
President Carter's appointee as public So does her always-supportive husband,
member of the U.S. delegation to the Jack. But the subject of all the attention
34th session of the U.N. Assembly. says: "What impresses me is that it is
Yet, Esther Coopersmith believes it is the first paying job I've had in 21
not those "millions and millions of years."
dollars" she has raised for the politi- For the three months, she is being
cians, but the $2,000,000 fundraising paid on a per diem basis at the rate of
Project she has undertaken with Mrs. $50,000 a year. With the job comes use
Jehan Sadat to update the shabby Cairo of a one-bedroom apartment at
Museum which landed her the Beekman Towers, a three-block walk
Prestigious three-month appointment. from the Assembly. June Hechinger,
It is an office filled in the past by whose husband, John, served in the
Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, position a couple years ago, describes
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Coretta Scott the apartment as "genteel seedy," but
King and Shirley Temple Black, among adds that "there's a beautiful view of
others. "We're getting nothing but the East River if you stick your head out
&ood vibes from the Hill on this ap- the bathroom window."
Pointment, you can be sure," observes What is responsible for Esther
Evan Dobelle, who heads the Coopersmith's phenomenal suc-
President's re-election effort. "I'm cess as a fundraiser? Lee Kim-
delighted she's on the job," says Vice che, who heads H.E.W.'s In-
President Walter "Fritz" Mondale, a stitute of Museum Services,
longtime friend. has worked with her on pro-
Everybody seems happy, even those jects in years past. "For
on Capitol Hill who grumble that the one thing," she explains,
White House is mighty late in getting "there's Jack. Esther en-
around to rewarding oldline Democratic joyed the fruits of