The NAACP is pondering a move to D.C., and some wonder what will happen to Dorothy Parker's remains.

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) | May 28, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Rob Hiaasen

May 28--Excuse her dust -- again. The NAACP's desire to move its headquarters from Baltimore to the nation's capital not only surprised city officials earlier this month, but it also seized the attention of writer Dorothy Parker's admirers. Through an unlikely set of circumstances, Parker's ashes are buried in a memorial garden at the civil rights organization's Northwest Baltimore headquarters. Fans of Parker, the oft-quoted, quintessential New York writer, wondered if she would make the trip to D.C. with the civil rights group. "I hope ...

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