Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-10
ASHR|NE ON COVE ROAD
Sycamore Hill Now Become a
Mount Parnassus.
MANY LITERARY PILGRIMS
Novel Features of This Years Presi-
Dental Sojourn.
NATURE WRITERS MAKE CALLS
Visit Oyster Bay to Talk Over Animal
Subjects With the President.
Village Enjoys Joke.
NATURE WRITERS MAKE CALLS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
OYSTER BAY. l.. l., July 1O.-Sagamore
Hill has become a Mount Parnassus. In
ancient times poets drank of the Pierian
spring for inspiration, but now they jour-
ney to Oyster Bay. Since President Roose-
welt threw his jovean thunderbolt at the
nature takers there has been a steady
stream of literary pilgrims to the shrine
on Cove road. 1t is as If they came to pro-
pitiate deity that presdes over literature.
Scarcely a week passes that some writer
does not put in an appearance and journey
reverentially to Sycamore Hill. They in
variably tell the President that they con-
template writing article of some kind
and they want the Presidents approval be-
fore II appears in print
The President, it is said. very keenly ap-
preciates the compliment that the visit i'm
plies and he gives little impromptu lectures
on the mission of art and literature. The
author goes away smiling and feeling as
sured that he will not later be attacked
and branded by shorter and ugly word.
There has never been anything exactly like
it here before.
There are all kinds of visitors in the
summer, but never before have there been
SO many authors. They comprise writer's of
all kinds, from newspaper reporters and
high brows on weekly magazines to poets
and makers of books Nature writer's seem
to be in the majority Two of them were
here last week. They had luncheon with
the President. and both were highly edited
with a talk the President gave them on the
duty of telling the truth.
Feels Keenly on the Subject.
Il do not want to be classed as a nature
faker, " said one while waiting for a train
to take him back to New York. THE Pres
ident feels as keenly on the subject as he
ever did. He told me a lot of new things
about Dr. Long and others of his class that
would make interesting reading, but l am
not at liberty to repeat it.
The President is well informed on all
literary matters and it is a real inspirat on
to talk TO him. He draws one out wonder
fully. went there merely to tell him how
much 1 appreciated his efforts at reform in
nature writing, and before l knew 1t l was
telling him the story Of my life and all 1
intended to do in the future. He is very
sympathetic and he gave me all kinds CT
advice. The President would make good
professor of literature in some university"
Yesterday magazine writer drove to the
hill and had a long talk with Mr.. Roose-
Welt. He came to submit an editorial that
he intended to print on jingosm. The
President welcomed him effus.vely, and the
two went over the article together. After
he left the Washington correspondent of a
New York paper put in an appearance. He
after half hours talk with the President
he went away wearing the smile that is
permanent
A Joke on the President.
So the literary pilgrimage goes on. Many
of the big writer's are expected here this
summer
The village is enjoying a joke on the
President Last Sunday, as is his CUSTOM
he went to Christ Church, and as he crossed
the lawn he paused for a moment to look at
ancient tombstone that was half buried
in the ground. 1t recorded the demise of
one Ananias Doughty, who departed this
life in ITO. The last name was all but OBJ
liberated but the first. Ananas stood out
prominently. The President gaZed at il a
full minute before he appreciated its sig
nifcance. An old villager strolled over to
the stone and chuckled he read
ms may De the original 'Ananias.' he
murmured, but he left a powerful lot of
progeny