Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
HOLY SMOKE! WHAT'S THIS?
OUR OWN TRUTH TAMPERER
WRITES A NATURE PIECE.
All About Sassy Poll and the other
Twittery Guests at the Ex-
elusive Bird Hotel

Polly. put the kettle on and Wen all have
tea
The Col. c. w. Doubleday parrot was
having an at home the other day. and
this order. shouted into the bird kitchen,
where two diminutive piping bul.hncheS
were doing their best to look like real serv-
ants. was the signal that the guests had
! hegun TO arrive.
Among the first arrivals was President
KOosevrlt's parrot. and it greeted the host
ess with a very polite Good morning.
How do you do?'' answered the Double
day bird.
The Presd dents parrot is described as
having nice voice and not noisy as are
most Parrots, but it had scarcely gotten
beyond The weather stage of the CONVEX
satlon at the tea party when it seemed to
rea!lz 4 forgotten duty, and straightway 1t
called: "Alice-Teddy. jr.-Archic-l>c rmit--
Et',pl-Qurntln.
Wait for tie wagon and We'll all take a
/ ride, retortet the hos ,csS. and for a mo-
nlen there seemed danger that the feathers
would begin to fly.
Believe This, Gentle Reader3
OF course few persons would believe tat
, this line of conversation really passed be-
I tween two members OF tn feathered tribe.
but a visit to The Bird Hotel Washing
tons latest novelty. would serve to con-
vince the most skeptical. on the outside Of
the hostclry is tie siga ''Schmid's Bird
Store. bat that IS only tor the purpose. of
: Indicating to English-speaking pedestrians
that the building at ~ 18th street north
west IS an emporium for pets. Al the
birds and animals in town know the loca-
ton of The Bird Hotel without stopping
t. read ;!e sign. and scores CG them hasten
tfith + in May ard June the big
, houses are closed for the summer Vaca-
, ton for the parrots. parralseetS. bulfincheS
CandrtaS, rabbits. SQUIRRELS guinea nd
white Mice means season spent in happy
companionshp, and the at home" of the
Doubleday bird only an Illustration
from typical daily scene at the hastelry.
That Doubleday Bird.
Thu Doubleday bird was at the White
Housa during the Mckinley adnlnist ration
and it is related that the m2rtyred President
and Mrs Mckinley united in declaring it
the most wonderful parrot they had ever
/; heard. II viii talk and sing and enter into
a straightaway conversation holding up
its eEd without faltering. One of its favor
ite tricks is to ask a visitor to sing. name
the song it desires and lead off into the
/ tune Nor can 1t be aiisfed with half OF a
Song. because it VIII take up the air and
! finish the tune If the visitor 'skips.'
\ blaCkbird CAM into the room when the
party was on the other day and the Double
day parrot Immediately began to sing All
Coons Lock Alike to Me" Among its other
polite enough to call for. are Yankee
Doo1in." ''Rock-a-hye Baby and There
She Goes, on Her Toes, in Her Sunday
Clothes.
Ev"n when parties are not in progress this
exce Cding!y intelligent parrot will consent
to talk. II can cout from one to ten. knows
how ia spell rat and can cry like a baby.
ana its vocabulary includes a lot of whole
sentences.
Guess This Is Bad
The Presidents parrot is Mexican
double yellow head and is also good
talker.
The builfnches. which acted a servants
at the at home" were called into the par
| lor to contribute to the entertainment and
they warbled Thou Art So Like a Flower -
To speed the parting guests the same birds
lent their f!utelike notes to spirited rem
Gition of Tine Soldiers Farewell"