Evening star., 1909-02-25

and waken at will. and Senator Knox can
throw himself down on lounge and sleep
for half an hour or any time he likes
If he wants to catch an early train he
can waken himself at 6 O'Clock or at 5
O'Clock In the morning, or at any other
time he desires, but it would be impos-
sible for him to explain how he does it.
Takes an Early Morning Drive.
He is an early riser by habit. He
is usually up at 6 o'clock in the morn
ing and takes a two-hour-drive before
| breakfast behind the most famous team
in Washington. That is his exercise and
| recreation. He returns to his house for
an 8 o'clock breakfast with his family.
and then the work for the day begins
For business errands, for visiting the de-
partments and going to the Capitol he
uses an automobile which he purchased
in Europe last summer and in which 1e
made a tour through the south of France.
He came very near having a serious ac-
cident. With Mrs. Knox, his youngest
son and namesake, and Judge Young OF
the United States circuit court of Pitts
burg he was running quietly along mar
row road scar Avfgnon when machine
appeared around a curve, coming at them
| at furious pace. In his anxiety to avoid
a collision that seemed imminent and
| would certainly have proved fatal the
chauffeur turned off to the side of the
road and one Of the front wheels dropped
into q gutter or drain that was con-
cealed by the grass. The machine stopped
so suddenly that its occupants pitched
forward over the dashboard into the
road and on the grass and were stunned
and bruised but not seriously injured.
Family of Senator Knox.
When Senator Knox was twenty-seven
years old and had firmly established him
self at the bar he married Miss Lille
S,,,i<1 10 nd n
of Pittsburg, and the happy union has
been blessed with four children-Rebecca,
who Is the wife of J. r. Tindle of Pitts
burg: Reed who looks after his fathers
interests at Pittsburg and at the Valley
Forge farm: Hugh Smith, who gradu-
ated from Yale in 1907, where he was the
manager of the foot ball team. and is
now studying law. and Philander Chase
Knox. jr.. the youngest member OF the
family. now eighteen years old, and
student at Tome Institute, Fort Deposit,
Md.
one at PittSburg which he has occupied
for twenty years or more: a second at
1927 X street Washington, which he pur-
chased several years ago from the widow
of George w. Childs of Philadelphia. It
is not the largest or the finest mansion
in that fashionable quarter. but is emf
nent1y suitable for the residence Of a
senator or a Secretary of State. The
Knox family live very quietly Mrs.
KNOX fulfills her social obligations with
out ostentation and with genuine hospi-
tality. Senator and Mrs. Hale are their
next-door neighbors; Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey live a little farther on, and sew
eral other distinguished men reside in
the same neighborhood.
y The third residence is farm at Val
ley Forge, Pa. which was a part of the
camping ground of Washington during
that memorable winter of 1777-S when
the fortunes of the young republic were
at the very lowest ebb. The villa now
occupied by Senator Knox. which is built
after the Eltzabethan style Of architec-
ture, occupies the site of an ancient farm
house in which Maj. Gen. Henry Knox
mad his headquarters through that cam
pa1sn. although the senator is not aware
of any relationship to the revolutionary
hero. Washington's headquarters were a
mile away, near the Schuylkill river.
The Valley Forge Home.
The farm comprises 800 acres. and lies
alongside that of the late Alexander ].
Cassatt, president of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. 1t is intended for rest and
pleasure, and not for profit, and Senator
Knox finds it good medicine to mind as
well as body He spends as much of his
time as ne can there. and usually runs
over for the weeks end during the ses-
sions of Congress. and gathers around him
his intimate friends. An invitation to
Valley Forge is a certificate of affection
and confidence. and not mere social COM
pllment The senator never asks people
there unless he wants to see them, but
MS hospitality embraces a large circle of
congenfal spirits. There are amusements
for all tastes-a golf course. polo grounds,
a swimming pool. a fishing preserve, a
tennis court, a poolroom and billiard
tables, and mile track upon which the
senator himself several years ago made
the worlds record for a double team in
2.1O12 with his horses, Writ and ''B. c.
perhaps the fastest and finest driving
team in the world. Fast driving is his
fad, and there are several thoroughbreds
with records in his stables
Senator Knox is a member of the
American and Duquesne clubs Of Pitts
burg. and was president of the latter for
several years At Washington he is a
member of the Chevy Chase Club. and
plays golf upon it's links when he cannot
get to Valley Forge.
Next to driving, his faVorite amusement
is fishing. and he usually spends week
or two in the happy fishing grounds of
best billiard players in Washington
He is a habitua1 newspaper reader and
is credited with taking every daily of i'm
pOrtance published in Pennsylvania be-
sides all the New York and Washington
papers and magazines.
He is member of the Episcopal Church
of the Ascension at Pittsburg. and attends
ST. Johns Church in Washington
One of his peculiarties is aversion to
his house, his stable nor anywhere around
him.
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