The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-02-02
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sion The Octagon house is of the historic
homes of the District of Columbia. The chances
are that the spirit Of patriotism will see that the
structure is preserved for all time. When the Brit
ish entered Washington Dolly Madison fed from
the White House just before the Red Coats arrived
to apply the torch Mrs. Madison went to the DC.
tagon house, which the residence of the Tay
loe family. Suddenly she remembered that the
Stuart portrait of George Washington had been left
hanging the wall of the White House. She ran
back and cut the picture from its frame and es.
capped with it just the British soldiers crossed
the threshold.
On Sixteenth street hill in Washington is the
house known to the populace Henderson castle.
II is the home of Mr.. and Mrs John Henderson.
who have lived in Washington ever since Mr. Hen
derson was, years ago, Republican senator from
the state of Missouri. The Henderson house has
every appearance of castle. 1t is of brown stone,
turreted, and it stands a commanding hill. The
Henderson home is the scene of constant hospital
ity and the diplomats representing foreign govern.
ments in the capital are frequently dinner guests
of the castle host and hostess.
Larz Anderson, relative of Nicholas Long
worth lives on Massachusetts avenue in a huge
house about which the lecturer" the big sight
seeing automobile calls out interesting information
to the passengers eight ten times day, and the
megaphonic tones of the information giver pene-
trate TO every recess of the Anderson family man
sion. The automobile barker tells his bride and
groom passengers and other sightseers that "This
is the Larz Anderson house. it has 100 living rooms
and GO bathrooms; it is truly regal residence"
Only the initiated know how much of a roman.
the lecturer is, but in very truth the Anderson
residence is large as an ordinary hotel Mr.
Anderson is forever looking out for novelties and
he has just obtained from the manufacturers an au.
tomobile nearly as large the sightseeing affair
which goes crunchng by his home every day with
the leather-unged lecturer bowling aloft
Should Mr.. Anderson or any of the members
of his party become hungry on the long stretch of
road between inns, all that would be necessary TO
do is to push crank inch and give little tug.
and out will come cook stove, a supply of fuel
Kettles and pans and dning-room table The food
is Kept In refrigerator in another part of the ma.
chine, and another little tug brings to view spring
chickens, ham and eggs. bread and butter. coffee
and the rest
AS matter OF fact Larz Anderson's automo.
bile is nothing more less than travelling hotel
and at that 1t is hotel which makes as fast time
on the road is made by any of the automobiles
which are guiltess of tavern attachments
The residence of Clifford Plnchot is n mansion
or course everybody knows that II is Mr. Pinchot
who has made the great American fight to save the
forests OF the country, and it is he who has been
one of the two chief figures in a controversy which
led TO a congressional Investigation and which In
its first stage led to the separation OF the govern
ment's chief forester from Uncle Sans service
The Pinchot residence has large rooms magna-
cent staircases. dining room which is almost n
banquet hall, and library which for size and for
books would suit tho service of city This home
not built by the forester: 10 Is the prbnertv of
his mother with whom he lives for he is bache
Tor. Mr.. Pinchot makes the trees his closest com.
panions, and apparently he loves them above all
other society, although there is large social Gle.
ment in his life The former chief forester of the
government gives dinner parties regularly at his
residence and fine affairs they are but 1t is known
that he prefers the campfire banquet-whether n
be served In the Dismal swamp Of Virginia or in
the mountains OF Montana.