The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

ENGLAND some eight seasons az. n
search for a summer homestead sito
anc seized upon an ideal spot non,
Mhrion' Mass. Here they bought a
1oomy colonial house which has ,ho
VIRGIN forest for n setting and whose
PARK is skirted by one OF tho sal,
lhiets of Buzzards Bay. the angina
paradise OF Grover Cleveland.
An Angling Cabinet Member.
from his boathouse the wealthy
secretary goes out almost daiiy
through the summer to FISH in tho IN.
let with his son Charlie. a lad of six-
Teen Ihere is also tennis court
upon the well kept Maggie lawn, and the
secretary enjoys many horseback rides
and rambles in the woods behind his
mansion.
Upon the north shore of the old
Bay State Secretary of the Navy Never
VIII De a neishbor of the President
his summer home. at Hamilton. stands
hVe miles back from the sea, and from
mere he wall motor to the summer
capital at Montserrat, the diplomatic
colony at Manchester, tho exclusive
Essex Club and the fashionable beach
events at Magnolia AT Hamilton tho
secretarys daughters entertained Miss
Helen Taft earlier in the summer.
In the New Hampshire hills. lust
over the Massachusetts frontier. The
keeper OF the nations purse strings
VIII spend his summer at his masniti
cent estate, "Knollwood" near Dub
iin-for Secretary MacVeagh is an
other opulent middle -westerner who
chose a spot in New England for his
warm weather playground
Is summer Paradise.
From its commanding site Knoll
wood looks down upon 100 acres of
forest owned by Mr.. MacVeagh. and
through which a labyrinth of drives
and bride paths thread thei. way
Tor the Secretary OF the Treasurys
favorite summer pastime is enjoyed
in the saddle. Beyond this screen OF
forest shimmers Lake Monadnock. oa-
!y a few away az is also the noun
tain of the same name. rising to g.
zoo feet.
The recreation ground of the At
torney General and Mrs wickersham
Will be the Virginia Hot Springs. dur
Ing the first part of the vacation sea-
son. Later they will retinn to their
sa)t-air retreat upon that azure cir
cumbendibus which is called Jamaica
Bay, Long Island. The WickershaIn
seat here is a rambling house. which
he calls Marshfield and which lies, al
Cedarhurst, a couple Of miles in from
the Attorney General gets the salt air
from every direction except due north
west, from which quarter the winds
do not venture save in the season of
SHOWS
The wilds of the West will be the
playground of the two remaining
Cabinet members. The Secretary of
Agriculture. Mr.. Wilson. will combine
business with pleasure and inspect the
great national forests. of which he is
chief guardian, and the Postmaster
general, Mr. Hitchcock. will Knock
about Arizona and more firmly estab-
lish his citizenship in that incipient
State. which he hopes are long to re-
present in the Senate.
judicial Fans and Golfers.
rhe longest vacations enjoyed by Of
ficialdom are those of the Supreme
Court who have to themselves the, en-
tire spring ami summer 81 nsvns. Dur
ing this limo :hief Justice Whites
most exquisite joy is always spent In
watching tho national game CT read
ing the scores ~ the big leagues. An
other enthusia site fan on the Supreme
bench Is Justice Day, whose colleague
Justice Harlan, ''re old Roman" is
an enthusiast over golf, which he
plays Oh the presidential course. at
Chevy Chase The favorite summer
haunt OF Justice Hughes. Is Saranac
Lake. where Mrs. Hughes and her
daughters delight in canoeing. Jus
tice Allver Wendell Holmes enjoys
each summer the seaside life at his
estate upon the Massachusetts, north
shore. near his famed fathers old re-
treat on Beverly farms.
Such OF his vacation as lie docs not
spend at his homo in B,v'ling Green,
Mo-, only n dcznn miles from the banks
of the "M.ssissip:' Speaker Clark
spends on tho Chautaunua lecture cir-