The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-03

sion The Octagon house is one 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
sh entered Washington Dolly Madison fed from
the White House just before the Red Coats arrived
to apply the torch. Mrs. Madison went to the Oc-
tagon house. which was 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
capped with 1t just the British soldiers crossed
the threshold
On Sixteenth street hill In Washington is the
house known to the populacs as Henderson castle.
1t is the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson,
who have lived In Washington ever since Mr.. Hen
derson was years ago. a Republican senator from
the state of Missouri The Henderson house has
every appearance of CASTLE 1t is of brown stone.
turreted, and 1t stands on a commanding hill. The
Henderson home is the OF constant hospital
ty, and the diplomats representing foreign govern
ments in the capital frequently dinner guests
OF the castle host and hostess.
Larz Anderson. relative of Nicholas Long
worth. lives 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: 1t has 120 living rooms
and GO bathrooms: 1t is truly regal residence"
Only the Initiated know how much of roman
the lecturer is but in very truth the Anderson
residence is large ordinary hotel. Mr.
Anderson is forever looking out for novelties and
he has just obtained from the manufacturers an au
tomobe nearly large as the Sightseeing affair
which goes crunching by his home every day with
the leather-lunged lecturer bowling aloft.
Should Mr.. Anderson any of the members
OF his party become hungry the long stretch of
road between inns, all that would be necessary to
do is to push a crank inch and give a little tug
and out will come cook stove, a supply of fuel
kettles and pans and dining-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 I-arz Anderson's automo-
bile is nothing or less than a travelling hotel
and at that 1t is a hotel which makes as fast time
on the road as is made by any of the automobiles
which guiltless OF tavern attachments
The residence of Clifford Pinchot is mansion
OF course everybody knows that 1t is Mr. Pinchot
who has made the great American fight to save the
forests of the country, and 1t is he who has been
one of the two chief figures In controversy which
led to 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 maxni1.
cent starcases. dining room which is almost a
banquet hall, and library which for size and for
books would suit the service OF a city. This home
was not built by the forester 1t is the property of
his mother with whom he lives, for he is bache-
lor. Mr.. Pinchot makes the trees his closest com.
panons, and apparently he loves them above all
other society. although there is large social ele-
ment in his life. The former chief forester of the
government gives dinner parties regularly at his
residence and nne affairs they are but 1t is known
that he prefers the campfire banQuet-wbetber Il
be served in the Dismal swamp of Virginia or in
the mountains of Montana