The Appeal., 1911-02-04

sion. The Octagon house is one Of the historic
homes of the District Of Columbia The chances
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 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 on the wall of the White House. She ran
back and cut the picture from its frame and es.
capped with it just as the British soldiers crossed
the threshold. ...
On Sixteenth street hill In Washington is tho
house known to the populace as Henderson castle.
It is the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson
who have lived In Washington 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 on commanding hill The
Henderson home is the scene of constant hospital
1ty and the diplomats representing foreign govern,
ments In the capital frequently dinner guests
of the "castle" host and hostess.
Larz Anderson, a relative of Nicholas Long
worth, lives on Massachusetts avenue in hugo
house about which the lecturer on the big sight
seeing automobile calls out interesting information
to the passengers eight or ten times day. and the
megaphonic tones Of the information gtver pene-
trate to every recess Of the Anderson family man
s1on The automobile barker tells his bride and
groom passengers and other sghtseers that "Thia
is the Larz Anderson house; it has 12O living rooms
and 6o bathrooms; 1t is truly regal residence"
Only the initiated know how much OF a roman.
Ger tne lecturer ls but IN very truth the Anderson
residence is as large an ordinary hotel Mr.
Anderson Is forever looking out for novelties and
he has just obtained from the manufacturers an an
tomoD1le nearly as large the sightseeing affair
winch goes crunching by his home every day with
the leather-lunged lecturer bowling aloft . 0r-
r. Should MI. Anderson or any of the ,,onh..
OF MS party become hungry on the long stretch ~,
road between inns. all that would be necessary +o
90 IS 70 push crank an inch and give q little tnp
ana OUT Will come cook stove, supply OF f,e1
kettles and pans and a diningroom table The food
IS Kept In refrigerator in another part NJ tho 49,.
chine and another little tug brings to yia1 .nr,-
chlckens ham and eggs, bread and butter. cofrae
and the rest 'onee
AS matter Of fact, Larz Anderson's au+o,,o
oie is notn1ng more or less than travelling hotel
and a. enat II Is MOTEL which makes as fast time
on the road as Is made by any of the AUTOMOBILES
"nlch are gu1ltless of tavern attachments
Inc residence OF Clifford Pinchot Is a rnan.,o,
VI course everybody knows that it is Mr.. pinchot
VINO mas made the great American fight to save ~
loiesls o1 tne country and it is he who has been
one OF the Two chief figures in controversy which
led to congressional Investigation and vh,oh -
us nrst stage led to the separation Of the eovor
ments chief forester from Uncle Sans serviaa
Inc P1ncnot residence has large rooms maonie.
cene stalrcases dining room which is almost a
banquet hail. and library which for size ona -. =
books would suit the service Of a civ Th, 80 ~
was not built by the forester; it is the nronert -,
MS mother with whom he lives, for he ia a hacha-
1or. Mr.. Pnchot makes the trees his closes. 80
pan1ons, and apparently he loves them above -,
other society," although there is large sociai .1-
ment In his life. The former chief forasta. :. ~.
government gives dinner parties regularly a. hts
residence and fine affairs they are. but II 3. Innn
that he prefers the campfire banquet -whather .
be served In the Dismal swamp Of Virginia or "a
the mountains OF Montana 8.