The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-09

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
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 tho
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 II just as the British soldiers crossed
the threshold.
Or Sixteenth street hill in Washington is the
house known TO the populace as Henderson castle.
1t is the homo 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 a castle. II is Of brown stone,
turreted, and It stands on a commanding hill. The
Henderson home is the scene of constant hospital
ity, ard the diplomats representing foreign govern.
ments in the capital are frequently dinner guests
of the castle" host and hostess.
Larz Anderson, a relative OF Nicholas Long
worth. lives on Massachusetts avenue In a huge
house about which the lecturer on the big sight.
seoiug utomobl calls out Interesting Information
to the passengers eight or ten times a 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 "rhis
is the Larz Anderson house; IL has 100 living rooms
and 60 bathrooms; 1t is truly a regal residence"
Only the initiated know how much OF a roman.
Ger the lecturer is, but in very truth the Anderson
residence is as 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 as the Sightseeing AFFAIR
which goes crunching by his home every day with
the leatherlunged lecturer bowling aloft.
Should Mr.. Anderson or any OF the members
OF ms party become hungry on the long stretch OF
road between inns. all that would be necessary m
do is to push q crank an inch and give a little tug
ana out VIII come a cook stove, a supply OF fuel
kettles and pans and a diningroom table. The food
Is Kept In a refrigerator In another part OF the ma.
chine, and another little tug brings TO view sprlnp
chickens, ham and eggs, bread and butter, coree
and the rest.
AS a matter OF fact, Larz Anderson's automo.
bile is nothing more or less than a travelling hotel
and at that it is a hotel which makes as fast time
on the road as Is made by any of the automobues
which are guiltless OF tavern attachments.
The residence Of Clifford Pinchot is a mansion
OF course eyeS body knows that II is Mr. pIncbot
who has made the great American fight 10 save Inc
forests Of the country, and 1t is ne who has hoon
one Of the two chief figures in a controversy which
led to a congressional investigation, and which In
It's first stage led to the separation OF the povern-
ment's chief forester from Uncle Sans service
The Pinchot residence has large rooms. magnIe.
cent staircases, a dining room which Is almost a
banquet hall, and a library which for size and for
books would suit tho service Of a city. This home
was not built by the forester: II is the property of
his mother with whom he lives, for he is a bacbe-
Tor. Mr.. Pinchot makes the trees his closest com.
panions, and apparently he loves them above all
other society, although there is a large social ele-
ment in his life, The former chief forester of the
government gives dinner parties regularly at his
residence and fine affairs they are, but Il IS known
that he prefers the campfire b~anauet-whetber a.
be served in the Dismal swamp Of Virginia or ia
the mountains of Montana