The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-13

''Itlawatha." was the doctors gift to
his wife some eighteen years agb on his
birthday anniversary High up in the
Blue Ridge mountains. 1900 feet, I be-
lleve. the picturesque shinEied house
looks out over well kept lawn. ter
raced gardens. orchards, and woodland,
with view OF Lake Roger In the. dis
lance. They have their own chickens
and cows. and a well bored to the
depth OF a5c feet that Is famous. DO
you wonder that we always look for
ward to their house partIes7
However. fear me house parties will
be few and far between this summer.
which after long preamble leads me
to my piece OF news. Mrs. Reed In to
have score or two OF small boys camp
Ing on the place. The Riddles, who will
range from eleven to fifteen. VIII pitch
their camp In the wooded section OF the
estate. under the direction Of Herbert
Biddle. OF Philadelphia, scoutmaster.
and will be under the discipline pre-
scribod for the Boy Scouts. Their daily
routine will include forestry. garden
ing. and all sorts OF useful things.
Best OF all. Mrs. Reed IL undertaking
TO see personally that their ravenoEs
appetites are satisfied. The meals will
be served In a summer mess hall set
up near the house. The entire place
has been inspected by the surgeon gem
eral Of the army. is guaranteed hygisnic
and the song OF the mosquito has never
been heard in the land. Moreover.
there's Lake Royed. all ready for swim
ming and boating. within easy walking
distance. Don't you wish you were a
small boy?
| After several false starts and as many
changes OF plan. Robert T. Small sailed
for Europe early in February. and has
| set up headquarters In London. Mrs.
Small-she was Ethel SigSby-and their
three little girls Will 80 liver In tbs
fall. should conditions allow.
How long will they bc gone? Dear
me, that's an unnrswerable question.
! for he has a rowing corimission TO
cover" any peace negotiations which
may develop for tho Associated Press.
and Is to stay until peace IL declared.
From London he will make excursions
70 wherever the excitement Ii thickest.
Mr.. Small. understand. was born iE
| Franco. and II that NC true, he should
exercise some discretion as to how no
inyades the soil OF that republic. or the
French government may get him." rs
II got Jimmie Hopper. more properly
james Hopper. novelist. writer OF short
stories and war correspondent The
story reads like the veriest CT clap-trap
fiction.
Mr.. Hopper has lived these many
years In California lie was educated
there. and he married there. But when
the war broke out. Ike so many of the
literary fraternity. he took his way 70
France. And suddenly he was dfafted
for military service. He was born In
Paris OF n French mother. Upon that
fact. and the indisput able one that the
| naturalization records Of the family
| were destroyed In the San Francisco
FIRE. does the government base its case.
However. read recently In a New
York paper OF Mr.. Hcpper's presence n
some function I'm New York. 80 he mus
have managed to reach this country
by hook or by crook. lie had al-ead,
done notable work with the relief or
ganizatlons in Paris. / wonder n hi,
book. Coming Back With the Spit
ball." was used as proof OF his Ameri
canism'
Speaking OF Newspaper people. reminds
me that Ed Keen IN back in this ccun-
try for six weeks or so and II IN wash-
inEton for a few days. Object. to "aiter
his perspective" He founded the United
Press Bureau In London four and a halt
years ago. has been there ever since,