The Washington times., 1917-04-01

saying that their sympathies were en-
tirely with the other side. She may
not feel that way now, however,
when her own country is concerned,
and no longer painfully neutral.
Mrs. Philip Sheridan displayed an
American flag, as did her next door
neighbor And there was one at :2l2
almost directly opposite.
Mrs. Richard Townsend had hers
out, suspiciously new looking one,
but none the less. a welcome sight.
The Pattens' big brick house oppo-
site was all unadorned: and the Larz
Arfiersons hadn't gotten around to a
flag raising yet, either. The "Ned"
McLean's-which used to be the
Walsh house, had two small ones
one over each entrance. "McLean's
house" as they are calling the John
r. Mclean residence down on Nc
Pherson square, nowadays, had fine
big one over the front entrance. The
two big brown sandstone houses just
below the E. B. Mclean residence, are
properly patriotic, as is the William
Bailey Lamar's, 1915. on the corner OF
Twentieth street. which the Murray
Cranes used to live in.
Failed to See Any Flag
On the McAdoo's House.
1 noticed that r street, in that
neighborhood, was gay with flags
but / didn't see any at 2139, where
the McAdoos live. Mrs. Julian James.
at Twentieth and O streets, has two
out. one on each side of her door,
which was, OF course, to be expected;
and Mason House." next door, which
she has loaned for the various activi-'
ties of the woman's department OF the
Navy League. is flying all sorts OF
fiags-Navy League. Red Cross, as
well as the Stars and Stripes. l was
rather astonished though, to. see no
United States flag on the Army and
Navy Club-nothing but the club pen
nant at half-staff. There probably is
some reason for it-in the ethics OF
the service-which 1 do not happen
to know about.
The Commercial Club, in the next
block, has the national flag at its
staff, and a great big one from one
Of the upper windows. The Washing
ton Club, a block above on X street,
Is showing its colors, the only one in
that group of houses that does. or
course Mrs. Draper is away. indefinite
", and apparently the Glovers were
about getting away, for there was a
moving van at the door as / passed
there yesterday morning.
Glad to Sec Flag Next Door
To the German Embassy.
1 somehow didn't see many flags on
street above Scott Circle,
and when one thinks of the number Of
Senators and others who live up there
II is rather remarkable. Mrs. Dimock
has hers out, of course, and the
whitish stone house on the lower
side of the circle, next to Mrs. Evans,
already mentioned, put one out on
Friday.
oh, and I certainly was glad to see
that DR.. John Crayke Simpson was
Haunting one right next door to the
German embassy, and recalled the
days when Senator Dolliver and Sem
ator CulIom lived along there on
Highland Terrace, and Julius Caesar
Burrows lived across the way. They
would have been glad to wave their
flags in the face of the Germans: for
while one might or might not agree
with their politicsAno one ever ques-
toned their Americanism.
Perhaps that is enough about the
flag, but I am sorryl that the Presi-
dent is no longer showing his, on the
White House. oh. 1 don't mean the
American flag, that's flying there all
right, but his own personal flag. You
remember II was run up last fall,
with the announcement that hereafter
It would Ply when the President was
in Washington.
Good Idea Flying Presidents
Flag on the White House.
There was quite a little unfriendly
comment. from people who don't like
the President or don't agree with his
politics, about the "friIls" he was put
ting on, and about the head of a
democracy aping royalty. 1 don't