The Washington times., 1917-04-01
cEAN ELOTc
LETTER.

i nope you are showing SOui SoioAS
You just ought to see the way Wash
ington is blossoming out since The
Times started a campaign few days
ago urging every one to hang out the
Stars and Stripes, reminding its read
ers that with a War Congress conven-
ing on Monday, every citizen should
show his loyalty to the Government;
and, since the flag is the emblem Of
that loyalty, every home should dis
play one. The other papers have
taken it up, and "show your colors"
IS. the city's slogan.
1t is interesting to see who is show
ing them, and who is not. In fact, l
personally have been rather interested
in noticing who has been showing
them for some time past. Also have
been interested in seeing who didn't
show them. For instance, so far as
I have seen, not a single member of
the Cabinet has had a flag out, and
except the Burlesons and the Bakers,
who live rather off my beat, l pass
the Cabinet homes quite frequently.
ran into Miss Agnes Hart Wilson
at Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis ID. A.
r. tea Thursday, and taking my nerve
in both hands asked her, "Why are
these things thusly?" She assured
me 1 did the Lanes an injustice, for
they had their flag out lever since the
break" until something happened TO
the gearing in the high wind a day or
two ago, and they had to take 1t In,
and possibly had not been able to get
It repaired. She admitted that the
Daniels house, near them, had had
none (the Robert Grains, next door
to them, has) and also that their own
house had gone unflagged. But that,
she said, was because their flag was
entirely too big for their house. When
they put 1t out 1t completely shroua-
ed their porch and made the lower
floor dark, and rather blocked the
entrance. They simply would have to
get one of a more reasonable size.
Boardman House Only One on
Dupont Circle with Flag.
There are some others who, like the
Lanes, have been flying the flag ever
since the break" The. Boardman
house, of course-eVerybody knows
that Miss Boardman is strong for
the flag" But that is the only one
of the big Dupont Circle houses that
has. The Letters and hasn't
Joe Just been elected head of the
Army League?-shows no flag, nor
does the William Hibbs house, nor
tne Patterson house The Herbert
Wadsworth house has been showing
a big Red Cross flag from its second
story balcony-the Wadsworths them
selves have not been in Washington
for two or three years, and have Of
fered the District of Columbia Red
Cross quarters there-and within the
last day or two the American flag has
hung there, too.
Across Massachusetts avenue, the
Archibald Hopkinses have just put
out their flag, following the example
of their neighbors, a few doors below
at 1922, who have had theirs out for
some time. Following the circle
around, the Edison Bradleys have no
flag out, but the Anson Mills house,
with Miss Strong on one side and the
Delta Theta fraternity on the other,
all have.
1t is rather noticeable. that patriot;
ism which doesn't mind proclaiming
itself runs in families. For instance,
the Pinchot house, on Scott Circle,
has had its flag out for weeks, a
dandy big one. Next dpor, on Rhode
Island avenue, Mrs Charles Boughton
Wood has a fine one floating over her
big front door. She is a sister of the
late Mrs. William Pinchot, you know
Clifford Pinchot's mother. They
were both Enos, and around the cor
ner on N street their brother, William
Phelps Emo, has two gnod-sized flags
over the colonial entrance to his I'M
posing house. And, by the way. Mrs.
Wood gave a dance the other night
for the Junior set in honor of An
toinette Graves, who was spending
the Easter vacation with her, and the
only decoration OF her big ballroom
was a huge American flag, which it
stirred ones heart to see.
Other Histories to Prove That
Patriotism Runs In Families.
There are q few other flags in that
100 block on N street now, but for
q while the only one that kept Mr..
Eno's company was over the Mont
gomery Blair's. And-didn't say
patriotism ran in familiesI-down on
Pennsylvania avenue. opposite the State,
War, and Navy Building, the fine
old Blair residence-the Washington
house which 1 most envy its owner
where the GIst Blairs live: has been
showing its colors for weeks; and
up on New Hampshire avenue the
Woodbury. Blairs are Haunting theirs.
Then around on Connecticut ave-
nue., in the 1900 block, between Du-
pont circle and n, both the Bell
houses-the Alexander Graham Bells
and the Charles Bells-have had
theirs out for some days. So has the
house next below the Charles Bells,
though 1 don't seem to know who
lives there. But I was disappointed
that the Gilbert Grosvenors, which
backs up to the Graham Bell house
from Eighteenth street, hasn't a sign
of a flag-or hadn't when last passed
there on Friday. Nor has the Lans-
ings, which is also General Fosters,
you know.
Three of our best known doctors
In that block on Connecticut avenue
DIR. Ruffin, DR.. Richardson, and Dr.
Hardin-are all flying theirs for the
last few days. So that as a whole