The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
GLORY OF
OLDEN DAYS
PORTRAYED
Paul WnStach WeaveS
Story In His New
! Book Illustrating the
Finer Graces of an
Age That Enhances
American Tradition.

American Tradition.
EETHE story Of tidew.tsr Po-
tomao II . tale Of all the
elements which are woven
INTO the romance and splendor Of
the nations history"
When Paul wilstach buried that
little paragraph at the very end
u the first chapter Of his book
on Potomac Landings" which
Doubleday. Page 4 Company are
publishing. he did characters
do wilstach bit of pennins. Not
only Is the paragraph the alibi
for the book itself--but it stamps
the s61 most interesting pages
wfistachian.
OF course Paul could have
written the paragraph on the title
page and used 1t as a text for all
Of the eighteen chapters Of ro-
nance and history and archaeology
and ethnology. not to mention
mineralogy agriculture. navigation,
and geneaology he has crammed
into so very brief a span. But he
didn't He couldn't. He couldn't
FOR the very simple reason that he
is Paul wilstach, and isn't that
kind Of a chap at all.
He buried the reason for the
story that would have served as
a cordial invitation to readers
1ust as he buried the real Paul
Wilstach during many years in
Washington. Only in the case of
Paul kimself-he was buried in
the creeks and inlets Of tho Po-
tomac he loves so we'll in a
o leisurely way collecting and alb
sorbing the material from which
he has made his most interesting
story.
MOST INTERESTING STORY.
To those fortunate Washington
fans who DO know the real Paul
wllstach-who remember him as
dramatic editor Of Tho Washington
Times In times gone by. as manager
Of the late Richard Mansfield during
the last ten or twelve years Of the
actors life. or as a writer Of charm.
ing plays and magazine stories--it
may como ~ q shock that Paul liz
Q Hoosier and really didn't grow up
on the Potomac river.
AZ . matter Of fact he was born
IN Lafayette. IND. in the Same neck
Of tho woods that has given ths
world James whitcomb Riley, Booth
Harrington. George Ado and the
NcCutoheon brothers. Further than
that he remained absorbing the mid
lie West atmosphere of attempting
and doing until he was graduated
from q small college at Bourbonnais.
H.. and 1t was after that he came
70 Washington.
The Potomac river had always .
fascination for wilstach. While he
would probably deny the statement.
It II believed that he is the person
who inspired in q number of literary
folk tho idea Of colonizing along the
river and making homes for them.
solves on the quiet banks of the
river. Several Of them did buy such
homes. ono Of whom. Paul Hester.
che novelist and playwright. was 80
many times wilstach's host and
companion In river explorations that
Potomac Landing" IL dedicated to
him
Shortly after the death Of Mans
field. while wilstach was engaged
IN compiling his book on the life Of
the actor. his health gave way AMI
he came to his beloved Potomac for
rest ana recreation. Since than no
and The river have been almost In
separable. He is nominally at homo
at the Players Club in New York.
That IL his formal and official nd
dress. But 1t Ii q fairly safe guess
that most Of his time during the
past fifteen years--save only for 40