Evening star., 1921-05-22
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mrs. Harding's Garden Fete Recalls Colonial
Days-Historic Holmead House Becomes Club.
Collecting Ship Models Fad-Other Comment

i, English Midlands during the late sum-
mer and autumn. But the tremendous
difficulty of getting horses out of the
country, not to mention the almost
insuperable obstacles of getting them
back again. has caused many who are
willing otherwise to shake their heads
over Capt Mills proposals. But all
who met this charming historian and
illustrator of the ancient companion
of chivalry were delighted and ready
to promise anything when conditions
here are less awkward 1t was Capt.
Mills who added that marvellous ad-
junct to the Olympian races a few
years ago in reviving the old stage
coach races, and from old prints re-
producing the exact harness and trap
horse: Recently Capt Mills has found
all his leisure consumed in getting
up amateur circuses. where the in
fantile prodigies of Britain displayed
their skill together with the fine
fancy feats, sn' captured % n 5ig 'anm sums aea of
mony for charity. The Christmas
circus given at Windsor last year and
IN which many royal juveniles rode
with the sons and daughters of the
most exalted nobility, was for the
London Hospital and netted almost
the entire endowment fund asked,
Following theexample Of the Cos
mos Club in the Dolly Madison House.
is"iie another famous Washington home
President has passed into the hands
Of a club. This is the purchase of
the stately mansion at 2017 I street
by the Arts Club. and which was the
scene Of the recent Beaux Arts ball.
James Monroe lived in the dwelling
during his brilliant terms as Secre-
tary of War and of State and some of
the epochal fetes of the times were
given there. The mansion was built
by Anthony Holmead. on a tract Of
the land on which the capital now
Widows Mite" Timothy Caldwell
was the architect Of the mansion
and for years it enjoyed that coveted
distinction Of being the finest
residence in the capital. After the
House: the residence was sold to DR.:
Francis Markoe. an early president of
the Columbian. now the George
Washington University. and he, in
turn. sold to DR.. Cleveland Able. who
is ..1Sno ignored as the founder Of TIL; the
Adams and Gen. Silas Casey were
among the tenants of Prof. Able. who
lived quietly out on Columbia Heights.
Like all the older mansions of Wash
ington and Georgetown. the Holmead
house served as a legation home both
ing the Mexican war was the resi-
dence Of the Hungarian en-
voy, Baron de Mareschal.
Although the memory Of President
Theodore Roosevelt is much more
identified with land than with sea,
the prominence of his son. Theodore.
jr, and his daughter. Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. with that newest collec-
tors fad, namely. getting together
models Of old ships. is quite to be
understood in view of the intimate
connection Of the Roosevelt family
with traditions of the deep. Three
members of it served as assistant
secretary Of the navy. and Mr..
Franklin Roosevelt Is, at present, the
president of the society which aims
to collect all available models of ia
nous old ships and preserving them.
Mr.. Roosevelt has some charming
specimens of the famous frigates at
his home in Hyde Park. while young
Theodore has some Of the clippers
Of the early trading days in the
library Of his home, near Sycamore
Hill, on Oyster Bay. Tho collectors
Of ships models include naturally all
the writers Of the sea, together with
famous fishers and yachtsmen. But
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