The Washington times., 1921-11-21


the Baltimore Sun.
The party foregathered at 10 o'clock
at or about the Sun paper Washington
bureau. A train of nearly a hundred
Cadillac automobiles was drawn up
along Fifteenth street. arousing much
curiosity among the townspeople. and
popular surmises as to the purpose
ranged from Identification of the outfit
as q motion picture company going
out on location to Ku Klux Khan
foray. Either purpose might have
been served.
Nationalities Scrambled.
| II Marshal Foch had seen James
Preston. superintendent Of the Senate
press gallery, in command Of the load
ing of the automobiles. he would have
quivered with jealousy. Mr.. Preston
purposely had Juggled the nationals.
ties of the correspondents in each car
SO that the reporter from Watcher,
Iowa, would find himself in a car with
Hashimuro Togo and one or two titled
European Journalists. The ethno-
graphic lines in those cars were twist
ed about like tangled fish lines.
Van Lear Black had invited this
party to an American barbecue, so
that these foreign gentlemen would
have the opportunity to witness q
characteristic American entertainment.
The word. barbecue" was unfamiliar
to the foreigners, and 80 1t was newt
able that they should give 1t the most
difficult and least phonetic pronuncia-
ton. They referred to the event as a
barbeck
The motorcade (you couldn't prop
eriy say cavalcade because there were
no cavalsD sped over the Maryland
ha NJ
the Maryland State constabulary
mounted on Motorcycles who served
| as postillions and outriders and about
noon arrived in good ordre at Folly
Quarters. This mansion was built by
Charles Carroll, OF Carrollton- the
Signer. as a dover house for his
daughter. She has been dead for
| about q hundred and fifty years and
Mr. Black, present lord Of the manor.
thought the estate ideal for thi ssort
Of party.
Indians In Receiving Line.
Mr.. Black. himself. stood at the
head Of the receiving line. and there
also were in the line such typical
American specimens as high officials
Of the State Of Maryland and chiefs Of
Indian tribes in full aboriginal re-
gala. who said How" with the most
approved circus cordially.
The forty-mile ride had been bleak,
so after greeting Mr.. Black the guests
wandered through the lovely old gar
dens Of the place to an obscure lletu
shelter under the slope Of hill
whence sounds of revelry were burst
ing. This was revealed to be another
typical aboriginal American institu-
ton, now extinct. There was a long
board as high as a mans waistline.
There was a long, narrow cylin-
drical rod about ankle-high in front
Of II. On the board were silver sal
vers containing cigarettes, cigars
and matches. Also there were dishes
containing fruit, some OF 1t In It's
original state. There were sawdust
and straw on the floor and a few
dead soldiers. Though relatively
small, this enclosure was sheltering
from the wind enough newspaper
writer's to turn out a book as volum-
inous as Gibbons Rome in ten min
utes. However, Gibbons Rome had
been gotten out of the way some
years ago so there was nothing to
do for the moment.
Tables Set In Tent.
Farther down the hill was big
tent where long tables were spread,
approved fashion. But the northwest
wind was waiting the scent OF wood
smoke to the nostrils Of the Puests
so they went few PAGES from the
tent to where a pit had been digged
In 1t smouldSed hickory logs and
above 1t was strung a huge OK. This
was the "barbeck' proper and fas-
cinated the foreign visitors in par
ticular.
Negro servitors with forbiddinS
scimitars fenced with the OK, win.
ming by dexterity great slices of
savory beef, which were handed to
anybody who desired to partake. On
the tables were roast turkeys; there
was an oyster bar; there was every
variety OF food which the teeming
fields, waters and air of Maryland
can afford. The visitors asslaged
their hunger with enthusiasm. ex-
cepting a group which remained at
the first shelter (suprD and who ap-
parently found better dinner Of
herbs Tor at any rate such herbacc2rs
products as barley rye and ssS1
grains) where love is, than a stalled
OK and the slightly more motto cable
formality Of the dining tent.
A band played throughout these
proceedings and in II was a tall.
smiling faced man VIII oblew French
horn rs though his heart would
break. Good as this music was. it
aid not fascinate the young visitors
so much as did the chorus of planta.
ton hands. merry villagers or some
thing of that ilk. There must have
been thirty of them. Apparently
they were Mr.. Blacks farm hands.
dressed in overalls. ragged hunting
jackets. corduroy pants" and other