The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-10

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also in old aristocratic Georgetown
for generations. Once they owned al
most the whole countrywide there
abouts. The homestead OF the late
Heath Dodge now owned by George
Bradley. the former Montgomery
county commissioner and steadfast
Democratic party leader OF the Peter
faction" adjVins Edsemoor on the
Rockville Pike.
The particular branch of the family
which has given the name "Kinwood"
to holdings In Edgemoor Is headed by
Col Harrison II. Dodge. who for
many years has taken charge of Mt,
Vernon. Kinwood is the wooded sec
tion of Edgemoor and lies between
the misunderstanding streets, Hamp-
den Lane and Glenbrook road. The
last Is truly named. for II follows the
winding OF a brook through the glen.
Colonel lodges daughters married
officers--one OF the army and one or
the navy. Maj. Elvin Ragnvald Hell
berg and Comdr. Hugh Mclean Wal
ker. Each built home, one on either
side of the site which Col. and Mrs
Dodge had reserved for themselves.
The Heibergs homo. which they
named Ragnvaid Norwegian for
Highwood), Is Virginia colonial In
every brick. every column. every
angle of the roof. IL stands high up
on corner with big trees SO close
that you wonder how the house got In
there. or whether 1t was there nrst.
Major Heiberg died while serving as
our military attache at Rome.
There is a tall red gum tree which
a few months later will throw a blot
of scarlet against the gray slate roof.
The Walker house on the next corner
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just bought from Francis Bennett Poe
by Col. William A. Phillips. Is a big
roomy house with a Dutch colonial
single roof.
Like the other. II was designed and
built by Clarence l.. Harding. one of
the most successful of Washington's
home-bred architects, the Franklin
MacVeagh house being one of his.
Commander Walker Is usually away
sailing the seven seas, SO the house
is very often rented. 1t has had a
succession of prominent army men as
occupants during the war and the last
tenant was william Rands. of the
State Department. when IL became a
favorite gathering place for the
younger social set, who made things
lively In the quiet looking house in
the woods.
Ono of the especially pretty houses
which have given Edgemoor its rep
utation as beauty spot is the little
garden home of Mrs. William M
Scudder on Hampden lane. It is just
at the turn Of the road where one
enters Wilson's lane on the way to
the Montgomery Country Club. Pas
sersby always notice IT and wonder
there. 1t has most inviting porch
and a garden Of tall hollyhocks and
old fashioned flowers. Mrs. Scudder
came from Chicago originally. as her
maiden name, Helen r. Swift. would
indicate. But her husband was from
New England. There are many Scud-
ders all through Connecticut and
Rhode Island; they don't often stray
so far away as this Washington Scud-
der did.
Cottage STYLE" you would call the
house. There is a long sweep to the
roof, and the house has natural
charm which holds attention. Inside
1t Is much more roomy than one
would ever suspect The hall ceiling
extends up two stories. and upstairs
II goes all around the opening thus
made In a gallery effect, which gives
an appearance of more space than
there really is. There are two young
daughters in the house who will soon
be debutantes. and are now very &C
tive socially among the su-debutante
set. Mrs. Scudder is a fine tennis
player and natural out f-doors
woman. She takes a great interest
IN the Girl Scouts. as you probably
know, and is always arranging bene1
hts for them in company with Mrs.
Charles Lindsay. who also resides in
Edgemoor.
Near tho Scudder house another
cottage Is being built by young
architect Eugene w. Goodwin. 1t Is
Struggled into a wooded setting. Ex-
cept for the sound of the carpenters
hammer one would scarcely know II
was there. Those who have the Idea
that only millionaires can live in
boSemoor should see the gem of
small house now owned by Charles p.
Burgess, on the winding Glenbrook
road. 1t is the perfection of taste, a
bit OF a home in a bit of a wood. A
winding brick wall, intensified with
grass, leads to a dainty doorway; a
cosy screened porch Is shaded by
trees and gambrel roof overhangs
the wide, friendly clapboards. Mr..
Burgess Is one OF Uncle Sans high
orows, one of those learned persons
who. In studios and laboratories.
solve our national problems. with his
young bride he came to Edgemoor
form New England. but it is easy to
see that not so long ago their home
was in the land OF the heather.
1t Is the season of picnlcs and per-
sons OF every age and every rank
succumb to the lure OF the outdoors
and the temptation of the ham
sandwich. There are land picnics
and water picnics. picnics in parks.
and best of all, picnics in gardens,
near hospitable larder and a con-
venient kitchen. One of these gar
den picnics took place at the coun-
try home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Snure,
when the Iowa delegation In Con-
gress and many Iowa friends were
delightfully entertained. The Score
tary of Agriculture and Mrs Wallace
were among the guests, who forsook
the city for late afternoon and
evening under the trees on the wide