The Washington herald., 1922-10-25

of America last night at the Smith
sonian Institution.
Mrs. walcott's reception was
rather more social in character, but
she had on view her famous collec-
tion of wild-hower paintings. A
number of ladies assisted the hos
tes in dispensing hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hertle enter
tanned the Garden Club delegates
at an informal luncheon yesterday
In the beautiful old gardens Of their
historic Virginia estate, Gunston
Hall on the Potomac. built by
George Mason in pre-Revolutionary
days. The hosts were assisted in
receiving by Lady Geddes. wife Of
the British Ambassador; Mrs. Henry
c. Wallace. wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture. and Mrs. Samuel
Sloan, president of the Garden CLUB
of America. Mrs. Hughes, wife of
the Secretary of State, was among
the guests; also the officers of the
Garden Club: President, Mr.. sam
uei Sloan. New York; first vice
president. Mrs. John A. Stewart.
jr.. New Jersey; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, vir-
sinia; third vice president. Mrs.
Samuel H. Taft, Ohio: fourth vice
president. Mrs. Francis B. CROWN
shield. Massachusetts; secretary,
Mrs. Harold Irving Pratt, Long
Island. and treasurer, Mrs. William
Rand. New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Barde have
leased an apartment at wardman
Park Hotel for the winter.
The guests were received first in
the lovely old mansion which Mr.,
and Mrs. Hertle restored as nearly
as possible to the way George
Mason had 1t, ana It is furnished
throughout in perfect harmony
with its Colonial style of architec-
ture. The guests roamed about at
will in both the houses and gardens
Mrs. Hertle looked charming in a
gown Of heavy white canton crepe
| with a cape Of the same material,
collared with kolinsKy worn over
1t. and a medium sized hat also of
the crepe trimmed with black and
| white grapes.
The day was rounded out by an
inspection of the Arlington expert
mental farm and the party stopped
in Alexandria. made a visit to his
toric Pohick Church and to Mount
Vernon. where. in the name of the
Garden Club of America, the dele
gates planted a tree in the garden
| Of Mount Vernon and placed a
wreath on the grave of Washington,
Mrs. John Carter Brown, vice re-
gent for Rhode Island for Mount
Vernon and chairman of the Mount
Vernon garden committee. a dele
gate to the Garden Club conference,
doing the planting.
This afternoon Mrs. Hoover, wife
of the Secretary of Commerce, will
entertain the Garden Club members
at tea.
This evening. at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium of the Department of
the Interior. Eighteenth and F
streets. Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews.
fantasy. The Voice of the Wild
flowers" will be presented in honor
of the Garden Club Of America, un-
der the patronage Of Mrs. Fairfax
Harrison. Mrs. E. H. Bouton, Mrs.
James Parmalee. Mrs. Louis Hertle,
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. Charles
w. Richardson. Mrs. william Can
non Rivers, Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. Mrs. F. F. Andrews. of the
Washington committee Of the Gar
den Club, and DIR. Paul Bartsch, Of
the Department of Agriculture: /:
Charles Moore. chairman of the
Commission of Fine Arts: Mrs. John
Small and Ben A. Harlan, of the
American Red Cross.
The Voice of the wildfowers"
Is a charming little pagean-fanasy.
| tan appeal for the preservation of
r1t
vein and danced to lovely music
1t will be given under the direction
of the author and Miss Bess Davis
Schreiner. assisted by Miss Caroline
Mckinley. Paul Bleyden. Albert
Parr. John Small. Mrs. Walter Nash
and Miss Estelle Wentworth.
The lovely garden at Gunston Hall
is but one Of a number of historical
gardens which are being thrown
open to the members of the Garden
Club during their visit
Mrs. Richard A. Harlow, chairman
of the historic homes committee, has
announced that Octagon House may
be seen by the delegates at any time
and that the other gardens may be
| visited tomorrow. Octagon House
Is perhaps one of the most inter-
esting old places in Washington.
Built in 1898 by DR.. William Thorn
ton for Gen. John Taylor, 1t was oc-
cupied by President James Madison,
after the burning of the White
House by the British in 1914. 1t
was here that the treaty Of Client
| was signed
Bellevue. the present residence of
John Newbold, was restored by him
in 1913. 100 years after its occu-
n NV
Quired 1t number of years after 1t
was originally built. Another old
home on Q street is Tudor Place,
now owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Armi-
stead Peter. jr. ct Is a fine example
| of Tudor architecture. with colonial
| features. built in 1910 by DR.. WILL
| lam Thornton and owned for many
years by the Washington family. In
| the same vicinity Is Sewer House, q
| splendid example of Georgian ar
| chitecture. built in 1905. and having
beautiful old gardens. Halcyon
House, now owned by Mr.. Albert
Clemens, is a very quaint old home,
which was built in 1888, and is sur
rounded by very unusual gardens.
| while the home of Mrs. George
Myers. on S street, is quite mod
| ern, with a charming example Of
city terraced garden. A little fur
ther away from town is the lovely
country home and garden of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, on Wood
ley lane, and Immediately adjacent.
the estate of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Parmalee. all of these ideal gar
dens being open to Garden Club
visitors today.
The Washington Seminary will