The Washington herald., 1922-07-23


Hardings would not move the
White House at all this summer. so
evidently they changed their minds
about that or else rumor Is just
rumor and nothing else. Friend
ship embraces q large estate within
ten or fifteen minute motor ride
OF the White House. on q high point
OF ground to the north overlooking
the city. The McLeans have many
homes. one right In the heart of
town. the old Mclean house at Fiji
teenth and streets, just back Of
the Shoreham Hotel. In fact the
McLeans own that whole square
to Vermont avenue, excepting only
the Shoreham.
sHoREHAM OWNED
BY MORTON ESTATE.
The Shoreham Hotel Is owned by
the Levi p. Morton estate unless II
has been sold rather recently. The
Bayard Smiths owned and lived on
that corner when he was Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury-or one
OF the government departments
when the government was moved
from Philadelphia to Washington.
The Bayard Smiths also owned the
corner now occupied by the Union
Trust Company, across the street
from the Shoreham Hotel, and 1t
was then occupied by the famous
old Wormley Hotel. II was run by
q colored man named wormley, but
had only white patrons and the
highest in the land. too, at that.
Old Wormley was one of Washing
tons most respected citizens and
when he died such first citizens as
old George Riggs, of Riggs Ma
tional Bank, and W. w. Corcoran
were his pallbearers. The Bayard
Smiths had q country place called
Sydney. located where the Catholic
University now Is. Have you ever
read Mrs. Smiths interesting book
called First Fifty Years of Wash
ing Societyr'.
Mr.. Morton built the present
shoreham Hotel and during its con-
struction there was an accident
similar to that which occurred
when the Toronto apartment was
being built; some of the upper
floors fen through. Mr.. Morton
named the hotel from his home
town, Shoreham, in Addison County,
VT (Did you know that the apart
ments. the Concord and the Ports
mouth, both in New Hampshire
avenue, were named after the New
Hampshire towns because they are
located in an avenue of that name?)
To go back to my subject-the
Ned McLeans will spend the winter
at that home-when they aren't at
their place at Balm Beach and they
go to Florida regularly every
winter. Then they spend week.
ends and parts of the spring and
fall at their farm in Leesburg, Va,
not far from Washington.
PASS MIDsUMMERs
AT BAR HARBoR.
The midsummers they pass at
Bar Harbor, where they have an
estate. They left about a week ago
for Bar Harbor and 1t is said the
Hardings were asked to spend the
summer with them there, but of
course they could not well be away
so far with strikes and such ON.
However, IL Is thought they will
probably pass a weekend or maybe
longer with the McLeans at the
smart Maine resort before they re-
turn for the winter. President and
Mrs. Harding had planned to spend
last weekend at Hot Springs, Va,
and the McLeans were to have been
In their party-they are generally
in-at least invited-on all of the
Harding parties, formal or in
FORMAL here or elsewhere. When
President and Mrs. Harding found
tney could not get away. the Nc
Leans started North, where Mrs.
Mclean and the children will srax
until autumn. Mr.. Mclean running
back and forth.
Friendship was an old, old tract
OF land described in old deeds "a
Glen Ellen, which remained its
name until John R. Mclean bought
the place. All the old citizens felt
quite badly about II when the name
was changed. From the porch of
the house can be viewed a wonder
ful glen that extended for a great
distance from the house towards
the river. II was owned at one
time by Georgetown College. which
Is much over a hundred years OLD.
you know. The college used Glen
Ellen as q retreat for priests Nc
Lean bought II from the coIler.
believe. The original house on ~
was very old. but I don't think this
house Is
However. the house In an old
fashioned but charming, low. ratbsr
rambling brick house. paintea
soft cream. Ned" Mclean. n.r
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John r. McIean
nseo there before him and enter
tAined there lavishly and frequently.
one OF the special features of their
entertaining were the sunday morn
ing breakfasts In the spring ana
early summer, . custom which the
young people kept up when Il came
into their possession and many dis
tinsuished people of many nations
nave broken bread in that house.
pts social history certainly makes
~ fitting White House alone. II
is set In q large park with winding
drives between weIl-cut hedges and
shaded by nns old trees Of many
sorts.
DRIVES WE'RE OPEN
TO rHE PUBLIC.
Tn drives were open TO the puhI,e
for walking or driving, but never |
for motors. because Of the many
sharp curves-and was much am
|5oyed a. q park BY the people I'm
that section of the District of |
columbia and IL was with great re- |
|gret that they saw the big iron
gates closed on them when the
Houng people came into possession
Pf the house
think the main reason they
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