The Washington herald., 1922-11-12

from several email s<reams that
damned. will supply . eteady now
of fresh water and be . Grand
place for . swim. And the best
part Of II ali is that the club Isn't
going 70 be so frightfuliy expensiye
a. some are and just a. nice; the
initiation Zee will be 500 and the
yearly dues $50. They can keep
those down 20 low because the club
house and grounds cost the club
nothing. you see.
while talking Of Montgomery
County. wrote you the other day
about Gen. Marshall forming q syn
dicate and deveioping q tract OF
land In Montgomery County to be
sold exclusively to army officers.
and ! said IL was the tract OF land
recently sold by II. Bradley David
son. part Of his own home prop
erty on the Rockville pike opposite
the Chevy Chase Club. was mis-
taken. Bradley Davidson has sold
that tract Of land and II 10 being
subdivided and houses ara 20 be
built there soon. But Gen Mar
shaifs tract is on the old George
town. Rockville pike about a mile
north of Bradley lane on the car
line and also opposite TO Edgemoor.
Wilson lane separates IL from
Bdgemoor: Wilson lane In the road
which connects Bethesda with the
Conduit road and borders the Edge
moor tract and goes through the
part of Bradley Hiliss called the
English Village, and later crosses
the River road. striking the Conduit
road at Cabin John Bridge. will
son lane borders the Marshan land
on the south. the old pike is on the
east and Mrs. Samuel wheatley's
estate is on the west-I think have
my directions correct. II is lovely
property: most desirable in many
ways.
DID you know the women's Club
- OF Bethesda is preparing to
build a fine clubhouse out that way
some place? I don't think they
have quite decided on the exact
spot yet The club 4. a very flour
ishing one. you know. of about
eighty members and rapidly in
creasing in size. The leading
women of the community all belong
to the club and an active. worth
while group they are. too! They are
are meeting on Tuesday at 1916 Six
teenth street. and no less a person
than Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes.
known from coast to coast as the
successful and magazine writer un-
der the name Of Mrs Frances Park
inson keyes. is to make an address.
She was national vice presidsnt and
acting president Of the League of
American Pen Women last wear and
Z perfectly splendid one she made.
too. presiding over the organiza-
tlon's big spring festivities last sea-
son. She is also in great demand
now as a lecturer and organizations
from all parts Of the country are
clamoring for her.
Most of the members of the wom-
ems Club Of Bethesda belong to
Washington as much as they do TO
Bethesda. among the members
being Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman: Milton Allies
mother and sister. Mrs. Jane Allies
and Mrs. Ada Allies Wilson: Mrs. E
c. Brandenberg. whose husband in
a prominent Washington lawyer:
Miss Mona Gill. who Is president of
the club: Mrs. Larkin Glazebrook.
Mrs. Oliver owen Kuhn. Mrs. Will
lam Montgomery. Mrs. /. V. Mish-
towt. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith. Mrs.
Edward L Stock. Mrs. w. w. Bride
and a number OF other residents OF
fashi ionable Edgemoor. and dozens
of others can't think. OF this min
ute who are as much Washington
ians as Marylanders and are closely
allied with society here at the
Capital. I wish had the list of
club members here with me so
could tell you who they are. but ]
seem to have lost n.
A DELIGHTFUL feature of the
"A Washington Opera ball on No
vember 20 will be the display of
rev water colors by Warren W. Fer
ris. an artist who has recently come
to Washington to live. Mr.. Ferris
studied at the Art Institute in Chi
cago and in France. and has done
most OF his work in those places and
in New York. where he lived for
some time. He has done several To-
cal subjects here in Washington,
too. and some OF the Washington
views will be shown. They are in
tensely interesting. i can tel you
Mr.. Ferris is not an extremist in
his treatment, but he makes a point
of avoiding subjects whose only
claim for consideration Is pretty