Evening star., 1923-08-12

the present home of Duncan B.
Fletcher, senator from Florida. Many
noted people once lived in this block.
lucius Q. c. Lamar, United states
senator. Secretary of the Interior and
associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, lived at 1872, and 1413
was the home Of Thomas F.. Bayard,
senator from Delaware, Secretary of
State and first ambassador to Great
Britain. At the northwest corner of
18th and Massachusetts avenue lived
Senator w. II. Crawford of Georgia.
candidate for the presidency in 1924.
At 18th street one is attracted by
a fine old house set i'll spacious
grounds. and learns with a certain
pleasurable feeling that this is the
Louise Home for Southern Gentle
women. founded by the late w W.
Corcoran.
ID EACHING Scott Circle we drive
IN around the circle to get front
view of the statue of Gen. Winfield
Scott. by II. X. Brown. Looking
.
the embassies. as they are farther
out on 10th, but looking to the south
we can see the White House and
remember thar 18th street has been
called the Avenue OF the Presidents.
Continuing our way west on Massa-
chusetts avenue, we pass the statue of
Daniel Webster in the triangle south
west of Scott Circle. We soon find
that not all the embassies. legations
and homes of famous and fashionable
Washingtonians are on 18th street
as some would have US believe
Many are to be found under the lin
dens of Massachusetts avenue.
The present home Of the Dominican
republic is at 1881. the Belgian en-
bassy is at 1850 and the Costa Rican
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge resides
at No. 1865 and former Senator New
berry of Michigan lived at 1915.
We are now approaching Dupont
Circle. one of the most beautiful and
also one of the most famous circles
in Washington. II has been said that
more persons of wealth and of fame
reside within stones throw of Du-
pont circle than can be found in the
same radius anywhere in the country.
The statue of Dupont. whose
"bronze whiskers' created 80 much
discussion in art circles, has been re-
moved and has been replaced. by the
Dupont family, with one of the most
beautiful fountains in all America.
fit to rank with the noblest fountains
of Europe. Many fine old trees make
Dupont Circle a pleasant spot on a
summer day. Three of the finest lin
dens in Washington are to be found
at the corner of Dupont circle and
P street, their kindly shade offering
protection to those who wait for a
Cabin John.
But we continue our way by auto
mobile up Massachusetts, avenue,
which is particularly lovely from Du-
pont to Sheridan circles.
Among the famous homes on Du-
pont Circle should be mentioned the
Clark home, the Westinghouse home.
on the corner of New Hampshire
avenue, and the Letter home at Con-
necticut avenue. Leaving Dupont
Circle we passed at 20th street the
home of Senator Couzens of Michigan,
said to be the richest man in the
Senate. At 21st street rises the
stately Walsh home, occupied also by
the daughter of the house. Mrs. Nc
Lean. II was at the Walsh home that
the King and Queen of Belgium were
entertained on their visit to Wash
ington.
On the opposite side of the avenue
stands the Townsend home. sur
rounded by a high iron fence enclos-
ing a lovely garden. A little farther
on to the left we pass the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ Anderson, it's
guarded portals resembling medi-
evaI castle. Mrs. Anderson is writer
Of distinction and charm, her story of
Red Cross work in France being note
worthy of its kind.
a r SHERIDAN circle we find the
4 \ lindenS in their full glory, both
the inner and outer edge of the circle
being lined with them. When they
are in full bloom, the air is redolent
of perfume and here the blossoms can
be studied with real satisfaction. We
are impressed with a fact, which we
have noticed before. that there are
two kinds of lindens, a small and a
larger-leafed tree. Both kinds are
to be found around Sheridan Circle
The equestrian statue of Sheridan by
Gutzon Borglum is considered by
many the finest statue in Washington
In its beautiful setting it is worthy
of study.
We are informed that Senator Colt
of Rhode Island and Theodore Roose-
welt are among the notables living
on or just off Sheridan Circle. The
Rumanian legation is located at 1907
esd street. off to the left.
Formerly Massachusetts avenue
ended. at Sheridan Circle. but it has
been extended several miles west
ward. Leaving the circle we pass a
red brick house to the right, where
the present Secretary Of State,