The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-23


the AS" such well-known men as
Edward F. Albee, president of the
Keith Theater Corporation, and j.
Ogden Armour, president of Armour
and Company, through to William
Ziegler, jr., president OF the Royal
Baking Powder Company, and
Adolph Zuker, president of the
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,
In the rs"
There are many women life MEM
bers of Congressional, this list con-
tanning, among others, the names
Of Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs. PerciVal
Lowell, Mrs. Edward H. Hartman,
Nine. Ernestine Schumann Heink,
Ms. Henry +. Dimock and Miss
Mabel T. Boardman.
One of the most interesting
founder life members, according to
Lennard HI: Mitchell, the clubs
Learned of NatcheZ, Miss. Mr..
Learned was born at jackson,
Miss, December &c, 1884, and is
now in his eighty ninth year. He
ID nearly five years older than
John ID. Rockefeller, ST., another
founder life member of Con-
gressiOnal.
Mr.. Learned is the head of large
saw mill and lumber business which
was established in 1928 For simon
pure Americanism the venerable
founder life member has no superior.
His great grandfather, Gen. Ebene-
ger Learned, was a native of Mass
achusettS and was in command of
the New England troops at Quebec.
Saratoga, Valley Forge and York
town.
His father, Gen. Edward Davis
Learned. died of wounds received
In the battle of New Orleans while
placing in position his batteries as
chief of artillery under General
Jackson. The club plans to have a
large life-size picture of Mr.. Learned
adorn the wall of one of the
lounges.
Probably the youngest fourder
life member is Roland p. Bishop,
jr., of Los Angeles. This boy is
but sixteen years of age and was
last year student at Tome
School, Port Deposit, Md. His
father is the head of Bishop and
Company, manufacturers of
candies, chocolates and jams.
An interesting acceptance to life
membership was received from
bud" Fisher. Fisher pictured
Mutt with a check for 81 900
Initiation fee in his hand, in pay
ment for Fishers membership,
with Jeff" following close behind,
Juggling all of the cartoonist's golf
ing equipment. This picture will
be framed and preserved in the
club house.
In speaking of women who are
life members of Congressional, Sec
rotary Mitchell called attention to
an old stone cabin, pictured on this
page, which is situated across the
artificial lake now in construction
and upon high hill some 600 yards
from the front Of the club house.
This old stone cabin, with its
walls twenty-fOur inches in thick
ness, is more than 100 years old.
1t is in as fine a state of preser-
walton as if erected yesterday.
Tradition has it that it was at one
time a field headquarters for
General BraddOck. Directly in the
center and surrounded by the
four remaining walls there has
grown an eight-inch poplar.
Mrs. PercivaI Lowell was the wife
of the late DR.. Percival Lowell, ~ho
established in 1894 the famous
Lowell Observatory on Mars Hill
Just out from Flagstaff, Ariz. DR..
Lowell at the time Of his death
only a few years ago was probably
the foremost astronomer of his time
He had made many valuable dis
coveries on the planet Mars.
Mrs. Lowell plans to give this
stone cabin such appropriate treat
ment as will make it a point in tt
traction second only to that of the
club house. The second 18-hole
golf course will have some six tees
and greens centering near the cabin,
and the board Of governors will CT
ficially dedicate the cabin and site
rs Mars Hill to perpetuate the
memory of DR.. Lowell.
There are any number of men,
bers, both life and active, who
have requested the privilege Of
erecting spring houses and drink
ing fountains to the memory of
relatives and friends, and a Pitts
burgh member has offered to do
nate memorial shelter at a point
to be selected by the grounds
three springs which find their
rise on the grounds.
A very open winter somewhat
delayed the building program, in
hat the ground did not freeze suf-
ficiently TO permit the expeditions
hauling and trucking of the -hous.
ands Of tons of heavy building ma,
terial. While the immense five,
story structure is practically under
roof. the building program is but
approximately 85 per cent Of being
on schedule.
To carry on an undertaking of
such stupendous proportions the
board of governors and the building
committee and the golf and grounds
committee are beEding every effort
70 complete the clubhouse and get
the grounds in shape for the early