Evening star., 1923-10-07

20 the visit Of the former prime minister
Of Great Britain and Mrs. Lloyd George
and their talented daughter, Miss Megan
Lloyd George, that similar sojourn ir
this country on the part ofsa distin
guished foreigner cannot be cited. That
n member Of President Coolidge's cabi-
net, Mr.. James J. Davis, Secretary OF
Labor, invited the former premier
originally and that he has been giving
personal supervision to the itinerary
go far as it relates to the United States
will in itself cause the entire official
world to pay courtesy to the Welsh
statesman quite unprecedented. 1t is
yet undetermined whether President and
Mrs. Coolidge will take cognizance Of
the visit. but as 1t Is scheduled for late
October It may be that dinner will be
arranged for the guests by one Of the
official family Of the executive. There
are no Welsh societies of size or prornl-
nence in Washington. but this seems to
render social attention on the part or
the higher officials all the more prob
able. However. Mr.. Lloyd George, like
the former premier OF France, NJ
Georges Clemenceau, is not on special
mission nor does he hold any pub1c
office and any amenities planned by the
President and Mrs. Coolidge or by the
members OF the cabinet will take on the
usual attention paid guests OF dfstinc-
Of a9S 3ha old Welsh and
she sings delightfully."- in ancient Gaelic
other mountains the same songs Which
the minstrels chanted or the old bards
made classics. 1t would seem a pity II
Washington is not given an opportunity
to enjoy these talents.
II seems long time since Washington
off MT nY
Mckinley Baer, the favorite R.ece of
President William Mckinley and for
whom he entertained frequently. and
most brilliantly. Mrs. Baer has good
soprano voice Of fine range and nothing
delighted her distinguished uncle more
than to hear her sing Scotch and Irish
ballads and the folk song of this
country. Some ten years ago she COM
posed and put on the market a now
famous Indian song which made her
tidy fortune in addition to a wide repu-
tation. She sang the ballad herself in
concerts and always to enthusiastic ap-
Indian songs, but none has been so
popular as the first, though this class
Of music which she started, became for
q Season as faddish as jazz did later.
Married to we'll known physician in
Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Baer feels the
lure of the stage and most of her years
nave been spent there either in concert
or taking singing parts in vaudeville or
the concert stage after a venture in
vaudeville which was not successful and
a dip into the movies which did not
prove satisfactory. None of her rela-
bition, but the late President sympa-
thized enough to leave her a generous
sum In which to prepare herself for the
stage. She is now living in New York.
There are signs of returning life in
Mrs. Dewey's house, at 18th and X
streets. and It's charming chatelaine will
soon resume her quiet tenancy, and no
doubt will spend many an hour In the
dull winter days rearranging her his
torics possessions. Though she has sent
cases of medals, badges. flags and
swords, together with autographed let
ters and official papers belonging to
the hero Of manila, to the museum, there
are still many intimate reminders in
The last of his earthly homes. Once on
time both the admiral and Mrs. Dewey
spent many happy hours in the fine old
garden which runs along 10th street,
and which as time goes by becomes
one of the most valuable private plots
In the city. There is a grand old wis.,
tarta vine, one OF the largest and most
prolific boomers In the city. and the
American ivy, ampelopsis, which covers
the entire rear Of the house, is one Of
the most venerable in this neighborhood,
the main stalk measuring almost three
inches in diameter. Mrs Dewey's gar
center of the city where old-time
favorite boxwood maze may be admired.
Tiny rows of box wind in and out
and circle first bed of tulips in the
walk leading to an extensive planting
of iris. This pretty maze Is not as at
tractive as in former days, for garden
IS always a work Of love, and cannot
altogether be trusted to the hireling. and
recently Mrs. Dewey has not been in ro-
bust health and could not do the di-
recting.
Another lovely old garden in the
heart of the city, but inclosed by an
Ivy along which is an iron railing
where the Virginia creeper already
shows the pomp Of autumn, is To-
house on 18th and streets. There
is a superb honey locust which is
almost eighty feet high and In season
is glorious with bloom. and the air
for squares us Is an aied d., with It -, the fra,
there was q tree house overhung with
vines of many Towering kinds.
elements, cypress and 5essamine. and.
viewed from the street. this seemed
dream and watch the passing throng.
But the tree house Is gone, for the
great Chamber Of Commerce build
ing erected on H street and which
lowers over this ola garden COM
pletely ,hades 1t, besides ending its
privacy. And IL the owner were to
return she could not endure the noise
OF hammering and chiseling the
stone and the creaking of the der
ricks. 1t looks as though this quiet
sylvan spot is doomed, just as all
gardens must be in the heart of q
growing city. Mrs. Henry Kirke
Porter rarely comes to Washington
now. never since the gigantic build
ing operations began. for the grounds
appealed to her more than the house,
and their seclusion IS at an end de-
spite the wall and railing and the
dense foliage all about. All pedes-
trians on 18th street have smiled
over Mrs. Porter's quaint appeal for
her strip of green. for the neat legend