Evening star., 1924-07-20
Maj. and Mrs. Lyon
Reopen Home After
Return From Vienna
Prominent in Society of Cap
ltal, Couple to Entertain at
Rockville lace.

Maj. and Mrs. James Alexander Lyon.
who were so prominent in the social
happenings of Washington until about
a year ago, have returned to this coun-
try, and are for a time occupying their
peautifui country place. Glenview Farm,
which lies on the Rockville pike Mai
Lyon, at the instance of the Secretary
OF War, entered the famous old medical
college which is part of the University
OF Vienna, and has passed IL year of in
tenslve study. Mrs. Lyon accompanied
him and spent a pleasant time in the
Austrian capital enjoying the fine music
and the general picturesqGeneSs of the
old city. But Maj. and Mrs. Lyon
found it sadly changed from the Vienna
they knew in other years 1t has
Shrunken quite parceptbly in size and
general Importance. the smart crowds
are absent and an air of depression is
often to be observed. The old Imperial
opera House performances are of the
past, for the renowned singers have de-
parted for this country. where they reap
a golden fortune. But there is abundant
splendid music still to be heard in
Vienna, Mrs. Lyon found. and the
choruses are just as inspiring, though
the stars, both vocaily and in the ballet,
NO longer fill their usual places.
viii Entertain as Before.
Maj. Lyon has been ordered to Camp
Custer, near Battle Creek, Mich. and
VIII take over medical duties in few
weeks. He Will, however. be granted
come time 10 spend in his Rockville
home, and with Mrs Lyon. who will not
90 to Michigan until September. will
entertain in the same charming and in
formal way their fri, nds learned to ap-
Il
The farm is part Of the estate OF the
Bowie family. the larger portion OF
which was located in the Old counties.
The Bowies, who have added much
iuSter TO their adopted home in
Maryland. were Of that vast com
Lord Baltimore's palatinate under the
name of the kings rebels in 17I6. They
had been taken prisoners after the de-
teat of Mar and Derwenter. John
Bowie, the immigrant of the family
one member of which. James Bowie,
passed into immortality as a defender
of the Alamo. and one who died rather
than surrender to Santa Anna, took out
II grant which included the knd which
ls all Of the site of Rockville and for
miles around it. In one of the lesser
parcels is the pleasant home of Mai.
and Mrs. Lyon.
This summer Mrs. Lyon is devotins
much time to making certain improve
iiiSnlS "IltH SHE fldU Ill HllUU UelOEP
her husband was sent TO Vienna. The
house stands on an eminence the base
Of which is slowly yielding to the pres
sure OF Verdure and is crumbling into
The road. \ stone retaining wall is
now i'll the course of erection and will
in time be completely covered with
ivy, and this will blend into the sur
roundings, while accomplishing its pur
pose.
Mrs. Lyon is not partial TO walled in
closures, but this was case of neceS-
Sity The original house of Gov. Bowie
in Glenview was a log cabin, and this
has been utilized as a kitchen. while
the big living room of simpler days
than these has. with a few modern
touches. been transformed into a glori-
Gus dining room. Neither Maj. nor Mrs.
Lyon have any intention of making
GlenvieW a show place, and nothing
which they have done is for any other
purpose than to have roomy, COM
Portable home with d pleasing environ
ment.
Mrs Lyon may be called a Wash
ingtoniHn, since she came here as
quite young girl with her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stauffer Moore of Penn
sylvania. who was the sister law Of
former Senator William Andrew Clark
Of Montana. She was Miss Irene Moore
then, and the home was at 1907 New
Hampshire avenue. She made her
debut here and married soon after
Capt. +. +. Wigmore, and after his
death a Mr.. Smith. and then Maj.
James Alexander Lyon, who is one of
the distinguished members of the medi-
cal profession affiliated with the Army.
Mai. Lyon has been d student of sew