The Washington times., 1924-10-30

Il anu Gun Clup I'D the EobOtuAG
near HaFpers Ferry Both have Q
/ fashionable membership. The Lock
Tavern Club at Great Falls also
numbers many notable Washing.
tonians among its members, al.
though Il is seldom used except for
dinner or supper parties IN tbs
spring Or autumn months or as
the terminus OF q tramp with tea
impend ding up the tow path Of the
| quaint Chesapeake ana Potomac
canal. IT'S a charming spot with
the roar OF the falls M ones eat1
and some Of the loveliest scenery
round about washington spread out
at ones feet.
DumbartOn Club stan Holds
Forth In Georgetown Home
Although 1t was stated emphatic-
ally a. year or SO ago that the
Dumbarton Club had been sold and
was moving into the outskirts OF
town, this organization. which 10
now almost exclusively q tennis
club, is still holding forth in the
picturesque old house in George
town In which It has so long been
established. At one time It was
more OF q social club, with mem.
bers Of many prominent old George.
town families belonging, and the
Dunbarton Club dances were Ia
NOUS in their day.
Out at Boundary Castle, Mira.
John B. Henderson's place in Six
teenth street, sort OF country
club in town has developed, For
the last several years when she
left town for the summer, MIS-.
| Henderson has thrown open her
grounds, with their swimming pool
and tennis courts, to q group Of
young diplomats and Il has b.
come quite "the thing Tor the
members of the corps to gather.
there on pleasant afternoons either
for tennis, to swim or to be In.
cluded In the enthusiastic gallery.
Indeed. during the summer just
past, the place became 80 pop
ular that bridge tables were set
out under !. the trees and NAH
jongg Journeys started to divide
interest with the tennis. And the
annual diplomatic tennis tournament
on the Henderson courts has recent
~ come to a successful close,
trophies being carried off by several
members of the corps. The 'Boun.
dairy Castle Club has the tremen-
dous advantage Of being within five
minutes ride Of anybody's office and
the young people who frequent the
courts there also have the assur.
ance OF finding congenial com.
partnership.
The Town and Country club.
which is a Jewish organization.
maintains a club house In town
and has besides a fine place on the
Sandy Spring road. which ID one %
the gayest OF the Capitals country
Club -something doing there all
the time. There was a charming
old house on the property when 1t
was purchased by the club, but Il
has been so remodeled and literally
built over that it is now scarcely
recognizable.
Manor Club Draws Membership
From Montgomery County Folk.
"A few miles nearer to Washington
on the same road Is the Manor Club,
established in what was once a hand.
some private home. Its membership
is made up largely Of Montgomery
county people, residents OF Rockville.
Sandy Spring, Olney, Silver Spring
and the country round about, with
g aprinkling Of Washing tOnians.
Brooke Lee, SON Of former Senator
/. Blair Lee and a rising figure IN
Maryland politics, il one of the or.
ganizers of this club.
There is a good nine hole goli
course, which Is becoming very
popular, and the club ID q delight.
full place to have a dinner party
since one usually has the dining
room and the big music room 70
oneself. 1t seems probable that in
time cottage colony win grow up
around the club.
Organizations may. come and or
CARNATIONS may go, but the Chevy
Chase Club seems to go on forever
and continues to be washington 4
leading center Of country club life.
Members may complain OF the lack
of exclusiveness, but the fact re,
mains that Chevy Chase has a
waiting list 1two years long" Its
Wednesday and Saturday evening
dinner dances are. highly successful
and there is no pleasanter spot al
tea time when the members begin
to drift in from the golf links and
the CeuulS courtSs
RICHARD DAVIDSONS
PURCHASE COUNTRY HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Porter
Davidson have purchased from his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Bradley
Davidson, their country estate near
Bethesda, Nd, and win make their
home there in future, the senior
Davidsons moving to the charming
house In Edgemoor. which was
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Neyie
Colquitt until the death of Mr..
Colquitt a few months ago. Previ.
ously it was the home Of the late
Evans Browne and his family, and
at one time Il was occupied BY
Owen johnson, the famous novelist.
Richard Davidson and his wife,
who was Miss Elizabeth Hanna,
| granddaughter OF Mark Hanna,
spent the summer at the Davidson
country home during the absence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Davidson
in Europe and have been visiting
them since their return.
/ ~
Rogers Dunn, of New York, who
is attached to the Department OF
Commerce, has returned from