The Washington times., 1927-07-14
State Department Group Finds Summer
Playground at Nearby EdqemOOr
Agreeable Colony Consid-
erably Augmented This
Summer; Edge moo r
Club Center of Activity
By JEAN ELIOT

WlHE very agreeable colony of
dwellers in picturesque Edge
moor has been augmented this sum-
mer by several charming newcomers,
notably the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Francis White and
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Riggs, of
the State Department group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs are occupying
the charming little home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Bradley DAVIDSON while the
the summer. The Davidsons moved
into this house several years ago
when the old Davidson place on, the
Rockville Road was taken over by
their son and daughter-in.law, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Porter Davidson.
The young Davidsons-to digress a
hit-have just left for the Adiron-
dacks, where they have taken a
camp, and will be Joined tomorrow
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Francis Shaw
and their children. The group ex-
poets to remain in the Adirondacks
until September.
State Department Group
Francis White. who had been serv-
ing as chief Of the division of Latin
American affairs OF the State De-
partment, was sent from Washing
ton to the embassy at Madrid, Spain,
but had not been abroad very long
until he was ordered back to sue
coed Leland Harrison as one Of Sec.
rotary Kellogg's principal aides.
Mrs. White fingered in Europe for a
while and after her return. visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
III. Brewster at their home in the
Green Spring Valley. So she has
only been back in town about fort
night. A
The Whites are exceptionally
popular here and there was genuine
rejoicing when they were ordered
back to Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas >McGrew, who have a really
charming place in the Edgemoor
section, are closely affiliated with
this group. Mr.. McGrew is a former
Foreign Service man, who has been
Tor. several years in Japan as
adviser to the Japanese government.
He and Mrs. McGrew did not return
to Washington until last autumn
ana, as consequence, this is the
first summer in several years that
they have been in Edgemoor.
Ranking" Residents
Postmaster General and Mrs. New
"outrank" any of the Edgemoor
residents, but they are the first to
forget rank and they enter enthus-
iastically into the pleasant COM
munity life Of their neighbors.
They are spending the greater part
OF the summer at Hemlock Hedge,
their home which has the loVelist
Of woodland settings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man, who usually go to Southamp.
ton early in the summer have
fingered on at Tuxeden, their Edge.
moor home, until now because they
nave been so much interested in
the summertime activities at Edge
moor that they have been loath to
leave. However, they are starting
tomorrow for Southampton, where
they have cottage. Mr.. Tucker
man has been at Southampton once
before for few days, entertaining
q mouse party of men over the
Fourth OF July week end. 1t will
be remembered that Secretary
Davis OF War was among his guests.
EdgemOOr Regulars"
Bishop Freeman's son and daugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. William
freeman. are among the popular
residents of Edgemoor. So are
Col. and Mrs. Wallace Craigie.
And Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Dodge
and their daughter, Mrs. Heiberg,
are back in their house there this
summer. Mai. Gen. and Mrs
Robert Allen are also of the Edge
moor colony.
The social life Of the place cen.
tiers about the Edgemoor Club with
Its pleasant open air swimming
pool and its tree shaded tennis
courts. There is scarcely an hour
during these warm days but that
the courts are filled and jewellers
make merry in the pool: and.
although moonlight tennis has not
been introduced yet, moonlight
swimming is popular.