Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Tales of Well known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Princess Ileana of Rumania Remembers Friend
ships Formed In u. S.-Ceneral and Per-
sonal Notes of Interest

which theoretically elects a candidate
from a Senate family alternately with
one from the House. But the number
of members of the lower body is al
most five times greater than the
Senate, and the ladies of the Senate
do not, as a rule. evince the same in
terest in this club that the others do
In fact. very considerable proportion
do not belong at all. Mrs. Gerry has,
however, shown a kindly interest in
the Congressional Club since she be-
came eligible for membership. She will
take the presidency, If elected. under
the unique circumstances that not a
dissenting voice was raised against her
candidacy, and she will thus take Of
flee without having caused the least
friction among the members. The
election of a Democratic woman to
head the Congressional Club during
the tenure of a Republican President
in the White House is not unprece
dented, nor vice versa. Mrs. James
Byrnes of South Carolina was elected
when President Harding was serving.
Indeed the members of this club strive,
and most successfully. to keep politics
out altogether and to elect a woman
who will honor the role in the person
al sense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ford. whose
efforts in behalf of the Wayside Inn
of sudbury Mass, scene OF Longfel
lows beloved series, Tales OF Way
side Tnn," are so widely praised. have
turned their attention to famous land
mark in their own vicinity, the old
roadhouse about 16 miles from Detroit,
known as Botsford Tavern. During
the process Of restoring the Sudbury
inn, Mrs. Ford accumulated about
twice the am0lnt of genuine Colonial
furniture which could be placed there,
and this overflow, SO to speak, has
been shipped to the Detroit center.
Built q hundred years ago for the
benefit OF farmers coming into the
growing city of Detroit with their
produce, 1t served as a good place to
spend the night. for in those times
Is miles was almost a days journey,
considering the heavily loaded wagons
and bad roads. BotsSord Tavern -four
ished roadhouse until it began to
fight q losing battle with the Eight
zenith amendment and it's owner
offered it for sale. Mr.. Ford has
remodeled the stout frame building of
nondescript mode into a perfect
Colonial house. the pillared porch ex-
tending to the second story and a long
extension wherein the most CHEEKY
USuEDODlS are DOtTl the sec"
ond and third floors, while the first
contains the original taproom and
bar combined with a number of pri-
vate dining rooms and a reading room.
The taproom, with its shining mahog-
any bar, is kept Just as it was when
the Volstead act ended it's active
career, except that the bottles are
now filled with harmless soft drinks
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford now are in resi-
dence there and they entertain scores
of Detroiters in Botsford Tavern and
occasionally they will invite over
night guests.
That handsome voting Baron Alex
ander Meller Zakomelsky, who is in
New York, the guest of Mr.. Ralph
Pulitzer, win, in addition to his con-
certs to be given in drawing rooms,
entertain his audiences by accounts
of the Russia of Alexander /. For he
is the grandson of that Gen. Alexan-
der Meller who was aide-de-camp of
that Gar. He is also the great-grand-
son of that Prince Henri Barclay de
folly, commander-in-chi of the Rus
sian army against Napoleon in 1912.
warriors and. being of a literary
trend, was about to edit these manu-
scripts when he was called to more
strenuous work during the World
War. Baron Meller was wounded in
the white" campaign of Gen. Wran-
gel against the reds, and he then had
to turn his attention to less active
vocation than the army. He was