The Washington times., 1929-05-09
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
Girl Scouts NOW Boast National
And Local Headquarters in Capital
House Warming Marks
Acceptance Of Gener-
GUS Gift From Mrs.
Henry H. Flather

The fact that the Girl
Scouts Of Washington have
been presented with an en-
chanting new home at 1925
NJ St. does not mean that
the famous ''Little House"
IN New York Avenue is to
be given up. For that be-
longs to the national Girl
Scout organization, which
maintains it as a headquar-
hers for its house keeping
and home making classes.
And the new house, the
gift Of Mrs. Henry a.
Flather, Is the property Of
Che local group.
/ Studio and Garden \
The NJ Street house was once
the home of q well-known artist,
Alfred Klotz, and it bears per-
manent Impress Of his genius.
TIE chiaf4 charm lies in it's
studio, 9 huge room with an
open fireplace and 4 stunning
frieze in the Italian manner,
and in its formal. garden hedged
in with martial rows OF poplar
trees.
Center Of. Activity
There is a dining room and q
well-equipped kitchen. with draw.
ing rooms and several sleeping
rooms which are to be available
for the use of visiting Girl
Scout officials. The officers Of.
the organization are also to have
their offices there and the house
will be the center of activity for
the Girl Scouts Of Washington,
some 1900 strong.
Much Of the furniture was pre-.
sented by Mrs. Flather with the
house; and this very generous
gift was coupled with a donation
Of $4,000 toward the Scouts
permanent camp in the Shenan.
doah Valley. This last gift was
made provisional upon the Scouts
raising an equal amount-$2,500
of which has already been con-
tributed by julius Rosenwa1d, Of
Chicago. Miss Dorothy Greene is
director Of the Washington Girl
Scouts.
There was a house warming at
the new studio house on Tues
day evening, at which the gift
was accepted with appropriate
ceremonies. .sa-
Home, Sweet Home"
The Little House, the Wash.
1nston headquarters. Of the ma
tional Girl Scout organization. has
an interesting history. A copy
of the home Of John Howard
Payne, which inspired the classic
''Home, Sweet Home" It was
built as a model house for ma
.tional better homes" Campaign
conducted by The Delineator and
was set up back of the White
House for demonstration pur.
poses. After the campaign was
over, it was presented to the
Girl Scouts and moved to its
present location not far from his
toric Octagon. House, in which
President Madison and Dolly
Madison lived after the British
had burned the White House.
1t was, by the way, Mrs. VIII.
liam Brown Meloney. recent
weekend guest at the White
House, who was editor of The
Delineator at the time of the bet
ter homes aggitation and who put
the campaign over.
Mrs. Hoover, who has been an
official of the Girl Scouts for
years and who retains her active
interest in the organization al.
though she cannot now devote so
much time to its activities, was
a luncheon guest at the Little
House a week or two ago, when
there was a Girl Scout council
meeting in progress.
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To Havana
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Princess d. Ligne will sail on Sat
urday for Havana and will return
to Washington in June, after max.
ing short visit in New Orleans.
The ambassador will represent
Belgium at the Inauguration of
President Machado and will pre-.
sent to the President of Cuba the
Grand Cross Of the Order Of Leo
pold, conferred upon him by the
King Of the Belgians.
Prince Amorabat, n1inister.desig-
nate of Siam to the United States,
has arrived in Washington, accom-
panied by his three children
Members Of the legation staff,
headed by the counselor. EdwarI
H. LOFTS. met him in New York
on Tuesday when he landed from,
the lie de France.
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Judge and Mrs. Clarence N.
Goodwin are in Washington and
will be guests at the Mayflower
until Tuesday Judge Goodwin is
here attending the meeting of the
American Law Institute.
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Mrs. Joseph Warren Greene,
president of the Colonial Danes
of Rhode Island, entertained at
dinner last evening at the May.
flower. Her guests from Rhode
Island included Mrs. Charles w.
Brown, Mrs. Charles II. Merri.