Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
GARDENS ATTRACT
SCORES OF VISITORS
Favorable Weather Brings
Out Large Crowd at An
nuaI Showing.

Under blue skies and bright sun,
which put at rest the gloomy weather
predictions made earlier in the day.
hundreds of gardening enthusiasts yes
terday afternoon crowded the streets of
Georgetown at the opening to the public
of score of the most beautiful gardens
in, that section, under auspices of the
Georgetown Garden Club.
Arrangements had been made to post
pone the opening until today in the
event of rain, but by o'clock the last
threat of bad weather had disappeared.
and crowd of machines and pedestrians
were crowding the streets and sidewalks
In many gardens, the owners appeared
to welcome their. guests at the entrance
and presided over the serving of tea.
Visitors Praise Gardens.
In addition to residents Of the
Capital, the guests included many
Pittsburgh, Chicago and places through
cut Virginia and Maryland. Enthusiasm
was shown by the visitors for the
gardening attainments of the people of
Georgetown, and high appreciation was
expressed for the hospitality extended.
Although final ticket sales have not
yet been recorded by the club, Mrs.
r. M. Whitehead, chairman of the
organization, declared that 1900 visi-
tors between the hours of and 6
would be conservative estimate. The
proceeds derived from the exhibition
will be expended for various civic pur-
poses.
The gardens on exhibition included
several kinds of landscape gardening,
as well as both rock gardens and
sunken gardens and some intimate
little gardens planned and worked en-
tirely by their owners. Outstanding
in this latter class were the gardens
of Miss Madeleine McCandless, 1924
Thirty-third street; Miss S. A. Sort
well, 3410 Volta place. and Mrs. Wal
lace Radcliffe, 1915 Thirty-first street,
president of the Georgetown Garden
situated at the corner of Wisconsin
avenue and r street, furnishes one of
the old landmarks of Georgetown. This
garden was thrown open after special
permission had been cabled by Mr. Kirk,
who is counselor of the American en-
bassy at Rome.
Evermay, at 1928 Twenty-eighth
street, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. La
mont Belin, and rented in their abb
sence to Mrs. Ruth Pratt, member of
Congress, was one of the most elaborate
gardens on view. An array of box and
a view of the entire city added to the
attractions of the garden. Facing Ever
may was the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Hollerith, of which the garden
possessed an atmosphere distinctly its
own. One of the most unusual gardens
opened was. perhaps. that of Mrs. Anne
Archbold 1905 Reservoir road. which
was noted for its drives and impressive
landscape effect. Those mentioned are
only few of the more outstanding of
the many notable examples of garden
ing on exhibition.
Georgetown Club.
The members of the GEORGETOWN
Club who opened their homes to the
public yesterday are Alexander Kirk,
1908 r street; Mrs. c. G. Warden, 3214
S street. Mrs. Fernando Cuniberti, 1924
R street: Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, 1915
Thirty-flrst street; Mrs. Herman Hol-
lerith, 1888 Twenty-ninth street. Mrs.
Ruth Pratt, 1923 Twenty-eighth street;
Mrs. F. S. Bright, 1923 @ street: Mrs.
r. F.. Whitehead. 1924 Twenty-eighth
street: Mrs. Dean AcheSon. 2805 P
street; Mrs John Ihlder. 28l1 street;
Miss Bentley. 29l8 p street; Miss
Bertha LOCKER. 1912 Yhirtieth street.
Mrs. Henry Leonard, 3038 N street.
Mrs. +. r. Finkenstaedt, 1923 N street.
Mrs. Walter Peter, 1927 N street; Miss
Katherine Dougal, 5000 P street: Mrs.
Alvin Dodd. 5000 o street; Miss Made
leine McCandlesS, 1924 Thirty-third
street: Miss Frances Sortwell, 3410
Volta place, and Mrs Frank West. 3406
r street The out-of-town gardens be-
long to Mrs. Anne Archbold. 1905
Reservoir road, and Miss Weaver, 240S
Wisconsin avenue.