The Washington times., 1934-05-03


ings many choice pieces collected in England where
Mr.. Houghton Ambassador in 1925 and also in Ger
many where he represented the American Government
in 1922
Near the Houghton residence other fine houses.
Mary Roberts Rnehart lives just the other side
of Massachusetts Mrs Rnehart says she loves this
house of hers. Likes it's face nicely washed It's
curtains smooth and fresh And it's garden brushed and
smiling.
Mrs. Rinehart recently had letter from unknown
young who to feel the way about Mrs.
Rineharts house she herself does He said he had
recently passed through Washington, stranger He had
been pleased with her front door and its welcoming
look that he almost stopped in, unlimited, just to say
Good Morning.
Ambassador Houghons house on the of Massa
chuetts Avenue and Rock Creek Drive Across the Drive
live Mr. and Mrs Joseph W. Davies Mr. Davies the
first Federal Trade Commissioner.
That imposing house adjoining belongs to the Undersecre
tary of State and Mrs William Phillips Down Rock Creek
Drive little and congenia in the State Department
atmosphere the colonial house Of Mr. and Mrs John W.
Davidge.
In Mr. and Mrs Davidge home are many family herlooms
portraits silver and mahogany. Mrs. Davidge has
hogany table that covet than youth (wellalmost
more).
Senator and Mrs James j. Davis and the assorted little
Davises live in house that practically adjons Mrs Rine
hart home
If you haven met Uncle We catch the Saturday
ing bus at the Mayflower Hotel for Stratford Hail. Virginia.
Go huryng by Mt Vernon Gaop through Fredericksburg
some other day for the homes of George Washngons
mother and sister, Give only passing glance at Wakefield
where Washington born Follow the Potomac until you
at Sraford the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and most
Of the other immemorial Lees.
Within the big house, the cabins the kitchens and the gar
dens will be many momentoes Of the days when the old place
in it's glory On Saturday, Straford will be dressed in
its best for the Plantation Fair.
But "Unce Wes presiding the exhibit of laurel,
holly and dogwood famous in Sraord traditions for
two hundred years-'Uncle Wes doesn't need special
tricEing out He jest natchelly belongs to the place.
"Unce Yves" old colored servant who born and
brought up Sraford His parents and his grandparents
and his ancestors for two hundred belonged the Lees
Unce Wes says the Lees have always been his people,"
dent, when she down there last fall.
Sratford Saturday. will suggest in many the old
days colonial plantation. Negro musicians dressed
plantation servants of the early Eighteenth century, will
wander about the grounds and along the bank playing
their banjos and singing In the Straford Kitchen old
Negro will bake hoe cakes and them with tea
and preserves to the visitors.
number of prominent Washington people will motor to
Stratford Saturday. Many will remain until the Sunday
celebration of the fourth annual Stratford May Day
Among those going Saturday will be: Mrs Nellie Tayloe
Ross Director of the u S. Mint; Mrs John W. Burke, Mrs
E. Rust Smith, Mrs H. Rozier Dulany r Mrs E. Hanson
Ely, Mrs John W. Davidge, Mrs Benjamin F. Wcems Mrs
Louis S. Greene Mrs Brooke Lee Mrs. Harry Hawes
Mrs Edwards Shouse, Mrs Stanley Reed Mrs. Cazenove
Lee, Mrs Gardner L. Boohe and Mrs Hugh S. Cumming
The next door house has been rented
The new neghbors will briskly down the gay yellow
dandeions. And I love dandelions-in other peoples
gardens!