Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1927, Page 6

peew OLD ASPECT HELD BY GEORGETOWN Capital’'s March of Progress Fails to Rob Community of Individuality. BY RICHARD V. OULAHAN. Tn Todar's New York Times Georzetown offers a phenomenon of hectic age of cally, physi and municipaliy Georgetown is tegral part of Washington, the Na tion's Capital. But in its own heact HISTORIC OLD PLACES IN GEORGETOWN | | | and mind Georgeiown is Georgetown | he steady and. re feverish expansion of a metropolis hances of great ment e tmildings a it is giad own has pr brings avs when the R in its swaddling clothes and gives into that simple period haracter of the new Nat the formative stage. No. 1, Tudor place; No. 2, looking west on north side of M street from hirtieth s‘reet: No. 3, Decatur Hous: 4, old Ru legation; 5 ? i , | rear of the Russian legation, wli Georgetown ached, { by.gcne times when wn played an important 1t modest part in the Nation's pol iness. evil - resisting, thee-behing-me-Satan the hinterland &l ager at something cal ocial lobby is still in_ exi seat of Gov- ernment. Georgetown can qualify for inclusion. For Georgetown. as in older davs. is entertaining those who e officers and crew of the ship of e. Like the English guinea. Georgeto It does sing the orgetown's 3 inguished from Washington, as the loyal burghers of Rondout on the Hudson resolutely re- fuse to0 regard their town, for post office and other purposes, as part of Kingston Stand Is Unexplained. 8o of our expert city planners or pal hi write of the urban trend ¥ be able to explain why Georgetown remains Georgetown. This is not a call for an | explanation of why the old name clings. but why rgetown is much the same in appearance. in atmos- phere, as in the days when it was a Maryland colonial town. never dream. ing that a revolutionary conflict with the mother country was to make it next-door neighbor and ultimately an !, territor.al part of the Nation's Capital Washington had a marked expan sion after the Civil Wa Geor town fel: the influence of the building boom. but the dwe erecte have now assumed an appeara &ncient respectability. Another great expansien came to Washington in the wake of the World War. Feverish building operations to accommodate a rapidly-growing population peopled hitherto unoccupied and seemingly remote sections of the Federal Dis. trict. Georgetown felt little of it. Like empire’s well known course, the Capital's chief expansion was west- ward, expansion ceased when Georgetown to the west was reached If it did not share the Capital's Drogress, even after it was merged with Washington by act of Congress, Geo, n had its influence in the ® political history. It could .t have been otherwise when states. men and diplomatists of the Repub-. first steps preferred it for resi. tial purposes to its miasmic, uj lovely neighbor which had been set down in marshes and forests 1o be the seat of Government. The “Court End” of Washington it was called in those days Conversion in Progress. And now it is coming into its own again, not through the erection of modern mansions, hut through the couversion of its oid residences intu rwre comfortable 4 vellings without changing their outward architectural attractiveness, At Christmans time the romance of Georgetown becomes momt emphatic, ne would get the ancient racy ! Georgetown, forgetting 1om In Just across the Rock Creek, let hun 1 on Christmss eve call it M street s procession of wing more motor cire side of this arterinl 1 wee wlno some Nning the curbs ® tu the count land and Viginia their « "% wrewths and mistlesoe narrow strip Ftand at night in Yriog now Lorme L w These b their turkeys 1 the old Center N, preferring o b shop Thelr furiears generation made iworgetown, and among them S Stands ) "o Vay viere | ubn Ksndolph o i, poke wnd vihere a st of gy Jerome Fonaparie. | 4 4 Faron Humiolar Lovenas Low “Went 10 George the Lnion Taver: Taw's records George in hie diar The shyiine of M street 1s pract) cally the wame s i 1he old duys ey e HY BA'R? Fobert Fuitog, anbington Irving Count Volne Alned it oged ut My W ashington those who | h it of the build | ters on M stree home on I* ! street recently acquired by Elinor Glynn: No. 8, Lincoln house at 3014 N street; No. 9, the old custom house on Thirty-first street. 1gs—mostly two ave sharply pitched before tin T avy snows lik { cause leaks if permitted to stanc uation of Pennsylv hington's is a main National of the country without knowledge of its inti sociation with ge Wa e old structures, whose first floors shops, were the dwellings and acquaintances of his M st with fts bright lights and its busy Christmas scene, differ- ing little from that of ed years ago, is the winding rondway now des} natel as Thirty-first street. Onc upon a time, for its short stretch be. low Bridge street southward to the Potomae, it was known as Fishing ane. and to the north as East lane Later on when ashington was chosen for the scat of Government. a neighborly feeling on the part of Georgetown caused ite name to be changed to Congress street, | Church Holds Name. i rty-first street or East lane or | Congress street, whichever you pre- fer, ascends a steep hill past the old | granite custom house of the Port of | Georgetown, which still_serves that purpose and for post office as well Across the way the past shows its hold in the name of the Congress Street Church. It snow ix falling the old-time at. mosphere ix even more in evidence Lights gleam from the same windows ind which st 'n and diplomats, beaux and b f long ago, gathered toy g mas cheer. Grown ups are trimming Christmas trees met in plain view of the sireet, for it is a clinging tradition in Georgetown that they must be %o placed as to be seen by passershy Christmas wreaths are hung not only in windows, but on the charming old doors. The door has the I | wreath. This is not orgetown custom, may be said that ‘hvun following it xo lon, grounds for a cls 17 One sen > whi | was Gay street, and Dumbarton which—another oversight on the part of the muthorities—retains its former | name. Then O mtreet, which once wis Beall, locally pronounced Beil, It in seldom that the old namen are used but they are not forgotten A new comer, orcupying a much remodeled old dwelling at Thirty-ficst and O streets, received promptly through the i a copy of an ageyellowed Georgetown newspaper, addressed 1o | | him #t Congress and I streets, Georgetown—not Waskington, if you | p* me. In the streets to the right and feft are the town houses of those qualit folk who rubbed elbows with the Ni tion’s political leaders In the far paxt Stoddert Mansion, A few blocks 1o th beyond what was High street s now ix known ux Wikconsin avenue—Wis conxin not been heard of when High street wax in ftx glory—is the misnsion b the late elghteen hundreds by Venjamin Stoddert, first Bectetary of the v, i Georgetown merchant. Nearer is the fine home of Foxhall, whose foundry made can non for the Continental Army. Near by every old dwelling has Its tia dition k toturns Just efter A, and one repliz wan called u lune Just shove on a low hill stands Tador | Place, home of the Peter tumily, now A by open grounds it stands out 1t wax ut Tudor lace Peter and his wite, who Parke Custic, grand Marths Washington residence w Anughter made thel them frequentl noihe Federal City | Creek from Georgetn arien wre full of wuch al wed ut M. T Peter's wwh, vecorded | ed my buidding in the dined wt Mi Laws anad Thow Peter's” the Busband of Bl Cu pranddaghier of Min the biother of the fur o u bl L Gom L Edmonston Studio Phctographers New Location 1333 F St. N.W. Phone Main 4900 “While you are about it, Get a GOOD Picture” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 25, 'AS THEY APPEAR TODAY 1927—PART " 1. literary world; Frank H. Simonds, Mr. | high walls, whe Marcy, |and Mrs. Willam Hard, and Col or from tars o8 Stephen Bonsal among them. Elfnor! War and Secrat R s 10 Glyn ia the latest Georgetown prop. | puted to h erty owner, but it will be months be- | fore he completion of the extensive alterations she is making in tr cighteenth-century house in P str He was more than twlce her age when | razed he married They went to live in the big house he | inhabitants of it who helped invested | the Nation's history built Federal 19-year-old on Capitol Hill He hix means in real estate in the new and got | There was a separation and his wife went to live near her sister at Peter’s Grove in Georgetown. 15t below tructive, known as the the far House. Thirty-first is the Acrolophos was owned by Calhoun, ticationist retary of War Christmas from windows through the gloon night, the old ma ories of the tim resided weden whe portion s setting, Governor Bowie House. Tudor Place spreading origing a broth but mince his occupied only | gha f an entertin. | afgy Jrarriet Willlams the chief clerk of the adjutant gen The Russfan” baron had coung nephews Hving with him | heen a plentitude Christmas party was on thelr | widowers in the n. lights Eliza Custix into str I8 the al-luocial whirl mansion Revier House past as the Governor Tudor Plac street comes to | Oaks. ¢ Grove on the Hill It of John € here the noted when he was Sec Thix extensive extate | . is owned by Robert Woods Bliss, Am- | (o™ iiC0 bassador to / possession it and Crown they visited | oinly nffice known s the Center for Planters, Maryland and Virginia | their families to Georgetown The “Georgetown balls NOW | pecame noted and in It wasx at Christm Bowie | wn's most n where | V[ begun. Bavon Alexander ¢ e | Minister Extraordinary and nulll | e ot hiy childish guests miclers say “nearly 50." exactness, de to-be thelr account. of [1s still standing, a grim islons revive n fn what is now O street when they and their | Thir occupants had n share in determin-|That Christmas night the ing the course of political events recalled vividly that | in years from 10 to 16 when, schoolboy in Geor; 1 with """I'“"i or troops crossing [ mixses of 14 and older there were | 1 n the thick ice. |boxes of candy. ribbons. fans and elin. now In one room were red and William Wirt bitterly the froze Acrosy the | Christmas : liew Virginia to { was flluminated. The guests them—to take young own, | youngest of dignified gloves which access is had from Georgetown | gold swings hy the new Key Bridge, to make way for which that noted residence author R S CANTORC SO SR & Francls ¢ national hymn, P landn Open ground fronted the ITIZG: roras s ss gl HERE'S to Everywhere are reminders of lmen. The the glory of the old town and those Williams make | tentfon that there ve at first sight iristmas time in those early the seat of government blished in the District of Co the wealthy planters of near- brought | E Ple dition sayx he was 60, careless 4 It would to the record for was rgetown sch vl daughter of In on 18| were toys and pleture books for the | with our legntion ark, the [ then, and it was dotted with honfires Key, | symbolizing a Russtan custom of pro-| Here it was that was | viding warmth for shivering young xirle Ve s Prosident when the biron The Czar gave tainment fund. baron that his bride Indin v her Army prgetown air. ernmental gleaming | The Russian legation of that day | of the peri k house, palls.” 1 between | Willlams we third and Thirty fourth streets. | can legatic known as ranged m | growing colony awny. | succumbed to (€ masters and harm. Anothe you— and yours for the merriest Christmas that you have ever experienced, and the happiest, most pros- perous New Year in your life, is the wish of every one at J. Lansburgh’s. The oJulius Lanshurgh ¢ hirniture Entrance 909 1 Streel==al Ninth o i s S SO SN RP————— to the a thing haron . met vl subseribed n groom’s attendants men like himself Henry . away. James Buchanan was hest man swds gathered about the lewat and baroness drive forth in state in a gi bride’s gave ne and incpeased the. b wtlary of His Imperial Mafesty. the | ot 3, W0 P0Y marringe ar. gave a Christmas party for childien and thereby met hisx bride in Deuglass Gordon Seott, place in the country Ambassador Bliss i< only one foreign Is owned by it facade Alanson B Ambassador to the Court of § RN E SRS E NSNS ENE NS father's The hride led can on's en ceounts it She 1§t and went off 1o live in 1 Romance in Georgetown, How could the bavon and his by have helped it? Romance was in the P 18 to have bachelors congressional marrying [ o of 1 hion James Madison conch- | stoppad fong enough to write a note - = -~ = < -z St G St . G A G (’o»."ey Miss were after bless of ‘g“fi?.*&%fi?fi%fifl&%-flfifik&t&&*&#%&k&%&‘.“ LN | (West street once upon a time), in which she will make her permanent residence. Secretaries Have Homes. Col. William 1. Donovan, assistant | il (1% Bescomers a to the Attorney General and hest | scendanta of ¢ | known as commander of Gath N | York Regiment in the World War, | has one of the 0ld manstons on the belghts. The white.painted wooden | ! | house of Col. Hanford MacNider, as simtant Secretary of War, has enticing southern galleries. His assoc : Trubee Davlson, Assistant & of War for Aviation, himsel War aviator, lives | | tinted brick dwell | SPEND THE | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS | AT HOME GREATLY REDUCED FARES Between All Stations on the | Southern Railway System | Tickets sold daily up to January isive) 1928 Good ¢ return until midnight January 3. Fares for the round trip. GOOD ALSO IN PARLOR AN SLEEPING CARS For Fares, Pullman Reservations and Schedules Call Upon Local Ticket Agents Or Write S. E. Burgess, Division Passenger Agent 1510 H St. N.W., Washington, D. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM ¢ :;Eflusl]in_gwn's(mriflmui Sine/o(Dmnchous P-B Service 100% We can’t beat a perfect record. Last vear we delivered thousands of gift packages—and did not re- ceive one complaint about an error in delivery. This vear a competerit man will be at the Ninth Street entrance Mott Gunther, arother Christmas morning from 9 to 11 f the to correct any possible errors. You may also phone Main 1288 during these hours regarding non- delivery. < she was fleeing from the advance of the invading British troops in 1814, th her sister Stephen Decatur lived utiful wife before he built brick mans; on Lafay uare to which he was carr wounded, from the 1densbu:g. Alexander ¢ virk of the foreign servics has remodeled the R ind Road s'r \venne an But our plans for gift deliveries have been so thorough we are tak- ing odds that the competent man will be able to smoke his Christinas pipe—undisturbed. And that the telephone will be seen and not heard. n, son of t ing man hter of ind widow from R . Where she « nd directs her | Ihnois for the Republi n for representative-at- © held by her husband when he entere Congres: Another near by is owned by Dean <on, son of the Rishop of Copnecticut. and just around the corner is the residlence of Frank C. on of our war-time Ambassador | of St James. Adfoining | rmick’s IS an orange-coated Perhaps this is one good way expressing our appreciation your patronage. The Avenue at Ninth rnon in its facad i by e Y prrionALL - 1 g “ornt Ny | S ther old Georgetown' residences | have heen taken over by some in the i Goldenberg’s Wish You A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ‘o our patrons and friends everywhere we extend the compli- ments of the season and our heartfelt wishes for health, prosperity and con. tentment. W o > e - Hapy\}\‘ ew\Year - BISE A ) s, W We also take this oppor. tunity to thank those who have helped us make this a memorable Christmas, assuring them we will continue to put forth ou very best eftorts to give them the best of values at lowest prices. - T T e e e e 5 2 (e e ._4-.,..4’..,(-. <o - The Burcau of Information will be open until noon on Sunday to adjust any complaints or to locate gifts that may have gone astray on \h‘“\t‘r_\'. IT PAYS TO Golde ) ROTH SIDES OF 7™ AT K ST "THE DEPENDARL) re e .w(‘%n“" - e kRSt ¥ D T B S B R R N B 2, e, s Cae A