. Civil War officers. Union . stock comoany through the summer; besideChases Polite Vaudeville and some less polite. Usually,the Metropolitan Opera Company came down from NewYork for a week every year. New Years Day was a great day socially: all maleoffialdom called on the President and his wife at theWhite House in the morning. In the afternoon the Ladiesof the Cabinet all received formally, with tea and a pro-fusion of sandwiches, cakes, etc. All of us in the armedservices and the Diplomatic Corps were expected to callon them and for us youngsters the young ladies of eachhousehold and a few
. Civil War officers. Union . stock comoany through the summer; besideChases Polite Vaudeville and some less polite. Usually,the Metropolitan Opera Company came down from NewYork for a week every year. New Years Day was a great day socially: all maleoffialdom called on the President and his wife at theWhite House in the morning. In the afternoon the Ladiesof the Cabinet all received formally, with tea and a pro-fusion of sandwiches, cakes, etc. All of us in the armedservices and the Diplomatic Corps were expected to callon them and for us youngsters the young ladies of eachhousehold and a few of their friends made each call apleasure and an event. Those of us in the service worefull dress uniforms; while the civilians were careful towear frock coats or cutaways, high collars and highhats. The noisy and loud speaking cocktail party hadnot yet intruded itself. A ride in an open street car was a cooling treat on hotsummer days, and at the proper time of year a car—Ithink on the P Street line at DuPont Circle—used. Courtesy Columbia Historical SocietyView of the Auditorium located on the first floor of the mansion. to appear with the inviting legend: Beautiful Spring!Birds are singing! Flowers are blooming along thePotomac! Take Cabin John Car. It took forty minutesto go from the center of the northwest residential districtto the old Chevy Chase Club by car. Streets were stilllighted with gas; but the main charm and characteristicof Washington was due to the trees, which lined thestreets and the little city squares, and gave the citythe appearance of a city in a park. The trees not onlyshaded the sidewalks on hot days, but also protectedpeople living on the second floor and above from thereflected heat of the pavements and muffled the soundof the occasional passing iron tired vehicles. The popula-tion was about 300,000 and most people resided withinwalking distance of the central business district. The 1901McMillan Commission had made its great report, theFederal Go
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