The Washington herald., 1920-06-20

Supreme Court already on Its active
list. members of the Ohio Society in
Washington are looking forward to
having another of its members
elected President of the United
Statescin Warren @. Harding.
Despite the fact that the Ohio So
ciety Is a nonpartisan organisation.
Republican members of the society
tive steps TO have Senator Harding
elected President at the coming
election.
The ohio Society was organized In
1910. and has rapidly grown until At
the present time 1t Is one OF the
largest state societies In the Ma
tional Capital, and is an important
social factor, entertaining at sew
eral large receptions and dances ev-
cry season: always very smart af-
fairs indeed. and most enjoyable.
The Republican candidate for Vice
President, Gov. Calvin Coolidge, isn't
well known here, as he has never
lived here, The group of men who
seem TO know him best are Amherst
men OF whom there are quite few,
and prominent ones at that, In
Washington. including the Speaker
of the House, Frederick Gillet; for
mer Secretary of State Robert Lam
sing, Gilbert Grosvenor. editor of the
Geographic Magazine. and a number
o. others. If the Republican ticket
wins out there will be an Amherst
man presiding over both the House
and the Senate.
Tuesday Governor Coolidge set
aside the affairs OF state and con-
slderation OF his campaign for the
vice Presidency 10 go to Amherst
to take his place with fellow alumni
OF Amherst College in renewing the
association OF undergraduate days.
IL was the twenty-fifth anniversary
OF his graduation and his classmates
celebrated both the quarter century
and the honor which had come to
their schoolfellow.
The governor went there by motor
ana oreakfasted at Springfield with
speaker Gillett, who had placed him
In nomination for the Presidency ar
the Republican convention in Chi
cago; He attended the class dinner
which was held at the Old Colony
Club in Springfield.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
IN POLITICS ALL HIS LIFE.
Gov, Coolidge has been in politics
all his life, IL seems. He is a hard
working, brisk man and "A great
walker. He INDUCES in that eyer.
else alost every day His father.
loan c. Coolidge, is still living
his wife Is an intensely interestIny o
woman; very clever and capable.
some say even more interesting ths n
her noted husband. She is a dauph- :
ter or Andrew l. Goodhue. She wa.
teacher at the Clark School for IN.
Deaf and Dumb when Goy.rnnr
coolidge met and married her ana
she has been very much of a b.In-
meet to him ever since In m.nv
ways. They have two sons John
and Calvin jr. The Clark school ws, ,
established by the late Gsrd,.r
Hubbard OF this city and his son-in.
iaw' Prof Alexander Graham R.II
Is now one OF the trustees you
know Mrs. Bell was deaf and dunh
but mas been taught to speak hv ~.
same method in operation al tbs
school There are no sign Ior0
susses or any thing of that .or,
taught there; the lips are used prof
ana MRS. Bells son-in-law, Gilber,
"rosVenor. Is also an official OF ths
school '"e
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor left tow,
iast week for a trip of several
months to Hawaii. the first tin,e
they have gone away without at
least some Of their charming fam
lily "f six children. The children n
are very much scattered. some gone
10 camp. others to stay with the
selIs at their summer home a,
badeck. N, s., and one or two
out at the Gro;venor farm. Wild
acres near Bethesda. Nd. where
Mr.. Grosvenor's mother Mrs.. Ed
ward A. GrCsvenor. OF Amherst. il
looking after them. She came TO
I town the same day that the Gtos-
Venors departed. "wIIdacres" IL
quite a large farm on the Rockvi;:.
trolley line where the Grosvenors
spcni the spring and fall or each
year. usually going to Badeck for
part OF the summer. 1t is noted
for it's lovely birds: the largest
collection OF any place in this part
of the country, I believe. The farm