The Washington times., 1922-07-02

chance or inspiration, their visit
was timed to coincide with the gar
den party which President and
Mrs. Harding gave for the wound
ed veterans and III never forget
the Joy the boys took in the caIa.
, paign ditties, the humorous bits
and the soldier songs which the
Glee Club caroled forth. Wander.
ing about from one part of the
grounds to another and taking
their stand wherever they found
an expectant group Of soldier or
sailor lads, they sang the after.
noon through. seemingly tireless.
And they wound up with Mrs.
Harding's favorite. The End Of o
Perfect Day." to the great delight
Of the First Lady. Afterward they
were entertained at dinner at the
White House.
THE Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge expect to spend the
Fourth Of July right her in
Washington. and Mrs. Coolidge
told me the last time I talked to
her that they had no special plans
for celebrating the day. Probably
. not. as a national holiday-but as
a family holiday they are likely
to have some sort Of quiet cele-
bration. You see, It Is not merely
Uncle Sans birthday. but, as
every one knows-or did during
the campaign-Calvin Coolidge's
birthday, too. I shouldn't wonder
II the two boys, John and Calvin,
3r.. who are lingering here from
day to day. were staying on for
that.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes are
making no plans at all-so far as
the Fourth IL concerned. But they
are welcoming their younger
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Hughes.
who has spent the winter down in
Bermuda and who is joining them
Just about now. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Lockhart Waddell Miss
Catherine Hughes) are still on
their honeymoon. but within .;e
next week or two will be settled
down at Sommerville. N. j.. where
they expect to make their home.
Attorney General DaugheIty Is
planning just about this tins to
take Mrs. Daugherty home to
Ohio. Poor lady, she has been UNI
dergoing another siege at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, but Is now pro-
nounced able to be moved, and Mr..
Daugherty Is anxious to ses her
safely installed before the hot
weather sets in. There has been
some talk of his going to Marion
with the Presidential party. ari,
at any rate. I rather imagine he'll
be in Columbus-his home town
and at the time Of the Presidents
visit.
THE Secretary of War. Mr..
Weeks, has gone up to Mount
Prospect, his summer home In the
mountains Of New Hampshire. and
will remain there with Mrs. Weeks
until after the Fourth. Mrs. o.
E. Weller. wife Of Senator Weller.
is with them for a visit--the Sen.
ator being a member of the class
Of 81 of the Naval Academy,
which 10 celebrating it's ancual
class reunion-and the Fourth OF
July-in Tokyo.
One can well imagine that Secre-
tary Weeks is feeling bit
oonsoled-if not actually that his
virtue in sticking to his desk is
being rewarded--at the rews
which comes from Japan that the
elaborately planned Fourth of
July festivities for the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. DENLY and
the others who are junketing With
the class OF 81 are rather fizzllng
out. They sailed in May, You re-
member. and were going to have
q wonderful time in Japan as the
guests Of Admiral Baron Uriu and
the imperial japanese govern
ment. But the untimely death OF
Prince Yorohito Higashi Fushiml,
member of one Of Japan's oldest
prinaelr families. has plunged
Tolqyo into official mourning and
nec<ssitated greatly curtailing the
entertainment in connection with
the visit
SECRETARY WALLACE is to
be away. He and his young.
est daughter, Miss Ruth Wallace,
will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Aver at Meredith, N. y,
over the Fourth-and according to
MISS Mary Wallace, who told me
Of that plan, the Secretary is to
make "some sort Of an address"
At . celebration there, but dcn't
know Just where or what"
Verify a prophet is not without