The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

they are all over. He often asks
big" men to come to Washington
to confer with him on certain sub
jects and asks them to dinner to
do their comforting over the coffee
cups. Lately he has been giving a
series OF dinners to men represent
ing the various industries of the
country. All plans for these din
ners have been kept secret until
they are a thing of the past and
then announcement Is made regard
ing them. The President had
group of agriculturists dining With
him in that fashion just before he
left town. Before that he had some
railroad men and again some steel
men that l recall.
PRESIDENT PLANS
CABINET DINNER.
1 don't imagine that the President
will get so far from base again
until he gOes-if his plans do not
miscarry-Out to Mooseheart. ILL.,,
where arrangements are being made
for an unique Cabinet dinner"
when the Secretary OF Labor. James
]. Davis, and Mrs. Davis will be the
hosts. This is to be in August ana
will be one of the series Of Cabinet
entertainments for the President
which was postponed because of
Mrs. Davis illness. About every
thing on the menu will be from the
Davis farm. President Harding
some time ago announced his in
tention to attend the anniversary in
August of the model children's hons
maintained by the Loyal Order Of
Moose, OF which he himself is a
member. Then Mr.. Davis, who is
director general OF the Moose and
a devoted promoter of its every
interest. decided to ask his COL
leagues of the Cabinet to be at
Mooseheart with the President.
There they will be Toasted en- bloc
and perhaps may be followed by an
impromptu session of the Cabinet.
Perhaps! II the dinner does come
on as planned, II will be the first
OF the sort ever given out of the
Capital.
Then the President will inspect
the equipment OF the famous Moose
home for children which is main
tained by the Order of the Moose
throughout the country, and where
orphans Of deceased members are
given vocational training. Five
thousand children will appear in
the pageant that will celebrate the
dedication of the campanile and
clock erected on the huge campus
and also the visit of President
Harding. This city of childhood is
Secretary Davis one hobby and the
proceeds of his recent book. The
Iron Puddler." will be devoted to
this work. The story deals with
the Secretary's own youth and rise
to position. Mrs. Davis is spending
the summer at Mooseheart and the
Secretary joins her there whenever
his duties permit.
Vice-President and Mrs. Coolidge
expect to stay on here until The
Senate adjourns. and no one knows
when that will be. The Coolidees
are booked to go to California, how
ever. as the Vice-President is to
address the meeting of the Amer
lean Bar Association out here. They
spent the Fourth quietly in town
lot celebrating at all. The Fourth
was the birthday anniversary of
Mr.. Coolidge as we'll as that Of the
nation, but they just passed the day
quietly with their boys, John and
calvin, who have just left here
TO spend the summer in New Eng
land. They will sperd some time
with their grandfather, John Cool
idge, in Vermont. They Wilt prob
ably visit Mr.. and Mrs. F, w.
StearEs, at Swampscott, before the
summer is over. You may remem-
Der they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stearns for several weeks last
year. and I think Vice-President
and Mrs. Coolidge also paid them a
little visit.
COOLIDGEs GO To
FREDERICKSBURG.
However. on Thursday the Cool
idges weEt to Fredericksburg, Va,
taking part in the exercises attend
ing the launching Of a drive for
FUNDS to purchase historic Kenmore.
once the home of George Washing
tons sister, Betty Washington
Lewis. The drive is in the hands
OF the recently formed Kenmore
Association
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge were enter
tanned at Belmont. the beautiful
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Melchers.
other guests were Senator Carter
Glass. Representative r. Walton
Moore. DIR. Kate Waller Barrett,
CHARLES Moore, commissioner of 1re
arts. and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hertie.
of Gunston Hall
Inc meeting Of the American Bar
Association will take many Of our
leading citizens away from wash
Es'on- chief Justice Taft is hurry
n o0nr
ing odck from a trip to Europe in
oIoer 10 be here for the meeting.
ne seems to have had a perfectly
marvellous time abroad and to hav,
received all the honors of a "roignN
ing President as we'll as of a Chief
Justice. Many stories of their visi,
have already reached these shores
though the Tafts only sailed YES
terday for Montreal. I've lust heard
among other things, just how n
happened that the Chief Justice or
the. United States Supreme Court
avoided appearing at the court of
St. James in knee breeches when No
was received by King George.
Having heard the comment n,
Ambassador George Harvey's SPIN
dly legs. when pictures of him in his
knickerbockers appeared in Ameri-
can newspapers. the Chief JusIics
did not relish displaying his robust
props for comparative comment. So
before he sailed for Europe he
cabled tnis message to Ambassador
For the love of Mike. there isn't
a store In London with a pair of
stockings big enough to fit my
newell posts"
Mr.. Harvey took the hint and ar
It with the King so that
Chief Justice Taft might be received
In his lorg black judicial robes.