The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
Ny BETTY BAXTER Special Correspondent of The Age-Hernld (CopyrlEht. 1929. by The AEe-HeraldA>


 Washington. July 22,-Rumors, ru- mors--the air at Washington Is all ways full of runrors of many sorts and varieties. The latest about the President is that he and Mrs. Hard | ing have decided to borrow-rather accept as a summer White House the loan of "Friendship," the suburban home of the Edward Beale McLeans | iE Cleveland Park. section SO called because it was in that neiBh- borhood that the late President Cleveland once had his summer home. The McLeans have many homes one 1 in the very heart of the town in l street on the corner of Fifteenth, where they spend part of each Win ter when they are not at their tlor ida home. They spend week-ends ana part of the spring and fall at tnelr 1 farm In Leesburg, Va, where .he President visits them once in whiie. The mid-summers they spend at Bar Harbor and 1t Is said-rumored-that the President and his wife were asked | to spend tho summer with them there, for of course they could not well De so far away with strikes and con Rress and other "calamities" on tnelr hands.
 | Smart Maine Resort
 | However it is thought-rumored-- that they will probably pass week end or maybe longer with the me Leans at the smart Maine resort pc fore they return for the wintei, President and Mrs. Harding nay nIanned to spend last week -end at the Hot Springs Va, and the Me Leans were to have been in the party they are generally ini at least ih- yited: on all of the Harding parties formal or informal, here or elsewhere. When President and Mrs. Hardins found they could not get away the McIeans started north. where Mrs. Mclean and tho children will stay until autumn. Mir. Mclean running back and forth. Affairs Of state are so pressing right now that not oniy the President but all of his capinet had to stay in the city this weekend.
 Wilson's Brave Heat
 The woodrow Wilson's are bravins the heat and staying on In Washing ion. They have a charming house on the heights Of the city, with spa cious gardens and verandahs. and hey take a motor ride together every ar ternoon. Mrs. Wilson told friend | of mine the other day that MT. Wii- son was improved in a manner little short of marvellous since the Arms tice Day celebration last November, when thousands of citizens gathered 1 ir front of his home as a demonstra- tion of admiration for him; a sponta- neous demonstration which went straight to his heart and literally put new life into him. He continues 10 get better and better. far above the hopes of his family.
 | .Impromptu Affairs
 There is still plenty doing here, though the most interesting is very quiet and impromptu. The Spanisn 1 Ambassador and Mme. Riano had few guests for dinner Monday eve ming. and the Celesias of the Italian
 embassy staff had an informal din- ner party--there are lots or thinss like that. Vice President and Mrs. | Coolidge are frequently guests a. .ome informal luncheon or dinner too. They dined one evening with Harry K. Lyons of Boston at the New VII lard hotel, and at another time Mrs lcooiidre was tho guest of Mrs. Thos. F. walsh at box party at pal, game given for the Boys clun 0, Washington, for which society turned out in astonishing numbers. It taxes .on,e occasion like that for one to re alize how much of society is praVins the heat. .,.a
 The evening Mrs. Coolidge dined
 with MT. Lyons she had on cooi looking gown all of white chiffon, made with the bateau neck inc cut high and with the long waist hhe'