The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-19
.M'INTYRE SINGS. !,
OF BILL HOGC,
PRINCE OF HOSTS
Wealthy Westerner Man
Of Affairs, But Great
Cook.
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-If there Is
anyone in New YorK who dues rot
know Bill Hogg. he is'in ia" sam,
class with the fellow who docsn
now IryIn Copb WIS born In
Paducah. But Bill-or rather will
liam Clifford-is not a New Yorker.
He is Texan, but most of mis- time
is spent here and he belongs TO all
the clubs worth while. and calls all
the theatrical st'rs by thcir -
anne. .Fa
I think people love Bill Hoss
chiefly because he is different. A
son of the late distinguish 81 Gov
James Stephen Hogg. of Texas. he
still conforms to the TexnS s'anl.
ards-a hehtin' friend and a fight
in foe. II he likes you his heart
as pig as his native State, bu:
II he doesn't like you-well. he'll
! ct up and walk out wherever
lie is.
William Clifford Hogg Is a man
of large affairs. His father wres =
d great wealth rom the oil lands
Of Texas and Bill turns his hand
at making money wherever he sees
chance-and he's a keen investor.
his offices in New York are in the
exclusive section of Madison ave-
nue..
You will never find Bill Hogg in
conference" He'll come out
himself and say he can't see you
or he'll invite you inland when
you go In you will ind the most
amazing office In town. 1t is like
big living-room. with an open
FIRE place. buhl clock. large divans
and choice Corots.
Bill Hogg was born at Quitman
Texas-wherever that is. He was
not born to the purple. II his
youth he saw poverty. And Will,
he is an LIB. Of the Universitt of
Texas. vice president of the Fldel-
ity Trust Company Of Boston:
regent Of the University of Texas
and a member of the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science, Kappa Alpha, etc. etc.
I think his proudest achievement
Is the fact that he can cook an
honest Texas meal.
His middle name is-or should be
-Epicure. He used to go all the
way to New Orleans just to get q
filing meal at Antoine's. And he
comes up to New York from Texas
licking his chops for taste OF Il
certain dish prepared at New
York hotel. In other days Bill WAS
good feeder. but in latter years
he Is using discretion and eats only
once day. Five meals were moth
ing several years back.
Now and then he cooks a .
o'clock breakfast for two of his
cronies-Irvin Cobb and Bob Davis
Cobb and Davis shake a wicked
fork. The breakfast begins at 9
and at l in the afternoon Bill is
still in the kitchen and going
strong. Bill enjoys looking on and
dreaming Of other days when a
couple of minute steaks were used
as a breakfast appetizer.
He owns an apartment--Or rather
a couple of them Joined together -
at 290 Park avenue and ~ yea
know your New York that IS about
lie classiest address in town. but
i'll would be jus: as we'll tished
On Avenue A II he could get Iae
same amount of space. There arc
re Louis Quinze rooms in his
aTartr1 INT home.
Every bit OF furniture he has has
istory. 1t may be a willow chair
90 years old or Chinese chest OF
one of the Ming dynasties. In each
y. On he has an old-fashioned glass
IMP. fitted with electricity. and the
"hintZ curtains and rugs date ba X
t. several years before Mr.. Bryan
began to run for office. 1t Is one
o. the "homiest" spots in a cold
hearted city. And Ell is one OF the
finest hosts. lie numbers all the
great among his friends. And his
home IL generally filled with dis
: nguished guests.