The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-23
Coolidg s Have
Ambassador as
Guest
By JEAN ELIOT.

that the Coolidges have had more
than two persons as their guests
at one time.
THE centennial Of the promul-
trine, which is being celebrated
all over the United States
this year, will be marked by an
extremely interesting little gather
ing right here in Washington on
November II, when all the living
descendants of James Monroe
will meet to organize a formal
association. There will be n
luncheon at the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, then an
organization meeting, and finally
a program OF activities will be
worked out.
The meeting will be small, as
there are only some twenty direct
descendants of James Monroe liV-
ing, but of this number there is
a considerable nucleus in Wash
ington. Two of the three great
granddaughter of President Mon
roe, who are his nearest living de-
Scendants-Miss Maud Gouverneur
and Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes
make their home here, and the
third, Mrs. William Crawford John
son, lives in Frederick, Md. The
next generation of Monroe's de-
scendants is represented here by
Mrs. Harry Freeman Clark, great
great-granddaught of the author
of the Monroe doctrine, by Mrs.
Green Clay Good1oe and Monroe
Johnson, children of DIR. and Mrs.
William Crawford johnson, and
by Mrs. Hoes son, Laurence Hoes.
Her elder son, Lieut.. Gouverneur
Hoes, u. S. A., is at present on
duty in Philadelphia, but will un-
doubtedly come to Washington for
this notable gathering of the Mon
roe clan. Both of the Hoes boys
are determined upholders of the
traditions of the Monroe name and
keen students of history, a taste
which they inherit from their
father, the late Chaplain r. r.
Hoes, who was noted collector
and a writer on historical subjects,
as well as from their mother.
: While no definite program can
be made out until the Monroe
Association is formed, the tenta-
tive plan is for the Monroe de-
ascendants to undertake the
preservation and restoration OF
the various historic places asso-
ciated with Monroe's life. For
example, they hope to buy the
little house in Westmoreland
county, Va, where Monroe was
born and which is rapidly falling
into decay; and they also propose
to erect monuments to Mrs.
Monroe and Maria Monroe (Mrs.
Samuel Gouverneur) only daugh-
ter of the President and the
first White House bride, both OF
whom lie beside President Mon
roe in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich
mond, their graves as yet un-
marked by headstones.
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THAT Neutrality-suspicious. have a
\ love of history and tradition
is proved by the generous attend
ance at the delightful exhibition
of heirlooms and antiques held
last week in Mrs. Minnigerotte An
drews' studio. Indeed, so marked
was the display of interest that
it has been decided to follow the
exhibition with a series of four
lectures on antiques to be held
in Mrs. Andrews studio, and, like
the exhibition, to be given for the
benefit of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation.
China" will be the subject OF
the first talk and it will be deliv-
cred by DR.. Walter Hough, OF the
National Museum, perhaps the
greatest authority on this sub
feet in the country. Next Mrs.
Ridgely Hunt and Nine. de Meis-
ner will speak on "Laces," Mrs.
Hunt taking up the subject Of old
laces and Nine. de Meissner speak
ing on modern phases of a deli
cate art. Mrs. Thomas Hardy
Taliaferro will speak on "Shawls,"
dwelling particularly on Paisley
cashmeres and the other beauti-
full varieties Of shawls worn by
our grandmothers; and, finally
Mrs. Rose GouVerneur Hoes Will
speak on Costumes" It will be
remembered that Mrs. Hoes and
the late Mrs. Julian James, to-
gether. assembled and arranged
the now famous costume collec-
ton in the National Museum,
which includes the gown worn by
the mistresses of the White House
from George Washington's day to
our own, and consequently there
is no one in the country who
knows more about this interesting
subject.
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The Minister of Ecuador, DR.
Rafael H. Elizalde, will be host a.
at the Hamilton on Thurs
day.
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The Ambassador of Cuba AM
Nine. Cosme de la Torrente, now il
Biarritz, France, will sail for thi
country the middle part of Novem
Der. They will be accompanied b.
their daughter, Mile. Luisa Tor
rente, who will be a young membe
Of society.
Senator John w. Harreld will re
turn to Washington Thursday froE
his home in Oklahoma.
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Surgeon General Merritt w. Irt
land will return to Washington tn
latter part of the week from Oh
cago, where he is attending
meeting of the American College G
Surgeons.
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Senator and Mrs. Robert Owe
have returned to Washington afte
passing the summer in Europe.
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