The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-22
Naming of '.DoHar
4 Year Man,
Approved.
BY JEAN ELIOT.

made q very popular move. roa
She is one dollar a year man"
of whose activities there has been
and could be no criticism. 1t will
be remembered that President
Harding gave Mrs. Rogers a row.
ing commission to visit the vet
erans' hospitals in various parts
Of the country, making an IN
spection of the way in VIII. IN
they are run, and Of what is
being done for the comfort OF the
patients. And President Coolidge
hastened to confirm the appoint
mentor renominated the ap-
pointee-so that there would pc
no tnter-regnum.
Mrs. Rogers came to Washing
ton to see the new President, ouE
left almost Immediately afterWaro
and returned to her New Eng
land home. It is her custom TO
make her tours OF inspection
quite unheralded. dropping in ut
the various hospitals unexpect-
eddy before the powers that~be
have had q chance 20 90 any
cleaning up or to put on any
special frills. She makes her ro-
port direct TO the chief OF the
Veterans Bureau. and her remun-
Grafton is actually 81 the year
on the theory that Uncle Sam
can't accept service gratis.
The wife Of Congressman Rogers
Of Massachusetts,, Mrs. Rogers is
one Of those women to whom the
war will not be over SO long ms
theirs is a disabled soldier left In
hospital whose condition may be
a.
Whenever she Is in Washington
she spends the greater part OF
each day at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai, and it was through her work
there that President Harding
ognize her selfless devotion and
60 give her an opportunity for
Mrs. Henry r. Rea, Of Pitts
burgh, who built the swimming
pool at Walter Reed, IL another
woman who never forgets the dis
abied men in hospital, and stiIl
another Is Mrs. Blaine Beale.
NOw that the President and
In the White House, It has been
6nuOuuCSQ b1GE luG lA1LCI Has 10
tanned Miss Laura Harlan as her
private secretary. It is most
gratifying to every one that Mrs.
Coolidge has done 30. because
Miss Harlan Is recognized as one
Of the most gracious and also
efficient social secretaries who
have been at the White House.
Miss Harlan Is the daughter OF
the late John Maynard Harlan.
OF Kentucky. former justice OF
the United States Supreme Court.
F.
AN interesting exhibition Of ar
A chitectural compositions. done
in. the Indian style by Charles
Mason Reney, OF Washington, is
now on view In the galleries OF
the Art Association. at Newport:
The walls Of the west gallery OF
the main building are hung with
drawings which show In plan. ele-
walton and section over thirty
compositions, while in the octagon
room, opposite the main entrance,
Is placed a model representing one
OF the iesigns-a miniature temple
done in the style Of the world Ia
nous Taj-Maha1 In India, which
travellers enthusiastically pro-
nounced the most beautiful temple
In the world.
This model represents not only
O building In the Oriental style
gurmounted by domes and en-
circled by loggias, but surrounding
1t is a garden worked out at a
small scale with lawns, walks,
fountains and shrubbery so ar
ranged and lighted as to produce
d realistic picture OF the building
as seen by moonlight.
MIR. Remey, who studied archi-
lecture at the Beaux Arts in
Paris, has travelled extensively in
the Orient making a special study
of the religious architecture OF
Persia and India. He has exhibit
ted designs in other cities in this
country, but this is the first time
that these particular compositions
have been shown. In fact this
model has been made within the
past month and was completed
barely in time for the opening
Of the exhibition, which was az
tended by many people Of the
town and summer colony.
Mr.. Remey is the son Of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. George C.
Remey. and his brother, John
Terry Remey, married Margaret
Howard, younger daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Beale r. Howard.