The Washington times., 1923-11-17
Coolidge Stories
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INTERPRETATIONS from Wood
row Wilson's Armistice Day
address are still being heard in
Washington and by a curious
twist the latest echo is an addition
to the ever growing list of Cool
idge stories. A group Of corre-
spondents were listening in at the
Press Club when the announce
ment came over the wireless:
Woodrow Wilson, former Presi-
dent of the United States, viii
now deliver. radio address on
The Significance Of Armistice
Day'!" :
But no speech was forthcoming.
For eight long minutes the corre-
spondents strained their ears close
to the amplifier to catch the sound
of Mr.. Wilson's voice. Finally one
Of them looked up and said: "This
can't be Wilson; it must be
Coolidge"
Another anecdote illustrating
Mr.. Coolidge's frugality with words
and his sardonic sense Of humor Is
also going the rounds. 1t deals
with the arrival of the check made
out to Calvin Coolidge for his first
months salary as President OF the
United States. A clerk brought
the check to President Coolidge for
his signature, this was affixed
without q word being spoken, but
just as the visitor was leaving the
room Mr.. Coolidge looked up and
with q dry smileeremarked "Come
again.
THE Chauve-Souris, which has
been contributing materially
to the gayety Of Washington this
week. served as an extra added
attraction" at the supper-dance
given last evening by the Italian
ambassador, Prince Gelasio Cae-
tanip at his charming apartment
at 1855 Massachusetts, avenue.
Arriving after the show the mem.
bers OF the Chauve-Souris com.
pany sang many of their most
effective numbers and added ma,
terialiy to the success OF what
was voted the gayest and most
delightful party OF the early sea
son.
The guests for the ambassador
party were recruited for the most
part from the ranks of the
younger diplomatic and resident
contingents. Several dinner par
ties preceded the dance and g
number of the guests first at
tended the performance Of the
Chauve-Souris at Polls. The Air
Attache of the italian Embassy
and Nine. Calderara were among
those who took dinner guests tc
the ambassadors dance, their
party including the Military At.
tacIe Of the British Embassy and
I Mrs. Charlton, Countess Fran.
cesca de Malgra, the secretary oi
the italian embassy, Barone dl
Giura. and the second secretary
Signor Renato SilenN.
Miss Ramona Lefevre enter.
tanned informally at dinner before
the dance, and others who had
dinner parties were, Mr.. and Mrs
William Stewart Reyburn and
Mrs. Luke McNamee.
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CONGRESSMAN AND MRS
NICHOLAS LONGWORTH
and the Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt were in a box party
at the Chauve Souris last eve
ming, and Mrs. Charles w. Wet
more entertained a company Of
guests, with several foreigners
among them. Then there was
the box party given by Mrs
Robert Hollister Chapman, who
entertained for the Third AS
sistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. J. Butler Wright, and who
took their party afterward to LIZ
Paradis to dance. Mrs. Chap
mans guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Wright, Col. and Mrs. Morris
Ernest Locke, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Tuckerman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Ellis, Commander
and Mrs. Claude B. Mayo, Mrs
Randall Hagner, Leander McCor
mick Goodhart, Of the British
esrytIoo aSxy md William ROwit