San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12

Washington, ID. c., Aug. H. A
hotel White House, where the high
and the low of the nation might
come to dine and sleep under the same
roof as the President of the United
States, has given Washington 4 new
| sensation these last ten days.
Its third floor given entirely over
TO the new President and the activities
about him, the New Willard neyerthe-
less continues as q hotel, giving refuge
and inner comfort TO all who can be
accommodated within its ptortals. Nor
has access to the third floor been re-
stricted in any manner. Only the
double doors of the hotel suite-the
same suite that Calvin Coolidge occu-
pied as vice president-are under
guard. There admission is to be had
only at the behest of the President
himself.
The hotel has been the scene Of
much co-mingling-a meeting place OF
the incoming and outgoing tides of the
changing administrations. 1t has been
reflection of Washington life in its
newer activities.
On single night here is what the
observer could see during dinner on
the roof, whence the sultry heat Of
August has sent all alike:
Taft and Kellogg There.
Mr.. Chief Justice Taft dining with
former Senator and Mrs. Kellogg of
Minnesota, friends and associates since
the old Roosevelt days when Mr.. Taft
was secretary of war and Mr.. Kellogg
was busting" the Standard Oil trust.
cambridge Colby, secretary of state
for a time under Woodrow Wilson
and afterwards his partner in law.
The partnership was dissolved n short
time ago because of Mr.. Wilson's con-
tinued impaired health. Colby, gray
of hair, black of mustache. undeniably
handsome, was dining with Colonel
= Bill" Zevely, some times of Okla
hOma, more often of Washington, but
always of the interferred democracy.
Both Colby and the colonel were. seen
to receive several notes.
Frank W. Stearns of Boston and
Mrs. Stearns. Stearns the discoverer
and hacker of Calvin Coolidge. He
will be President some day." said
Stearns. He is President today aud
Mrs. Stearns is here to rejoice with
him. Already Stearns is called 1.-THE
Colonel House" of the new administra-
ton. He is more at home in business
than in politics, however. Anything
that Calvin has ever wanted of Frank
he could have. Whatever Frank may
want of Calvin-but his closest friends
say he doesn't want anything.
Dining with the Stearns-William
Morgan Butler, also of Boston ana
already designated as the attorney
general of the United States.
Bill" Butler, reminding old Wash
ingtonians something of Frank Van
derlip, and Frank Stearns, rotund
and happy, are Gals" two best
riends.
General Harris Present.
Maj. Gen. George Ii. Harries in
uniform, with five rows of ribbons
across his left breast-token of dec
orations bestowed upon him from the
nations of the world. Once he was
commanding general OF the District of
Columbia National Guard. After the
armIstice he was American commits
sioner in Berlin with unprecedented
authority. He was reported missing
in the kapp putsch, but his friends
knew George Harries could take care
of himself-even in German revolu-
ton.
Across New Jersey-all broken out
with Jersey democracy. Governor
George Sllzer, Senator Edwards, Joe
Iumulty, for eight years secretary TO
President Wilson, longer than any
secretary ever was secretary and the
governors aide and his secretary. TIL
nudity was irresponsible as ever. say
ing he was going 10 announce himself
for the United States Senate on q
platform on changing the, seating ar
rangement in the Senate chambers.
Joe wants TO put "MagnvOx" johnson
right alongside Henry Cabot Lodge.
At another table another jersey
man. but a Republican senator. Wal
ter Edge and his bride looking attrac-
tive in simple black gown. many
trends stopped to say word of greet
ing. -. =
Louis Brush of Ohio, the rising
young Lord Northcliffe" of the Buck
eye state. Louis had bought the Ma
rion Star from Warren Harding just
before the presidential party left
Washington for Alaska. He paid a
malt millions dollars for it and he has
half dozen other newspapers IN
ONO equally good. Before he bough;
the Star, Marion had two afternoon
papers and no morning paper. Brush
recently converted the Stars rival in
TO a morning paper and one of its first
missions was TO give the people of
Marion their first news of their own
Presidents death.
Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin.
looking more and more the patriarch.
He has been in the House of Repre-
sentatives longer than any one EXCEPT
Speaker Gillett. The Speaker has
served fifteen terms. Cooper four.
teen. Uncle Joe Cannon served twenty
three.