Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-09-28
C00LIDeES FOND
OF PLAIN FOOD
Mac" Their Boston Waiter,
Talks About Their Simple
Gastronomic Tastes.

ten lately about the simple taste
and unassuming ways OF Calvin Coo
lidge, now president of the Unite
State, and of Mrs. Coolidge, an
those who are well acquainted wit
them say this simplicity permeate
their life. When Coolidge was gov
ernor of Massachusetts he and Mrs
Coolidge made their home at tn,
Adams house, and their regular wait
er there, MAC" who is known t.
many hundreds OF Bostonians, told 8
writer for the Boston Sunday Ad.
vertiser a lot about their gastronomi-
cal tastes. Said he:
Their breakfast order was always
the same-'Two Special No. Is,
grapefruit for Mrs. Coolidge and
orange for me-
Special No. 1 never varied 1t
consisted of two small pots Of cof-
fee, graham mullins and fruit.
Mr.. Coolidge would give the order
and call for a clean glass and
whole orange He would squeeze
the orange himself into the glass and
drink the juice.
Silent at Meals
Mrs. Coolidge always had half a
grapefruit
They were generally alone at
breakfast, as their boys were at
school and only visited them in
vacation time. Once, though, when
the boys were there, they wanted
ham and eggs for breakfast. Mrs.
Coolidge ordered it for them, but
when the governor found it out, he
on giving the kids meat for
They were seldom at my table
for lunch, as they were both often
zone all day. But they would be
'ack for dinner, unless they were
lining out.
Then Mrs. Coolidge used to order
chop-the way you do" interpolat-
d Mac" who has an uncanny mem
Try for the likes and dislikes of
very one Of his patrons. :
Sometimes she would have
teak. But Mr.. Coolidge always made
Is dinner on cereal-usually grape
uts and tea or milk.
HE was just as quiet at their
amlly meals as he is in public life.
[ardly ever said word. Breakfast
yer, he would go away in silence. a
They seldom had guests, except
r. and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns. 9
no were with them frequently.
Sometimes there would be one or 4
70 others with them at dinner. On 5
ose occasions Mrs. Coolidge would ri
every way in the world TO ger ca
m to join in the conversation
)thing doing He would look and f.
ten, but hardly ever opened his =
outii-except for his grape nuts. +
Ice in a while he would shoot a
tie smile-like this" and for a II
citing instant mac" was the liv.
image of the President.
Lapsing back to his natural ex-
sssion, which is intense but anna
!, Mac continued: an
He is hard man to get at, il You lie
wv what l mean. But when you v'
e do get at him. you find he has -. -
OF the best hearts in the world. u
All Liked Mrs Coolidge nm,
But for kindness and a charming hel
1ner combined, Mrs. Coolidge was are
one. Every waiter in the dining the
N liked to serve her. She was al goe
8 considerate, always apprecia- wal
for anything done for her. II bee
: Coolidge once knew you, she VOL
you everywhere. no matter tori
re she happened to meet you gull
lie hotel corridor, or in the street, cen
would always bow. She's a fine pee
IAN that
used to look at those boys, and ~
good morrr. rem
AID 1t. But then, bringing up six. uss,
IL tie Mckeoughs. renember) o.
sgd to one Of my boys the othe-
Look at young Calvin Coolidge. "a
fatbers President of the United no~,
s, and he's looking for farm 81,
at $50 a day / suppose II AT
president you'd he wanting 10 IN
II easy IN the White House." caug
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