The Washington times., 1924-04-14
PAR TIES ON
YACHT In
OFFING
Mayflower to Be Used
More and More in
Spring.
By JEAN ELIOT.


4 LTHOUGH President Coolidge
az introduced yachting to Wash
4 "A ington as mid-winter sport.
Drawing half gale on several &C.
casions-and recalling to the ir
reverend the familiar God pity
the poor sailor on night like
this''-yet even he must feel that
the pleasure of cruising aboard the
Mayflower is enhanced by warm
spring weather, and the Presi-
Dental yacht will undoubtedly be
more and more frequently in use
from now on.
The series of Mayflower parties.
with groups Of Congressman and
their wives among the guests,
which the President and Mrs. Cool
idge inaugurated early last autumn
and which were kept up well into
the winter, proved exceedingly sue
cessful and will doubtless be re-
sumed. But probably the Colleges
have more genuine pleasure in
slipping away alone except for a
little family party as they did
yesterday.
They went aboard the Mayflower
Immediately after attending Palm
Sunday services at the First Con-
gregational Church, taking with
them only Frank w. Stearns, per-
haps the Presidents closest friend,
Edward T. Clark, his personal Sec
rotary. Mrs. Clark and one or two
other friends. They cruised down
the Potomac as far as Quantico
and dinner was served aboard the
Ia SOD lnfA iv1n IN
the city. The Coolidges also took
a short trip on the Mayflower the
Sunday, before, undeterred by a
drenching rain.
y X
Mrs. Coolidge Comes to Aid
OF Bewildered Shopper.
Dropping into one Of the down.
town shops the other day to match
some worsted or silk for en-
broidery, a friend of mine found
herself having difficulty with the
colors. She couldn't see very well
and the clerk seemed Indifferent
or unable to be of assistance. She
was speaking rather fretfully about
her troubles when a pleasant voice
said "Let me help you. I've got
good eyes," and pretty, smartly
dressed woman took the samples
from her hands, matched them uI
with the desired colors and, with 9
deprecatory reply to her thanks
moved away in the crowd Of
shoppers.
The clerk looked a bit google-eyed
and said: well, do you know who
helped you? It was Mrs. Coolidge
She seemed to be quite alone, but
/ suppose the secret service man
without whom she is not permitted
to stir. was somewhere in the off
ing. Mrs. Coolidge must find the
form and ceremony which must OF
necessity surround the Mistress OF
the White House a bit irksome, foI
she loves to slip away unaccom
panied, except for her secret service
escort, for a shopping expedition
a walk or even a visit to the mat
inee "incog."
Mrs. Coolidge has accepted a boz
for the Spring carnival to be given
at the National Theater on Tues
day afternoon, April 20, at O'Clock
for the benefit of the. free wards
of Providence Hospital and will be
one Of the patronesses. The bene
fit, which is an annual event, il
original in it's conception and will
consist of sort of glorified vaude
vile, presented entirely by profes
SIGNALS who are giving their serv
ices. The Navy band and the or
chestra from LIE Paradis will play
George O'Connor is one Of the stars
of the occasion and by way Of the
variety which is admittedly the spice
of life, Miss Janet Richards will
give a ten-minute tabloid talk or
current events.
DRlaY nAnarf1ra Until