Evening star., 1924-08-31
Tales of We'll Known Folk .
In Social and Official Life
Mrs. Coolidge Gets Most Vacation Joy From
- Work at Sewing Machine, Idle Since
She Came to Washington.

of the fish which may be had from
the adjacent waters of the river and
bay, and though they tolerate other
varieties, from necessity, they do
SO with a Wry face. No temporary
sojourner in the Dominion of Canada
is more appreciative of it's fish than
the family of the Chief Justice, and
as so many other careful folks are
doing, they prefer such a diet in the
warm weather to the usual heavy
meat courses. The inland fish of
Canada appeals especially in summer.
though naturally if the genial Chief
justice taft happens to become en-
thuslaStlc over some baby salmon
caught near by his summer home
and his auditors include residents OF
salmon country about the Columbia
salmon country about the Columbit
River. he is apt to get into a con-
troversy which will last for hours.
but the solitude which still reigns
IN parts of Canada, and the fact that
the genuine fisherman can travel as
far as he may in trains or motors
ana then have to take the trail for
DAYS with an Indian guide makes
the particular fish caught under
these conditions seem perfect. This
summer there have been. according
TO consular reports, more Americans
IN the Canadian fishing regions than
IN the usual fashionable resorts.
Right Rev. d. J. O'Connen, Bishop
OF Richmond and for many years the
rector of the Catholic University at
brooKland, has just purchased the
long abandoned chapel and burying
ground near Wayside, in Stafford
county, Va, which was part of the
estate of the Brents at Woodstock. on
IL
hrst Catholic Church in the Old Do
mlnion. Bishop O'Connell proposes
10 erect substantial edifice on the
oid site and to regather the descen-
dants or that early congregation
Acqui Creek has a large place in the
history of the National Capital for
1t was out of its famous uuarries thar
most or the stone which was used for
the foundations of the halls of Ieeis-
lative and other Federal buildings
was obtained, and in President Wash
lnston's letterbook there are scores of
communications which he and his
commissioners in laying out the
capital had with Robert Brent, then
lord of the manor, relating to the
mining and hauling of the rock. This
Robert Brent was the father of the
nrst mayor of Washington, and he
and President Washington were on
chummy terms. In excursions about
the District Of Columbia, the first
president often stopped at the Acqui
creek mansion and inspected the
quarrles. There are official records
Of several visits of Maj. LEnfant to
W oodstock. near which were both
chapel and graveyard which Bishop
OConnen proposes TO restore were
located, and the liveliest of polemics
which marked the beginning of the
Federal city was between the COM
mlssioners. Motley Young an orig
ina1 proprietor. and Robert Brent of
" oodstock, about these same quar-
ries, and the price of the stone on the
ground and when il was delivered to
Or. Thornton. the architect of the
United States Capitol.
The Kenmore Association of Fred
erickSburg. Va. has injected a prac-
tical note into its vigorous campaign
TO collect the funds to finish paying
for the beautiful estate which it has
taken over a memorial to Betty
Washington, only sister of the first