The Washington times., 1924-06-02
MRS. COOLIDGE
TO WITNE SS
GRADUATION
Has Gone to Mercersburg
for Commencement
Exercises
By JEAN ELIOT.

By JEAN ELIOT.
AIRS. COOLIDGE left for Mer.
cersbufg: pa. bright and
Avn early this morning. accom-
panied by Mrs. Frank w. Stearns,
to attend commencement exercises
at Mercersburg Academy, from
which her eldest son, John Coolidge,
is being graduated. She has been
looking forward for weeks to this
event with all the enthusiasm OF
q girl and is timing her visit so as
to take in the concert recital to be
given tonight by the Glee Club, OF
, which John Coolidge is a member.
and the school Sing" tomorrow, 40
well as the graduation exercises ON
Wednesday.
President Coolidge had hoped
that he, too might be able to be
present, but he could not possibly
leave Washington for more than
twenty.four hours and 1t was de-
ctded that the zOO-mlie motor trip
to Mercersburg and back was quite
too much to undertake. in one day.
Moreover, 1t would have meant an
outrageously early start as COM
mencement IS at oclOcK-al-
though there was olsposition
SHOWN TO put the ceremonies OF
until. 10 O'Clock II the PRESIDENT
could attend.
"A feature OF the e1erclSeS TINS
year IN wnlch Mrs' C ~ 70
especially 1ntereSteo' Will DC tne
presentation e Ine scnooL OF ~
portrait OF Commander. sJOel
Eoone' one OF the FreslueIns pnysl-
az M WO rooi,ds lee rs is. s ico,ting for.
ward with especial pleasure to the
''step singing" in which the entire
school takes part, the steps of the
main academy building being built
out for the occasion to aceommo-
date the student body. It is a
picturesque custom and one in
which the boys delight
John Coolidge is to follow in his
fathers footsteps in college, and
Will natriculate at Amherst next
year. The younger boy, Calvin, jr.,
has another year-or is It two-at
Mercersburg,
Mrs. Coolidge, who usually avoids
all ornaments except for the ZOOS
tune jewelry"-jade or amber or
other semiprecious stones-so. mulch
In vogue nowadays, is wearing OF
late a diamond pin which is both
beautiful and interesting. A thing
Of exquisite workmanship. it shows
the seal Of the United States, the
american eagle worked out in small
diamonds with a sapphire eye and
the shield before its breast OF tiny
sanphires and rubies.
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EAAlle'LAC'sl =. S HS e's sAOsS'
The director general OF the Kan
american Union, Doctor Leo =.
Rowe, entertained az INncne0n To-Day
at the Fan American Dunolhs IN
honor OF the members or tne ran
american highway conmssslOn' IN
GLIDING delegates from AZ the coun'
tries or the american conHnenI. !,
Some OF the most ceiepraCeI
engineers OF Soutn ana CenIT "a
american countries ere Ms aIu IN Al
this group. VINO are Deing taken nor
a tour Of this country studying
highways ana ROAD puIiohs vpeIo'
tions, and preparations Tor their en-
tertainment are belng mace IN every
city they Will visit. diplomats 1ronI
the Latin American countries nave
been invited to take part IN many
instances ana an important srUuP
win go from washington 10 Asne-
Vile, N. c., Tor the 1esIIVlI1es tnere
on June 8.
In addition to the members OF the
commission the guests AZ DocIur
Rowe's luncheon today Were: :.
Charles e. hughes, secretary "
State. the Ambassador OF C ~
the Ambassador VI ArgehSlna. Ine
Ambassador OF Peru, the Secretar y
of Agriculture, the secretary oi
Commerce, the Secretary Of LaDor $
The Minister OF Uruguay' Tue MIL MN
lister of the Dominican nepu r1.'c
the Minister OF GuateMaia, tue Will.
lister of Colombia the MINISTER Oh
Panama, the Minister OF xsnezueia'
the Minister OF COSTA haca; Ine
Minister or BOLIVIA, tn9f Snarse
d'Affaires OF Brazil, the Cnarge
dAffaires or Mexico the CnaEse
d'Affaires Of Salvador, the charge
d'Affaires OF Nicaragua the Cnaree
d'Affaires OF Haiti. Atlee Fomerene'
Congressman stephen ". Porter
the Consul General OF nicaragua
Scion Polo, Edwardo Cnlari' Eugenlo
Chevalier; The Undersecretary OF
State, Joseph c. Grew; the Assis'
tant, Secretary of State, Leland Har'
rison; The Third Assistant Score
tary Of State, ]. Butler Wright.
General w. III. Bixby, General M.
w. Ireland, Admiral Leigh c. Pal
mer, T. v. O'Connor, General Her.
bert M. Lord, D. II. Blair, General
s. D. Rockenback, General Mason
M. Patrick, Commissioners Cuno II.
RIldolnh and Major James Franklin