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the absence of Secretary A. w.
Mellon in Europe.
Hughes Given
Presidential Applause.
Secretary Hughes, just back from
Europe must have felt presidential
at the vociferous reception given
him when he stepped on the plat
form. He was in high spirits and
even led in rah-rah cheer to bring
to, a climax the vocal expression
Of approval for the President being
Justify cheered by the audience.
Mrs. Hughes did not come to
Washington with the Secretary, but
remained in New York with Ler
daughters, Mrs. Chauncey Lock,
hart Waddell, and Miss Elizabeth
Hughes, who is recovering from a
recent Illness.
All of the speeches were good as
political speeches go. had the
impression though as I did the
night before at the Women's City
Club OF too many figures. And as
Tor reduction 1t seems that thu
party in power has been enforcing
the wearing of a kind of Madame
K girdle to bring about so quickly
such pronounced reducing Of debts,
expenses and the other matters that
have to be expressed in figures.
1t was a nice party though and
the other boxholders were the Direc-
tor of the War Finance Corporation
and Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, who
had in their box their daughters,
Miss Dorothy Mondell and Miss
Marjorie Mondell; Major and Mrs.
Parker West and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick D. McKenny, Mrs. A. T.
Hert, Of Kentucky, vice chairman
of the national Republican com
mittee, successor to Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, who entertained Mrs.
Harry New, wife Of the Postmaster
General; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, of
New York; Mrs. Fred Sackett, of
Louisville, and Mrs. Jean Bennett,
of Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, Of Pennsyl-
vania, who had among their guests
Brigadier General and Mrs. Amos
Fries.
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Fries
Occupy Box.
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Fries are
equally alarmed over the "dastardly
youth movement" which, accord.
ing to some literature recently sent
out by them, is threatening to
sweep away the foundations Of the
country. Alas! Last night. how
ever, the D. A. r. president gen.
eral and Mrs. Fries seemed, for a
brief time at least, to be enjoying
serenity and hope undismayed by
Utopian communistic nightmares.
President And
Party On Vacation.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
left this afternoon for ten.day
period Of rest in the homo Of the
Presidents father at Plymouth, VT.
In the party were John Coolidge,
c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to the
President, and Major James r.
Coupal physician to the President.
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ATTY. GEN. AND MRS STONE
VACATIONING IN NORTH.
Attorney General and Mrs. Harlan
F. Stone left Washington last even
ing for belated vacation. They
expect to spend some time at their
home in New York and will motor
through New England before return.
ing to Washington about September
1st.
Senator and Mrs. Edward I. Ed.
wards entertained Mrs. George Kav.
anaugh and Mrs. Leonora Werner
at dinner last night at the Essex
and SUSSEX in Spring Lake, N. j.
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The Ambassador Of Cuba and
Sonora de Ia Torriente, with their
daughter, are now occupying. their
estate, Villa Estela, at BlArritz.
They will remain until September,
after which they will go to Switzcr.
land for the close of the present
session of the League Of Nations.
Senior de Ia Torriente will at.
tend the sessions as head of the
Cuban delegation. He will return
to this country, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, October 1.
The minister Of Egypt, S. Yousry
Pasha, entertained informally at
luncheon today at the legation in
compliment to the American min.
lister to Cairo. J. Morton Howell, in
Washington for q few days.
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Major and Mrs. o. N. Solbert
have taken an apartment at Merl.
dian Mansions and will make their
home there after October /.
Major Solbert. aide to the Presi.