Evening star., 1924-01-27
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

rs president or the Senate women
Club. at the suggestion Of .Irs. John
Allen Dougherty. in charge of certain
local Red Cross activities appointed
committee of public-spirited m@m-
bers of her organization to act as
hoStesses on Sunday afternoons at
the Red Cross building and TO re-
ceiye the hundreds of visitors who
would otherwise have gone away dls-
appointed. Mrs. Coolidge acted as
general chairman on six successive
Sundays. and gave all the time she
could spare 10 this duty. She would
delight In filing the same pleasant
role this year. but that would be sim
ply out OF the question. through her
many other obligations and through
the propensity of the Washington
public to crowd wherever glimpse
of the President and his lady are to
pe Seen-aS. for instance. the ConGre-
sational Church which they attend.
This would defeat the purpose for
which the Red Cross building |" Kept
open on SundayS--to enable visitors
TO the city passing through to inspect
Ihts headquarters of the society. now
Making its annual aHpeai for funds
IN order to carry on. II pust be in
terestlng TO Mrs. Coolidge to note
that three of her earnest assistants
last January and February are. like
herself filling higher u1SittorS, and
hence are unable to continue their
GCod work. One was Mrs. Kellogg.
row the wife Of the ambassador to
Great Britain. and another is Mrs.
New, wife of the Po%tnla Ster Genera
OF the six members OF the Senate
Club whom MIS- Coolidge d@signated
to act as hostess at the Red Cross
headquarters and to select q group OF
Sids In their useful labor, only Mrs.
L IS
Stanfieid OF Oregon remain and are
:-bout TO reorganize tEeir former COM
Inittees.
The White House. past and present
Is pleasantly intrrmingled with all
of Washincton's social happenings.
Irs. Coolidge. following the example
of her predecessors. j. the patroness
marvellous that she finds time TO at
tend so many events with 4 philan-
thrapic or civic end Mrs. Taft is in
t"restcd in the ConfeGerate Memorial
-tssociation. and Will be guest as
wei! as patroness IT the card party
70 he given at Wardman Park Hotel
Tuesday. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is
displaying the utmost zeal for the
cause Of the Thomas Jefferson Monti-
Cellc Association. and was recently
the guest Of Mrs. Miunigerode An
drews. its chairman. at lunch. Mrs
Harding. who lccks far more fragile
than her friends like TO Sc. has been
pluneing into the Harding Memorial
Associa tion 'ahors.
IF Mrs. ITarding hqs close.
chummy fiand IN the official set. it is
Mrs. Harry s Nev'. who is sentng her
often and tal:ing short walks and
rides in her company.
Mrs. Robert Lansing frs into her
own niche in Washington's social
world. undtsturhed BY its various po-
wife Of a former secretary OF state
lends only an accidental interest to
those who have been associated with
Eer through many years and been
her aides in the charitable and philan-
-hropic pursuits which have always
engaged her. Shc is busy at present
in the strenuous campaign for the
orphaned children of Greece. and has
been one Of the fa"tors in the large
success which has offended the ef-
forts of Nine TsmadoS Wife Of the
Greek charge 6'aTaireS. Mrs. Lam
sing in her youth live il manv lands,
as her father. the late John W. Fos-
ter, was one of the most experienced
end accomplished diplomatistS and
published volume Of memoirs found
ed on notes taken during forty years
In The American foreign service
which is esteemed as entertaining
and useful. At one time minister 70
Corstantinople. Gen. Foster and his
family made many visits to Greece
and inhihed a love for that ancient
land which is proving OF service now
in the hour that lovely home of clas
sic poetry and art has been so sorely
stricken. Mrs. Lansing has been
identified with the official wing of
society for Il great l@ngth of time
She is the dau"hter of a former sec
ratary, as we'll +hr wife of one.
and has all the t~s ditioris and prece-
dents at her fingers ends.
ort of the tremendous International
celebration IN honor Of Monroe aud
his immo. tai doctrine has come de-
termined effort to found in Wash
tn2ton Il society of the desrendants
Of Presidents. with national head
Quarters here and ramifica tions in
tnric and EeneGolceiea Significance
such society would 10 of inesti-
n7able value. especially if the actual
blood line is adhered to according to
the world over. Washington. Madi-
son and jackson had no lineal de-
Sce1dants. hut the remainder of the
.arly Prn"idents were. family men.
and their children's children and
Fra andchiljren h?"e in many instances
deserved we'll Of their country. Such
IN association would. perhaps. have
70 delvo itself at first into records
~ particular families. hut gnanv have
alr-adv written their annals either in
ock form or in manuscript. await
ing nublicaticr. The Adams family
figures in n whole lihrG ry of volumes.
and the centenary of the Monroe doc
+rlne resulted in an avalanche Of
tants of the fifth President The
-1orticello Association to purchase
the home Of the author of the Decla-
ration has brought all those with
Jefferson blood into communication
with each other and with the public.
4 most diEntfied society is under dis
'ussiou. with an effort to engage the
interest of the present head Of the
government and the two former
Thicf MAGISTRATES, who are residents
of Washington.
Prince Erik OF Denmark. who
turned his back on courts and all the
trapping OF ROYALTY ard has become
? ren"her in Alberta, Canada. is fol-
lowing his brave adventure to the
logical conclusion. He has fallen in
love with n lovely daughter Of the
ncr.inion. Miss Lois Frances Booth.
and will. after he has formally and
officially renounced all potertia1
claims to the throne of Denmark.
marry his own tr1la love as the Count
of Rosenberg. This is title which
Sc his through birth. and he can claim
.t without any permission from the
Dani@h government. though it must
he conceded neither his PARENTS nor
fhe rulers of Hamlet's land are rails
ing anv strenuous objections to the
decision of this nopular Young ranger
and stock breeder. Miss Booth is
described as handroma and the pos
SCISSOR ct Te"v large fortune. he
:itIes heir~ member Of one of AL
I,arta's oldest and most aristocratic
f"milies. Her grandfather is John
Tudnlphns Rooth. now ninatv-seven
Toars old and resident Of Ottawa
Known as the lumber king he has
extensive wood puln mills and naper
Jnanufacturies. hesi7cs controlling a
series of rural banks Her parents
rrr Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Booth Of OF