Evening star., 1924-12-01
C0OL|DGE1S HOST
TO SENATE CHIEFS
Fourteen Ranking Members
Guests at Breakfast; Others
to Be Invited.

rOuTteen RepuDIcdn senators were
President Coolidges guest at break
fast this morning during which the
conyening of Congress. a tentative
legislative program and other mat
ters important to the administration
and the party Leadership were in
formally touched upon.
The purpose of this gathering was
described By several Senators them
selves and by White House attaches
as "goodfellowship breakfast" a
sort of "get-together gathering" 1t
was said also at the White House that
another group of Republican Senators
Will be similarly entertained by Pres
ident Coolidge tomorrow morning and
Wednesday morning.
according to one of the Presidents
assistants the list for these three
breakfasts were made up mostly ac-
cording to seniority.
Veterans Among Guests.
In this mornings group were Sena-
tor Curtis of Kansas, the leader of
the Senate. and Senator Watson, as
sistant leader. The others were all
committee chsirmen. They were:
Moses of New Hampshire, chairman
OF the joint committee on printing:
Warren. Wyoming, chairman of the
appropriations committee; Smoot,
Utah. chairman OF the finance COM
'nittee; Borah. ranking member of
foreign relations; Cumrnius, Iowa,
president pro tern of the Senate;
military; Hale, Maine, chairman of
naval: Jones, Washington, chairman
Of commerce; Sterling. South Dakota.
chairman Of post office and post
roads; Mclean. Connecticut. chair
man of banking and currency: Norris,
Nebraska, chairman of agriculture.
and Spencer, Missouri, chairman OF
privileges and elections.
1t is understood that the invita-
tions for today's gathering were con-
veyed to the guests by means OF the
telephone yesterday.
The President and his guests sat
down at o'clock to the meal, which
was what has been described at the
White House on former occasions as
an old d-fashioned New England meal
fruit, hot cakes and sausage. scrar7l-
bled eggs and bacon, hoIniny. fried
potatoes. jam, milk. coffee and tea.
The whole affair was said to be in
formal ana the conversation was gen.
eral, covering a variety of subjects
looked upon as important for the
present. The President was repre-
sented as having no favors to ask and
made no attempt TO gather-tn any
pledges before his guests departed.
Upon the completion of the meal
cigars and cigarettes were passed
around and the party smoked and
talked until 8 o'clock, when the Sena-
tors left in q body.
Beveridge Is Guest.
President Coolidge has invited a
few close friends to be his guests at
dinner tonight, among them being
former Senator Beveridge of Indiana,
who will be a house guest.
The Presidents day was full and
busy one. Besides the scheduled list
of callers there were a number of
party leaders and congressional call
ers. as we'll as prominent persons,
from different parts OF the country
who are In Washington for the open
ing of Congress and who called mere
ly to shake hands with the Executive
Prominent among the Presidents
inpromptu callers was Senator Oscar
". Underwood OF Alabama, one OF
the Democratic leaders in the Senate,
who recommended the appointment
OF Judge William Grubb, judge of
the United States District Court of
Northern Alabama. fto succeed Judge
A. c. King of the Fifth Circuit Court
OF Appeals.
Joseph Healing, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Indiana, saw
the President again today regarding
the elevation of Judge A. B. Ander
son from the United States District
Court at Indianapolis to the vacancy1
on the Seventh Circuit Court of APP
peals.
Deneen Is Caller
President Coolidge had an inter-
est ~ chat today with Charles S.
Denees of Illinois. who was elected
November 4 to succeed Medill Nc
Cormick a. Senator from Illinois.
This was c>ev. Deneen's first visit
to Washington since his election and
was the first time he had ever con-
versed with the President. He had
been introduced to him during the
funeral of President Harding in
Marion, but had no opportunity then
20 really become acquainted.
Senator Dcneen said his object in
coming to Washington at this time
was to attend the convening OF the
senate ana TO confer Win some or
the party leaders before he Is sworn
IN next March. He said he plans to
confer with Senator Mckinley of
Illinois delegation in the House be-
fore leaving for home tomorrow.
Postmaster General New conferred
with the President on department
matters.
Scott c. Bone, former Washing
ton newspaper editor and now Cow
arnor Of Alaska. called on the
President to pay his respects and to
discuss informally the conditions In
that territory.
Others who saw the President were:
Representative Winslow Of Massa-
chusetts; Representative Owen of
Minnesota, who was assistant In
charge of public speakers bureau at
Chicago during the last campaign;
Representative Wurtzbach, the only
Republican Representative from
Texas; Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton,
former vice chairman OF the Repub-
lican national committee, who was. ac-
tive in women's organization work
during the campaign; Representative
Pat Kelly of Michigan; John Hammill,
Governor-elect of Iowa. who was in
troduced by E. H. Cunningham Of the
Federal Reserve Board; the board of
managers OF the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and Sdrs
Don, president of the National Tenn