The Washington times., 1924-06-21
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DISCUSSED
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Notable Party With
President on the
Mayflower


ON the MayfIower for a cruise
down the Potomac, taking with
them one OF the most notable par;
ties of guests yet to accompany
them on these excursions.
The Presidential yacht is this
afternoon undoubtedly the scene OF
momentous political conference,
for many of the Executives advis-
ers as well as members Of his
Cabinet are among the guests, who
include William M. Butler, chair.
man OF the Republican national
COMMITTEES; Secretary or State
Hughes, Charles Reccher Warren,
American Ambassador to Mexico;
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover, ].
H, Rohrbach, Republican national
committeeman for Connecticut;
James B. Reynolds, one Of the
managers Of the Presidents coming
campaign for re-eIecrion; Congress
man Theodore e. Burton, Senator
.Brandegee and Charles B. Hilles,
national committeeman for New
York.
The wives Of several OF these gen.
tlemen are accompanying them, but
really, OF course, as the especial
guests OF Mrs. Coolidge.
The Mayflower will go down the
river as far as Quantico, where she
will turn. about, arriving back at
the Navy Yard dock about O'Clock.
Most OF tl6 party win then disem-
bark, but the President and Mrs.
Coolidge and their few weekend
guests In the White House viii stay
on. board.
The Coolidges' two sons, Calvin,
jr., and John, who are arriving in
Washington this afternoon from
their school at Mercersburg, Pa.
will join their parents on the ship
this evening, when lines will be cast
off for another cruise to the lower
stretches OF the Potomac, which will
last until Monday morning.
The White House guests who will
be with the Coolidge family on this
second trip are Mr.. Butler, Ambas-
sador Warren and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Hilles.
This sail win mark the end Of
Ambassador Warren's visit at the
White House, for he expects to
leave Washington Monday for
Mexico City. The Mexican govern.
ment will send private car to
Laredo, Mexico, to meet him on his
arrival there.
1t is expected that Ambassador
Warren win remain IN the Mexican
capital for only a short time, wind
ing up pending affairs of the en-
bassy before formally offering his
resignation.
GrOsvenors to Occupy Retreat
OF Late Professor Bell for Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor.
accompanied by several OF the
younger members of their large
family. will start next Saturday
for Nova Scotia, making the trip
by water on one of the vessels Of
the Red Cross line. They will
spend the summer at Benin
Bhreagh, the picturesque estate on
Cape Breton Island, which was so
long the summer home Of Mrs.
Grosvenor's distinguished father.
the late Professor Alexander
Graham Bell.
Miss Gertrude Grosvenor, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Grosve'
nor, who has been studying art in
New York for the last year or two,
will be with them for July and
August. And toward the end Of
the summer they will be Joined by
their son and daughter-in-law, En-
sign and Mrs. Melville Bell Gros-
venor, who are now travelling
abroad. After touring Italy and
Switzerland, they are at present in
France and will visit England and
Scotland before sailing for Montreal.
Since early summer the Gros-
venors have been at Wildacres,
their country home on the Rock
Vile road, where they spend part
of each year. There place Is by
way Of being a bird sanctuary and
lit is claimed by Mr.. Grosvenor,
president of the National Geo
graphic Society, who is an amateur
ornithologist OF attachments, that
more varieties Of birds are found at
IWildacres than at any place in this
part of the country.
This claim Is pretty generally
admitted, by the Grosveuors' neigh.
bors, but there is one who main
tains a continuous friendly rivalry
and who exults every time a new
bird shows up on his property.
Moreover, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Hertle feel that beautiful Gunston
Hall, down in Virginia. harbors
pretty nearly every variety of bird
known to this section: and Mr..
Hertle asserts his willingness to
challenge Mr.. Grosvenor's claim.
He insists, however, that Mr.. Gros-
venor do the counting.
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR SELECTS
SAILING DATE, JULY 2.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand expect to sail, July 2,
on the Paris, for their home in
France. They will remain there
throughout the summer.
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The Secretary Of the Treasury,
A. w. Mellon, went to Pittsburgh
last evening to attend the marriage
today Of his niece, Miss Margaret
Mellon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Larimer Mellon, to Alex.
ander Laughlin, jr. Miss Ailsa
Mellon went on last week for the
wedding. She will be an attendant.
Senator Albert Cummins left
Washington yesterday for his home
in Iowa, where he will rest before
he begins campaigning.
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Doctor Charles D. Walcott, secre.
tary Of the Smithsonian institution,
who will leave this city June 81
for the Canadian Rocky mountains
where he will continue investiga.
tions which he started several years
ago. Mrs. Walcott will accompany
him. They will be absent until
october.