Evening star., 1924-07-24
.OL JOHN COOLIDGE, the
Presidents father. left the
White u,nSa toS.N RI reinrp

~oL JOHN COOLIDGE, the
Presidents father lef, the
Y White House today to return
to his home in Vermont after =
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge OF
about 10 days.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mr.;
Wilbur viii spend the wees nc
cruising aboard the L. :. :. SAlpn n
Potomac waters and on CheSapssk.
Bay They viii sail from the navy
ward Saturday. accompanied by III
Attorney General and Mrs. stone, and
will return TO Washinston Monday
morning.
chinese Statesman Gue~t.
Before Leaving Capital.
The Acting Secretary of Commerce
Mr. ]. Walter Drake. was host
luncheon today at the Metropolita
Club. entertaining in compliment
tho former premier OF China. NJ
l.iang Sh:h-II. 'ihv other guests
cluded the Acting Secretary ot L
Treasury. Mr. Gerard Is. WiustO.
the charge d'affaires OF China. :.
Iune hwai: the Assistant Sscret
"f state. Mr. Leland Harrison; Il.
English SECRETARY Of Minister lial,
Mir. Yen PAX Law. aud the chiei ,
reau OF 10, eisn and domestic COM
merce OF tn. Commerce DCpartmenI
Minister LANG and his party hay.
been guests of the charge daflaires
OF China. Mir. Yun2 hwai. since Sun
day and Will leave this afternoon fol
Chicago on their way to the Paciti,
Coast from where they will sail Tor
their home in China.
Senator and MIS-. Burton IA
RI hi
this morning for NantasHtt Beach.
Mass. where they Will be until late
in August.
Senator and Mrs. Henry +. Ashurst.
l6o2 * street. left Washington la
evening tor their home at Prescott.
AriZ.. where they will remain for sew
cral months.
senator George Wharton Pepper nas :
r. turned to Philadelphia and joined
Mrs. Pepper after spending short
time in Washington. Senator and
Mrs. Pepper will go TO the Maine
woods for the month of August
Mrs. Warren Il Harding. widow Of
the late President has closed her
apartment a the New Willard and
returned to her home in Marion Ohio.
MlS. James A. Reed wife Of SEN
ator Reed Of Missouri. who has been
detained in Washington by some busi-
n"S.7. i lea wing .tn.* ii lnuon ,or s..
Louis by motor She is accompanied d
by Mrs. Cleveland A. Newton wife of
Re pre- sentative Newton of ST. Louis.
Mrs Reed Will proceed to Kansas
City by rail and remain there until
early Autumn senator Reed who
mas Deen III FOR some weeks in Kan
sas City, is much improved. and he
and Mrs. Reed will spend some time
Al Excelsior Springs. near his home
Mrs. Garrett and Miss Virginia Gar
rett. wife and daughter Of Repre-
Sentatt|e F'iniS J. Garrett. have
started for their home in Dresden
Tenn. and are making the trip by
motor. Representative Garrett will
Join them on the conclusion OF his
series of lectures on the chatauuua
in Indiana.
From Montevideo. Uruguay. comes
the announcement of the preseatl-
ton there on June l. of Senior Don
j. E. Lefevre as Minister of Panama
for some years charge d'affaires for
Panama in Washington and is an
astute and finished diplomat. He
has hosts of friends here who claim
his friendship. and his sister. Senior
ita Lefevre is still u resident of
Washington.
Senor Lefevre presented his ere
dentials in Chile December =. 1929
and in Argentina November - OF
the following year. His post in Aru-
quay. where he represents his country
aa minister, is considered particu
larly good one.
Mrs. Richard r. Townsend. who re-
mained in town late. closed her
house on Massa chusetts avenue last
evening and gone to Bar Harbor for
the remainder of the summer.
Former Senator Gilbert Nj Hitch
cock has Joined Mrs. Hitchcock and