Evening star., 1925-12-27

ana Tor many years trustee. MIS-.
Coolidge. who. without question, has
accomplished more to advance cham
Der music than has any one person
in the country. is between times in
her Winter program Derfectinc ar
ranSements for the open-ai music
festival To be given at her summer
home near Pittsfield. in the Berk-
snires. tins coming July. The festival
has been the feature Of Summer in
The Berkshircs for the past FIVE years.
but more extensive preparations are
afoot for the next music week and
some International celebrities viii take
part.
Mrs. Ruth Sears Pratt. who on
January | assumes her duties as the
first alderwoman elected in New York
City. objects strenuously to being call
ed a feminist" or to have her political
activities limited in this fashion or
included in the category or those as
signed to he gentler sex. In re-
cent statement Mrs. Pratt explained
that she failed To see in what the
civic duties OF a woman differ from
those of man - how either could
cons cie ntiouS'E esca pe from the obli-
cations conferred on them by suffrage.
,ein- .,"lntu predispoSed hsr t"
interest III certain policies jus; A. be
inS man would inspire individuals l.
toward rhase> Of public life in which
special concern was felt. Mrs. Pratt
enters her neW sphere with firm
dersrmina tion TO change some fea-
lures Of metropolitan lite for the bet.
ter and th=se aflect all citizens With
nGf singing woman from man. she
wpS Miss Ruth Sears Eaker before
her marriage I" Mr. John r. Pratt Of
Locust Valley. Long fsa nd. one Of
the eight sons of Charles Pratt the
philanthropist. and She has a distinct
turn for social service. she thus fltled
neatly into family imhued with vel
fare projects as all the PrattS are but
she adGeu turn for politics to ner
welfare talent with the idea of seek
ing reform and the amelioration OF
conditions fer tbs poor ~ the proper
"olrce. Shn has 2lresdy accomplish.
ed MANY worthy and useful things
Tor her neishhorhood and on Long
Island She has worked Indefa tigably
With Mrs. Charles +. Sa5in. formerly
Polly Morton. in huildinc up a power
4h social adjunct ior the Republican
Aerty in Locust Valley. Mrs Pratt,
IS charming hostess and has an in.
it''ts stin2; amily. and she proposes
/" prove that acting in a public ca
pacitN need not prevent woman
mother ana homek ecpar
Air. John Pi.pont Morgan has been
Spendinc part Of the Autumn in his
residence ON Giosvenor square in
/ London. hut there are well-founded
rumors that ne has been there TO get
the mansion in readiness 10 he sold.
II was favnrite home Of the lat
Mrs. Morgan. anG was entirely vivi-
ned by her presence. As all this his
torlc part of the British capital Is
thlCklN settled with Americans Mr..
Morgan viii not find much difficulty
IN getting a purC Cha ser. Mrs. Charles
Frederick Hoffman owns a spacious
residence on GroSvenor square and
next door tO Mr. Morcdns ie the
beautiful home which Lady Ribbles-
dGla bought = few years previous to
her second marriage and when she
was known as Mrs. Ava Yelling
Aston. FIRST wife "f the late John Jacob
.Astor. The Countess Of Stra ford is
another householder near TO Mir. Nor
gan. and across the street is the
. Richard c. Peanoyer home. Mr.. Nor
gan. il is said. will retain his rins
villa in Wal"E. one of his recent pur-
/ chascs. and which he and his late
wife liked better than any resort they
HAD hitherto visited. This villa is ON
the bold bluffs near Carnarvon. iso-
lated as an actual residence. but in
full view of ono of the liveliest bath
ine beaches in the British Isles.
col. Clarence -. Sheriff. i IN
enthusiastic rlotorist and Nls. dur
ing his long and eminent service -
.uneriltendent Of puhlic grounds ana
4 buildings. seer tc i; that not only
the rn@dS in the District IRE kept III
p euuG condition the Oftentimes
me&Ger aprropria tiors will permit.
lat he MS co-operated most cordially
viii the Commissioners Of neigh
. boring sections. With Senator Vel
. ler and Representative Zihlnan he
: h.rS been G"tite in making the old
Blttanshu"2 road ~ GOOD piece -
fra yelling a. the Maryland highways
. u,n@liN arc. md this 10 he greai
! content Of the daily travellers "a
z Baltimore and back WHO would loci-
! cally use this ihuroucIlfsre which iS
/ part Of the "l4 national road system
. .nd W@S The entry into the Districl
Z ir.'"''' Net rS before il WAS Federal