Evening star., 1925-03-05

old Home night was celebrated
last night by the members of the
Massachusetts State delegation to the
inaugural ceremonies at a banquet at
the Cairo Hotel. with their fellow
statesman, Calvin Coolidge, as guest
OF honor. and with a galaxy of other
notable Bay State men filling out the
honor roll as lesser lights.
During an evening of jovial express
sions of state pride, of anecdotes of
which the points were personal rather
than general. the nearest approach to
solemnity was the Presidents en-
trance into the dining room, accom-
panied by his aides. Col. Sheriff. and
Comdr. Andrews, resplendent in full
uniform, while the guests stood at
attention and the orchestra played
The Star Spangled Banner
Calvin Coolidge's first appearance
after his accession to, the presidency
in his own right was made in a most
informal atmosphere. As Tom White,
acting as general factotum and handy
man of the occa sion, expressed its in
formality, We might as well be eat
ing baked beans or sausage and buck
wheat cakes and calling it supper
instead of banquet" In accord with
this announced lack of stiffness, such
members of the Massachusetts State
Senate and House OF Representatives
who left Boston without their boiled
shirts and "tuxes" came to the banquet
in such business suits as they had
on-some in gray. some in homespuns.
some in dark blue. They did not
pause to consider the question or COR
rect evening shoes, but wore every
day tan oxfords. With the same
geniality with which they have taken
charge of the Cairo, where they are
making headquarters. they entered
upon an evening of entertainment.
President Relaxes.
The cheerful grins which adorned
the faces of the men who stood about
the Cairo lobby awaiting the Presi-
dents arrival did not allow them 10
resemble the cold. scholarly counte-
nances which elemental schoolbooks
use to typify New Enslanders. Nor
did their forms, apparently well feo
and in the majority of instances built
upon a rotund pattern, resemble the
wiry bodies which this same source
of information suggests as New
England" type. Their guest of honor
himself, Calvin Coolidge. represented
that type in appearance more nearly
than any of them, and even he re-
laxed into old hometown smiles in
his quiet way. He could not but par
take OF the spirit which preceded MS
arrival when his hosts, distinguished
in their own homes and professions,
stood about in expectant groups of
three and four, smoking and telling
stories on one another with all the
zest of small boys out on a school
holiday.
Evidently dinner had been served
at the White House earlier in the
evening. for the Chief Executive con-
tented himself with a long black
cigar and sat quietly, as is his wont,
exchanging a word now and again
with his partners, Senator William
West President of the Massachusetts
State Senate, who acted as chairman
during the evening, upon his right
and Gov. Alvan Tufts Fuller upon his
left. Later Senator West let his fell
low Legislators in on one of the dry
bits of wit which made him smile
during dinner. A lady had compli-
mented the President upon a recent
address and had said she had stood
more than an hour listening to him
during its. delivery. And the Presi-
dent had answered her. in true Cool
idge fashion of brevity, $50 did 1,
ma'am.".
Gee, but I'd give the world to see
that old gang of mine" as played by