The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-04
PRESIDENT TO
BE GUEST AT
DINNER
Mrs. Coolidge Attends
Musical Today; Contri-
button to Collection
vnaNy xrv WNr
BY JEAN ELIOT

q guest at the WnlJe House, Mrs
Coolidge attended the last OF Mrs
Lawrence Townsend's nusica
mornings at Rauscher's today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns, by the way
are making plans to sail for Eu
rope late I in March to pass tw,
months in Italy, France and Bel
GUM. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II
Wellman, of Boston, win go witt
them. It's q pleasure trip purel,
that they have in prospect ant
Mr.. Stearns is taking pains to avoit
possible rumors that he is being
sent over on a special mission fol
the President.
The collecting Of Coolidge anec
dotes is becoming a. favorite occu
patton in washington, but Hyde
Clement, writing In Town and
Country, contributes one that L
new to me and prefaces the tale
with the explanation: Ny colIec
ton has some exquisite examples
OF Coolidge humor, some simple
pieces Of Coolidge thrift, OF which
/ am not so fond since they exist
IN the specimens OF many other
collectors. and one or two very
fine examples Of Coolidge. tact. This
is my last addition.
brought to call friend Of his who
had long been devoted, enthus'
iastic Coolidge admirer. The new
conner at once began to sing in
unmeasured terms how great man
the President was. He was ex'
patiating upon the. theme of his
own admiration when the Pres
dents friend thought he was
going too far
You know the President has to
hear q great deal Of that sort Of
thing, he interrupted.
THE President saw the simple
mans embarrassment.
: haven't heard it from him,
he said
ssIn that remark one reads not
only the Presidents instant tact,
his understanding Of the state Of
mind of the obscure and excited
man who was being presented to
him, but another quality Of the
Coolidge mind. Almost always when
speaking to the casual visitor he
confines his words to statements OF
a simple fact. He does not make
the deduction nor add the color.
He nominates some point OF clear
reality and leaves his hearers to
draw the moral. In this line the
other night heard him greet a
certain Journalist by saying,
read your piece about me in to-
nights PAPER That was all. One
could hear Colonel Roosevelt adding,
cit was bully. Or Harding saying,
"T,n talk about it with you an.
other time" or Dir. Taft saying, "It
was adroit But not so Coolidge.
He says he read it. That is all.
II am intrigued by one common
quality OF the Coolidge stories-ti1e
pervasive consciocs humor OF them,
the old-time Americanisn OF them,
and by the absence Of the one COM
monpIace type. the anecdotal. My
collection Is the work OF q highly
individual artist. Its single pieces
are so delicately done that con.
noisseurs appreciate them"
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RIANOS HONOR
GUESTS AT DINNER.
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Riano viii be the guests Of
honor at dinner this evening of
Colonel and Mrs. William Eric
Fowler, who viii have company
Of twenty-five guests.
~
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard entertained
at an informal dinner last night
and will be hosts at dinner again
Friday evening.
Lady Isabella will receive this
afternoon, when the ladies OF the
embassy will assist. She win en-.
terrain at tea tomorrow afternoon
I'm hnoor Of the members of the
Engiish-Speaking Union
The Hungarian Minister and
Countess Szechenyi will entertain
. company OF eighteen at dinner
this evening.
Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel b.
Dial will entertain a small com
pany at dinner this evening in
honor of Justice James Clarke Nc
Reynolds.
Edmund Plat, vice-governor of
the Federal Reserve Board, and
Mrs. Plat will be hosts at dinner
this evening at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Senator William B. Mckinley
and his niece, Miss Julia Maths,
will entertain at a buffet supper
tonight In compliment to the mem.
bers Of the Illinois delegation in
Congress and their wives. Sena'
tor-elect G.. s.. Deneen. of Chicago
successor to Senator MedHl McCor.
mick, will also be at the supper
He arrived in Washington yester-
day and is staying at the New
Willard.
Miss Maths will have as her
guest for some time her sister
Mrs. Alan Macdonald, Of DanviIle
ILL.,, who will arrive in Washing
ton on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hines, who
recently returned from a cruise
TO Bermuda. sailed yesterday fol
Europe, where they will be fol
several months.
The wives of the Commissioner
Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission gave luncheon yesterday
IT the Shoreham in compliment Il
RS. Mark Potter, wife of Mr.
Potter, who is retiring from the
commission.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, who
was hostess at luncheon today fol
lowing the last of her "musica
mornings" at Rauscher's, enter
tanned, in accordance with hel
custom, in compliment to the art
lists who gave the programme
Braiiowsl<y. Russian violinist. VIII,
has made . sensational &nccess il
this country, and zlatko Bakloko