Evening star., 1925-04-19
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.

BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.
President Coolidge and Vice Presi.
dent Dawes can fervently enter into
the spirit which animates SO many
patriotic societies in the celebration
OF the Lexington anniversary, for
both had ancestors who were engaged
in all that conflict and all which fol
lowed that opening blast of the War
of the Coolidge family, and from
whom the present Chief Magistrate
counts himself in the tenth generation,
were John and Mary Coolidge, who
came out of Suffolk, England, and
/. landed at Watertown (now Cam
BRIDGE, Mass, in 1923. Five genera
tons remained in Massachusetts and
the fourth, John Coolidge, had a sub
Stantial brick store on the main street
of Watertown and sometimes offered
hospitality to wayfarers. The Coolidge
proprietor of the Lexington days gave
freely of his goods to the slowly form
ing army and he and his sons fought
in the thick of the battles all about
Boston and its environs. He once had
the honor of sheltering Gen. Washing
ton and his staff in the old brick man.
sion, circumstance which recently
led the Sons of the Revolution from
outside of Plymouth, VT.
The Vice Presidents ancestors went
West from much the same place in
Massachusetts as did President Cool
1dge'S family. His far-away grand
father, Gen. William Dawes, was the
companion of Paul Revere on the
famous ride, according to tradition.
Gen. Dawes subsequent career in the
Massachusetts general line is, how
ever, more clearly recorded in history
than the episode with Paul Revere.
Another ancestor of the second official
of the nation and from who he takes
his middle name was that Gen. Ho-
ratio Gates, whose victory at Sara
toga brought France to the aid of
the ColoniSts and proved eventually
Tor the causes of the American
patriots what the first battle of the
Marine proved for the French in the
World War.
Washington friends of the Secre-
&ary of the Trea sury who know him
as the most retiring and modest of
men, are smiling over the discomfi-
ture of the Governor of Bermuda and
his former colleague, Mr.. Charles
Evans Hughes, when the royal mail
liner Araguya dropped anchor in the
harbor of Bermuda about two weeks
ago. News has been flashed that the
American minister of finance was
aboard and Gov. Asser and his staff
in glittering rega1ia, accompanied by
Mr.. Hughes and a distinguished con-
tingent of visiting Americans, drew
up to receive him. Mr.. Mellon, know
ing nothing of the contemplated
honor, had come ashore with his son
Paul, among the very first passengers
alighting, and was so enSroSsed in the
beauty of the scene that he was un-
noticed by the committee as he made
his way along shore to the Princess
Hotel. 1t was not until he registered
that the startled clerk realized what
had happened and sent a messenger
to summon the governor, who was
even then holding a spirited confab
with the captain. The governor and
his attendants set forth hastily and
the Secretary of the Treasury was
formally welcomed in the hotel lobby
instead of on the wharf.
When Charles Evans Hughes was
Secretary of State, he played an oc-
casional game of golf. Yet his most
intimate friends never saw him in the
champion class nor dreamed that he
would compete for honors in a tourna-
ment. Yet, he has done this very
thing on the Mid-ocean golf course
at fuckers Town, near Hamilton,
Bermuda, and was among those who
broke even in handicap contest and
who We're tied for championship. The
prize, which is known as the Easter
cup, was some years ago presented
to golfers who played on this course
by Mr. Charles Blair Macdonald OF
New York City, and is awarded only
for year and during the tournament,
which begins two weeks before Easter,
must be given into the custody of the
governor of Bermuda, Sir John Asser.
When another victor claims the
Easter cup a smaller one is presented
to the player relinquishinS it, while
his name and the date of his contest
Is inscribed on the large one.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes has been
covering herself with glory at the ten
mis- tournaments. Another player well
known in Washington who has been
3n Hamilton for the past six weeks
end is the frequent companion of Miss
Hughes on the tennis court is Miss
Anna Hamlin. Miss Madeline Asser,
daughter of the governor, is a tennis
enthusiastic and she has players daily
on the fine. court which adjoins the
governors mansion, and these include
Miss Hughes and Miss Hamlin.
La France, the palatial liner, which
arrived in New York recently, was on
Thursday of the last week, the scene
of a brilliant afternoon and evening
fete given to enlarge the milk fund
for French invalid children. The
Duchess of Vendome is president of
this international charity and mem
bers of her board include the Countess
of CarnarYon, Lady Ribblesdale,
Tiscountess Astor, Lady Lee of Fare
ham, the Countess of Granard, Mrs.
SJohn w. Davis, Mrs. John Ridgeley
Carter, Mrs. Lionel Guest and Lady
John Hubert Ward. Mrs. John H.
Hammond is the American chairman
end her aides practically all of New
York'S elite circle. La France was
thrown open in it's entirety and the
splendid band played all afternoon and
evening while an elaborate buffet
luncheon was served throughout the
day, with q course dinner after 8. The
French consul general. Mr.. Charles
Louis Barret, received the guests with
Mrs. Hammond and her committee
and two distinguished Frenchmen, res
1dents of New York, the Vicomte de la
Carrie and NJ. Maxine Mongrendre
explained the origin, scope and de-
velopment of the society, which is reg
istered in Paris under the name of La
Goutt de Lait. The Cercle Rocham-
beau, which is the New York end of
the association, obtained permission
from the liner officials to use La
France on Thursday and thus gave a
new angle to the most poplar mode
of entertainment devised in New York
this season, namely, the use of a big
liner in the social way.