Evening star., 1925-06-28
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Entertain Executives of States at
Bar Harbor. July 3-5.

the growing tendency of Washington
to become the religious as well as the
political apital of the Nation, and he
had studied the interesting phases of
the several national headquarters es-
! tablished here by the leading denomi-
| nations. The Methodists have aug
mented their national footko'd already
established in their university, by the
| splendid building recently opened on
Capitol HILL The Baptists are COM
pleting their national memorial at the
corner of Sixteenth street and Colum-
bia road. Bishop Freeman aspires to
make the beautiful Cathedral in
| Noodley lane a national shrine for
Ep1scopalfans. just as Catholics aspire
to have the BiZa ntine basilica arising
on the campus of the Catholic Uni
VerSity. The Presbyterians now are
about to announce plans for the build
ing of national church, of the gen
eral character, perhaps. of the noble
| group on Sixteenth and Harvard
streets, recently constructed. as ma
tional headquarters of the Unitarian
faith.
President Coolidge and his charm
ing lady, as ell the world knows by
TINS time, are Congregationalists and
there is recurrent rumor that this
denomination. hard pressed for space
| on the corner of Tenth and G streets,
intends to find room up in the air
This contemplated vast Office and
church building will undoubtedly be
considered national center for Con-
gregational activities. Washingtonians
ana Americans seem TO agree cor
daily with the great Carlyle that "a
mans religion is the most important
fact in regard to him." for nothing ap-
a rir,o fir,cy
to inspect the churches where the ia
nous men of the Nation worship
Though President Coolidge's running
mate is of the Congregational faith,
| he and Mrs. Dawes have selected the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church as their place of worship. But
the Attorney General and Mrs. Sar-
gent, the Secretary of Navy and Mrs
Wilbur and the Secretary of Agricul
ture and Mrs. Jardine will join the
President at Tenth and G streets
when the official world is again in res
| idence. Secretaries Mellon and Work
attend the Church of the Covenant.
making d total of seven members of
the executive set who follow the tenets
of John Knox. Secretary kellogg at
tends the Cathedral of IS. Peter and
Paul. Secretary Weeks the Unitarian
Church of Our Father The Secretary
d
retary of Labor is a Baptist and at
tends the Calvary Baptist Church. of
which the late President and Mrs
Harding were members.
Maj. Georges Thenault, assistant
military attache and also air attache
of the French embassy. has recently
published a book of memories of the
late war, entitled The Story of the
Lafayette Escadrille." which is of poig-
nant interest in this country. Mai
Thenault was selected by vote of the
pilots and the aerial authorities of
France to be commander of that heroic
squadron until ii was transferred to
the American Army in 1918. Among
those who joined in the very begin
ming and served under this intrepid
flyer were Victor Chapman. William
ThaW, Norman Prince, Elliot Cow
din and kiffin Rockwell In his
story of the famous orga nization.
Mai Thenault tells charmingly not
only of the memorable exploits of the
squadron, but he has collected the
most interesting biographical facts
pertaining to the brave American lads
to whose sense of adventure this
service appealed so strongly. The air
attache can cover his uniform with
decorations and does SO on proper oC-
casions. Some of his medals. however
were gained in the field of sports, for
he has successfully captured the
French Army championship for swim
ming. for tennis and for golf. He is
fearless horseman, but has not gone
SO extensively into polo as the ma
jority OF his brother officers Through
in Washington about three years. Maj
Thenault has partaken lightly of it's
social offerings. his book just now on
the market having consumed all his
leisure moments.
Those who delight in turning back
the leaves of the past were afforded