Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11

Our British cousins have just found
out thing or two about Calvin
Coolidge that most Americans never
knew before The disclosures are
contained in the 1925 edition of the
English Who's Who" pioneer and
classic volume OF its ilk. Therein
presumably on the authority of MIR.
Coolidge himself for all Who's Who"
celebrities are photographers. II is
set forth that he is president OF the
Nonatuck Savings Bank at Northamp-
ton, Mass The Coolidge sketch in the
latest American Who's Who does
not reveal the Presidents banking
Affiliations. The Nonatuck is one of
the mutual" savings banks common
i'm New England 1t was organized in
1879, has Sl,s7s, 900 deposits, and CAPT
tai, consisting of undivided profits and
surplus. Of $4,000. Another little
Coolidge sideiight is contained in the
English Who's Who The President
is depicted as ciubable person-he
belongs TO the University and Union
Clubs Of Boston. Britishers are in
formed that Calvin Coolidge's address
is q Massasoit street. Northampton.
The Yankee Who's Who sSys it's
the White House.
"AI Smith to win-Bert Richie as
second choice" is believed to be the
plan of the Illinois Brennan Democ-
racw as revealed by the recent ap-
pearance of Gov. Albert G. Richie
of Maryland. under the auspices of
the Democratic boss of Chicago. Thus
it is politicians diagnose. that George
Brennan a few months ago exhibited
Gov. Smith to the great unterrified
OF the Middle West, and now has
given them chance to inspect Gov.
Richie at close range. Both of
them, as at Madison Square Garden
| in 1924, will be avowed contenders
| for the presidential nomination in
i19eS Their strength is recruited
| largely from the same quarters. They
represent essentially the wet East,
| which the Democrats always assert
they can carry against any Repub-
lican with a. candidate who Is lib
eraI' on the prohibition issue. The
tn cory is that Brennan will put Smith
over in 1928. if he can. and that, If
he cant, he will then throw his con-
| vention votes and influence TO
| Richie.
Talleyrand or somebody else once
| said that an ambassador Is man
who dimes out in his countrys inter
ests. Washington contains an indie
! ia tieable person who gives lunches
! in his country's interests. His name
| IS DIR. Leo s. Rowe, director general
of the Pan-American Union. A sta
tistical survey of Rowe's midday hos
pitality activities would probab bly,
disclose that he Is oftener giving
| luncheon parties at the Union than
not, day In and day out. They are
ALWAYS worthwhile affairs. The
honor guest or guests are Invariably
somebodies, and usually persons of
distinction in the Pan American
world. The parties are small
enough to give everybody chance
to get acquainted with everybody
else AS real factor in Pan-Amer-
lean amity, Rowe's lunches will de-
serve a place in the hemisphere
history.
Alfred l.. p. Dennis. one of the new
Democratic members of the United
States Tariff Commission. was invited
the other day to address a. Washing
ton woman's club which takes a keen
interest in culture and current events.
Tariff Commission affairs are much in
the limelight these days, owing to in
ternal chickering's and external attack.
So Mr.. Dennis faced a capacity au-
dience when he stood up to deal in
what his fair auditors covertly hoped
would be a bit of the low down"
about the Official body which he
adorns. Then Dennis proceeded to
divest himself of a learned disquisition
on The Miracles Of Modern Egypt"
The politicians have lost out. on one