Evening star., 1926-08-22
HY MARGARET B. DOWNING.


Nlthough the Summer has been for
=" President and Mrs. Coolidge one
complete rest from their usual
Ks. it has not been an idle one for
her. Both the President and Mrs.
p,idge have arrears of reading, and
i."}ny books which were sent to the
np in the Adirondacks are auto
,phed copies from authors whom
know personally or who have
cial claims on their courtesy. In
busy days which they spend at
White House. if they have leisure
turn the leaves and take cursory
nee at the contents. they feel
ted But in the White Pine C;Lrnp
lcY can really read and they are
liking the most of this privilege.
~. Coolidge has more time to de-
Npte to her beloved birds, and one of
-. joys Of the pre- sent retreat is its
oXimity to the woods where the
ng birds love to pass the heated
rm. No doubt the White House
IS will take on a varied and i'm
, owed selection, for their cages are
along the screened verandas on
lrir most secluded sides. Mrs. Cool
,t-e delights in initiating bird notes
10th vocally and on the piano and
sac can attract the shyest deniZens
the WaterSide into breaking into
,ng, as some who received letters
um the White House staff say. and
Irre are many sources of pleasure in
rs retreat besides the obvious ones
fishing and spending the days in a
t"ol bracing climate.
coolidge pictorial fans are gaining
vogue in all parts of the country
nd they figure conspicuously in the
nf tr-oI In, To
urh fans have languiShed in popular
~teem for some years. but in the stir
ng days of the republics infancy
Very prominent public man had his
'cture on fans. handkerChiefS and
llateS, cups and saucerS. The late
.tinsWorth Spofford once wrote an
..rticle on presidential fans and the
''allads which were printed on them
nd the important part they played
u campaigns between 1925 and the
tie 70s. No national collection of
@uch trophies was ever made, for
he reason that the material use was
ather f1imsy and the fans barely out
'nSted the period for which they were
provided. Presidential plates, cups
md saucerS are often seen in historic
Collections, notably in Philadelphia,
~ Boston and in the Carnegie Mu-
scum. in Pittsburgh. and it is to be re-
GREETED that some Of them have not
found their way to the china exhibits
in the White House. For, without Il
doubt these souvenirs were once
owned by the Presidents whom they
depicted. One of the most elaborate
pf presidential campaign plates shows
Ten. William Henry Harrison and his
running mate. John Tyler. his success
kor, and the words Old Tippecanoe
and Tyler, too" are emblaZoned all
about the portraits. When Gen.
Grant made his second campaign the
presidential china figured quite as
much as did the fans bearing his pic
ture-illustrated with scenes of i'm
portance in his career. The china
used was fine and the painting excel
lent and to possess one of these
trophies of 1872 is the ambition Of
every collector of historic plates.
Mr.. Franklin Adams. counselor Of
the Pan-American Union. has been a
fervent and most tireless advocate
Of introducing the music of the Latins
into the repertory Of American or
ChestraS. Mr.. Adams had the graft
flcation of learning that on July /
the United States Army Band now
has in its libraries over 400 Compo-
SittonS Of Latin Americans. whereas
10 years ago not 90 were in use. The
Library OF Congress has now thou
sands OF copies of the music of the
Southern Hemisphere. and there is
brisk call for many of these fine pro
ductions all through the year. 1t Is
one Of the ambitions of Mr.. Adams to
have Latin American music figure
with German, French. Italian and
Russian music on the ordinary radio
programs. and thus to have ii become
known to the mighty Invisible audi
ence of "lstenersins. He hopes to
accomplish this before another season
ends. and meantime, through the
efforts of this loyal official Of the Pan
American Union, Washington has re
Gently enjoyed entire programs Of this
typical and stirring music at the Syl-
van Theater and at the several con-
CertS which the Army Band has given
in the parks. 1t is Il subject of deep
wonder to Mr.. Adams and to all who
have become familiar with the music
Of Mexico. Cuba and the republics be
low the Panama Canal why so rich
field has lain so long uncultivated.
The Mexican folk songs are among
the most plaintive and apepaling ever
written. with deep underlying spirit
ual quality which gives them per
manent value.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Ogden II. Hammond are among the
important denizenS of San Sebastian,
where AlfonSO's Summer court is en-
Toying the breeZes from the Bay of
Riscay and dashing into its turbulent
waves. Mr.. Hammond has made sew
eral trips to Madrid recently to SUI
perintend certain changes in the pal
ace which he has leased. The small
malEion which Mr.. Alexander Z.
Moofe had Mr.. Hammond found TOO
linkted for his family, as he has
brought a charming young family of
fouf' 10 the Spanish capital. The two
girls are in their early teens and the
bows are in the hands of governesseS.
Mrs Hammond, who Is slender and
dark. looks very we'll in the Spanish
costume which all the ladies affect
in summer. white clothes of the most
flmy variety with the inevitable high
comb and lace lnantilla. Hats do not
fnin part of the Summer wardrobe
e. san Sebastian. nor the usual Va
yiety OF wraps either, the ends of the
nlantilla serving for a head covering.
the remainder being used as cloak
or cape. The new Ambassador to
Spain has Il large fortune and he will
maintain much state In Madrid this
Winter when his home on the Prado
f. completed He and Mrs. Hammond
had a SumptuouS suite III the RItz
while they secured all Madrid for a
suitable home. This capital is now
among the few in Europe where this
government does not own its embassy,
and il is likely that defect will soon
be remedied. Palaces or large houses