Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mrs Coolidge, Attending Social Functions, Often
Encounters Two Others Who Have Held
Role As First Lady of the Land.

,,,.ice of theater and opera tickets. and
! their secretaries use Just as many
reams Of letter paper explaining ihal
II cannot he done. al least IN Wash
jnct0n Boards Of aldermen WrcStle
I with the problem in vain IN nearly
every large city Of the country. IT
woIlld seem that during the present
almost universal criticism OF the high
price Of theatrical pleasure the
/ Treasury will suggest the aholishinG
: If the amusement ticket tax. Tn
fortunately. i'm the almost 600 mem.
I hers of the House and senate. there
+ is none for instance. like the Cana
I dian Minister, Mr.. Vincent Massie.
who fought the theatrical speculation
i'm tickets. both as to management aud
outside agents. to a finish. and who
instituted a sweeping reform in prices
all over the Dominion of Canada.
, Col. Charles a. Lindbergh, who
comes to Washington off and on be
tween those official visits to receive
some merted medal or honor would
naturally have great regard for a
city where so many joyous and salts
fying events of his life have been
staged. But according 70 the state
ment OF some friends what he likes
rahout the Capital Of his Nation is the
quiet courtesy Of crowds on the
streets that is since his FIRST official
visit, when he WAS almost mobbed here,
as he was i'm other parts Of he world.
Recently he has arrived, attended to
the business which brought him. and
often has sauntered on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue for blocks, and If any reCog
nized him. the only indication was a
quizZical look and perhaps a respect
full nod.
Ever since his triUmphal entry the
colonel has been wishing TO see the
city in a quiet. leisurely way, and this
he achieved during his recent visit,
when he received the Congressional
and the Smithsonian medals. Two To-
cal schools would, through their
alumni. like to honor the hero. Cen
trail High and the Friends and he has
promised an evening for this purpose
Just as soon as opportunity presents.
The president Of the Central High
School Alumni is the Chinese Min
lister. DR.. Alfred SIZE. and among the
members Of the Friends School alumni
are many in exalted places in the So
cial and political world, and as both
fetes are TO be staged the same eve
ming. the colonel has a delightful and
busy evening awaiting him in the
Spring.
The Norwegian government, which
dispatches relate, IS acquire imme.
diately after the arrival of the sue
cessor of NJ. Helmer Bryn. a home
for its Washington legation, was on
the point of becoming property
owner some 90 wears ago when its
Minister, NJ. Christian Hauge. married
Mrs Frederick Joy of Louisville Mrs
JOY had erected one of the first fine
houses in the vicinity Of Sheridan Cir
Gle on Massachusetts avenue. and after
she had married the diplomat her am
bition was to furnish ii appropriat ely
and in due season have the Norwegian
government buy the mansion as per
manent legation. Tentative approaches
had been made to the foreign office
and no doubt the proposal would have
been accepted, but the untimely death
of NJ. Hauge while participating in
sports in ST. Moritz. Switzerland. put
an end TO the negotiations. Nine.
Hauge in her will devised the house
to her brother, Mr.. Todd. of Louis
vile. and it is now for sale. with its
splendid furnishings and works of art.
A similar condition exists in the Qua
temalan legation; the head of which,
Senior Sanchez-Latour. has recently
died. Nine. Sanchez-Latour, who had
been Mrs. Lillian Hall DAvis of this
city. soon after her marriage TO the
Minister purchased a dwelling on New
Hampshire avenue near Dupont Circle
and furnished it handsomely. 1t was
anticipated that the Central American
republic would eventually buy the
property, and Senior Sanchez-Latour
had already made overtures to the
secretary of state when, as in the
case of NJ. Hauge. death interviewed.
This house remains. therefore. the
property of the diplomats widow, as
did the Hauge mansion on Massachu-
sets avenue.
OF the II Ambassadors assigned to
this Capital all but 4 have handsome
permanent homes, the ones who have