Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

BY MAKGARET Is. DOW MIMI.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover is the cham
pion of the old-fashioned shortcake
as against the variants which are so
often served, and this lady in her
role as first aid to her distinguished
husband in many campaigns for the
conservation and best use of food
may be accepted as an authority.
Mrs. Hoover delights in strawberry
shortcake and her vivid memories OF
1t as a child include the joy of gath
ering the wild, odorous fruit, which
has a more pungent and delectable
taste than the cultivated. She pre-
fers the individual shortcake, made
of very light baking powder biscuit
dough, cut with a generous sized tin
and when well but lightly Drowned
taken from the oven, broken in two
equal parts and on the lower hand
full Of whole, well sugared berries
placed: and over them a spoonful OF
crushed sugared berries and the top
layer of the biscuit firmly pressed
down. This is covered with whole and
crushed berries and then the whole
is smothered with rich ice-cold cream.
The secret of this shortcake. accord
ing to Mrs. Hoover, is having the bis
at the same time fiaky and delicate.
Berries and cream must be cold as ice
can make them and the individual
cake must be prepared to be whisked
onto the table the moment the proper
time comes. Mrs. Hoover never
serves strawberries in any other way
except at breakfast, when in their
caps they are dipped into powdered
sugar minus cream.
Gen. Charles Pelot Summerall. af-
fectionately called the "top-soldier,
is a rare example of a fine military
man a doer in the accepted sense.
who, at the same time, possesses the
happy art of making witty, eloquent
and well constructed speech. If the
chief of staff were to accept tenth
of the invitations which he receives
to deliver orations he would find small
space left for his regular work. While
Gen. Summerall is in great demand at
military academies at graduation
stime and his speeches on such &C.
casions are prepared with diligence
and care, he is at his happiest in an
impromptu speech. The New York
Historical Society has recently printed
the manuscript of the address which
he had prepared for the opening of
its new home at Fort Ticonderoga
and embodied with this in the pro-
ceedings Of the day, published in its
semi-annual volume, the speech which
the general really did deliver also ap.
pears in proper place. The military
attaches of the British and French
embassies, Gen. Charlton and Gen.
Dumont, were also invited to speak
on this suspicious occasion, each war
rior dwelling on the history of the
laaie
during the French and British wars
on the Canadian border. Listening to
the addresses of his associates, Gen.
Summerall was moved to consider
that he was English on his father s
side and French on his mothers and
American by birth and rearing, so he
made the wittiest and most impress
sive address on his pride in Fort tt.
conderoga, under all its national vicis-
situdes and his qualification that he
had a part in its complete history.
The Minister from Venezuela. Senior
Don Carlos F. Grisanti, has recently
received Official notice from the State
Department of the presentation of a
statue of Henry Clay. which this Gov
eminent intends in the near future to
present to the city of Caracas. This
is the first of a number of statues of
statesmen in this country who played
a sympathetic and important role in
the wars which the former dominions
of Spain waged for their independence,
which will be given TO various gov
ernments of South America. The
silver-tongued orator from the Blue
Grass country as member OF the
House and it's Speaker, as Secretary
of State and in various other posts,
was a powerful friend of the strug-
Cling colonies in their efforts to obtain
complete freedom from Spain. and
when the present Secretary of State,
Mr.. Kellogg, called a memorial meet
ing in honor of his illustrious pred
ecessor. the 20 republics of the New
World joined with this in honoring the
name of Henry Clay. The meeting
was held in the Pan-American Union
on the 150th anniversary of the
statesmans birth and the addresses
were of such diversified and perma-
nent worth that they will be made into
g brochure for general distribution
Senior Grisanti's address in acknowl-
edging the gift of Clay'S statue was
particularly delicious and gave a
succinct account of New Granada q
part in the great struggle. The old
city of Caracas will welcome the
effigy of Clay with universal rejoicing
and will set It among three honored
leaders OF the South, Bolivar, Sar
Martin and others.
Mr.. Sheldon Whitehouse, counselor
OF the American embassy in Paris, ir
the absence Of Ambassador Herricl