Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19

Suggestions from various quarters
that our squabble with Mexico be arol-
trated revive interest in the make
IN of the General Claims Commission
established by the United States and
Mexico in September, 1928. It's per
sonnet is about as curious raclal
mixture as can easily be imagined.
The American member IS Fred X.
Nielsen, who was born in Denmark.
Mexico's representative is Mexican
citizen of Scotch extraction named
Fernandez MacGregor. The neutral
on the commission is Dutchman. G..
van Vollenhoven, who by profession
is a teacher of colonial law at the
University of Leyden, Holland. The
United States agent is Clement l..
Bouve, a Bostonian of French Hugue-
not origin, who was once attached to
the Department of Justice in the
Philippine Islands. Mexico's agent is
real product of that soil-Carbajal
Rosas, veteran diplomat and one
time Mexican Minister to London.
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In advocating an adequate Navy,
Senator Frederick Hale. Republican,
of Maine, is a chip of the old block
His late father, Eugene Hale, was
for IL years at the head of the Senate
naval affairs committee, of which the
son is now chairman. Despite the
fact that President Coolidge disap-
proves of expanding the feet at this
time, Hale is convinced that the rest
of New England is heart and soul for
building up our defense at sea to the
full Washington treaty level. Senator
Reyes, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire, is another northeasterner who
espouseS preparedness afloat. If
BOSS" Ware, Republican Senator
elect from Pennsylvania, were already
seated, the Navy would have still an
other valiant supporter in the upper
house. 1t was Representative Ware
who, four years ago, successfully led
the fight in his branch of Congress
against cutting down the personnel of
the feet to 67,000-a project vigor-
ously pushed by the late Represent.
ative Pat" il. Kelley of Michigan
aided and abetted by Representative
Martin b. Madden of Illinois, potent
chairman of the House committee on
appropriations.
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Mrs. Coolidge is about to take her
place imperishably in the collection
of mistresses of the White House, es-
tablished at the National Museum in
Washington 10 years ago-that Is to
say. a cast of her figure has just been
completed, upon which there is to be
placed one of the dresses she has worn
as First Lady of the Land. For that
purpose Mrs. Coolidge has chosen the
evening gown donned by her at the
first reception held by the President
and herself in the White House. It is
simple creation in white silk. Mrs.
Coolidge went to the Museum the
other day with Mrs. Rose Gouverneur
Hoes, descendant of President James
Monroe, and one of the originators of
the collection, to consult the sculptor
of the formers image, William Egg
berts, and determine the position Mrs.
Coolidge's arms should occupy. The
First Lady decided she would drop
Ii them at her side in natural pose,
observing, II am an exceedingly sim
pie person." 1t was also settled that
the figure of Mrs. Coolidge should
show the style of hairdressing that
adorns a bust of her already in the
National Museum. The collection of
dresses of the White House women is
now complete, from Martha Washing
ton to date. Each is typical of the
| fashion of the respective era.
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Former Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Democrat, of Wyoming, will spend the
Summer of 1927 on the Chautauqua
| platform. She has just signed a con-
| tract to that end with DIR. Paul NJ.
Pearson, president of the Swarthmore
| Chautauqua Association and distin-
| guished pioneer of the big brown
| tent system. Mrs. Ross will lecture
| on women in politics, in general, and
on her experiences as the governor of
a State, in particular. Young, pre-
possessing and forceful, Mrs. Ross is
an excellent speaker. and a career is
predicted Tar her as aA educator Of