Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03
CURTIS PROTESTS KELLOGG
RULING RANKING MRS. GANN
Vice President Requests
StimsOn to Reverse
Decision.
HOLDS ACT IS SLIGHT
His Hostess Put Below
Wives of Enjoys
at Dinners.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Vice President Curtis has asked Sec
retary Stimson of the State Department
tary Kellogg that his hostess, Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, sister, should
rank below the wives Of ambassadors
and ministers at official dinners.
In a statement today Mr.. Curtis de.
clared that he is mot bound by Mr.
Kellogg's conclusions and has protested
to Mr. Stimson."
Secretary Stimson said that the vict
President had communicated to him in
formally and verbally his dissatisfaction
with the ruling and added that Mr.
Curtis had told him there was no hurry
about the matter. Mr.. Stimson said hi
had not vet had time to study the
matter, but suggested there were
abundant precedents for the decision
He did not indicate what action hi
would take.
The Vice President, however, is de.
termined to undo what he considers 9
slight to his sister.
On March 10 the Vice President noti-
fed the department that Mrs. Gam was
his official hostess and asked for her
full recognition as such. The day be-
| Il.
the Secretary replied that Mrs. Gam
would take her position at official din
ners in rank below the wives Of the
Ambassadors and Ministers instead OF
at the head of the list as is usually the
place of the wife of the Vice President
Curtis Says He Was Not Asked.
Mr.. Curtis said today that he had
notified Secretary of State Stimson OF
my dissatisfaction with the action OF
former Secretary Kellogg and have
asked for q reversal of it." He said
that Mr.. Kellogg acted upon the ques-
ton without discussing the matter
with me-"
The Vice President said today that
he would not have discussed the Ques-
ton publicly had not the ruling OF
Mr.. Kellogg been given to the press
last week
Mr.. Curtis is a widower Since his
wife died In 1924 he has resided here
with his sister, Mrs. Gam, and her
husband
when elected Vice President, Mr..
Curtis announced officially that Mrs
Gam would be his hostess. When he
moved to the Mayficwer Hotel to open
q suite early this year, he was accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Gam. =
Curtis Statement.
This statement was given out at the
ONCE of Mr.. Curtis: sal
'The Vice President states that the
question Of the seating Of his hostess,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam. at official
dinners has not been settled. He has
notified the Secretary Of State, Mr.
Stimson, of his dissatisfaction with the
action of the former Secretary, Mr.. KEEL
iogg, and has asked for reversal Of 1t
"The Vice President states further
that at the suggestion of the State De-
partment he notified the department
March 10 that Mrs. Gam is his official
ton as such. Without discussing the
matter with him, Mr.. Kellogg acted
upon it In the maner heretofore given
to the press.
THE Vice President feels that he is
not bound by Mr.. Kellogg's conclusion
and he has protested to Mr.. Stimson.' y
Kellogg Notified Sir Esme.
The letter of Secretary Kellogg re-
garding the seating of Mrs. Gam at
official dinners was dated March %, al
though 1t was not received by those
interested until just before the Secre-
tary retired from ofiice. It was trans
mitted to Sir Esme Howard, the. British
Ambassador and the dean Of the diplo-
matte corps.
Mrs. Cams status at ofiicial func-
tions has been q lively subject for So
ciety speculation since Mr.. Curtis was
inducted into ONCE March 4. There
had been previcus rumblings of fiare-
up when the Vive Presidents sister did
not receive the precedence which her
friends believed She should have been
accorded.
The Senate Ladies' Lunch Club earlier
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