Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
President-Elect Prestes of Brazil, Recent Visitor
in Washington, Preserves Health by =
Systematic Attention to Diet.

She writes much on her own account.
Tor she has experienced many adven-
lures, one Of them known to have been
near the scene Of Lees surrender to
Grant. for she had followed her hus-
band whenever possible all through the
civil War. A native of Monroe, Mich,
and the daughter of the late Judge
Daniel @. Bacon, Mrs. Custer, although
past her .seventy-sixth birthday, makes
an occasional visit to relatives In her
home city and frequently spends the
Summer there.
Str Ashton Webb and his associates
IN the Royal Institute of British Archi-
tectS reached the end of long and tor
tuouS lane when the restored and re-
fnforced st. Paul's Cathedral in London
was opened with impressive ceremonies
June 20. King George, Queen Mary, all
the court and brilliant coterie of Wis
ttors sat In their pews and listened to
the eloquent sermon by Canon Alexan-
Ger: 1t was fully ID years ago that the
Bishop of London and the canons of
st. Paul's entered a vigorous protest
against the determination of the city
fathers to run tunnel under the right
wing OF the minister, and thus weaken
and imperil the entire structure. This
measure was finally defeated. But
meantime the Institute of Architects
had begun laborious examination Of
the mighty building. and they sounded
the warming that it was in danger of
collapse and must at once be strength
ened. Sir Christopher Wren had relied
on sandstone in the foundations, which
was already disintegrating. Arrange
ments to carry out the elaborate meas
ures took many years both to plan and
to execute, and never before in London
has such a wholesale going over ever
been decreed for a church or public
building. All the designs are now on
| exhibition in the museum of the insti-
cute. and many architects and builders
from this side are going to the British
capital to study them. ST Paul's opened
It's doors to the most tremendous crowd
IN recent years. No change was appar-
ent in the interior, all the work having
been accomplished in the lower struc-
lure and endorsements and cryptS.
+ \ X
When the former Secretary of State
and Mrs Frank B. Kellogg departed
from Washington they were determined
to lead a leisurely life and to pass the
rigorous months of Winter on the farm
Which Mr.. Kellogg bought two wears
ago just outside of Santa Barbara, Calf
But they have never even seen the farm,
still less occupied it. Important affairs
sent the retiring head of the State De-
partment to Europe soon after President
ttoover's inauguration. Then he took
up his law practice in the most ener-
getlc manner. President Hoover recent
ly appointed Mr.. Kellogg to the vacancy
on the Pan american Board in charge
OF the Columbus Lighthouse in the har-
Dor OF Santo Domingo to fill the place
OF Judge Charles Evans Hughes, now
Chief Justice. Winter in Santo Do
mingo is no doubt more desirable than
the same period in Santa Barbara.
where steam heat and heavy wraps are
IN Older. whereas in the balmy isle of
the Holy Saviour there is not a pane of
glass to be seen. and furnaces. stoves
open treplaces would be a seven DAYS
wonder. But there will be work in this
winter resort. It comes to Washington
friends of the Kelloggs that, though
they believed they were ready for un-
limited leisure, they are in reality de-
lighted with such novel and uneXpected
duties as those incumbent on the mann
moth Lighthouse Committee the actual
building of which is to begin this Octo-
Der.
Mr.. Allan c. Hoover. second son of
the President and Mrs. Hoover, fills
the popular notion of what such a
youth should be. Very modest and re-
firing is this young man and seeking
no limelight during his visits home,
much like John Coolidge, son of the
former President. Young Allan filled a
most graceful role in taking over some
OF the entertainment of another presi-
dental son, Senior Fernando Prestes,
who accomplished his father, Brazil's
eXecutiVe-elec to Washington EYcent
that they are sons of the Presidents of
very spacious and important republics
of the Western Hemisphere. the young
men had little In common, but they got
on fairly we'll in their efforts to enter
tain each other. Young Prestes must