Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING:


President Hoover is revered in aero
nautic circles because he is a fearless
and easy traveller in the air, and had
in the days before his responsibility 10
the public became so grave shortened
various trips by flying to his desu-
nation.
But one other Chief Magistrate,
Theodore Roosevelt, had record for
flying, and in Roosevelt's time aviation
was undeveloped compared to its pres
ent standards. He made but Few
short trips over New York and in
Europe. But kings. potentates and
other rulers in the Old World have
greater confidence in this newest way
to annihilate time and space. the
venerable life President OF Czecho-
slovakia, DR.. Tomas Masaryk, uses his
plane almost as he does his travelling
limousine. He spends week ends haoltu-
ally at the celebrated Bohemian spa,
Carlsbad, and unless the wind Is very
strong or nasty weather assured, he
takes to the air and arrives in less
than an hour, saving two and half
by train and circuitous route by
motor
King Albert and his Queen, who, as
every one knows, are as averse 10 any
other method of travelling than by air
as Col. Lindbergh go hither and hence,
and the Belgians make no protest. But
one time the chancellor offered pro-
fest. That was when their two sons
and daughter planned to fly to Zermatt
to witness a special event at the Win
ter sports meet. The Belgian cabinet
thought it too much to have the entire
royal line aloft at the same time. The
Swo princes had to go by train.
Alfonso of Spain is his own pilot,
and frequently takes his son on SKY
Grip as far as London. BrltamS IRE
nlier, Mr.. Ramsay Macdonald, flles, as
a rule, to political meetings and to his
home in Lossiemouth. M. Tardieu is
a skilled pilot, and Signor Mussollnl
frequently takes to the air.
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Mr. Walter Louis Reichardt has
added new honors to the many which
Los Angeles has recently secured by
winning the PriX de Rome, the most
coveted scholarship award in the do
main Of fine arts. A student OF the
University of Pennsylvania School OF
Fine Arts, the embryo architect from the
City of the Angels won the prize with
a drawing of church and parish house
of a style in harmony with early tradi-
tions in this country. He found an IN
spiration in the fine old North Church
of New Haven, with sufficient original
contribution to win easily over all COM
petitors.
own studio and living quarters in the
mellow old villa Borghese, overlooking
the Pincian gardens. He will be asso-
ciated with excellent architects already
arrived, and will be saturated in the
atmosphere of the past and surrounded
by the best examples OF the world
architecture. Only winners of the Pr1x
de Rome are domiciled in the American
Academy, and to enter there Is equiva-
lent to a prosperous career IN the pro-
fession, II not to a guarantee OF becom-
ing a great architect. Prize winners in
Rome have contributed immensely to
architectural history in this Republic.
Los Angeles secures the prize for the
first time.
President Rubio of Mexico was, It
will be remembered, the first OF the
Presidents-elect of Latin republics to
make a call of courtesy on the Presi-
dent of the United States. Mexicos
Chief Executive. unlike the line OF OIL
Gals who followed Diaz, belongs to one
of the ancient Spanish families estab-
lished in the Western World in the six
teenth century. He is a scholar with a
deep appreciation of the classics, and
in this tendency he found a congenial
friend in the retiring Ambassador, Mr..
Dwight Morrow.
AS that successful candidate in the
recent New Jersey primaries has re-
turned to the Mexican capital to make
his official farewells and to express his
high regard for the powers that be,
President Rubio will make this visit
memorable. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow cor
daily liked Mexico, and enjoyed them
selves immensely in the ancient city,
so high in the mountains and sur
rounded by every variety Of natural at
fractions. Summer is the gala season
there, and the formal functions are
held in the forenoon. Although the
habit at first strikes. every stranger as
curious, Mrs. Morrow and her family
soon got to like 1t, and could enjoy a
garden party and ices from 10 until
Just as heartily as from 5 to in other
lands. Afternoons are prone to be rainy
in the Summer and the Latins do not
relish having their finery spoiled by a
downpour during a feStivity; nor can
they reconcile themselves to appearing
prepared for untoward weather. As
for life, color and vivacity. al fresco
flestas in the capital Of MonteZuma are
said by Mrs. Morrow to surpass any she
has ever attended