Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Rumor of Proposed Sale of the Coolidge Ancient
Home in Plymouth, VT, Classed as.
Wholly Unfounded.

on the program ana an exhibition in
the park of the presidential mansion
The Olayas who have charming home
in the Colombian capital and are in
residence there pending the renovation
of the white house of the republic. an
informal somewhat rambling stone
structure very honey looking and spa
cious enough for state functions. A
handsome patio during Summer is the
state dining room and tables are placed
about an exquisite fountain trimmed
with, water lilies.
Rear Admiral F. c. Billiard. COM
mandant of the Coast Guard, was
among the notables who aided this
pioneer branch of the National defense
to celebrate its 140th birthday The
oldest armed force created by the Re-
public, the Coast Guard, started life as
the Revenua Marine, and the charter
bestowed by President Washington was
dated Angus. 4, 1890. Later it be-
came known as the Revenue Cutter
Service. It's present title dates from
the reorganization of 1916, when the
Coast Guard absorbed the Life Saving
Service and took over, in addition to
its traditional duties, the apprehen-
sion of liquor smugglers. The cere-
monies in connection with the l40th
anniversary of the charter occurred in
New London, Conn. where motor boat
races added to the pageartry of the
event and the battered beats of tn
service, decked with flags and filled with
flowers, entered the ranks for the day.
Besides preventing smuggling. the Coast
Guard has trying outy in theHceberg
menace of the North and in taking care
of the halibut fishers off the Alaskan
Coast. Probably no branch of the sea
service encounters so many adventures
as the Coast Guard, and the logs of its
ships have furnished material for
scores of stories as well as for spirited
special articles dealing with life on the
deep Besides the major celebration at
New London, several smaller ceremonies
were staged during the past week in
Buffalo and along the Alaskan Coast.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips, well
known in Washington during the sew
eral terms of the former in the State
Department, passed some months lels-
urely looking about foF a permanent
home before they purchased few
days ago, the handsome domiclle at II
Commonwealth avenue. Boston This
mansion has been socially promin mt as
the home recently OF Mr.. WlIilam
Whitman, jr. Mr.. Phillips who had
brilliant career in diplomacy, resigned
from the foreign service nearly year
ago, giving as his reason the lmpera-
tive need of establishing in his own
country a home for the children and to
superintend their education. Hence
the choice of Boston rather than New
York City, with which Mrs. Phillips
is affiliated through the several branches
of the Astor family and taers equally
prominent. She was Miss Caroline AS
tor Drayton, and her mother was the
eldest daughter of the famous Mrs. As
tor autocrat of Gotham'S social realm,
who married first Coleman Drayton OF
Philadelphia and then Gordon Halg
of London, head OF the famous nrm OF
distillers. Mrs Phillips was reared by
her distinguished Grandmother Aston
after her mothers departure for Eng
land. Mr.. Phillips is native OF Bos-
ton and always has made his home
there and his friends believe he even
tually viii enter politics. His brother
in-law, former representative from
Boston, Andrew j. Peters. was elected
mayor of Boston and has been a doml-
nant figure in Massachusetts pubic
affairs Mr. Phillips is Harvard man
and he wishes his sons 70 grow up in the
tradition. Beatrice, the oldest girl, is
subdeb and active already in the Junior
League. He and Mrs. Phillips already
have taken possession OF their new
home. although they have been passing
most of the Summer on the North
Shore.
Mrs. Louis rockingham, widow OF a
former member of the House from Bos-
ton anc for years president of the local
Mass achusetts State Society, has joined
a p,oup OF relatives and will take pos
session c. a shooting preserve leased n
Scotlanc andsin the immediate neigh
borhooo o. Blair Athol leased by Mr.
and Mrs. Axel Wichfsld, the latter
formerly Mabelle Swift of this city and
Boston. Mrs rockingham sold her
handsome home here on r street, where
so many amenities conferred during her
husband congressional service, TO the
Secretarv Of the Navy and she has tenn
porarily been residing at the Ames
mansion. in Back Bay. She will on her
return from Scotland occupy the house
she recently bought on Commonwealth
avenue and take part in social affairs
Mrs Frothir CHAM was Miss Mary Ames,
daughter o: the late Frederic Lathrop
Ames. and her mother is of the party
bound for the Highlands. Two of her
brothers, d John S. Ames and Mr.
Hobart Ames. already are in Scotland
and there will be a general family re-
union. Mrs rockingham was during
her washington life CONSIDERED most
discriminating and successful hostess
and hope was entertained that she
might make a Winter residence here,
where she has so many friends. but her
own home circle was more tempting.
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Miss Laura ingalls,, who is member
of the family very well known in Wash
ington and at present represented in the
official division of aeronautics by the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
David S. ingalls,. has added another to
the list of bellies in exalted social circles
who have taken up flying scientifically
and as career. All the world gasped
when this courageous candidate for
record made her 900 consecutive loops
over Oklahoma and none more than
her former associates in the fashionable
world of Tuxedo Park and in New York
City. Miss ingalls, is the daughter of
the late Francis Abbott ingalls, and her
mother was Miss Martha Houghtaling,
a member of one of the oldest and most
aristocratic families in Brooklyn. She
always showed a tendency toward SCI
entific investigation and had planned
rigorous training in technical schools
when the development of flying offered
the opportunity she sought. This fear
less rider of the air made her debut