The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-16

Though the same age Is Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, It would cost
her little effort to attend, for she
lives In the old Taft home at
22iS Wyoming avenue, Washing"
ton.
Mrs. Taft lives . fun and en-.
ergetlc life. She n . tireless
patrOness Of orchestra concerts,
bridge parties, and the movies.
Che oscillates between wash
i0Etcn and Cincinnati, where
she visits her childrem and
grandchildren.
In good weather, Mrs. Taft
likes to motor to the Tidal Basin
and see the japanese cherry trees,
which were presented and plant
ed during her residence In the
White House.
Last Christmas she entertained
her daughter, Helen Taft Mann
ing, Dean Of Bryn Mawr college,
and her husband, Frederick J.
Manning, o Swarthrnore college
professor.
Ladies Out Of Politics
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
though eleven years younger than
Mrs. Taft, lives In comparative
seclusion. Her home on 8 street
was built by Wilson when he re-
tired from the White House. 8
street Is known In Warrington as
lex Street, because of the NUM-
her Of prominent ex-officials who
have homes there--ex.President
Hoover, ex-senator David Reed,
ex-Federal Reserve Board mem.
Der Adolph G. Miller, and ex-Un-
der Secretary Of State william
Castle. 49,
Mrs. Wilson has an unlisted
telephone, never talks 10 the
press, and moves about only In
small intimate circle Of will
sOnian democrats.
The jewelry store Of Gait and
Brothers, owned by her first hus-
band, Norman Gait, changed
hands several years ago and
moved from Its original loca-
ton on lower Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where 1t had been q land
mark for decades.
FOR MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE
retirement from the White House
meant the end Of playing a part.
It was no secret to those close 70
her that, during her residence in
the executive mansion, life was at
times none too pleasant for Mrs..
Coolidge. She Is retiring by dis
position, she had little interest in
public questions, and before she
met Calvin Coolidge was deeply
interested In q school for the deaf
and dumb children. +
In her home in Northampton,
Mass, Mrs. Coolidge now does
- she likes, with few 70 stare
and none to nag. She can
travel 20 she has long wanted to
do. The late President was
sedentary by nature, disliked
extended trips.
Now living the unobtrusive life
OF q private citizen, Grace Cool
idge IS happy to be out Of the
goldfish bowl Of politics.
Merry-Go.R Round
Harry SchwartS, Oklahoma,s
new democratic senator, was asso-
ciated with Justice Brandeis In
the famous Ballinger land fraud
investigation during the Taft
regime. Schwartz was an attor-
ney In the U. 8. Land Office and
helped expose the irregularities
under Interior Secretary Balling-
er Peeved over his failure
to win the democratic floor lead
ership, Representative John o.
Conner has been saying that the
reason Representative Frank
Dorsey Of Philadelphia lost cut
for q place on the Ways and
means Committee was because Of
House resentment against Sena-
tor Joe Guffey. Guffey was &C.
tive behind the scenes in back
ing Floor Leader Sam Rayburn,
O'Connor's successful rival. Ac-
tually Dorsey was defeated be-
cause some Of his own Pennsy,-
vapja colleagues secretly voted
against him.