Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 5

THRONGS WAITED HOURS TO SAY' "HAPPY NEW YEAR' TO PRESIDENT Rich and Poor, Old and Young, Betty andl Horace and the Two Old Ladies. Every One Left Satisfied. Walting to say, “Happy New Year, Mister President.” Personages and just plain persons | “Remember, you're going to see the were In the line yesterday which snaked from in front of the State De- partment around the curving drive in the White House lawn to the portals of the mansion itself. Government clerks were there, cager to perform the annual rite of greeting the Chief Executive. Bank- ers, brokers and men of affairs filled out the ranks of boys and girls, men and women, white and colored, con stituting a long line which formed a living symbol of American democ- racy. Small boys with hero-worshiping eves pressed close to older boys with graying halr and hero-worshiping souls. Grave old men were in line, oldsters who have visited the White House year after year on New Year day, citizens sincerely anxious to wish their President well during the days to_come. It was a good-natured line with an undertone of seriousness. There was some curlosity, but very little levity. From a distance the buzz of quiet conversations merged into a hum, and the vari-colored cloaks of the women and gray and black coats of the men merged into a long, colorful cater- pillar, Ladies Talk It Over. Said the lady in front to the lady in back: know one of the guldes here; I don’t know whether he will be here today, but I think he will."” Sald the lady in back to the lady in front: “Mrs. Coolidge is so sweet; T've always been crazy to shake hands with her.” And so ran the conversational re- frain. Everybody wanted to shake hands with the President, but the name of Mrs. Coolidge was frequently mentioned, an unconscious tribute to u gracious personality. Moving along in the line was like mingling in the stream of everyday :olk who make up the life of the coun- ry. 0 abreast the line streamed be- tween the White House gates. “We'll be there soon now,” quoth the lady in front. “I wonder if he’ll smile,” said the lady in back. Two ranks to the front a young man pressed the arm of his pretty com- panion. “I'll bet you get a smile,” he mur- mured. “I'll bet T do, too,” she said. In- cidentally, she did. Blue eyes and a roguish mouth are apt to win a smile from most anybody, even busy Presi- dents. Betty Is Well Coached. A few ranks behind a mother was coaching her four-year-old. ow, remember to say, ‘Happy New Year,’ Betty.” Short, black curls nodded solemnly. Big eyes grew wider. Quite an event for a four-year-old, going to meet the President. Two old ladies, Government clerks, walked side by side. They were dressed in garments of a cut which designated the mode of several New Years’ ago and their conversation, caught in fragments, dealt with past glories. “1 remember when we drove to the White House in our carriage,” said one. “Once at the McKinley's reception ——," remarked her companion, but the rest of the remembrance was lost, caught up in the general flow of con- versation that coursed along the stream of citizenry. Some tourists not so far ahead were 'K’alking of letters to the folks back ome. x “Pay close attention, Horace,” ad- monished a mother to a ten-year-old. President. You're going right in the White House. You must write Aunt Bessie all about it.” Again came the voice of the lady in front. . “I knew Susie wouldn't come.” “She'd have dressed up in her best it she had.” said the lady in back. “Oh, well, anyway, she’s a Demo- crat,” came the reply. And that set- tled the case of the absent Susie. Move Along Willingly. “Move along. Move along,” came the brisk but pleasant tones of one of the policemen who were shepherd- ing_the line “We're glad to,” replied one of the marchers. The immedise vicinity of the line supplied a collective appre- ciative smile The policeman grinned. Up to the last curve of the drive, hard by the White House. “I like our wreaths at home better than I do these,” whispered a domes- tic-looking woman to her husband. “Four abreast, please,” requested a guard A sudden tensity came over the line. It huddled up, swayed under the White House portico Snatches of last-minute conversa- tion: “I wonder if they will inside the door.” Now, remember, Horact “Blow your nose, Betty." In twos again and through the portal into a blaze of color. The Marine Band, red-coated, gay against palms and flowers. Eyes of the feminine portion of the line were vearning toward the blue and -gold of aides. The line grew sudden: solemn. Those with nice ovarcosts and shabby suits buttoned the coats close. Those with shabby overcoats and new suits, let the coats swing open. Gloves came off. The line thrilled with an electric current of ex- pectancy. A fervency of patriotism drew closer the bonds of common citizen- ship. A quiet man of the Secret Serv- ice reduced the line to a single file. Now—The President. No talking now. All eyes were, glancing ahead. Through a wide doorway the line proceeded. : At last, the President of the United | States. A consclentious pressure of the presidential hand, and an oftre- peated murmur with a ring of sin- cerity. “Happy New Year"—and little Betty, in common with the grown-ups, the high and low. rich and poor, had sald her hearty “Happy New Year, Mr. President,” and given her eager little handclasp. And then Mrs. Coolidge, vibrant, gay, cordlal. Evyes shining, vivid face set off by a winecolored dress, shej said, “I hope you have a very happy New Year.” And there wasn't any doubt about her meaning it. Her greeting con- veyed a personal meaning to each of the many who paused to pay their re- spects. Little Betty's eves were shining when she curtsied to the First Lady of the Land, and as the line passed on toward the door the lady in front sighed to the lady in back, “Oh, she was sweet, wasn't she?" The line moved slowly out. It had been just 25 minutes in going from | the end to the President. Wistful! glances retained upon the memory | the quiet grandeur of the interfor of | the Whita House, and in the distance couls aull be heard: “Happy New Year, Mr. President. Happy New Year, Mrs. Coolidge.” be right MEXICANS ASSAIL “U. S. AGGRESSION” IN LATIN AMERICA (Continued from First Page.) eupreme court decision relative to the titles involved. The closing hour of the Chamber session bristled with outbursts against the “invasion of Nicaragua,” vehe- ment criticism of the Department of State and Wall Street for their “de- signs against Mexico,” and appeals in fervid phrases to the patriotism of Mexicans and Spanish-Americans to oppose “Yankee domination.” The agrarian leader, Soto vy Gama, and the labor leaders, Eulalilo Mar- tinez and Alejandro Cerisola, were the principal speakers. Cerisola dwelt upon Mexico's “great moral victory under President Calles” in putting into effect the petroleum and land laws despite the ““unscrupulous North American oil men, who, with limitless ambition, desire to contnue exploiting riches.” Soto y Gama declared that all Latin America supported Mexico “against its enemy, the Department of State, and, though they die, Mexicans will not trembie before this and other ene- mies.” Attacking the Department of State for “false propaganda against Mexico with regard to bolshevism,” Martinez denied that Mexico had bolshevist or communist tendencies, adding: “We have taken little of the Russian soviet system because we have attained 4pany things that have not been at- tained in the Russian system.” CHURCH BUILDING SEIZED. State Department Doubts Possibility of Action. By the Associated Press. State Department officials have been advised of the seizure by the Mexican government of a bullding owned by an American Protestant church, but they are of the opinion that nothing in a diplomatic way can be done about it, for the present at Jeast. The building, property of the Methodist Episcopal Missions of the South, is at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and was closed last February under the law forbidding foreigners to teach religion. Notification the seizure of was printed in El Diario Official, the ga- | zette of the Mexican government, eopy of which has been received here. “N'hile the State Department is fol lowing developments, it has been un- able to make diplomatic representa tions to Mexico, as the case is still pending in Mexican courts. It is ointed out at the department that ntil every judicial recourse is ex Bausted there can be no diplomatic appeal. ALL HOLDINGS REGISTERED. Bishop of M. E. Church South, Ex- plains Mexico Situation. ATLANTA, Ga. January 1 (®).— All proverty holdings of the M. E. urck. douth, in Mexivo, including schools erd hospitals, valued at $1,000,000, ouve been registered with the Mexiuan government, W. B. Beauctamp, olsuop of Georgia and Mexioo, salf Sesay upon his return from the Mexican border, where he was in confererce for the past week with the chum.h's representatives in the Mexfcan rep®ic. Bishop Besuchemn said the action ( was taken to avoid any controversy with the Mexican government. Negotiations are under way, he! THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., JANUARY 2, 1927—PART 1. After President and Mrs. Coolidge had received high Government officials, Army and Navy officers, and the decorated members of the diplomatic corps at the annual New Year's day reception, “average Americans” took their place in line and filed by to shake hands with the Chief Executive and Mrs. Cool- idge, and wish them a happy new year. ’ YO\I Are Welcome to a \Vcel(ly or Monthly GROGAN'S % 817-823 Seventh St.N.W, The Grogan Annual Clearance Sale Features Charge Account payments - Drastic Discounts With Easy Credit Terms Handsome suites and odd pieces are marked down sharply for clearance. For every room and use, Dining Room, Bedroom, Liv- ing. Room and Kitchen. Money-saving opportunities abound 1 throughout the store—small wee klgr or monthly payments easi]y oo ae- sald, with the attorney general of Mexico for the dismissal of the case | against one of the church’s most, valuable schools at Pledras Negras, | a border. city just across from Ei Paso, Tex., in the state of Coahuila. 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The denouncement of this school was based on the agrarian law forbidding any foreigner ! owning land in Mexico and Bishop | Beauchamp immediately ordered the church’s attorney in Mexico to reg. ister the property with the Mexican | government. “The whole future, so far as it re- lates to foreign properties in Mexico, is an uncertainty,” Bishop Beauchamp said. *“In attempting to control the great school properties of the Roman Catholic Church and the great ofl and mineral holdings of foreigners, | some very radical laws have been passed. The situation has grown out of nationalism and the determination of the Mexicans. to control their own system of education in the republic. Want Larger Share. “In regard to foreign properties; their viewpoint is that the Mexican government is mnot receiving a just proportion of the wealth being realized from the large foreign oil and mineral industries located there. “I think the Mexican government is correct in o far as it has a right to fixe its own standards and methods of education, and that all foreigners should conform, and at the sime time every government must recognize l)ru,p»rkyl rights. That is whére the serious issue is involved in A o n Mexico Besides the property holdin 3 gs in Mexico, the M. E. Church South also h:\: approximately $1,000,000 of prop- erty on this side of the Mexican bor. der, Dr. Beauchamp said. ACTOR WEDs CfiI-TIC. Ernest Milton and Authoress Mar- ried December 15. LONDON, January 1 (P).—E Milton, actor, formerly of Sanbl,;::;': cisco, and ‘Miss Naomi Gwladys Royde-Smith, dramatic critic and »;;n:‘o;sns,x wer: married on December Lynton, North Dev. 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