Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1933, Page 7

GAPITAL SADDENED | BY COOLIDGE DEATH Borrow Felt as Acutely Here as if He Still Resided in City. - BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘The shadow of death which crosses the hearth of officialdom and intermit- tently takes therefrom those who have served the Government at its highest post came as acutely into the life of | the Capital today as if Calvin Cool- tdge had still resided in its midst. Strange and unparalleled was the | place that Mr. Coolidge held in the es- teem of his colleagues here of both political parties. They recognized in him first 2 man who had conscientious- ? refused to continue in the presi- lency though another term was as- sured him in 1928, and a man who since his departure from the White House had viewed objectively the prob- lems of the American people and sought to render in & constructive way the advice that was impersonal, useful and disinterested. Seen as Candidate. 8o popular as a political figure was Calvin Coolidge that many “here never ceased to consider him as a possible candidate once more for the presidency. Notwithstanding his statement that he did not choose to run, he was almost drafted in 1928 and might have been a factor in the Chicago convention of 1932 if he had lent the slightest en- couragement to thoze who wished to sponsor his re-entry into pub'ic life. But Mr. Coolidge saw beyond the of- Peanut Vendor Remembers STEVE GIVES “OFFICIAL” AND PRIVATE VIEWS. ‘Investigate BEFORE YOU INVEST” LOTHING is an investment . . . How it will wear is more impor- Semi-Annual Sale! tant than how cheap is the price . .. There is but one true measur- ing rod of value—and that is the LABEL ... The maker's name stands for definite standards of quality in fabrics, styling and tailoring . . . the store's name stands for a positive guarantee of satisfaction or otherwise —and THAT'S important . . . Before plunking down your cash today be sure to see the values in OWN, trustworthy clothing now being offered by Washington’s Finest Men’s Wear Store. SHIRTS Entire stock of fancy Shirts; also broken lots and STEVE VASILAKOS. —Star Staff Photo. discontinued numbers of white Shirts included $2950 and $25 Hart Schaffner & Marx AND RALEIGH SUITS Topcoats...Overcoats... Tuxedos 1y UITS AND OVERCOATS from the world’s foremost makers of fine clothing. . . . Designed by masters who create style standards for the world. . . . Clothing with 72 hand-tailored features . . . fabrics tested $1.95 MANHATTAN SHIRTS $1.65 MANHATTAN SHIRTS $135 Manhattan Shirts............51.85 Manbhattan Shirts............$2.15 Manhattan Shirts...... PAJAMAS $1.65 Manhattan Pajamas. $1.95 Manhattan Pajamas. he administrative re- pounde. ;strlcken to talk about much of any- Sqipolding and the o In all the land over which | thing coherently sponsibilities. He had come to believe that ‘!)l;fl}:b writings he could guide his | he ruled there is probably no } arty and his successors in office. He {more sincere mourner for Calvin Cool | the question. = e “iticized the man who was|idge than &teve Vasilakos, the peanut ' “He talk about the weather." He Dleeted 1o follow him In the presidency. | vendor whos: stand is on the northeast | made & sweeping gesture toward the He never indulged in personalities, any- | corner of the White House grounds. sky. “He talk about everything. Poli- B eV e was more deeply interested | ~During the happy years of the Cool- | tics. I think no. About everything in fundamental principles. idge administration the Greek. curb good. ~Good business, good prices. The mame of Coolidge always was | merchant may have played, unbeknown | Everything get better. Good man. associated In the public mind with pros- | to himself, a notable role in the drama | “He always stop a minute. Maybe ity and success. During his regime | of nations—for he was the President’s | more. He say ‘Hello Steve’ and then Dot etion reached a high peint in“contact man” with the masses. Every he stand right there. Like a brother. wealth and income. The former Presi- | day when he was in Washington, Steve | My brother. And we talk some. dent had the feeling that America would | Vasilakos says, Calvin Coolidge used to| And frem the way Steve Vasilakos Seather the storm that hos attacked |stop by his stand and chat with him, | talked this morning it's not at all un- the economic serenity of the world. He [maybe munching a few peanuts during likely that he did cry last night. Day was insistent that artificial mezm]s::x;d the conversation. by day he comes in contact with al vict uld not rel e of folks who buy peanuf T flé‘.‘sfit‘f‘yd.fli“ufitfim work, thrift and Always Kept Contact. him—statesmen, street urchins, police- Sheturn to fundamental princip'es were | _ All his life, his friends say, the ex- |men, clers, laborers. ~They buy—or essential factors in any recon:truction | President kept such a contact point,!steal—and pass him by. But here was program such an avenue of escape from the maze | one customer that picked him cut and "Not In Good Health. of officialdom In which he lived, with |talked with him like “a brother, my Not in 3 its frequent self-seeking, _insincerity | brother.” Mr. Coolidge has nct been in g00d lang obsequiousness. In Massachusetts| And he was very charitable this health for the last year. He told this |y wqas s village shoemaker. In Wash- | morning—giving away bags of peanuts correspondent last Summer that heljngton it was the peanut vendor. He|to policemen, photographers and such. feared he would not make many trids | q4id not seek such a contact point with |It was his tribute—not to a dead Presi- away from New England, as the asthms | the underlying reality of the mind of | dent, but to & friend snatched suddenly § was_bothering him considerably. *:‘ the common man, but held fast to it |away. $2.50 Manhattan Pajamas. disliked to travel because the dust of | when accidentally he came upon it. Steve's official statement is on_the 50 < i“":‘fim u:d ,,}”‘“H t;{:vzer;:mgl"m h:nna in this Washington curb mer- |death of a President. His unofficial $3.50 Manhattan Pajamas. reathing troubles. He chant with his volubility, his broken |statement is on his friend, Calvin Cool- . peacefully in Northamptcn, reading | Englich his probably complete lack of | i $5.00 Manhattan Pa,.amu At - 3D ngblic.gfilfi_;fi Niline obsequigusness to the high ofice, his | $7.50 Manhattan Pajamas ....$485 only when he re - | expression of all the pass ular . ered matured conclusions. Philosophies, Calvin Caoliage: tound a | LEGION HEAD TO TALK $10 and $13.50 Manhattan Pajamas..$6.85 Recently he gave his time to the rail- | ian worth knowing—one Who was not | road problem in the hope of being of | yeighing his words because he was talk- ON NATIONAL DEFENSE service in finding a colution. His W8S|ing to the President of the United a straightfcrward, logical mind, and his ) gates, but whose thoughts were flowing personality wes frank, outspoken and | without restraint. He was a man who| Problems of national defense will be untouched by guile or the devious Ways | was not talking in the cryptic phrase- | discusseé by Louis A. Johnson, national of the politician, He said bluntly what | glogy of diplomats. | ez et Pé thought and expressed himcelf with | 0> niing“the peanut vendor | Ommander of the American Legion, in a directness that was never offensive, | {ssued an officfal statement, all written | an address, to be broadcast over a coast- "é.‘i‘fn“é'f.k lfild u‘tv\lrxrllhgt;k;:'-; - il ou‘td. in good English and signed. It | to-coast radio network, at the annual vi e - : 5 e o Praident unllbe suy ofbef| “Oben reading today's paper an- :;:q:r;h:r the Sojourners' Club tomor- nouncing the passing of my friend, Mr. | p sonality and Coolldge, I recelved the greatest shock | The address will be broadcast frog unique for its utter simplicity, its hon- | of my iife and must confe 110:30 to 11 p.m. by the National Broada| Sks and its Adelity to the principles of | actuaily cried for the fret ess that I!casting Co. and many of the 10,648 conservetiem which were rooted in his | years. ' Mr. Coolidge, during his stay | Posts Of the American Leglon are plan- New England heritage. at the White House, never failed to|DiNE speclal meetings to be devoted to AST night I feel sobad Ithink | the newsboys crying out the news of | 166 | T lose four, five, maybe six | his friend’s passing Steve was too grief- ‘What he talk about?” he repeated g SR el e Ty $1 to $5 Neckwear 8¢ MEN’S $1 'HOSE (Copyrisht, 1033.) o g PLAYGROUND DIRECTOR TO HEAD QUOTA CLUBi Miss Sibyl Baker Elected President by Business and Professional Women’s Organization. Miss Sibyl Baker, superintendent of the District Playground Department, was named president of the Quota Club | at the annual election meeting last night at the Women's City Club. She succeeds Alma McCrum. Other officers ejected are: Mary Jane Winfree, assistant treasurer of the Na- tional Education Association, first vice president; Anne M. Bayliss of the Mount Vernon Seminary faculty, sec- ond vice president; Margaret Reid of the American Red Cross, secretary; Alice Webster, cafeteria superintendent at Woodward & Lothrop Co., treasurer; Alma McCrum of the New York Life Tnsurance Co. and Anne McKean of Garfield Hospital, directors. The Quota Club is composed of busi- ness and professional women of the District. MRS. HUSMANN HONORED Named Honorary President of St. Paul's Aid Society. | Mrs. George S. Husmann, president of | the organization for 23 years, was hon- | ored at a mesting of the Aid Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Wednes- | day night. She is retiring because of physical disability. A gold fountain pen and pencil were presented to Mrs. Husmann and the | title of honorary president was con- ferred upon her. Dr. Snyder, pastor of | the church, closed the ceremony With | & glowing tribute to Mrs. Husmann. MEMORIAL HELD HERE Bishop Freeman Broadcasts Serv-| ices From Cathedral. A memorial service held for ex-Pres- dent Coolidge at Washington National Cathedral at noon today was broad- cast over the Columbia Broadcasting through Station WJSV. sy&‘xfiz‘;;t R gnmes E. Freeman, Bishop of Washinzton, conducted the u‘l‘v\ce‘ of prayer Marriage Licenses. Gecrge R. Brown, 24, Cherrydale, ¥a. and Emma M. Henderson. 18, Vienna. Va by 9. 1012 Tih st 3. 1030 7th st i, Metz i:9 Decatur st. and Baitimore; Rev. Asron 7 Girard st. n.e. | 7 Girard st. n.e.i 30th st 405 6th st | 413 Fla. ave., and 1530 4th st Rev. est. 53 607 3rd st.. and 317400 6th st. n.e. Rev. | 42, 50 F st. and Lizzle s. 38, Pittsburgh; Rev. John T, Smith. seph C. Hands. 64, Catonsvilie. Md. and Edoa L. Wiker. 49, Bel Air. Md.: Rev. e 21, and Lula B. Smith. 18. d HUL Va: Judge Robert E.| by nard Hall, 28, 1300 9th st. an ucille r'?fiu" 3, 199 b Sudee !fiou‘;zl attingly Matthiss W. Knatr, 37, d | Marie E._Dougherty. 32 | ‘ani st Rev. Joseph 01 ' Booke: T Burnett 21 1300 Union st. ( and Lillian Weshington. R"\‘_ “i; ID‘:‘ ’;"“t:(.‘on 1 Flnfll:[ sie C. Burtoushs. 45. 344 : l{ James. l;.. Rosslyn. Va.; (:‘ L‘nD. st R. Decher. 34. 5518 Kansag av o518 R 1740 N st i210 Mount Pleas- n. Prances Haselsteln. jehard "fi:‘no 2. ""Bilver 8o T ine. 29, ver Al Anea siler” 23, sitesy oree b, Yo visit my stand at the corner of Execu- tive avenue at least once a day. wish to express my sincerest sympathy with Mrs. Coolidge. STEVE VASILAKOS.” Adds “Unofficial” Comments. And that's just another “officlal statement,” such as are pouring out to- day from ell sorts of persons of high and low estate—a statement, it may be deduced, which was perhaps prepared by Mr. Vasilakos’ secretary in the proper form for official statements. But Calvin Coolidge had sought ou Steve Vasilakos just because he didn’ talk in the language of official state- ments, but with the unconventional, untactful volubility of peanut venders talking to each other. And as the curb merchant handed out his official stete- ment this morning he made some un- official statements which came obvi- ously from the heart. He pointad to his chest. “I feel so bad there,” he said. “Last night I think I lose four, five, maybs six pounds. I feel so bad. A fine man. He die so sudden. Why? I tell you. Heart disease. Ah, that heart disease “He was healthy. Every night he walk up this street at sundown (point- Ing down Executive avenue) and he stop here for a a few words. In cold weather he hardly ever have on over- coat—he was so healthy. Too healthy. Just a fine man.” Yesterday afternoon when he heard Jo|———=]al———=]al——=]a[c——]d] ® HOME MOVIE FILMS & FREE! | Over 100 Reels (400 ft. each) 16-MM. Movie Films, consisting of Comedies, Features, Cartoons and Educational Subjects, for Children and Grown-ups. A movie library membership fee of $2.50 is required. This entitles all members to rent Films FREE for six months. 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