Show o Pein Intimate stories of Womans Woman's side of Life in the Capital The Story That Caused the President to Laugh His Most Famous Laugh By ALLENE SUMNER CHAPTER IX WASHINGTON V ASHI March The 19 president of the United States and the first lady leave cares of sta state e behind them when the Mayflower the presidential yacht sails down the Potomac Invitations ImItatIons to an outing on the Mayflower are prized highly for its cozy decks are the scene of the best bes Coolidge stories told in Washing Washing- ton One goes like this Mrs Coolidge sat in a deck chair a shawl or robe spread over her knees LEARNED MY LE LESSON SON i Are you cold old someOne solicitously solicit solicit- asked I No laughed Mrs Coolidge Ive only learned my lesson She told her friends then of oC a recent woman gU guest st on the famous yacht acht who seemed very ous of her short skirts tugging away a at them trying to pull them down as the breezes blew FInally laughed Mrs Coolidge Mr 11 1 Coolidge brought her a shawl wrapped it around her and said There I think you will be much more comfortable I took the hint because I I. I too have the habit of tugging them down so I use a too MRS COOLIDGE FRANK The little story is It a symbol of the first ladys lady's frank nature If she has hasa a story to tell she tells it it regardless regardless regard regard- less or of what this one or that one might think It Is no secret that certain prom prom- prominent I nent members ot of the Republican na- na committee have declared that Mrs 1 Calvin Coolidge is worth a around around round million dollars in publicity value to the G. G O. O P. P cause and that this million dollar contribution lies In one word charm I MADE HIM LAUGH I Washington ladles ladies who have been taken in to dInner by the president I as any woman in offIcial life may be at one time or another tell storIes storIes' on the president as a table companion Mrs 1 Hendrik earned a headline this winter as the Woman who made the president laugh It seems that at one or two of the most stately dinners the White House dogs have strayed Into the state dIning dIning- room and that the ft 4 H- H t se z r 1 4 I 1 1 1 a 5 41 p 5 v The president and Mrs taking the White House dogs on the Mayflower for a trip down the Potomac I president knows the art of deftly I II I sUpping slipping a chicken bone under the napery to them without any visiting visit visit- fag ing potentate detecting him AN EXCLUSIVE DOG The dogs waiting for their belated be be- bont gnawed at Mrs 1 Ship Ship- stead's slipper The ent waxed wroth roth and was about to shoo them forth pt the lad H isis J tested A r adore dogs she told her presidential pi-esi- pi dinner When my young sons frIends learned that we e were coming to they said Gee Maybe Ia be Rex our dog can play with the the White House dogs And the young son aghast said What Rex play with those eaters cake Not on your life Gossip has It that the president i laughed a laugh which will go down clown In history I Washington women love to ten tell telltales tales over their teacups of what Mr e said to me what and I Isaid Isaid said to him when they have been his dinner companions GAM GAME E OF SMALL TALK They say that the president is learning the game of small talk and sweet that nothings he is altogether altogether al- al together quite charming as a man manat at the left or right I Mr Mrs William Borah is teased as being Cars Cals girl She is said to be one of the most popular official women with the presIdent Tomorrow we about the first ladY ladya permanent wave her gowns and various things also a tale talc or two about the president You read in the papers of course about his switching from sausage to ham for breakfast but did you know what Mrs Coolidge said and did about it Just wait I |