Show I FOND OF PLAIN FOOD Mac Their Boston Waiter Talks About Their Simple Gastronomic Tastes Boston Mass Mass 1 Much Much has been written written writ writ- ten lately about ab the simple tastes and lind un unassuming ways of ot Calvin Coolidge Coo- Coo lidge fd now president J I Hof ol oC the United State and of ot Mrs Coolidge and who are well acquainted rl with them say this simplicity permeates lh their lr life When Coolidge was governor gov of ot Massachusetts he and Mrs Coolidge made the their r home at Ct the th Adams house and their regular wailer walt wait walter waiter er er there Mac who Is known to many many hundreds of Bosto lans told a writer for tor the tho Boston Sunday Ad a lot about their gastronomical cal tastes Said he lIe Their breakfast order was always the same Two same Two Special No ls 18 grapefruit for Mrs Coolidge and orange for me Special No 1 never varied It consisted of two small pots of ot coffee coffee cof cof- fee graham muffins and fruit I I Mr Coolidge would gh give e the order and and call for a clean dean glass and a whole orange He would squeeze the orange himself into the glass ant and drink the j 11 juice e. e Silent at Meals Mrs Coolidge always had half a a. a grapefruit They were generally alone at tit breakfast as their boys were at school and only visited them in vacation time Ume Once though when the boys were there they wanted ham and ggs eggs for tor breakfast Mrs Coolidge ordered It to for them but when the governor Cou found d it out he ho frowned on giving the kids meat for breakfast They w were re seldom at my table to for lunch as ps they were both often otten gone pone all aU day But they would be beback beback beback back for for- dinner unless unless' they were dining out Then Mrs Coolidge used to order ordera a chop the chop the way you do interpolated ed Mac who has an uncanny memory mem mem- ory for the likes and dislikes of every one of ot his patrons Sometimes she would have haye a asteak steak But Mr Coolidge always made his dinner on cereal usually cereal usually grape nuts and tea or milk He was Just justas as quiet at their family meals IDeals as he is ia In public life fe Hardly Thirdly ever said a a. word Breakfast over over he would go away in silence They seldom had guests except Mr and Mrs Frank W. W Stearns who were with wUn them frequently Sometimes there would be one or two others with them at dinner On those occasions Mrs Coolidge would try every way In the world to get him to Join in in inthe the conversation N. N Nothing doing He would look and listen listen but hardly e ey ever er opened his bIs mouth mouth except except for tor his grape nuts Once in lil a a. while he would shoot a little smile smile like like lUce this this- this and for tor a fleeting instant Mac was the living living liv liv- ing Im image ge of the President Lapsing back to his natural ex ex- pr which is intense but amiable amia amia- ble Mac continued He lie is a hard man to get at if you know what I mean But when hen you once do get at him you find find ne ue has one of ot the best hearts in the world All Liked Mrs Coolidge But for kindness and a charming 1 manner combined Mrs Coolidge was the one Every waiter walter In the dining room liked to serve her She was al always al 01 ways cons considerate always appreciative tive for anything done for her If Mrs Coolidge once knew you she knew you everywhere no matter where she happened to meet you In n the hotel corridor or In the street she would always bow Sh s a fine woman I used to look at those boys and their good manners and anel wonder how bow she did It But then bringing up six Six little remember I r s 1 to one of of my boys the other othe day Look at young Calvin Cabin Coolidge e. e His fathers father's President of ot the tho United States and ami hes he's looking for farm tarm work at a day I suppose II 11 III I was president you'd b be wanting t to o take it t tasy n n the White House |