Show FOND l OF PLAIN FOOD Mac I Their Boston O I Waiter 1 Talks About Aboul Their heir Simple Gastronomic Tastes nos Boston n Mass ML l II Much has haa been bren writ ten lately about tho simple tastes and unassuming ways of Calvin Coo now president of the United Sta State e and of Mrs Coo and those who are aro well acquainted with them say this simplicity permeates their lite When Coolidge was governor gOY gov- emor of Massachusetts lie he and Mrs made malle their home at the Adams house and their regular waiter walt wait er there Mac who Is k known wn to many hundreds of told a writer for the Boston Sunday Ad a lot about their cal tastes Said ho lie Their breakfast order was always the same Two same Two Special No grapefruit for Mrs Coolidge and orange for tor me Special No 1 never varied It consisted of two small pots of cof coffee fee graham muffins and fruit the order Mr would give I and rail call for r a clean denn glass and ond a whole orange Ho lIe would squeeze f the orange himself Into the glass and drink the Ule juice Sll Silent nt at M Meals all alli i Mrs always alway had bad half a grapefruit They were generally alone at breakfast as their boys boy were at L school and only visited them in vacation time Once though when wilen the boys were there thy they wanted t ham and ggs for breakfast Mrs ordered it for them but when the governor found it out out he frowned on giving the meat for breakfast They were seldom at my table for lunch as they were both often otten f pono all day But they would b br be r buck back for far dinner 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 memo mem ory for the tho likes and dislikes of every ery no of his patrons Sometimes sho would have havo a steak Hut Mr Coolidge always made madeI I his dinner on cereal cereal usually grape j nuts nuts and tea or milk Ho was wal lust ns DS quiet at their J family meals meala as he is la In public Ute lite Hardly ever said Bald a word Breakfast over over he would go away in silence Ii f They seldom had llad guests except r l and and Mrs Frank W Stearns t who were with them frequently Sometimes there thero would bo be one or 01 two others with them at dinner On those occasions Mrs would try every way In the world t to get gel him lm to join in ID the conversation Nothing doing He lie would look and listen but hardly ever e opened his mouth except for his grape ape nuts Once in a while he I would shoot little smile Wee smile like this and for a fleeting Instant Mac was the 11 liv living ing image of the tho President Lapsing back to his natural ex which is intense but am amia Ill ble Mac continued lie is a hard man mun to get at if you know what I 1 mean But Dut when you once do get at him you find lie has bas r one of the best hearts in the world f. f All Liked Mrs Mra Coolidge But for kindness and nd a charming manner combined Mrs Coolidge was the one Every ery walter waiter In the dining room liked to serve her She Sho was wa al always 11 ways considerate always alway tive for anything done for her If Mrs Coolidge once knew you she know you everywhere re no matter where she happened to meet you In the hotel corridor or in the street she would always bow S She's es a fine woman J I used to look at those boys and their good manners and wonder how she did it But then bringing up six Six little remember I sa d to one of my boys the other othe day Look at young Calvin Cool Idee e. e His fathers father's l President nt of the Un United lied States and he's hes looking for farm work at SO a day I 1 suppose I II If I was president you'd be wanting to take tak It U easy Jn In the White House |