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Show C90LIS&ES fom SF PLUS! FOOD 'Mac," Their Boston Waiter, Talks About Their Simple Gastronomic Tastes. Boston Mass, Much has been written writ-ten lately about the simple tastes and unassuming ways of Calvin Coo-lidge, Coo-lidge, now president of the Unitea State, and of Mrs. Coolidge, and those who are well acquainted with them say this simplicity permeates their life. When Coolidge was governor gov-ernor of Massachusetts he and Mrs. Coolidge made their home at the Adams house, and their regular waiter wait-er tihere, "Mac," who is known to-many to-many hundreds of Bostonjans, told a writer for the Boston Sunday Advertiser Ad-vertiser a lot about their gastronoml-cal gastronoml-cal tastes. Said he: "Their breakfast order was always-the always-the same 'Two Special No. l's, grapefruit for Mrs. Coolidge and orange for me.' "Special No. 1 never varied. It-consisted It-consisted of two small pots of coffee, cof-fee, graham muffins and fruit. "Mr. Coolidge would give the order-and order-and call for a clean glass and a whole orange. He would squeeze the orange himself into the glass and drink tlhe juice. Silent at Meals "Mrs. Coolidge always had half a grapefruit. "They were generally alone at breakfast, as their boys were at- . school and only visited them in. vacation time. Once, though, when-the when-the boy3 were there, they wanted ham and eggs for breakfast. Mrs-Coolidge Mrs-Coolidge ordered it for them, but when the governor found it out, he-frowned he-frowned on giving the kids meat for breakfast. "They were seldom at my table for lunch, as they were both often gone all day. But they would be-back be-back for dinner, unless they wera-dining wera-dining out. "Then Mrs. Coolidge used to order a chop the way you do," interpolated interpolat-ed "Mac," who has an uncanny memory mem-ory for the likes and dislikes of every one of his patrons. "Sometimes she would have a. steak. But Mr. Coolidge always mada his dinner on cereal usually grape nuts and tea or milk. "He was just as quiet at their family meals as he is in public life. Hardly ever said a word. Breakfast over, he would go away in silence. "They seldom had guests, except Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, who were with them frequently. "Sometimes there would be one or two others with them at dinner. Oa those occasions Mrs. Coolidge would try every way in the world to gee him to join in the conversatioft Nothing doing. He would look andt listen, but hardly ever opened his mouth except for his grape nuts. Once in a while he would shoot & little smile like this " and for a. fleeting instant "Mac" was the living liv-ing image of tha President. Lapsing back to his natural expression, ex-pression, which is intense but amiable, amia-ble, "Mac" continued : "He is a hard man to get at, if yous know what I mean. But when you once do get at him, you find ne has one of the best hearts in the world. All Liked Mrs Coolidge "But for kindness and a charming manner combined, Mrs. Coolidge was the one. Every waiter In the dining; room liked to serve her. She was always al-ways considerate, always appreciative apprecia-tive for anything dona for her. If Mrs. Coolidge once knew you, she knew you everywhere, no matter where she happened to meet you. In the hotel corridor, or in the street, she would always bow. She's a fine woman. "I used to look at those boys, and! their good manners, and wonder how she did it. But then, bringing up six. (Six little McKeoughs, remember.) "I said to one of my boys the other day, 'Look at young Calvin Coolidjre. His father's President of the United" States, and he's looking for farm work at $3.50 a day. 1 suppose if I was president you'd be wanting to take it easy tn the White House." |