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...Vice President stated that the question of the seating of his hostess, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, at official dinners is not settled. He has notified the Secretary of State, Mr. Stimson, of his dissatisfaction "with the action of the former Secretary, Mr. Kellogg, and has asked for a reversal of it. . . . The Vice President feels that he is not bound by Mr. Kellogg's conclusion and has protested to Mr. Stimson...
...State Department went into a stew. Statesman Stimson hemmed, hawed, temporized. President Hoover asked the Vice President and the Ganns to dinner at the White House and escorted Mrs. Gann into the state dining room himself, with Mr. Gann bringing up the rear. But this meant nothing because present were no foreign diplomats' wives to point the issue of precedence. The question of a seat for Mrs. Gann-and Mr. Gann-was all-balled-up. Washington society buzzed like a happy beehive...
Statesman Stimson gave a second talk on the peace and contentment of the Philip pines. Some rude soul asked him about their independence. Ever diplomatic, Statesman Stimson replied: "Mr. Hoover's election was received with great enthusiasm...
Under the head of "problems" President Hoover had a neat stack of subjects awaiting the consideration of Statesman Stimson. Among them were: 1) Diplomatic appointments; 2) Policies on Mexico, China, Russia, disarmament, prohibition (the I'm Alone [see p. 12] etc.); 3) A new Governor-General of the Philippines...
Frank Billings Kellogg planned to remain over three days at the State Department to help Statesman Stimson pull on his rubber boots...