Word: swampscott
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Swampscott came a lank stern Senator, gray-haired, level browed. In 1906-07 he had delved as an explorer into the wastes of Peru. Later he lectured on his discoveries at Yale and Princeton. Once he had been Governor of Connecticut for a few hours (TIME, Jan. 19, POLITICAL NOTES). During the War he had acted as Commandant of the Allies' largest flying school (at Issoudun, France). In the last three months he has made an investigation of Government air bases and air routes. President Coolidge, conscious of all this, shook the Senator's hand warmly, bid Hiram Bingham, Honolulu...
...drizzling rain the President and Mrs. Coolidge bid goodby to Mrs. Goodhue and started for White Court. Their route had apparently been kept secret and the dripping White House limousine passed through Holyoke, skirted Springfield, moved through Worcester. The journey of 145 miles to Swampscott was completed a leisurely five and a half hours...
...Swampscott a crowded calendar and several week-end guests awaited the President. In one hour he conferred separately with Postmaster General New Senator Wadsworth, Edwin Barclay (Secretary of State from Liberia) and a New Jersey delegation headed by Senator Edge...
...reports told that Mrs. Coolidge was taking swimming and diving 'lessons of Miss Mary Hernan in an ocean pool at White Court. An article appeared under Instructress Hernan's name in the Hearst Press: I met Mrs. Coolidge at Washington last winter and when I came to Swampscott this summer I met her again at the swimming pool at Little's Point, a private pool owned by the residents of that section of Swampscott. Only ten families are privileged to see Mrs. Coolidge while she is bathing...
...taken, disclosing that the Administration would have a majority of six in favor of joining the World Court. Senator Curtis, Republican leader in the Senate, tersely commented that no poll had been taken or could well be taken with the present scattering of Senators. Likely enough the newspapermen at Swampscott conducted the poll jointly at table during lunch...