Evening star., 1923-08-27
PRESIDENT SEES
LEADER OF WOMEN
Mrs. Upton Explains Plans
for Organizing Republican
State Groups.

President Coolidge was given an
idea this morning of what is being
done toward organizing republican
women preparatory to the campaign
of next year. Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton. vice chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the republican ma
tional committee. who has PERSONAL
ly directed the committees activities
among women voters. was with the
President for half an hour today and
described more important details of
the organization work.
MIS-. Upton said that women mem
hers of the national committee had
been selected in thirty-eigh states
and that the remainder would be de-
cided upon within the next month or
so.
SEEKS to Stir Interest.
The national committee is aiming to
stir up more interest among woman
voters than has been manifested in
the past Attention is being paid to
the organizing Of woman workers in
state groups, according TO Mrs. Upton.
Mis-. Upton said also that the COM
mittee is endeavoring TO develop dis
trict, county and state leaders. She
said that special attention is to be
paid to the development of group or
woman campaign speakers. She was
satisfied that women will be great
er factor than ever in the natlonai
campaign of 1924.
Sees Rail Kead.
Daniel Willard. president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, was in con-
ference for short time with the
President today. He said afterward
his good wishes.
Senator Ball of Delaware. chairman
of the District committee of the Sen
ate and author of the Ball rent act
called on the President to pay his
respects The senator said that this
was the first opportunity he hau had
to greet Mr.. Coolidge since becoming
Chief Executive.
According to Senator Ball. there is
some likelihood of the Rent Commits
, sion being extended for a year or two.
and probably longer. He said that wnllc
he did not care TO commit hlmsell re-
garding an extension, he knows or the
existence of sentiment among some
members of Congress for such move
1t has been represented that because
of extensive building the time Is COM
ing when there will be great need for a
tribunal such as the Rent Commission
to protect owners and builders In what
be described as a cut-rate rent war.
The senator has been advised that
many persons in Washington nave the
opinion that within the year the supply
of homes will be far in excess OF the
demand and should that situation
arise, owners and builders will have as
much use for the Rent Commission as
have tenants in the past
Among others who saw the PreS1-
dent today were Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. who said he discussed
only routine matters. and secretary
of Agriculture Wallace. who called
merely to present a friend. Represen-
tative Mclaughlin of Nebraska, Rev.
]. C. Olden, pastor of the Plymouth
congregational Church. and Rev.
Barkley of Kentucky.
Mrs. Coolidge did the strollinS for
the White House today. The Presi
constitutional for the first time since
he has been President, but Mrs. Cool
idge, shortly after breakfast, accom-
panied by Col. c. o. Sheriff.. chief
military aid of the President and
officer in charge of the public build
ings and grounds; walked from the
White House to the White House hot
houses and the propogating gardens
in the grounds just south of the
Monument.
Col. md Mrs. Harvey Mt White House.
Col. George Harvey. American am
bassador to Great Britain, and Mrs.
Harvey, are guests at the White
House. They arrived in Washington
yesterday, and it is understood they
will remain until Wednesday.
Col. Harvey saw President Coolidge
shortly after he assumed the Office OF
President, and when he went away
he said he would pay another visit
Before returning to London. AL
though the ambassador has not made
known the date he intends sailing for
his post 1t is thought he will be in
this country until the second week
in September. On the other hand
there are some in official circles who
are of the opinion that Mr.. Harvey
will very shortly resign to devote his
entire attention to writing.
Visit Mrs. Harding.
Col and Mrs. Harvey yesterday
afternoon motored to Friendship
and spent an hour or so with Mrs.
Florence Killing Harding.
President and Mrs. Coolidge fol-
lowed their usual Sunday routine
yesterday. In the morning they oc-
gregational Church, where they heard
a sermon on the "Pioneer Spirit" de-
livered by Rev. Nehemiah Boynton of
Brooklyn, n. Y, an intimate friend
and fellow Amherst alumnus of the
President.
Following the services, Rev. Mr..
Boynton Joined the Coolidges at the
White House and was their guest at
dinner.
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