The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-09
COOLIDGE SETS
DATE OF BURIAL
NEW EXECUTIVE TAKES UP DU.
TIES QUIETLY, coNFERRING
WITH OFFICIALS ON FUNERAL
NO CHANGES. MADE
PRESIDENT ASSURED coRRE.
sPoNDENTs .HE WOULD coNTIN-
UE PRACTICES OF PREDECESSOR

UE PRACTICES OF PREDECESSOR
Washington.-President Coolidge has
put his shoulder under the burden Of
government and made ready to carry
on along the pathway pointed out by
| President Harding.
His second day as President was oc-
cupied with long succession of Off
cfal conferences, in which he gained
an initial grasp of his duties and re-
sponsibilities and made final plans for
the state funeral of his predecessor.
He signed the name Of Calvin Cool
idge, President of the United States,
for the first time to proclamation an
nouncing the passing of Mr.. Harding,
and calling on the nation to observe
Friday, Aug. 10, as a day Of mourning
and prayer.
Announcements of policy were with
held by the President, nor would he
Indicate whether he had in mind an
extra session of Congress.
Everything stands as it is" he said
to newspaper correspondents, until
you are notified to the contrary"
This statement applied to the cabi-
net personnel, and it was learned later
that the President hoped the present
cabinet members would not only re-
main to assist him but would refrain
l
formal designations. This hope he Is
said to have expressed personally to
all the cabinet officers now in WASH
ington.
In addition to his talks with depart
ment and bureau chiefs, Mr.. Coolidge
was engaged throughout the day in
conferences with Col. Clarence Sher-
rill, White House military aide, re-
garding plans for the funeral of Pres
ident Harding. In mourning for his
predecessor, he wore wide band of
crepe on the sleeve of his gray suit.
President Coolidge assured the news
paper correspondents that he would
continue the practice of his predeces-
sor in holding semi-weekly conferences
with them. He added that he would
be glad to give out any Information
and assist in the proper dissemination
of news from the White House.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is the text
of President Coolidge's proclamation
appointing Friday, Aug. 10-the date
Of the late President Hardlng's funer-
alas day of mourning and prayer
throughout the nation:
by the President of the United States
of America.
"a PROCLAMATION:
"To the People Of the United States:
in the inscrutable wisdom of Divine
Providence, Warren Gamaliel Harding,
twenty-ninth President of the United
States, has been taken from u.s. The
nation has lost a wise and enlightened
statesman and the people true friend
and counselor whose public life was in
spired with the desire to promote the
best interests of the United States
and the welfare of all its citizens. His
private life was marked by sentleness
and brotherly sympathy, and by the
charm of his personality he made
friends of all who came in contact
with him.
at is meet that the deep grief which
fills the hearts of the American peO-
pie should find fitting expression.
"Now, therefore, !, Calvin Coolidge,
President of the United States of Amer
lea, do appoint Friday next, Aug. 10,
the day on which the body OF the dead
President will be laid in its last earth
ly resting place as day of mourning
and prayer throughout the United
States. l earnestly recommend the
people to assemble on that day in their
respective places of divine worship
there to bow down in submission to
the will sof Almighty God, and to pay
out of full hearts the homage of love
and reverence to the memory of the
great and good President, whose death
has SO sorely smitten the nation.
I'm witness whereof have hereuntO
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
the fourth day OF August, in the year
of our Lord 1923. and the Independence
Of the United States the 14sth.
"By the President:
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
(Signed) CHARLES Z. HUGHES,
xSecretary of State.
1.-THE White House, Washington, D.
c., Aug. 4, 1928"