The Washington times., 1923-08-03
DUE
IN CAPITAL
At 1885
New President Sworn In at
Vermont Farmhouse at
2:47 A. M.
(continued from First Page)

SIDE q little table VITA his FIsut
hand appraised as his aged father
read the OATH:
II do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office Of Prests
dent Of the United States, and will,
protect, and defend the Constitution
Of the United States"
In the deep silence which fol-
lowed, Mr.. Coolidge replied:
II win, so help me God"
wife At Presidents Side.
Mr.. Coolidge immediately began
preparations to leave for Washing
ton.
Word had been received or PresI-
dent HaFding'e death &C midnight,
and during the interval until the
oath Of office ives administered,
in the little farm house.
AZ Coolidge took the cath his wife
stood near BY.
Mr.. Coolidge was dressed In q
black sack suit and black necktte In
token OF mourning for the late Mr..
Harding. Mrs. Coolidge wore black
also. Others present were Con.
gressman Porter H. Dale, L. L.
Lane, president Of the Railway Mail
Association OF New England; Joseph
II Fountain, editor Of q Sprinafiaid
Vt.J neWspaperI and u. g. GeIgser.
assistant secretary TO Mr.. Coolidge.
The new President hastily paclEpd
and at 7.aO departed by automobile
for Rutland to take the 9:5S train
for Washington.
BY the time he departed from the
Coolidge home news Of the tragic
event ct San Francisco had spread
over the countTpside and many per-
sons gathered at Plymouth.
Immediately after news Of Presi-
dent Harding's death was receive0
ct Washington. Secret Services
new National Executive. They were
to meat the Coolidge party, ana,
IN accordance with law and GUS
tom, take him under their guard.
Mr.. Coolidge received the first
news OF President Harding's death
from q telegram SAINT from San
Francisco by George @. Christian,
the late Preeidant's secretary. I'M
mediately Afterwards Newspaper
correspondents arrived ~ the Cool.
idge home with the information.
The information from Mr.. Chris
tian read.
Palace Hotel. San Francisco:
s3r. Calvin Coolidge.
plymouth, VT.
..Tlie President died Instantly
and without warning and while
converting With members ct hIa
family &c T:aOlsp. IN. His physicians
report that death was apparently
due 70 soma brain enapciism. prob
~D 1890 AZ ~ - y <1ysE:yp1rmrAAy 70.
At once the following message
was sent to Mrs. Harding at San
Francisco:
Mrs. Warren q. Harding,
San Francisco. Cal.
I'VE offer you our deepest SYM
pathy. May God bless and keep
VIM
CALVIN COOLIDGE,
GRACE COOLIDGE"
There il no railway line running
into Notch, the seat Of the Coolidge
home, and Hoon the roads were
choISed with motor cars.
The elder Coolidge met the first
detachment Of newspaper cerre-
apondents. at the door OF his home.
home. ~
1--WE were In bed when the tOle.
phone manager at Bridgewater
rushed In here and told us he had
iuat caught a flash that President
Harding was dead" said John &C.
Coolidge. 81 awakened my son and
daughter"
7 Family Were In Bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge hastily
dressed and rushed downstairs
where visitors already had begun
to gather.
Mrs. Coolidge wept as she ex.
claimed to the International News
Service correspondent:
Poor Mrs. Harding; do feel
90 sorry for her. She has been so
hopeful and brave. We are both
shocked by the news. We could
hardly believe It. We had made
up our minds that the President
was on the road to recovery. We
are astounded by the tragedy"
| The eldest of the Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge's sons, John had
departed wednesday for the mil.
itary training camp at Camp
Devens. He did not have an OPP
portunity until today to- learn that
his father Is now President Of the
| United St4teS.
The younger son, Calvin, jr., was
not awakened until after the oath
| had been administered to his father.
President Coolidge issued the
| following statement:
'"The world has lost q great
and good man. / mourn his loss.
He was my chief and my friend.
Tt will be my purpose TO carry
out the policies which he has be-
gun for the service OF the Amerl-
can people and for meeting their
RESPONSIBILITIES wherever they
may arise. For this purpose the
cooperation Of all these who have
associated with the President dur.
| ing his term Of office"
The new President showed his
| thoughtfulness by having a special
room prepared for newspaper cor.
respondents while awaiting the form
of Presidential oath from Washing.
ton.
Father SweArS Him In.
The elder Coolidge, deeply grieved
over the news OF President Hard.
ing's death. remained on the veranda
of his home. during the interval,
chatting in low tones with neigh.
bors who had gathered.
ut Is all so sudden one hardly
knows what to think" said the
Presidents father. I'VE are all
AoApiv shocked bv aad intAllI1-nnoA -