Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-20
PRESIDENT VISITS
NEW.C. Of c. HOME
Pays Informal and Unexpect'
ed Call While on Morn
ing Stroll.

President Coolidge made an un-
expected and informal visit at the
newly completed building of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
at Connecticut avenue and Fl street,
this morning. The President was
taking his customary early morning
stroll when, as he was passing the
handsome building which he is to
dedicate formally next Thursday
night, the idea struck him to take
u look at the interior.
1t was o'clock when the President
and Col. William Startling of the
White House secret service, who was
walking with him, entered the build
ing unnoticed. They were wandering
about the first floor corridor when
David Skinner, secretary of the
chamber. who had come 10 office
.arly to make ready for 1t board
u.eeting, recognized the President.
-tfter welcoming him he escorted the
President about. Mr.. Coolidge was
especially Interested in the large
auditorium, which will scat more
than 1000 person, and in which the
dedication services he is to address,
will be held Thursday night.
The President expressed himself
rs being greatly impressed with the
building and told Secretary Skinner
that the members of the chamber
have every reason to be proud of
their national home.
Motors to studio.
Half an hour later the President
r7otored to a Photographic studio on
= street and sat for number of
photographs.
There is no Indication at the White
House that the President will change
lis mind about remaining i'll Wash
inston during the remainder Of the
campaign. Every day a story Is
printed somewhere in tho country that
trip to this or that place TO make d
trip to this or that plac eto make a
campaign speech, but these are at
once contradicted at the White House
with the explanation that the Presi-
dent intends to stick close to his desk.
President Kept Busy.
Mr.. Coolidge is kept busy with
routine business and with several i'm
portant national problems he must
dispose of In a short time. Besides
This his correspondence, with the
campaign on the homestretch and
with the next meeting of Congress
less than two months off. is unusually
heavy, and the daily numb>r of callers
1T the White House is on the increase
The President is limiting his par
ticipation in the campaign. as here
tofore to conferences with party lead
crs and with making a brief address
now and then in Washington. The
President is impressing upon his po-
liticdl callers the necessity for con-
rentrated organization work to get
out the vote. and to this end he is
doing everything he can to assist
The President has not made up his
mind whether he Will cast his vote
Inv VI q tYh c
home in Northampton, Mass, to cast
his ballot in person.
Works on Speeches.
In his spare moments the Preside ut
IS working on several speeches he is
70 make in the near future. The first
Of these will be Thursday night at
the exercises incident to the dedica-
ton of the new home Of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Con-
necticut avenue and H streets. He
will attend the banquet to be held
at the Willard Hotel Friday night
by the Near East Relief and will
make a brief address.
Sunday night he will deliver a
speech which will be radioed from the
White House to the meeting in the
Pennsylvania Hotel of the Federation
Of Jewish Charity organizations. He
has accepted an invitation to speak at
the closing session October 80 of the
National Negro Ministers Interde-
rominational Alliance which opens its
goth annual convention here tomor-
row.
President and Mrs Coolidge attended
services at the First Congregational
Church yesterday morning. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Frank w
Stearns and Charles A. Littlefield of
massachusetts, who are house guests
Commander Evangeline Booth. ma
tional leader of the Salvation Army
preached a the First Congregational
church service. After the sermon she
was escorted by the President down
the aisle to the sidewalk. Col. Rich
ard L. Holz of New York, chief sec
retary of the eastern territory of the
Salvation Army. accompanied Mrs.
Coolidge to the street.