Evening star., 1924-02-11
COOLIDGE IS READY
FOR NEW YORK TRIP
Speech Tomorrow Night Seen
important Step in Fight
for Nomination.

Arrangements were completed at
the White House today for Presi-
dent Coolidges trip to New York to-
morrow, where he is to make brief
address late in the afternoon at the
opening of the new quarters of the
Women's National Republican Club,
and a longer address in the evening
at the Lincoln day banquet Of the
National Republican Club.
The President will be accompanied
by Mrs. Coolidge, Rasco.n slemp, his
secretary; T.. T. Clark, his personal
secretary; Commander Joel T. Boone,
White House physician: Representa-
tive and Mrs. Smell and Z. c. Geiss-
ner. The party will occupy a special
car. to be attached to the rear OF q
regularly scheduled train that will
leave the Union Station about 1880
in the morning and which is expected
to arrive in New York shortly before
inston will start about midnight, the
party arriving in the Capital early
Wednesday morning.
First Political speech.
The presidential party on arriving
in New York tomorrow will go di-
rectly to the Women's National Re-
publican Club and after spending
about half an hour there will go to
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the
executive will rest prior to attending
the Lincoln day banquet in the same
hotel, which will start about o'clock.
The speech that the President is to
deliver at the banquet will be his first
genuinely political utterance since
becoming President. and will be taken
by many as the keynote Of his CAM
paign for the presidency.
While his address will primarily
serve as eulogy of Abraham Lin
coin, the President, 1t is known he
Will take occasion to express himself
clearly and forcibly on a number Of
national and political issues.
Ha. Bearing on Race.
1t is the opinion of many of the
Presidents intimates that this speech
will be the most important one he
will make prior to the Cleveland con-
vention and that it will necessarily
have a most vital bearing upon his
candidacy.
1t is not thought likely that Pres
ident Coolidge will leave Washing
ter as has been anticipated by friends
of the President. At least this is
the opinion of those who have been
with the President lately and have
approached him regarding a little
trip south to play and rest. To such
inquiries the President is represented
as having replied to the effect that
there are far too many matters Of
great Importance pending in Wash
ington that require his personal at
tention and presence here to permit
him to even think Of leaving the job
for only few days.
Phipps Gives Invitation.
Senator Phipps Of Colorado was
discussing the possibilities of a
southern trip with the President to-
day and when he left the White
House he said he felt very confident
that Mr.. Coolidge has abandoned any
idea he may have had Of taking q
short vacation between now and
spring.
Senator Phipps said that at the re-
quest of the officials of Augusta, Ga,
he extended to the President today
an invitation to be the guest of honor
Of that city in the event that he
should go south. Senator Phipps ex-
planned that the last time he was in
Augusta he was requested to give Mr..
Coolidge this invitation.
Richard WaShburn Child, who re-
Gently resigned as ambassador to
Italy, and who retires from the dipIo-
matte service tomorrow, called on
President Coolidge today to pay his
respects. Mr.. Child will hold his con-
c1uding conference with Secretary of
State Hughes tomorrow.