Evening star., 1925-06-25
COOLIDGE TO VISIT
GRAVE OF HIS SON
Plans Trip to Plymouth Next
Month on Anniversary of
CaIvin'S Death.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


SUMMER WHITE HOUSE,
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. June 25.-It
is considered likely that President
| and Mrs. Coolidge will motor to the
| old Coolidge homestead I'm Plymouth
VT, early next month for brief
visit. The authority for this infor-
nation explained that Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge want TO visit that little hill
side cemetery Of July Z, the ami
versary of the death of Calvin, jr.,
the youngest son. Also, the Presi-
dent Is anxious to see his father, Col
John Coolidge, whose health is re-
ported to be rapidly failing.
just what day they will leave
t'Swampscott has not been decided, it
is said, but it Will follow closely the
Presidents visit to Cambridge, July
3. when he will make a speech Incl
| dent to the celebration of the 15oth
anniversary of George Washington
assuming command of the Continen-
tai Army.
Makes First Appointment
The first official business transacted
! by the President since arriving yes
| terday was the appointment today of
i Harry Bassett of Indiana polls Ind,
/ to be a member of the United States
Employees Compensation Commission
Mr.. Bassett is a Democrat and Is
! named to succeed John j. keegan,
also a Democrat and from Indiana,
whose term on the commission ex-
pired more than a month ago. The
! two other members of this commits
! sion are Republicans. The salary is
$4,000 year. Mr.. Bassett had the
| Endorsement of both Senator Watson,
! Republican, and Senator Ralston,
| Democrat, and other leaders of both
! parties Of Indiana.
President Adjusting Self.
President Coolidge is now going
through the process of trying to ad-
| just himself to life at White Court,
! the Summer White House. From all
! accounts and appearances he is not
having an easy task. 1t is difficult
! for a man of the temperament and
| chacteriStic habits of Calvin Coolidge
readily to take to a life of ease and
a sudden change in his mode of liv-
ing.
Native of New England as he is, if
he didn't do little quick stepping and
shivering last night and this morning.
there Is something wrong. Lifelong
residents declared that the tempera-
ture is below normal for this time of
year.
| At o'clock this morning the ther-
mometer here registered 55, and a
heavy rain started to fall. 1t con-
| tinued well on up to noon.
Has Little to DO.
President Coolidge really is at a
loss how to spend this time. OF
course, ne is going to give a certain
amount of attention to the running
| of the Government, but this Is not
going to keep him busy. He has
some international matters to ponder
over, and some domestic problems,
but none of these is looked upon as
being of any great moment.
| While discussing his vacation today
some Of his friends said it Is un-
fortunate for him that he doesn't care
| for games and Is such a poor hand
at lolling around. The weather, how
ever, is good for reading, and that he
Is doing.
After about his fourth or fifth stroll
about White Court this morning, the
President turned to Frank w.
Stearns, his neighbor, and in half
serious way asked what he was going
to do to amuse himself Just what
Mr.. Stearns, the Presidents old-reli-
able and most intimate friend, replied
was not heard. At any, rate, the
| President kept on walking, but at
$50 the rain drove him to his library
The layout and landscape treat
ment Of the White Court grounds are
ideal in more ways than one. A very
! happy contrast in scenery Is afforded
On the ocean side there are no trees
and only an occasional bit Of shrub
berry. An entirely different aspect
greets you when you leave White
Court by the land entrance. The
grounds on that side of the house
are thickly wooded. Thus President
Coolidge can look from his east
window or walk to that side Of the
house and get all filed up with ocean
scenery, and when he gets tired ot
the marine effect, he can retrace his
steps and go out on the other side
and there Is nothing suggestive OF
water.
Late yesterday noon the President
and Mrs. Coolidge motored for hall
an hour or so. his drive taking him