The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-23
PRESIDENTS JOB
Despite ST rain
MAS nice Side
He Gets the Trim Little May
flower to Cruise About
on Pleasure Jaunts.
TiHiCS WASHINGTON Bureau.
1922 NefD York ADPnnt

WASHINGTON, June 23.-How d
you like to be President long enough
to give one weekend party on the
yacht Mayfower?
This trim little boat which sails
Saturday for Swampscott. Mass.
with Julia Jongbloet, White House
cook. and the crew of $50 men on
board, will rest at anchor on the
Massachusetts, coast all summer to
await the pleasure Of the Coolidges.
Although the Mayflower is part
Of the Navy, aand operates as such,
it is detained to carry the President
wherever he wants to go, whenever
he wishes. 1t goes to Swampscott
on his order.
Roosevelt Used 1t
President Roosevelt used to take
it to Oyster Bay with him when he
went there for his summers, and
President Wilson used to have 1t
at Beverly Farms. President Hard
ing did not have a summer White
House, but he took some fairly long
trips to New York and Boston on
the Mayflower.
President Roosevelt was the first
President to have and enjoy 1t. The
boat was put into condition as a
yacht in 1902 and detailed for this
duty. 1t had formerly done duty as
a gunboat in the Spanish.American
war. 1t is pretty good sized yacht
l 1000 tons larger than J. P. Morgan's
"Corsair." The Mayf1ower is 5000
tons, 325 feet long and So feet deep
She is seaworthy and could go across
the Atlantic, if necessary. She has
taken trips to South America, the
Panama Canal, West Indies, Europe
and dow ninto the Mediterranean.
Coolidge Entertains Most
OF all presidents, however, Cap
tain Andrews, in charge Of the May
flower, estimates that Presto IT Cool
idge has used the yacht ne most.
Since Captain Andrews has been in
charge, probably 500 guests-Cabinet
officers and their wives, Senators,
Congressman and friends-have been
entertained on weekend cruises by
the chief executive.
There. is cabin and bath for
President Coolidge, with an adjoin-
ing cabin and bath for Mrs. Cool
idge, while on the next deck below
there are cabins to accommodate ten
guests. In one Of these rooms are
beds used by President and Mrs.
Wilson when they went TO Europe
on the George Washington. In an
other room are beds used by the
King and Queen of Belgium.
There is a nice little library, a
dining room with accommodations
for thirty, a reception room in which
is a grand piano, a Victrola and
enough space for moving picture
entertainment. A band Of fifteen
pieces is always available for dane
ing, which is enjoyed by Mrs. Cool
idge, if not by the President.
Furnishings Luxurious
On the upper deck smaller draw
ing room Is cozily fitted with built
in davenports, a fireplace in one end,
flowers on the table and gold fish
swimming in a glass bowl. Rugs and
furniture throughout the ship are
luxurious.
In the officers quarters are auto
graphed photographs of every Presi-
dent since Roosevelt.
1t is impossible to get figures on
the cost of operation of the Nav.
flower per year, inasmuch as these
are included in the Naval budget
along with expenses for all the other
ships.
The President pays for the food
used for the entertainment of his
guests on the Maytiewer out OF his
own salary.