Evening star., 1925-02-08

| NJ "n1Ie Rouse a1ter EXHAUST
4 ing Journeys from all parts
of the country They arrived
on the heels of President Coolidge's
confession to the three college boys
who visited him recently that he was
averse to the bell-bottomed trouser
and still maintained partiality for
the good, old suspender which had
lent him it's support long. Two
pairs of the lot came from an en-
ploye of one of the largest suspender
firms in the country They were ac-
companied by the following letter:
"It afforded me great pleasure to
read of your sentiments on suspenders
/ am employed in an establishment
where there are 800 employees and
whore 100000 pairs of suspenders
were produced in the past year.
Things look very promising for 1925,
especially now that we have President
Coolidge to lead the band.
II am taking the liberty of mailing
you two pairs, and would feel proud
to know you will wear them. One
pair is of the lightest construction
made. 1t is soft on the shoulders,
has a long, easy stretch, and is quite
suitable for Sunday trousers when at
tending church.
II beg pardon for encroaching on
your valuable time. Wishing you
success in your most trying position
The author of this letter is one of
the thousands who annually send gifts
to the President The average person
usually does not receive gifts unless
he is born. married or has his tonsils
removed A President. however, can
barely call that d day I'm which at
least five or six gifts have not arrived
for him.
These are ordinary days. In the
holiday season the gifts multiply to
80 and 40 day. But even in years
in which nothing more significant than
a potato celebration occurs there VIII
be some $500 gifts year for the
President
CTRANGE as it may seem to average
~ gift recipients, some of these pres
ents are useful. When we buy tokens
for each other, tho tendency is to scorn
the seryiceable article, either because or
the implication that the receiver lacks
this utility or the assumption that he
possesses one such In other words, If
Friend Johns fingers are nipped, why
hurt his feelings by bestowing upon him
a pair of gloves? And if he has pair
why give him another? Hence John gets
a. black silk ribbon for his pince-nez.
President though Perhaps they SYM
pathize with his financial social obliga-
tions. which they fear may encroach on
his budget for necessities. At any rate
there are no scruples about supplying
him with shirts. socks and foodstuffs.
In fact there are regular donors who
honor the President with shirts, hose,
toothbrushes and even silk hats. Ed1bles
comprise everything from cheese. Just
.I. f1rr 70,
tempt at fudge, accompanied by letter
of admiration which must have been
written by her mother.
Gifts of victuals naturally depend on
the season. Thanksgiving always brings
four or five turkeys, but the White House
may receive quail. sausages and rabbits
feet without occasions. No sooner DO
apples, oranges and nuts make their
debut at the opening of the season than
the President receives a shipment. In
the Spring crisp lettuce and other vege.
tables wend their way into the White
House pantry
The following is a letter which accom-
panied gift of sweet potatoes to the
President
"I am sending you by express one
dozen North Carolina grown sweet
potatoes as a token of my appreciation
and congra tulations to you in your re-
eieCllOH. L dUl OtliS d pun tSidilt ldi III
er, but in one particular I rank as high
as ony one-I am an American, born
American citizen, and love the flag for
which our forefatherS fought and died.
The principles of the great Republican
party. for which / have always stood,
are very dear to me-
Most of these letters contain an out
pouring of the writer's sincere affection
for tb~ President and the country. The
only trouble about this one was-no, not
the potatoes-but that the well inten-
toned sender, in the excitement of his
unusual venture. rallied to paw the ex-
presSage, which had to be taken from
the president's personal account.
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FARMERS are not alone responsible
4 for President Coolidge's eight
pound increase in avoirdupois. Woman
cooks from all parts of the country
send cans of maple sugar and sirup,
cognizant of the Presidents weak
ness for these delicacies. A Western
professor recently donated basket
of herb wine, apples and walnuts, but
inexplicably accompanied his gift
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