Evening star., 1925-06-20
COOLIDGE TO Walk
AND SAIL FOR REST
Vacation Party to Leave
Without Any of Customary
| implements of Outing.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

For what is believed to be the first
time In history a vacation party is
about to leave the White House with
none of the popular implements of
vacation time going aloLg.
There are no golf clubs. no tennis
racquets, no fishing tackle, no guns,
rifles. Canoes-not even croquet
mallet. Two of the White House dogs
are going, Messrs. Rob Roy and Paul
Pry. but they are ornamental rather
than useful.
President Coolidge has determined
that his stay at White Court, on the
Swampscott shores of the Atlantic, is
TO be as quiet as he can make it.
There will be no games or recreation
other than an occasional walk and
still more occasional sail on the May
flower, which is to be anchored at
Salem, where she used to repose when
President Taft spent his Summers at
Beverly. The Coolidge trips aboard
the Mayfiower, will be just about as
brief in the sailing line as have been
his almost weekly excursions down
the Potomac River. The President
likes a short ride Of 40 miles or so and
then the peace of a ship at anchor
a sort of sense of isolation which you
can get in no other way. The Presi-
dent does not profess to be a deep-sea
sailor. SO his excursions this Summer
into Massachusetts Bay are likely to
be short ones, with no venturing out
side the hook of Cape Cod.
Limited Social Activities.
The north shore Of Massachusetts is
noted for its social activities and it's
country clubs, but. according to all
the information which can be cleaned
at the White House. the Coolidges will
participate but little, if any, in the
usual Summer festivities. Mrs. Cool
idge may have a few intimate friends
stop over for tea in the afternoon. but,
as she is not taking either OF her two
social secretaries along, the Inference
is plain.
No saddle horse is being taken to
SwampsCott for the President, and up
to the present time there have been
no arrangements to transship his cleo
trio horse, which he sometimes rides
for exercise. Only pressing public
matters will be brought to the atten-
tion of Mr.. Coolidge during his vaca-
ton period. He is not expected to
visit the executive offices in Lynn
more than once or twice during the
Summer, so the prospect before him
is much to his liking-plenty of time
for repOSe, quiet reflection and con
templa ton. Those about the Presi-
dent will attempt TO shield him as far
as possible from the casual callers, al
though the Summer White House will.
as always, be the Mecca for thousa nds
of tourists. who will want to see the
President and shake hands with him,
If possible They have the slimmest
possible chance Mr.. Coolidge has been
more than suffering in his hand
shaking bees at the White House here,
and. if the count be correct, he already
has shaken more hands in two years
than most of the Presidents grasp in
an entire term.
Liked Strenuous Recreation.
Other Presidents at other times
have prepared for their Summer vaca-
tions in an entirely different manner
from the Coolidges. President Hard
ing, his immediate predecessor. was a
lover of all outdoor sports. Golf and
fishing were his two greatest loves as
President, although earlier in life he
was strongly addicted TO tennis. That
was in the days before Marion. Ohio.
had a golf course Mr.. Harding also
liked a game of bridge in the evening.
Deep-sea fishing and deep-sea cruising
on the Mayf1oWer were also in his line.
President Wilson was an inveterate
very low score. Once at the Columbia
Country Club he almost broke 100.
missing the chance by a blade of
grass on his last putt at the home
green. President Taft also was
great golfer. and tourist. During the
Summer he thought nothing of so or
100 mile automobile ride in an after
noon. He also liked the longer
cruises on the Mayflower. When the
RooSeveltS would leave Washington
for oyster Bay the vacation i'm
pedimenta often filled an express car.
That family was in for all the sports
all the time. Even the sedate Mr..
Mckinley was fisherman.
But MIR. Coolidge likes to live his
own life, uninf1uenced by the activities
or customs Of his predecessors, and
so he is going to set a new precedent
as a vacationist. Late in the Sum
mer he probably will go to Plymouth
Notch TO pitch a little hay. Otherwise
the days and nights ahead of him are
to be filled with an extreme quietude.
(Copyright. 1920