Evening star., 1925-06-01
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
DIES; LIVED IN D. c.
Was Assistant Secretary of
Treasury and Prominent
Here for Years.

Louis A. Coolidge, former Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, past presi-
dent OF the Gridiron Club and promi-
nently identified In this city, died at
his home in Milton, Mass, yesterday,
according to word received here to
day. Mr. Coolidge was for many
years we'll known newspaper CORE
spondent and prominent In business
and political circles here He was a
former treasurer and director of the
United Shoe Machinery Co.
Mr.. Coolidge had been in falling
health since the close OF his unsuc-
cessful senatorial campaign last Fall,
when he ran against former Speaker
of the House, Frederick II. Gillett,
who was elected. Death was due to
liver trouble, it Is stated.
Was Newspaper Man.
sBorn In Natick, Mass, October g.
1861. Mr.. Coolidge was graduated
from Harvard University in 1883 and
soon after Joined the staff of the
Springfield Republican. later becom-
ing night editor of that paper, which
position he resigned to become private
secretary to the late Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge.
In 1891 he became a Washington
newspaper correspondent, serving for
the old Boston Journal and New York
newspapers, and in 1904 became di.
rector of the literary bureau of the
National Republican Committee. In
February, 1908, he was appointed AS.
sistant Secretary of The Treasury. A
year later he was made treasurer and
a director of the United Shoe Machin.
cry Co.
From then to the time Of his death
diFncfn~ -
several corporations, clubs and so
cietieS.
Held Many Positions.
In addition, he had been chairman
of the welfare department OF the Ma
tional Civic Federation, chairman of
the national committee on welfare
work of the Council for National De.
Tense, a member of the Federal Ship
building Wage Adjustment. Board, a
member of the Inter-American High
Commission, was a director of the
League for Preservation of American
Independence. having been president
or the Massachusetts branch Of the
league; a director of the Constitutional
Liberty League of Massachusetts,, and
d director OF Community Service OF
Boston. He was also president of the
Coolidge Family Association
Mr.. Coolidge@as a delegate at the
Massachusetts constitutional conVen
ton In 1917 and was chairman of the
Massachusetts committee TO welcome
soldiers, sailors and marines on their
return from the war IN 19lS-1919. He
was director of the Bunker Hill
Boys Club. Long prominent in poIiti
cal circles, he was delegate to the
Republican national convention IN
1920.
Besides being president OF the Grid
iron Club. he was also a member OF
the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
clubs of this city and the University
and Authors clubs OF New York, the
Algonquin. Home Market and Uni.
versity clubs of Boston and past
president OF the Beacon Society of
that city, and also belonged to the
CITY Club, the Exchange Club, Ath-
letic and Harvard Club OF Boston and
other organizations.
Mr.. Coolidge was the author of sew.
eral wen known books. among them
An OId-Fashioned Senator" Life of
OrTille II. Plat" and also author of
several articles on the Republican
party In the Encyclopedia Britannica,
He is survived by his widow, who
lngton; a brother, William Henry
Coolidge, an attorney Of Boston, and
three children--Miss Margaret Cool.
idge and John Coolidge of Milton.
Mass, and Miss Helen Coolidge OF
Washington.
Many Of Mr.. Coolidgcs friends In
. Washington are expected to attend the
funeral.