Evening star., 1925-03-05
COOLIDGE At DESK
EARLY; INAUGURAL
HOSTSLEAVE CITY
President Shows No Sign of
Fatigue-Resumes
Normal Routine.
RUSH OF CALLERS TAKES
UP MOST OF MORNING
Capital, in Retrospect, Agrees
Ceremonies Yesterday Were
Ideally Fitting.


Ceremonies Yesterday Were
Ideally Fitting.
Washington awoke with dinicuIty
| this morning, gazed sleepily out upon
somber, sodden skies and smiled ma
Iiciously. Inauguration day had pass
ed under the benevolent radiance Of
! an Unexpectedly warm sun, already
/ the city had returned to its normal
routine, most OF the distinguished
| visitors were well on their Journey
| back home. and as the National Can
ttal yawned contentedIy il seemed to
say:
! Let it rain"
! -Four more years must eIapse before
| Washington will be called upon to
| set the scenes once more for the
I quadrennial drama Of another admin
| lstrations induction. And whatever
else may be said pro and con az to the
virtues Of simplicity, the Federal City
Is justly satisfied now that il COM
mitted itself well in the preparation
of yesterdays ceremonies.
President Back at Work.
! President Coolidge was at his desk
! at the White House at the usual
! hour this morning, showing no out
ward sign of having been fatigued
| oy the tense activities of his inaugu-
ration. While Washington and it's
! guests had been dancing away the
! closing hours of the long-awaited
| day and pushing its festivities far
into the morning, the President was
/ sleeping restfully in preparation for
! the work ahead of him.
/ But while most of the city showed
the strain of yesterdays nervous en-
! thusiasm, 1t was not the tired Wash
inston of old. AS the Inauguration is
reviewed in more collected fashion
the general reaction now Is that the
whole program was entire. fitting
the occasion. and especially the man
for whom 1t was planned The pa
rade was colorful and just long
! enough not to be firing, in the opin-
! ion of many persons.
President Ready for Rush.
Remarking that he felt fine, Presi-
J dent Coolidge told those who saw
him first this morning that he was
anxious TO start his work early that
he might be ready to receive the
| rush OF callers who would visit the
! White House to felicitate him, and
he was up shortly after s o'clock.
He plainly showed the beneficial re-
suits of a good nights sleep in his
clear eyes and good color.
Inspects Stands.
! The President again walked about
| the stands in front of the White
| House, bowing every now and then
I to workmen who had arrived early
| TO start razing them. Before leaving
| the structure Mr.. Coolidge stepped
! inf ~ ho fr1
| President Dawes stood while they
reviewed yesterdays parade. and after
surveying it for moment he walked
| down to the very spot at the rail
| where he had stood while the pageant
| passed. He remained there for a few
minutes and then returned to the
| White House, joining the members of
his family and the White House
guests, who had assembled downstairs
| for breakfast
/ While no one would have magined
| 1t from his facial expression and from
| his lack of comment, President Cool
! idge was greatly impressed with all
| that transpired yesterday. One of his
| most intimate friends said the Presi-
| dent felt very deeply the significance
| of the occasion and was very much
! pleased with all that had been done
| in his honor. Although the Presi-
| dent made only passing comm ent even
to his intimates, they have every as
surance that Calvin Coolidge was a
| happy man yesterday and that he
| had a full realization of the place
| he has won in the hearts of his coun-
| trymen-and of the tremendous trials
! that he must now face.
Callers Crowd Once.
President Coolidge was correct in
| his expectation of a crowd of callers
| today. He had scarcely arrived at
/ his office before the rush started
/ There were cabinet officers, Senators,
| Representatives, Republican leaders
I and old friends from various parts
/ of the country. They all wanted to
| be among the first to shake the hand
| of the executive on the beginning of
| his new administration.
| The Presidents first scheduled en-
/ gagement was with Frank B. Kel-
| logg, his new Secretary of State, with
| whom he conferred for nearly an
| hour. Secretary Kellogg said, upon
leaving the Presidents office, that
| they discussed variety of subjects
| dealing principally with international
| matters and matters pertaining to the
| administration of the State Depart
| ment.
| Secretary OF War Weeks too was
| among the early callers. The Presi-
! dents visitors, however, were not
| confined entirely to those who wished
| to extend greetings. The South Da-
| kota Republican congressional dele
! cation, headed by Representative
Williamson. urged the President to
/ appoint Senator Sterling, whose Tina
| expired yesterday, to the vacancy
existing on the International Bound
ary Commission between the United
| States and Canada
Women Among Callers.
Nor were the Presidents callers
| confined to those of the male sex, nor
! to those in political and official cir
| cles. There was large number OF
women, in groups and as individuals,
| who wished to extend their greetings
| to the Executive before leaving the
/ city. Gov. Billings of Vermont, who
was among the governors who par
| ticipated In the inaugural ceremonies
yesterday, as an old personal friend
| of the President, called and invited
him to participate in the proposed
celebration OF "Old Home day" in Yer
mont.
The Vermont executive told the
President that the matter of select
ing a date for this occasion would
be left in his hands. In other words,
he told the President that any day
next Summer that suited Mr.. Cool
idge would suit the people of the
Green Mountain State The Presi-