Evening star., 1925-07-01
COOLIDGE ELATED
BY FATHERS GAIN
Strain Removed When Party
Returns TO White Court
From Plymouth.
RY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

ST MINER CAPITAL. SWAMI
SCOTT. Mass. July White Court
has been re-este bished as the Summer
White House with he return Of Preai-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge from tho old
Coolidge home. ct Plymouth. VI.
President Coolidge early today
showed no III effects from his le2-mila
automobile ride from Plymouth here
yesterday. The trip which was not
without its thrills and interest. was
made in eight hours and fifteen min
ntes. and hen the President nd his
wife responded TO the greetine Of wei
come extended by their friends and
neighbors. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stearns. who were awaiting them at
the entrance TO White Court they
said they had thoroughly enjoyed the
ride.
The President wa up and about q
his usual hour this morning Tele-
phone MESA ses were received by him
before he retired last night and this
morning conveying the information
that his father continued to improve.
and that there was absolutely no oc-
ca sion for further worry.
Strain Is Removed.
There was no mista king the fact
that President Coolidge presented a
different appea rance today from
when he boarded the special train Last
Sunday for the flying trip To his
Ia hers bedside. His mind has been
relieved by the. remarkabie recovery OF
his aged parent from the hurried
operation Snndsy.
Routine business has accumulated
during the Executives brief absence
and the President let il be known this
morning that he intends TO be busy
during the greater part OF today and
tomorrow. or until his desk is en-
tirely clear of Government matters
His secretary called al White Court
last night and informed the latter OF
all that had been ira Inspiring during
the Presidents absence. and left a
large batch Of papers for the Presi-
dents attention. The secretary was
AT White Court immediately after
breakfast today and dumped = cor
respondingly fat bundle of pa pere on
the Presidents desk for the latter 10
tackle. This business, the secretary
intima ted, is for the most part merely
routine matters and can be disposed
of quickly.
The President today laid aside his
work for more than an hour TO talk
with Gov. Fuller of Massa chusette.
This was his only engagement for TO-
day
Just before breakfast Mr.. Coolidge
walked about the grounds going sr
far as the rocks or the shore in front
of White Court. He stood alone there
for a few moments looking out 10 sea
Mrs. Coolidge. attired in white
with a silk shawl OF peach shs de-
and without a hat hurried over TO the
Stearns' home. a thousand Yards
away. Immediately after breakfast
and later she and Mrs. Stearns
walked about the grounds. devoting
most of their attention to the flower
garden. They We're accompanied all
the while by Rob Roy. the white
collie.
Enthusiastic Over Trip.
President Coolidge was enthusiastic
over the motor trip from Plymouth.
The ride was through country with
which he WAS generally familiar. He
and Mrs. Coolidge kept busy point
ing out objects OF interest along the
way.
In his wears of residence in New
England. Calvin Coolidge had often
passed IN an automobile over its
smooth highways. but it is doubtful
II any other ride held such genuine
interest for him as that of yesterday.
The route from Plymouth to
Swampscott was more or less Circuit
tous so as To meet the road condi-
tions. The fact that the President
was to make this journey had not
been heralded In advance TO any ex-
tent and the distinguished couple
would pass mila after mile without
being recognized Naturally enough.
many persons along the way looked
puzzled at the long cavalcade Of dust
covered automobile, speeding along.
New Englanders are just as curious
as anybody else. The little presi-
dental emblem on the side OF the
Presidents car, however. meant little
or nothing to them. and therefore
thousands of persons who looked at
the Presidents car and at the man
and woman sitting in the back seat
had no knowledge of the identity of
the distinguished passengers.
There were some. however, who dis
covered that the President and Mrs.
Coolidge were passing. Some had
heard of their coming and were wait
ing at advantageous points Ia get p
good look and 10 wave. This news had
been splendidly spread about kAane.
y. H.. and the whole town was out
Not far distant. at Nashua. the fact
that the President and the First Lady
we're passing did not cause ripple
The town was all wrapped up in
base ball game and the streets ware
practically deserted.
Party Pays Bridge Toll.
When the Presidents car reached
another end Of the Charleston Bridge
across the Connecticut River It was
abruptly halted by tall, lanky.
stern faced woman. who announced
in A cold tone. Toll, please While
Dick Jervis, chief Of the White
House secret service. who was riding
in the front seat OF the Presidents
machine, was searching in his pockets
for the required Is cents, the ANA
zon-like tollkeeper's gaze took in the
couple in the rear seat, but she did
not know who they were. Each OF
the II cars OF the party was stopped
for the toll. When the first news
pa per car was handing out its Is
cents some one asked the tollkeeper
II the short fellow in the first car
paid" Sure. why not was the
answer. THAT was the President
and Mrs. Coolidge" That little fel-
low with the red hairo" she remarked
as she turned TO the next X cents.
Gilsum. y. H., is little town of
500 souls and practically unknown
throughout the rest of the country.
but II il today thrilled with new
bride. 1t IL probably the happiest
and proudest village in America.
For the first time in its history
President and his party entered the
little roadside inn and had hurried
snack OF lunch, and then hopped In
the waiting cars and motored on.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge had
toast and tea.
lust before starting the journey
from the Green Mountain country
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