New Britain herald., 1925-03-04

on correspondence only He ap- parently had not yet decided whether 10 sign the legislative ap- propriation bill, which contains salary increases for the vice. president, members of congress and cabinet officers.
 Dawes Secs Reporters
 While he was eating breakfast, General Dawes. invited q group of waiting newspaper correspondents into his apartment. Many of them were old friends and as he ate he cracked jokes at the expense of most Of them, Meantime the troop of the third cavalry, which was to cscort him to the White House a little later, took up i,s position at the I' street entrance of the hotel. , \ white bulldog mascot tralled up behind fhc troopers and during the wait kept scurrying curlously around the heels or the horses.
 His urgent morning correspond "nce cleared away, President Coolidge sent for Director Lord of the budget bureau, presumably to talk over again tho legislative bill
 Streets Are Cleared
 By this time the hour for General Dawes departure for the White House was drawing near and the police cleared the l4th street side of the Willard of traffic. The cavalry "scort moved down to q post oppo- site the 14th street door, with their mascot gallopng along. The side walks of Pennsylvania avenue had been ropcd off with slender steel rabies along the stretch from the capitol but traffic was not to be barred from the broad thoroughfarc along which the president and vice rrcsidcnt-cIcct Mould go on their .ionrney to the capitol.
 Just at 10 o'clock the congress Sional inaugural committee, headed ny Senator Curtis of Kansas arrived at the Willard 10 escort the incom- ing vico-presidcnt and Mrs. Dawes to the White House.
 L!alds His old Pipe
 General Dawes directed his aides not to bring the congressional com nIttce np 10 his apartment and sent down word he would meet them in the hotel lobby. He then donncd q rutaway coat and T tall silk hat, and lighted up his famous upside down rlpc. Mrs. Dawes, attircd in a blue silk suit with fur Choker and q black hat, accompanied him as he took the elevator to the street floor.
 They had asked Edward Clifford, former assistant secretary of the treasury, 10 take charge of the two Dawcs children. who were to go to he capitol by a separate route and occupy special seats of vantage at the ceremonies.
 Meantime President Coolidge had had a chat in his office with Thomas W. White. budget officer of Massa = rhnsetts and an old friend, and had left for the White House proper without having signed the legislative biIl.E There remained a chance he would do so at the capitol before congress died at noon
 Cabinet Members Arrive
 The president found that most of his cabinet who were 10 accompany him to the capitol, already had reached the White House. They irove up in separate mOtorcars and were escorted into tho east room to await the coming of Mir. Coolidge and General Dawes, It was 1923 o'clock, eight minutes behind schcd- Tlc when the vice president elect and Mrs. Dawes, accompanied by the congressional committee, took their places iii the mOtorcars surrounded ny the cavalry escort, and started from the hotel for the White House,
 The party circlcd the treasury where Mr. Dawes had given scvcra years of his life to public service a! comptroller of the currency and flrs budget director, and entered th: northwest gate of the White Hous,