Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

vacation has been one of the most
pleasant in his experience.
He came here at the suggestion OF
Irwin r. Kirkwood. publisher of the
Kansas City Star. and owner OF
White Pine Camp. The region was
new to him and it Is not>because oil
any disappointment but because he
wishes every summer to go to some
place where he will have a complete
change that he will not retr~n to the
Adirondacks next sur
Life In the open and the hilerat-
ing air at this altitude of 1000 feet
have benefited him greatly while
Mrs. Coolidge has obtained a com :
plete rest at tn camp, whose seclu-
sion she seldom left from week to
week except when on SUNDAYS she
accompanied the ~"~-'fent church
The president tended to govern
ment business through daily visits
to the executive offices. The volume
of matter from departments in
Washington and by mail was 'n~~er
htan sual for a summer and was
disposed of with the assistance Of q
White House staff under the direc-
ton of Edward T. Clark as secretary
to the president after illness had
forced the departure of Secretary
Everett Sanders.
On . recreation side, Mr. Coo
lidge developed a keen zest for fish
ing, the only sport in which he ever
has shown much personal interest
Undertaken at first experimentally in
the opinion of many observers, the
sport soon fascinated him and he
spent many hours along the stream
sometimes wading in hip boots, and
at other times going out in boats on
the many lakes of the region. While
he landed some good bass and pick
erel. the brook trout claimed his
chief attention and that species he
sought under all coalitions Of weather
and tramping. remaining often until
darkness put stop to fishing for the
day.
Mrs. Coolidge, while developing nc
PERSONAL taste for fishing, enjoyed
life about Lake Osgood, on which
White Pine Camp is situated, and
often was seen in launch or a boat
on its quiet waters. She also tool
much pleasure in tramping about the
woods of the camp preserve in com.
pany with the two White House Col.
lies. Rob Roy and Prudence Prim.
Few automobile rides Ore taker
by Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge durins
their stay here. although every Sun
day they went to Saranac Lake, /:
miles away, for services at the FRS
Presbyterian Church, and once the,
drove to Malone. over so miles t.
the north. Twice the Presiden
made public trips to the surround
ing region, first. Plattsburg. 20 mile
away, to review the citizens mill
tary training camp, and then t,
Topper Lake and beyond, a rounc
trip of 100 miles, to inspect vet
Grams hospitals and camps. And il
early August he left for six days TO
visit ct his boyhood Home in Ply
mouth, VT.
Many visitors, however, came t,
White Pine Camp to be house guest
while yet more were received by tn,
President at the executive offices
They included many members of tn,
cabinet, diplomats. senators and con
greSSmen, representatives of tn,
farmers and business men represent
ing many fields of industry ant
finance.
In the views they set forth to Mr.
Coolidge they presented a cross sec
ton of public opinion on a Nid,
range of current questions. Most o
them emphasized the economic ant
business condition of the country