Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
PRESIDENT HOLDS
CAVALRY REVIEW
Mrs. Coolidge Assumes
Housekeeping Duties as
Miss Riley Is III.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Corresnnndent of The Star

RAPID CITY, S. Oak, June 90
From the front steps of the executive
offices President Coolidge today re-
viewed five troops of the 4th United
States Cavalry marching through
here on an overland hike of 377 miles,
from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., to
Fort Meade, s. Oak. Led by Col.
Osman Latrobe, the regiment, which
is known everywhere in the West for
it's record as an Indian fighting out
fit, the horsemen-2SS officers and en-
listed men-passed before Mr.. Coolidge,
who saluted the commander and colors
and stood at rigid attention through
out the ceremony. Mrs Coolidge and
Col Blanton Winship, the Presidents
military aide, stood Immediately be-
hind Mr.. Coolidge.
Troops i'm Fine Trim.
Men and horses alike appeared to
be in fine trim, despite the fact this
is their fourteenth day on the road
They are due to reach Fort Meade
late in the week. There was no adj
vance notice of the review, but, de-
spite this fact, several hundred towns
people and tourists gathered in front
of the high school building, which
houses the executive offices, to wit
ness it.
Mrs. Coolidge will be compelled to
divide her time between play and
work for some little time to come.
Commencing today, she took over the
duties of housekeeper for the Sum-
mer White House. to take the place
made vacant temporarily by Miss
Ellen Riley, who has been housekeep-
err at the White House for two years
and who has to go to a hospital at
Rochester, n. Y, for an operation.
Although the Summer White House
is bound to be fairly we'll stocked
with provisions and household needs,
when Mrs. Coolidge assumes her new
duties she is bound. if necessary,
however. to go to Rapid City to make
a number of purchases.
Mrs. Coolidge accompanied the Pres
ident in the automobile and attended
to her commissary duties while he
went to his desk at the executive Of
fee.
Garden Not Complete.
The vegetable garden near the game
lodge does not produce some of the
vegetables of which the President and
Mrs. Coolidge are fond. such as sugar
corn. tomatoes and lettuce and onions.
and 1t has been necessary to purchase
these at the stores at Rapid City, as
well as berries and melons. 1t has
been explained that the altitude of the
Black Hills and the climate prevent
these things from thriving.
Mrs. Coolidge did not seem to mind
1T in the least that circumstances com.
PEELED her to change her daily routine
10 n H..
housekeeping. On the contrary. she
appeared to relish the idea and en-.
tered upon her activities this morning
as though she looked upon it more
as lark than actual work. She
round time, however, to walk UP the
hillside in the rear of the game lodge
to pick some fresh wildf1owers before
breakfast. which she placed, in their
vases, in the various sitting rooms.
AbandOns Fishing Trip.
The President arose earlier than
usual this morning, it having been
his intention to go fishing up in the
hills, but when he made his appear.
ance he was informed that the trails
were bad, resulting from heavy rains
last night, and he with considerable
reluctance abandoned his plans and
decided to spend the morning at the
executive office. The President has
become interested in tales regarding
the abundance Of trout in some of
the smaller streams up in the hills
and he has expressed an eagerness
to try his luck at these places.
Col. Latrobe, the newly appointed
comma nder Of the 4th Regiment Cav
airy now stationed at Fort Meade,
this State, detachment of which Is
doing guard duty around the game
lodge, was dinner guest last night
Of the President and Mrs. Coolidge.