Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
PRESIDENT RESTED.
AFTER PARK TOUR
Party Due al Custer, S. Dak.,
Early This Morning on
Special Train.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent OF The Star,

President Coolidge is tonight speeding
back to the Summer White House, in
the Black Hills. greatly invigorated
and rested by his weeks vacation in
the Yellowstone National Park, the
first genuine vacation he has had since
becoming President.
The outing was a complete success
In every particular, especially the re-
taxation and interest offered to the
President. His physician said tonight
that the President was never better
in his life, and that these few days
during which he was completely oil
vorced from the cares of his high Office
were just what he needed.
With Renewed Strength.
1t will be with renewed strength
and vigor that the President will re-
sumo his work early Monday morning
at the executive office in Rapid City.
During the Yellowstone vacation the
President attended to no governmental
business. No official mail was sent
to him, and fortunately there was no
pending problems to fret him or to
require his attention during this happy
period. Although he left his desk in
good shape and clear of papers when
he departed for this trip, it is natural
to. suppose that there has been quite
an accumulation of routine business
awaiting his return.
There is every reason to feel that
Mr.. Coolidge will be extremely busy
between now and the short time re-
manning before the President will be
h ding back for Washington. Sew
eral important appointments are
scheduled before the departure from
South Dakota. One of these is under.
stood TO be with Senator Curtis of
Kansas, Republican leader of Il Sem
ate, which conference is expected to
settle the question of a special session
of Congress this Fall. Senator Bling
ham of Connecticut, who has just re-
turned from a trip to China. is eX-
pected to call at the Summer White
House the coming week.
Party Arises Early.
The presidential party was up
early this morning so as to leave the
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in
time to reach Cody, Wyo.. nearly 100
miles distant, where the Presidents
special train was waiting to start on
the return trip to the Black Hills at
1 o'clock this afternoon. The long
motor trip to Cody, 80 miles of
which was through the Shoshone Ma
tional Forest, carried the party
through a picturesque and interest
ing country. The trail followed the
Shoshone River, and several times
the party paused along the way 10
look at some beauty spot o" other
point of interest.
At Sylvan Pass, high up in the
Absaronta Range Of mountains, the
caravan stopped for 20 minutes to
permit those members of the party
VIII Il IN oct L.
fast before leaving the canyon to OBJ
tain something to eat and to permit
the President and Mrs. Coolidge and
others in the party chance to warm
themselves before the huge open fire
in the Sylvan Pass lodge. During
this pause the President and Mrs.
Coolidge walked through the souvenir
store attached to the lodge, and Mrs.
Coolidge made several purchases, one
of them an inexpensive bracelet.
Greeting From WashingtOnian.
At Sylvan Pass the party crossed
the line carrying them beyond the
borders of Yellowstone Park. Al
Holm lodge, a few miles farther on,
the caravan paused long enough for
the President and Mrs. Coolidge to
respond to an enthusiastic greeting
from Daniel E. O'Connell, Washing.
ton editor. and party Of friends
and cowboys irony a dude ranch in
the neighborhoodSI
The mex. stop was at the Shoshone
Dam, the waters of which form Sho-
shone Lake. This dam, which was
built by the Federal Government for
irrigation purposes, is looked upon as
one of the great engineering feats of
the West. The dam is 200 feet long
at the top, but only so feet long at
the bottom. 10 feet thick at the top
and 10S feet thick at the base. This
project has been constructed in mar
row canyon, the granite walls on
either side extending more than 500
feet above the level of the dam.
Buffalo Bill Tour.
Before entering the little city of
Cody, named in honor of its founder,
Buffalo Bill William +. Cody. famous
Indian fighter, Army scout, frontiers.
man, and wild west Snowman, the
presidential party visited the hand
some equestrian statue erected in
memory of this noted character. The
entire population of more than 1000
was on hand to extend a warm vel.
come when the party arrived at the
city of Cody. The caravan drew up
in front of the Buffalo Bill Museum,
to resemble the ranch house in which
Col. Cody made his home near the
city of Cody for so many years. The
party was shown some of the more
interesting relics of Col. Cody, and be-
lore leaving the building, Mrs. Cool
idge was presented with a large bou.
quet of wild flowers and a bright col
Ored Indian blanket by Miss Jane
Carlow, 18-year-old granddaughter of
Col. Cody. From the museum to the
railroad station, a distance of a little
more than a mile, the party was es-
corted by more than a score of horse
men, nearly all of whom were decked
out in cowboy outfits, and when their
mission was. completed and they
turned to ride off, they gave the party
q series of lusty ZIP Yips."
President Views Landscape.
The train ride during the afternoon
was an uneventful one. The President
and Mrs. Coolidge sat in the drawing
room part of their car and looked out
on the passing landscape. They
waved responses TO the occasional
gatherings at crossings or the infre-
guent railroad stations. At Powell,
the President left his luncheon long
enough to permit him to go to the
platform to bow and wave to the more
than 100 persons who had gathered
on the station platform. The train
slowed down. but did not come to
stop.
The President found time during the
afternoon TO get in a good, long nap.
Meanwhile. Mrs. Coolidge and John
talked as they looked out on the coun.
try sweeping before their eyes.
The Presidents special is scheduled
r to arrive at Custer, s. OAK, before
s O'Clock tomorrow morning The
party will not leave the train. how
ever, until after o'clock. The ride
from Custer to the Game Lodge,
matter OF Is miles, will be made in the
White House automobiles