Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
BIRTHDAY PLANNED
BY MRS. COOLIDGE
Special Cake Arranged for
President, Who viii Be
SIS Monday.
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Special Dispatch to The star.
STATE GAME LODGE. Black Hills
q Oak. July 1.-The Summer White
House is to be the scene OF an inter
esting celebration Monday, wheh Ma
tional INDEPENDENCE day and the fifty
6fth Anniversary of the President s
birth are to be appropriately observed
Mrs. Coolidge is personally directing
the preparations which are intended
10 mark this day in grand style. one
Of the features of the celebration VIII
he the cutting of a huge birthday
cake. loaded down with icing and can
dies. Also there will be special deco
rations. including flags and flowers,
about the lodge. and of course per-
sonal birthday gift from Mrs. Coohdge.
Mrs. Coolidge has found time TO pur-
chase all the little things necessary TO
complete the picture of happy birth
dav celebration. Besides these arti-
cles for the birthday party in her nus
bands honor, Mrs. Coolidge purchased
an immense bundle containing fire.
crackers and fireworks which will be
used in celebrating Independence day.
Enjoys Giving Surprises.
All of these purchases were made
without the Presidents knowledge.
or course he will look forward to some
observance of Independence day. but
he will be unprepared for the various
surprises his wife is arranging. She
eniovs getting up surprises like TINS
for the President. and she wants THIS
wears celebration TO excel those OF
former years.
During a discussion with friends of
the plans she is making Mrs. Coolidge
appeared as light-hearted and as gay
as a schoolgirl. She remarked that
the President always pretends that he
would rather not have any russ MADE
over his birthday, but that she has
done some little things in the matter
OF observance ever since they have
been married, and that not once has
the President failed to show his appre-
citation and happiness.
Special Cake Planned.
Another feature of the birthday cele-
hration will be the personal part Mrs.
Coolidge will take in the actual max
ing of the birthday cake. She dug out
her old book Of recipes and after going
over these with katherine Buckley,
the principal White House cook, who
is presiding over the kitchen at the
game lodge, and after some delibera-
ton following this important confer
ence, she made the important decision.
She did not want just an ordinary
birthday cake, but something unusu-
ally good-Something which she knew
would please the President.
Other than remarkng that the cake
was going to be something grand, Mrs.
Coolidge would not divulge any of the
details. She laughingly remarked that
she would guard her secret; besides,
she wanted it all to be a real surprise.
Neither would she give the slightest
intimation of what she had purchased
for the Presidents birthday gift.
Citizens to Celebrate.
The indications are that the Sum-
mer White House will be a lively and
happy spot on the Fourth of July.
Besides all the preparations being
made by Mrs. Coolidge, their neigh
bors and the citizens of the nearby
towns have indicated that they intend
to take some special notice of the dual
celebration. 1t is thought likely that
there will be many callers du1ng the
day and evening.
The gayety of the occasion will be
enlivened by the presence of the ia
nous Cowboy Band, which is coming
all the way from Terry, Mont. simply
for the purpose of serenading the
Chief Executive.
This picturesque outfit is expected
to arrive at the lodge some time early
In the afternoon and the advance re-
ports are that it will give a concert
that will last throughout the rest of
the day and as long into the night as
Is agreeable to the President and his
wife. The advance agent of this band
boasts that his players never tire out
and would play all night if the Presi-
dent would say the word