Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-17
PRESIDENT TURNS
ROBUSTNESS CARES
Forgets Vacation for a Time
to Take Up Affairs
of State.
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he could find it convenient to be
present.
Three hundred editors, members of
the National Editorial Association,
with their wives and other guests, a
party of 500 persons, will be the first
callers to be received by President
and Mrs. Coolidge at the Summer
White House. in the Black Hills.
The visit will be at 2 pm. tomorrow.
There will be no handshaking, but
the President is expected to make
short welcoming talk.
The visit to the Summer White
House will be part of a two-day tour
Of the Black Hills by the editorial
association delegation. The party
will attend an Elk barbecue at the
new pavilion, about half a mile
above the lodge, before seeing the
President. Mr.. Coolidge has been
invited to the barbecue, but is not
expected to attend. After calling on
the President the editors will so to
Sylvan Lake, some 90 miles up into
the hills, for a buffalo barbecue in
the evening.
After his morning of fishing and
inspecting the State park, the Pres
ident, accompanied by Mrs. Cool
idge, made his first call yesterday
afternoon at the executive offices,
which have been established in the
high school building. He remained
only Is minutes.
Air Mail Service.
To expedite the Presidents mail be-
tween here and Washington air mail
service was inaugurated. Army air
planes are being used to connect with
the transcontinental line at North
Platte, Nebr. A plane will leave here
daily at 4 pm. to catch the eastbound
mail. Earlier in the day one will bring
mail for the President from the west
bound air mail.
Capt. Earl c. Ewarty is in charge
of the service. Three pilots, Lieut..
Morrison, Lieut.. Dyer and Staff Sergt.
HAYNES, have been detailed to fly the
planes.
Secretary Sanders said about "a
hours will be cut off the railroad time
in handling the mail. Except for the
fact there is no air mail line into
Washington, the time saved would be
greater. Army planes could be USED
from New York to Washington, but
It was felt the saving to be made
would not warrant the use Of so many
men and so much equipment. The
War Department has issued an order
that only the Presidents mail is to
be carried between here and North
Platte.
President Seems Pleased.
The President seemed to be pleased
with the quarters set aside for him IN
the school building. He was given
first-f1oor classroom with blackboards
on the walls and instructions telling
how to get out in case of fire. His
presidential flag has not arrived from
Washington, but will be here in day
or two to be put up in his room.
Mr.. Sanders and L. T. Clarke, the
Presidents other secretary, nave or
fees on the same floor. There is
telephone switchboard in the executive
offices manned by White House OPP
orator, so the President may talk di-
rectly from the lodge to Washington
If he desires. Three Of the regular
White House stenographers are on
duty at the offices here.
One can ride miles and miles on the
winding highway that runs to the
lodge without seeing sign OF man or
beast. Occasionally a large herd OF
cattle can be seen. There are few
birds in this section. Trees are few
and far between until you come within
a few miles of Custer Park. Such is
the nature of the undulating land
scape that the Presidents trail back
and forth to his Office offers to the eye.
Pride Over Guests.
warm-hearted South Dakotans do
not conceal their pride at having the
President and Mrs. Coolidge as the
guests of the State and, although only
a small proportion of them will get to
see either of them, and very few will
meet them personally, they are leaving
nothing undone to make them feel at
home. There is something touching
and admirable about the delight of the
people of the Black Hills country at
the establishment of the Summer Cap
ital In a State which has sharply dis
agreed with the President in political
matters.
AS evidence of the feelings Of these
people, they have agreed to do all
they can to give the President and
Mrs. Coolidge all the seclusion they
desire. Therefore, there will be no
informal dropping by to say ''howdy"
to Neighbor Coolidge and his wife.
The people will be content to know
that they are in their midst, and are
happy and comfortable. To make sure
that the Coolidges will like the place
from the start, gifts in profusion,
chiefly fish and wild game, have
poured I'm upon the Summer White
House. From all accounts this is
likely to keep up.
The President must soon decide
where he and Mrs. Coolidge will at
tend church. The pastors in the vari
Gus hamlets and towns scattered
about the Black Hills country are
eager for the honor and pleasure of
having the distinguished couple at
tend their churches, but no selection
has been made. There is a Con-
gregational church in Hermosa, ~
miles away from the lodge, and
as the Coolidges are of that de-
nomination it is possible they will
attend. The church is a small
white frame affair, typical of the aver
age frontier house of worship. In size
it is smaller even than the old Union
Church, where the Coolidges wor-
SHIPPED in Plymouth Notch, VT.
Sees HOld.up Site.
This little building was pointed out
TO the President on his journey to his
Office In Rapid City, but he made no
comment. Also during this ride.
which was the first opportunity the
Executive had had to actually take
in the great rolling country about
him, the car was stopped for a mo.
Inent or two at Deadwood Gap, and
the spot pointed out to him where the
famous old Deadwood coach, made
nationally famous by wild West shows
and writers Of Western stories, was
held up back In the frontier DAYS
The coach, according to the story
told the President, had a valuable
shipment of gold bullion at the time
of the robbery.
Cecil Gideon, former State game
warden, who operates a camping
ground for tourists not far from the
Presidents lodge, and who has spent