Evening star., 1927-09-09
RAPID CITY OFFERS
PRESIDENT TRIBUTE:
COOLIDGE RESPONDS

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Spouse and the taking of a pano-
rama photograph of the huge gath,
ering.
This occasion not, only furnished the
citizens of this city an opportunity
to fittingly express their gratitude
and esteem for the President and Mrs.
Coolidge and to express their regret
at their leaving for the East, but
it afforded many their first chance to
see these distinguished visitors. AL.
though the Summer Capital has been
out here for three months, there were
any number of store clerks and fac
tory and mill hands whose work made
it impossible for them to be on the
streets at the time either the Pres
ident or Mrs. Coolidge was passing.
With the temporary suspension OF
nll business today, the opportunity
coveted by these less fortunate citi.
zens was presented.
R0using Send-Off.
The indications are that there will
he a tremendous crowd at the sta
tion here tonight to give a rOusing
send-off to the presidential party when
the special train departs for Wash.
ington However. nothing of for
mai nature has been arranged as a
farewell demonstration at the sta
ton. What transpires there will be
informal and impromtu.
The last day of his stay in the
Black Hills found the President at
his desk in the high school building
at $40. BY the time the hour for
the citizens demonstration arrived
he had his desk cleared of routine
business. In the meantime the Office
force was busily engaged boxing up
the executive papers and file indexes,
preparatory TO shipping them back Ia
the White House.
Intense Packing Activity.
The State Game Lodge, which has
been the home of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge during their stay in
the Hills, has been the scene of in
tense packing activity for the past
three or four days. 1t was announced
informally that before noon today
everything will he i'm readiness for the
presidential family to leave. although
the special train is not scheduled to
start until tonight.
The game lodge will be opened to the
public Monday. G. c. Gideon, man
ager. who has been the President s
outdoor companion this Summer. an
nounced this morning.
Reservations already are being
made for rooms in the lodge. There
has been a great scramble on the
part Of those who are seeking reser-
Vations TO land the rooms in which
the President and Mrs. Coolidge slept.
1t is understood that Senator Norbecl<
of this State, who had considerable
to do with the Presidents coming to
the Hills this Summer. and who has
for more than two months been liv-
ing with his family in one of the
tourists cabins not far from the lodge,
will be given these rooms.
Will Leave Tonight.
When the Presidents special train
leaves here tonight it will make very
few stops en- route to Washington.
1t Is scheduled to arrive in Union Sta
ton Sunday night. The first stop
will be at Brookings, s. Oak. to-
morrow morning, where the President
will make an address incident to the
dedication of the Lincoln Memorial
Library at the South Dakota state
College.
The President and his family will
go direct to the White House from
Union Station, and Monday morning
will find him at his desk in the exec
utive office, ready to resume the Ma
tons business.