Evening star., 1927-06-13
PRESIDENTS PARTY
STARTS TONIGHT ON
WORKING VACATION
Coolidge to Take Big Staff
to Black Hills of
South Dakota.
SPECIAL 9-CAR TRAIN
NEEDED FOR RETINUE
Towns Along Route Prepare for
Demonstrat ons as Executive
Passes Through.

President and Mrs. COOHdSe VIII
leave Washington shortly after dark
tonight for the Black Hills of South
Dakota, where they will seek rest and
recreation during the Summer.
The President, at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon, will receive at the tempo
raray White House Baron Cartier de
MarChienne, who is retiring as AM
bassador to this country from Belgium.
Because - tie Pr nt's unusually
busy week end due to the visit of Col.
Lindbergh, the President was COM
PEELED to put aside considerable of the
business of his office to take part in
the Lindbargh celebration entertain
ment AS a result, the President en-
tered upon a busy day when he
reached the eXevuticve offices this
morning. His desk was piled high
with routine papers that required his
signature and no end of other matters
requiring his attention before leaving
for the West.
COnfers With Hughes.
With a view to giving himself as
much time as possible to devote to
work before leaving. the President
made few engagements today. Charles
L. Hughes, former Secretary of state,
who has been in Washington partici-
pating in the Lindbergh celebration,
called at the Presidents request, dur
ing which time they discussed several
matters concernin.s the naval limita.
tions conference to be held n Geneva.
The President is known to have been
anxious to receive Mr.. Hughes views
on number of disarmament prob
lens because of the latter's familiarity
with the subject. he having been chair
man of the American delegation to
the Washington conference in 1921.
Among other callers were Assistant
Postmaster General Glover, Represent
atves Aswell and Chindblon. Brig.
Gen. Lord, director of the budget. and
Gen. Hines, director of the Veterans
Bureau. all of whom called principally
to pay their respects to the President
before his departure.
In addition to disposing of the rou.
tine business and the clearing of his
desk of pending matters. and the re-
ceiving of friends. the President is to
make a brief address this afternoon
before the First International Con-
gress of Soil Science. meeting at the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
1t is the Presidents announced in
tention to devote the major part of
his time while away to the business
is taking with him Everett Sanders,
his secretary; Edward T. Clark. his
personal secretary, and several Ste
'noSrapherS and clerks. Because of this
large office force, and the 10 or II sec
ret service men, the dozen or so house,
hold servants and chauffeurs and the
unusually large number of newspaper
correspondents and news photograph
ers who will accompany the President,
the special train which will carry the
party to the Black Hills is consider
ably larger than usual. 1t is expected
that there will be at least nine coaches.
Takes Pets Along.
Inasmuch as the President has plan.
ned to spend the Summer in so COM
paratively a remote section of the
United States, farther west than any
preceding President established a
Summer White House. it has been
necessary to make considerably more
preparation to move the President and
his party and to establish the EXecu-
tive Office that far away. Besides the
personal effects of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge and those of their party
the special train Leaving tonight will
have number of large bo@y5 and
crates filled with official papera and
files and "+her business matters that
will be used in the conduct of the
Executive Office this Summer.
Mrs. Coolidge is TO take with her
on the trip her five pet canaries,
which birds she had with her at the
White Pine Camp in the AdirOndacks
last Summer. The two White House
collies, Rob Roy and Prudence Prim.
also will be taken to the Black Hills.
Ii was not learned earlier today
whether or not Rebecca. the pet rae
coon, will be taken along.
Travels Over Baltimore & Ohio.
The first leg of the long journey.
from here to Chicago, will he made on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. From
Chicago the honor of transporting the
party will fall 10 the Chicago & North
western Railroad. According to sChed-
ule the party will arrive in Rapid
city, s. Oak. whcr will be locate.
the Executive office and base of sup
plies for the Summer White House,
late Thursday afternoon
At Hammond. Ind. short distance
this side of Chicago, the President
VIII make an address tomorrow after
noon al the dedication OF Wicker
Memorial Park The schedule per-
mitS Il stop of two hours in Ham
mond, and the train will not reach
Chicago until late in the afternoon.
From then on to Rapid City there are
only three stops scheduled. mir
uteS at Madison, Wis. which will be
reached around or 9 o'clock tomor-
row night; Is minutes the following
at Huron. S. Oak. and half
an hour at Pierre. the State capital
There the governor of the State and
a large committee will be on hand
to extend an official welcome to the
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
Virtually every town along the
route through South Dakota has re-
quested the President to stop long
enough to permit a demonstra ton,
but, unless the President changes his
mind en- route, Pierre and Huron will
Do the only stops in the State.
Elaborate Plans Made.
Elaborate plans are known TO have
been made by the citizens of Pierre
10 give a tremendous welcome to the
presidential party, but it is understood
he party will not tarry long before
starting on the last leg of the long
Journey. which consists of a 32-mile
ride TO the lodge in the
State game preserve, which is to be
he home of the Chief Executive and
Mrs. Coolidge for the next three
months. The greater part OF this
automobile ride viii be over noun
ain roads and 1t is aimed to reach
he lodge before dark.