Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-02
First Lady Goes Ahead With
Plans to Celebrate, Hop
ing for Change.
FARM TIDE is TURNING
IN FAVOR OF COOLIDGE
Timberlake Says Veto Action Has
Failed to Lessen Regard
for Chief Executive.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK
HILLS, s. Oak, July with things
humming along nicely at the Summer
White House preparatory to an ap-
propriate celebration on Monday Of
independence day and the fifty-fifth
anniversary of the birth Of the Presi-
dent, the latter has not yet agreed to
declare full holiday on that day for
himself.
On the contrary, Mr.. Coolidge init
mates that he will go to his desk and
his executive office in Rapid City as
usual and work until noon. He is ac-
customed to working on holidays, es-
pecially so since becoming President,
and although he thinks it is a grand
idea to celebrate the anniversary of
the day upon which the American col
onies declared themselves free and in
dependent, and gets a certain thrill
from the fact that his own birthday
falls on this same day. he knows of
no reason why any one, most Of all
the President, should neglect impor-
tant business just because of holi-
day.
Works on Christmas.
Not once during the long period he
has been President has Mr.. Coolidge
failed to put in an appearance at his
office, not even on Christmas. Some
times he has remained at his desk
only an hour or so. There is some
thing in his nature that makes it
difficult to forget his work on such
occasions and to enter whole-heartedly
into the spirit of the day.
Regardless of the Presidents reluc"
tance to lay off Monday, Mrs. Coolidge
is going right ahead with her plans
for a glorious Fourth at the State
game lodge. She has let him know
in advance of some of the big
doings'' she has planned, but she has
held back some surprises. The latter
will be incidental to that part of the
days celebration to be given over to
the Presidents birthday anniversary.
Knows About Band.
The President knows about the COM
ing of the cowboy band from Terry,
Mont, and the Boy Scouts from Gus
ter, S. OAK, the only mounted troop
of Scouts in the United States. He
knows that the cowboy band is COM
ing prepared to do itself proud in the
matter of serenading the President and
Mrs. Coolidge and otherwise making
the day a lively and interesting one.
He is looking forward to having
some of the immediate neighbors pres
ent and he has invited the newspa-
per correspondents and photographers
who are covering" his vacation in
the Black Hills, to be on hand Monday
for the fun.
1t was he who suggested to Mrs
Coolidge that it would be a nice idea
to serve ice cream and cake and sand
wiches on the lawn, but he doesn't
know anything about the big birthday
cake Mrs. Coolidge is helping to make
for the occasion.
Goes Fishing.
Mrs. Coolidge may have been dis
appointed when the President today
talked about spending the morning of
the Fourth at his Office, but she ex
pressed no surprise. However, she Is
hoping he will change his mind when
the time comes.
Incidentally, too, Mrs. Coolidge may
have thought it peculiar that the
President this morning decided to pass
up the office and left right after break
fast with his fishing companions for
Squaw Creek. The clouds were heavy.
and it looked like it was going to rain,
but this did not cause the President to
stay away from the lure of this pic
turesque mountain stream. He pre-
pared himself for the weather by wear
ing a slicker and rubber boots.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge |
had as dinner guests last night |
representative Timberlake of Colo |
RADIO, William Olson. a practical dirt |
farmer from Wisconsin, and Fl. A. |
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