Evening star., 1927-05-27
PRESIDENT SEEKS
COMPLETE REST
Intimates Government Affairs
viii Receive Limited Atten-
ton During Vacation.

! 1t is President Coolidge's present
/ intention to do very little work while
| on his vacation this Summer, He has
intimated that he wants n complete
! rest from governmental affairs, and
those who are associated with him
have reason 10 feel that his visits 10
the executive office will be few and
far between.
Some of those with whom the Presi-
dent has discussed his Forthcoming
outing feel that jt is his desire 10 be
in the open as much as possible and
that his principal form OF recreation
and exercises will be fishing for trout
and walking. The President, how
ever. will take with him his secre-
tarics and a small force of stenog'
raphers and clerks AS has been his
custom in the past, but it is thought
that the work of these will be con-
fined largely to routine matters.
Question Practically Settled.
Although President Coolidge has not
vet announced that he has definitely
selected the Black Hills for his vaca
ton spot. there is every indication at
the White House that the matter has
been settled. Assistants to the Presi-
dent have been busy for several days
making plans for the establishment
of the White House in the Black Hills.
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota.
who has conferred with the President
practically every day this week re-
garding the vacation in the Black
Hills and who is assisting in making
arrangements for the establishment
of the Summer White House, called
again today to discuss details. Upon
his leaving the White House he said
that there was no doubt about the
Presidents going TO South Dakota.
despite the fact that no formal an.
nouncement has been made to that
effect.
The fact that the President will be
so far removed from the Capital has
caused those who are in charge of
the arrangements to consider the pos
sibility of establishing an air mail
service between the Presidents Sum-
mer home and Washington. Postmas s.
ter General New, following the cabi-
net meeting today. said the matter had
been brought to his attention, but that
from his advices it is doubtful il the
establishment of such service would
be practicable.
Col. Startling to Supervise.
Col. E. w. Starting, assistant chief
of the White House secret service.
who personally made an inspection Of
a number of the places in the West
offered for Summer home, and upon
whose report regarding the situation
the President is understood to have
selected that spot, will leave Washing
ton late this afternoon to return to
the Black Hills to direct personally
the work incidental to putting the
game lodge, which will he occupied
by President and Mrs. Coolidge. and
the executive office, which will be es-
tabished at Rapid City, 80 miles away.
in condition for the arrival of the
presidential party. He also will ar.
range for extra telephone and tele-
graph facilities and will map out a
plan for the most efficient manner of
protecting the Presidents life and as
suring his personal comfort while in
that Far Western wilderness country.
Col. Starting also will make ar
rangements for the Presidents brief
visit to Hammond Ind, June a.,
where, while en- route TO South Da-
kota, he will make an address incident
to the dedication of memorial park.