Evening star., 1928-06-11
PRESIDENT LEAVES
ON VACATION TODAY
lndisposition of Mrs. Coolidge
Nearly Causes Postpone
ment at Last Moment.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

With his customary calm and quiet
President Coolidge today is busily en-
gagged disposing Of as much Govern
ment business as possible, and attend
ing to various personal matters pre-
paratory to leaving Washington tonight
for his Summer outing In the North
Woods Of Wisconsin. apparently utterly
Indifferent TO the furore his silence Is
causing on the eve Of the opening of
the Republican national convention in
Kansas City.
The possibility that the trip to Wis.,
consin might have to be postponed
arose later In the day In recurrence
Of Mrs. Coolidge's indisposition which
kept her confined to her bed for some
time several months ago. However,
plans for the departure went ahead
and II was hoped that MRS. Coolidge
would be able to start the trip.
The fact that the press reports are
virtually unanimous In representing
him as the one actual dominating fac
tor In the selection Of his party's cam
didate, and that the assembling chief
tains and delegates are represented as
waiting breathlessly for some word or
gesture drom him, appears not to affect
him In the least.
Delivers Address Tonight.
The President will depart as soon as
the fifteenth regular meeting of the
business organization Of the Govern
ment. at Memorial Continental Hall, Ia
over. He viii address the meeting.
There was nothing In the Presidents
expression or tone as he talked with
those about him today suggestive Of his
having anything on his mind other
than matters relating TO his departure
from, the city.
No matter what his own personal at
titude may be, he Is keenly interested In
all that is going on In Kansas City.
Before doing anything else upon reach
ing hts office today he went through the
batch Of kilograms from his political in
Inmates and party chiefs on the scene
no emotion and after putting them aside
in the most casual manner he turned
his chair so as to get better light from
the ONCE windows and for nearly an
hour poured through number OF news
papers, as he puffed contentediy on q
long black cigar. Later he tackled
mass of papers, mostly Of routine ma
ture. piled high on his desk.
Because of his desire to devote all the
time possible to his business no engage
ments we're made today. The only In
terruption was at noon when ne received
Oswald EScuyer OF New Orleans, who
presented to him a scroll from the
school children of that city thanking
him for signing the flood control bill.
TO Mrs. Coolidge has fallen the prin-
cipal responsibility OF supervising the
packing OF the household articles and
equipment as well as the personal be-
longings OF the President and herself,
to be taken TO Cedar Rapids Lodge. the
picturesque one-story house, on the
BruIe River. which is TO have the dis
tinction OF being the Executive Mansion
for the next three months. She viii
accompany the President on the trip,
having abandoned all ideas of remain
ing at the White House to go to AM
hergt Mass, on June 10. to witness
their son John graduate. The Presi-
dent also wanted to attend the gradu-
alton, but, as he explained 1t TO friends,
his other plans and the business OF his
office prevented IT.
Son 10 Take Position.
It ia understood that John Coolidge
will ioin his parents I'm their island re-
treat very shortly after the graduation
exercises and win remain four or six
weeks, when he will go to work. It is
said that he will not take q law course,
but will start on his future career with
some business organization.
Although Mrs Coolidge directed the
packing and the hundred and one other
Things incident 10 the moving OF o large
household, the packing OF the Presi-
dents rods and reels and tho various
other articles important IN the life Of an
angler was supervised by Mr., Coolidge
himself. These treasures are 10 play
too important q part In his Summers
happiness 10 be left TO a mere woman
10 handle and pack. and tho President
is no different from any other devotee
of fishing when II comes 70 his fishing
equipment
Cedar Island Lodge Ia completely
furnished, and only two or three articles
OF furniture, such as one OF the Presi-
dents favorite rocking chairs and Mrs,
C0Olidge's dressing table are being taken
from thA White House, However, guam
titles OF bed and dining room linen
have already been ahipped, Some table
silver and glassware win be taken along.
Quantities Of ONCE fiies and indexea.
and once furniture and great loads OF
papers. have been shipped TO the execu-
tive ONCE,
The special Baltimore A. Ohio train,