Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
HUNT
CANCELLED BY RAIN
Disappointment Is Shown by
Chances at Sky as He
PAGES Clubhouse.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

Stall correspondent OF Inc oldT
SWANNANOA CLUB, BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS, Va, November 30.-Rain
this morning forced the President to
change plans he had made to spend the
greater part of the day in the open, and
instead of shouldering his gun in quest
of quail and other small game in the
neighborhood of his mountain retreat,
he is confined to the house.
He tested the two shotguns he
brought to Virginia with him, before
going to church in Charlottesville yes
terday morning and the luck he had at
the traps to the rear of the house, only
served to whet his appetite for some
real shooting today. He was disappointed
too, because of the rain. This was mani
tested in a number of ways, principally
by his pacing up and down the covered
marble terrace circling the club house
and his frequent glances toward the
darkly clouded sky above.
Richard Clemmer, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce of Waynesboro,
the nearest town to the temporary
White House, and A. r. Moorhead, who
owns large estate about seven miles
from Swannonoa, called on the Presi-
dent soon after he had finished break
fast to invite him to Mr.. Moorhead's
place to shoot quail. They brought with
them a huge ham of the variety and
flavor for which this section Of the
Old Dominion is noted and some quail
shot on the Moorhead place yesterday,
which gifts greatly pleased the
President.
Assured of Let-Up.
Several times during the morning the
President appeared to be tempted to
brave the downpour and go cunning in
spite of the weather. He no doubt would
have done so, but fog made 1t difficult
to see any distance.
Some of those about the President
who presumed to know something about
the changes in weather. assured him
that the rain would let up about noon
The President and Mrs. Coolidge ate
their Thanksgiving dinner alone in the
big marble building. serving as theil
home. They sat down to the feast al
1880 o'clock following busy day. which
included luncheon at Charlottesville
attended by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson anc
Cows. Byrd of Virginia and Mclean oil
North Sarolina, and attendance at the
Virginia North Carolina foot ball game
for brief period.
Two Governors Call.
Cows. Byrd and Mclean called at the
Swannonoa Club late in the after
noon and chatted for half an hour or
so with Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge. They
were the only company at the house
during the day.
During the evening the President and
Mrs. Coolidge are known to have dis
cussed, among other things, the an
nouncement by Gov. and Mrs. Trumbull
of Connecticut of the engagement of
their daughter Florence to John Cool
idge Neither the President nor Mrs.
Coolidge has made any comment for
publication. 1t was said today in be-
half of the President by one of his
associates that Mr. Coolidge had Moth
ing to say. Both the President and
Mrs. Coolidge are known to be very
fond of Miss Trumbull and to look with
favor upon her as a daughter in-law,
but the President, at least, Is said to
consider the couple trifle young for
marriage. Besides, he thinks John
ought to be little further up the ladder
as producer and wage Garner before
marrying.
Warmly Greeted.
Everywhere the President and Mrs.
Coolidge have appeared since coming
to this. section. they have been warmly
greeted. They received an ovation
when they arrived at the foot ball game,
where more than 10000 persons were on
hand.
The only sad note which has crept
into the holiday period here is the
news from Washington that Mrs. Frank
B. Stearns, left behind at the White
House there, is seriously i'll. 1t had
been planned that Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns
would share the Thanksgiving trip, but
Mrs. Stearns' illness, though not seri-
Gus Wednesday. prevented this. The
President left Col. James F. Coupal, his
persona physician, to care for her.