Evening star., 1928-12-10
COOLIDGE EFAvORS
VACATION CAPITAL
Declares Health of Executive
Would Be Aided by "Sum-
mer White House,"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. s.et
To Herbert Hoover and other Pres
identS to come may go the benefit of
President Coolidge's suggestion that the
Chief Executive be provided with a
country White House.
Only few months before his retire
ment from office, the President has de-
clared that the health not only of the
President but of the mistress of the
White House would be benefited if
there were some place in the hills near
Washington where they might go to
escape the heat and tedium of Summer.
Writing for the fiftieth anniversary of
she st. Louis Post Dispatch, President
coolidge said: las a President about
20 retire, feel at liberty to write of
certain phases of that Office which one
who was entering upon its duties might
feel some hesitation in discussing"
He declared that he referred to the
health and physical condition of the
President, adding mot so much for my
own sake as for my successor"
Is "HeaIthiest President"
II have often remarked that at least
/ had one distinction" he continued
II have been the healthieSt President
that the country has ever had"
President Coolidge said that he had
accomplished this by systematic ex-
ercise and regular habits and then after
talking of the arduous duties of a
President and the necessity for conserv-
ing his strength. he made his proposal
for country White House.
The article. addressed to Joseph
Pulitzer. editor of the Post-DiSpatch,
follows:
Your message advising me that the
Post-Dispatch is planning on cele-
brating its fiftieth anniversary with a
special edition containing contributions
from various people and requesting me
to send you an article dealing with some
phase Of the presidential Office has been
received. A half century is an exceed
ingly respectable age for newspaper IN
our country. That period has seen the
development of the community which
you serve from thriving town to a
great metropolis, in which your publi-
cation has taken an important part.
Pays Pulitzer Tribute.
"Your distinguished father, Joseph
Pulitzer was for many years one of the
leading figures in the journalism of the
United States and left his publications
strongly marked with the force of his
own character when he handed them
down to those who are worthily carry
ing on the various enterprises which
he had built up. Those who, like my
self, have known him by reputation, and
his successors by personal contact, may
well join you in celebrating your coming
anniversary
las President about to retire, feel
at liberty to write of certain phases of
that Office which one who was entering
upon its duties might feel some hesita-
ton in discussing. l shall briefly ex-
press my opinion concerning a subject
which is often broached, but about
which nothing is ever done, although
it is recognized by every one as a matter
of the graveSt Importance. 1 refer to
the health and physical condition of the
President, not so much for my own sake
as for my successors. have often re-
marked that at least had one dis
tinction. I have been the healthiest
President that the country has ever had.
MY ability to keep well has not been
due. to a particularly robust constitution
or any extraordinary efforts in physical
exercise. My habits have been regular
It is seldom that I have been late at
meal time and have avoided keeping