Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-23
PLANS PRESIDENTS;
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Coolidge Secretive
About Festivities on a
Fourth of July.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

BRULE RIVER, Wis, June 23.-Plaas
are under way for big doingS at th
Summer White House on the Fourth OF
July, 1t being the anniversary Of Presi-
dent Coolidge'S birth as we'll as indie
pendence day.
President Coolidge has not given his
consent to anything bordering on an
onest-to-goodnesS party, but Mrs.
Coolidge, who has taken charge of
plans, has indicated that he is going
to be kept in the dark as to the form
the celebration will take.
Whatever she arrangeS will be more in
the form OF surprise party so far as
Mr.. Coolidge is concerned He has never
been much of a hand at making any
fuss over birthdays. even though they
do happen to fall on so important day
in American history as the Fourth of
July. For that reason these affairs have
never been pretentious, but they have
been just enough so to give some form
OF sentimental expression, and the Pres
tdent is represented as having ALWAYS
enjoyed them.
Keeps Plans Secret.
Mrs. Coolidge does not intend to de-
part from that custom this year She
has let very few in the presidential
party in on her secret plans. although
as the day approaches it will be nee
esSary for her to take quite a number
into her confidence in order to success
fully carry out the program
1t is understood that the party will
be held out on the grounds about the
lodge, If the rain. which has come down
so necessarily since the White House
was established here. will permit. There
will be big birthday cake, ice cream
and other goodies, as well as some add
ed features to contribute to the interest
OF the celebration of the Presidents
flfty-sixth birthday anniversary as well
as observance of Independence day. Re
garding the latter, it is assured that
there viii be no shooting of fireerackers
or other things that explode, because OF
the danger Of fire.
There are reports that Secretary and
Mrs. Hoover will come here on their
way to their California home. where
the former will officially receive the
notification of his nomination. and that
their visit will about hit on the Fourth
of July. This would add greatly TO the
interest of the day. but no one about
the Summer White House has been able
to confirm this report.
Meters to Brule.
Incidental to the birthday plans. Mrs.
Coolidge yesterday motored TO Brule.
the nearest village to the lodge, where
she visited several little stores and made
some purchases. 1t is needless to re-
mark that Brule was all agog with ex-
element. The news of her presence
travelled fast and within a few mo-
nlents virtually every one of the ham,
let's 200 inhabitants dropped what he
or she was doing and rushed out TO
see Mrs. Coolidge 1t was her first
visit and the first time she has been
of the grounds of the Summer White
House.
The President went fishing again
today. The skies were forbiddirg al
the time but he seemed to have no
concern. He was dressed for the wealth
er and at an early hour he and John
Larouque his half-breed Chippewa In
dian guide. were padding down the
Brule to where the latter says the best
fishing holes are 10 be found Mr.. Cool
idge's luck has been remarkably good
ever since this Indian has been accom-
panying him.