Evening star., 1933-01-06
HOOVER TO ATTEND
PLYMOUTH RITES
Will Leave Tonight on Spe.
CiaI Train to Honor
Predecessor.
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Correspondents Association, who were
with you and Mr.. Coolidge from that
night of August 2, 1923, until March 4,
1929. share deeply and more personally
the grief of the world at the passing
of your husband. 1t should be COM
forting to you that, outside of the circle
Of his intimate family and friends, we
who knew him more intimately over a
period of years are proud that We were
permitted to have lived so closely With
his time The life of every correspond
ent among us has beer better for his
examples. You have the sincerest SYM
pathy of every one of us.
(Signed) PAUL MALLON,
President White House Correspondents
Association"
Congress Adjourns.,
The principal topic of conversation
about the White House and offices to-
day was the passing of the former
White House occupant. Virtually every
employe of the White House who
served throughout the Coolidge ad-
ministration today expressed the opinion
that he had always thought Mr. Cool
idge was OF the temperamental and
physical makeup to live to a ripe old
age. These older employees held a
strong affection for the former Presi-
dent and deeply mourned his passing,
it was shown today by their expressions
and comments. As these employees
stood about discussing the death of Mr..
Coolidge. they related interesting and
amusing anecdotes in which Mr.. Cool
idge played leading role
An immediate adjournment of the
Senate was decided on today in further
respect to Mr.. Coolidge and in order
that many Senators may arrange to
attend the funeral
The adjournment will be until
Monday
Speaker Garner announced that the
House of Representatives would not
meet tomorrow, out Of respect for Mr.
Coolidge.
Congress Committees.
Senator Watson of Indiana the Re-
publican leader, said the committee of
Senators and Representatives would
leave Washington on the presidential
special at 1890 am
Original plans for accompanying the
funeral party to the burial ground at
Plymouth, VT by automobile, Watson
said, had been abandoned and the con-
gressional committee will return to
Washington on the Presidents train
Twenty-tour Senators were named on
the committee as follows:
Senators Watson. Indiana: Robinson.
Arkansas; Hale, Maine; Swanson. Vir-
ginia; Moses, New Hampshire; Ashurst,
Arizona; McNary Oregon; Keyes, New
Hampshire; Pittman Nevada: Reed.
Pennsylvania: Fess, Ohio; Walsh, Mon
tana; Dale Vermont; Glass. Virginia
Metcalf. Rhode Island; Copeland New
York; Bingham. Connecticut; Walsh.
Massachusetts,; Herbert, Rhode Island;
Barkley, Kentucky; Davis. Pennsyl-
vania; Coolidge, Massachusetts,; White,
Maine; Smoot. Utah; and Austin, YER
mont
The congressional representation was
completed by the House members whom
Speaker Garner appointed yesterday;
Representative Rainey of Illinois.
Democratic floor leader, and Smell of
New York Republican floor leader;
Representatives Montague of Virginia,
Treadway of Massachusetts,, Darrow OF
Pennsylvania, Tinkham, Luce, Under
hill and Connery Of Massachusetts,;
Gibson of Vermont, Greenwood of In
diana Douglass of Massachusetts.
Douglas OF Arizona, Mccormack and
Granfield Of Massachusetts,.
The countless public buildings with
their half-staffed flags mutely indicated
the 30-day period of mourning pro-
claimed by the President.
Hoover Pays Tribute.
This obeisance to the dead was be-
spoken by the Chief Executive in the
name OF all the people. 1t contained a
tribute to CALVIN Coolidge hard to
surpass:
His name has become in his own
lifetime a synonym for sagacity and
wisdom"
The deep feeling Mr. Hoover put into
these words and the others in which
he eulogized his predecessor in Office
were matched from every side in an
amazing stream Of utterances almost
all OF which showed appreciation of the
humanity of the man whose habit OF
silence and calm had become almost a
national legend
Though the show Of mourning was
official, the entire Capital joined in sor-
rowing. There was keen evidence of
the popular affection which Mr.. Cool
idge had won in his long stay in the
Capital not only from those who asso-
ciated with him in governmental duties
but from the ordinary citizen-the man
In the street.
Vice President Curtis issued a state
ment observing the Nation had lost one
of its strongest men-a man who was
liked and whose abilities were appre-
ciated by the peoples of the civilized
world.
His passing will be mourned by all
nations. l was assistant leader and
leader during his occupancy of the
presidency, and I never worked with a
finer man."
Even as this was being said similar
remarks by the hundreds were coming
from all parts of the Capital
In formal statement, Speaker
Garner announced his regret and said,
while We differed politically, 1 held
great admiration for his tenacity of
purpose and the high character he dis
played as Chief Executive OF our
Nation
BY most. the former President was
characterized as not only one of the