Evening star., 1933-01-06
Train to
Take Officials
to Rites.
MOURNS
FOR 80 DAYS
Senate Adjourns in
Honor of Former
Chief Executive.

President Hoover will leave
Washington late tonight for
Northampton, Mass, to attend the
funeral services there tomorrow
for his friend and predecessor,
Calvin Coolidge.
The Chief Executive will be &C
companied by Mrs. Hoover and
one or two of his secretaries, Chief
Justice Hughes of the United
States Supreme Court, who served
in the Coolidge cabinet as Secre-
tary of State, and several men,
bers of the present cabinet.
The journey will be made in a
special train of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and although the de-
tails are not yet completed, it
was not thought likely at the
White House today that President
Hoover would go from North
ampton after the services to
Plymouth, VT, to attend the burial
of Mr.. Coolidge.
House and Senate Cars.
According to the present plans being
made for Mr.. Hoover's special train to
the Coolidge funeral, two extra special
cars will be attached to the train, one
for the Senate and one for the House
special funeral committees.
Indications are that the President and
his party viii start back for Washing
ton Immediately following the funeral
services at Northampton. In that
event the President and Mrs. Hoover
will be back at the White House before
midnight tomorrow night. President
Hoover late yesterday sent his chief
military and naval aides, Col. Campbell
G. Hodges and Capt. Walter N. Vernon
to Northampton TO offer their services
to Mrs. Coolidge in the matter Of assist
ing In any way possible in the making
OF arrangements for the funeral for the
former Chief Executive. These aides
will represent the President officially
at the interment in the Coolidge family
burial plot at Plymouth Notch unless
President Hoover decides personally to
go to Plymouth.
The aides took with them te
Northampton wreath and floral piece
to be placed near the casket in the
name of the President and Mrs. Hoover
White House Closed.
Following the Presidents proclama-
ton late yesterday notifying the peo-
the death Of the former President, in
which he paid high tribute to his
predecessor and in which a 30-day pc
riod of Official mourning was an
nounced, orders were given to have
the presidential home closed to public
visitors and sightseers until after the
burial Of Mr.. Coolidge.
President Hoover held his customary
Friday cabinet meeting, the only mem
Der absent being Attorney General
Mitchell. He was represented at the
session by Solicitor General Thacher
The session was brief and little busi-
ness was transacted The principal
conversation around the long table con-
cerned the sudden death of the former
President.
The United States flag above the
White House will continue to fly at
half staff throughout the mourning pc
riod, as will the flags on all other Gov
eminent buildings, reservations and
ships. All social functions scheduled at
the White House during the 30-day pc
ROD have been Cancelled. Whether or
not the functions will be held after
the expiration Of the period of mourn
ing or will be dispensed with entirely
mas not been determined.
1t was plainly evident when the Presi-
oent reached his Office at the customary
hour today that he felt keenly the loss
OF his former friend and associate. The
routlne OF the White House and execu-
i've Office went along in its customary
systematic fashion, but a certain still
ness and gloom was evident. The Presi-
oent made as few engagements as pos
siole ana during greater part of the
DAY was alone in his office.
Diplomats Mourn.
M. Claudel, French Ambassador to
me United States, as dean of diplomatic
5orpS In the Capital, called at the White
houSe today to express on behalf of his
coAeagues their profound sympathy and
10 INFORM the President that repre-
sentative of the corps would go to
northampton to leave a wreath.
Inc White House Correspondents As
Soclatlop, of which Mr.. Coolidge was
honorary president during his five and
a haf years occupancy of the White
house, today sent the following letter
OF coincidence to Mrs. Coolidge:
newspaper men of the White House
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