PRESIDENT’S FATHER
HAS QUIET BIRTHDAY
John Coolidge Gets Many Congrat
ulations by Telephone and
Letter.
GOES TO VILLAGE STORE
Cake Baked at White House Fails
to Arrive on Time.
B.r the Associated Press.
PLYMOUTH. Vt.. April I—John C.
Coolidge, father of President Cool
idge, observed his seventy-ninth
birthday quietly at his home here
yesterday. Hale and straight, in spite
of his years, and with few gray hairs,
he gave his advice to those who de
sire longevity, “no worry, hard
work."
There was no birthday celebration
at the white farmhouse, where last
August Calvin Coolidge was sworn
in by his father as President of the
United States. Mr. Coolidge had
planned to spend the day cutting
wood, but the death of a distant rela
tive. who was to have been his com
panion. cancelled this program. He
passed most of the forenoon in the
sugar lot of a neighbor. In the after
noon he was called to a little gen
eral store across the road from his
home to answer many long-distance
telephone messages of congratula
tions.
Scores of letters arrived by the
one mail of the day, and reading these
occupied most of the daylight hours.
One letter was from President
Coolidge and there was also a card
from Mrs. Coolidge. The President's
father said the letter from his sou
was "too personal to make public.”
Among other things President Cooi-
Idge asked his father not to work so
hard and urged him to visit the White
House as soon as possible. A letter
from Prank W. Stems of Boston, long
time friend and supporter of Presi
dent Coolidge, caused the President’s
father much pleasure.
As he sat in the general store be
tween telephone calls from distance
friends, Mr. Coolidge opened his mail,
whittling off the corners of the let
ters with a jack knife, and answered
questions of the correspondents.
A birthday cake baked at the White
House for the occasion failed to ar
rive in time for the anniversary. But
Mr. Coolidge was not disappointed.
“1 didn’t know’ about the cake," he
■aid. when the matter was brought to
his attention. “I don’t read the news
papers very closely.”
AGUINALDO IS COMING
TO PLEAD FOR FILIPINOS
famous Fighter to Visit TJ. S. in
Late Summer to Urge Is
land’s Independence.
B 7 the Associated Press.
MANILA. April I.—Gen. Kmilio
Aguinaldo, famous figure in 5, the Fili
pinos’ armed struggle for independ
ence, has accepted an invitation to
become honorary chairman of an in
dependence mission which will leave
for the United States April 6.
Gen. Aguinaldo stated he could not
depart before August or September,
as he desired first to make extensive
visits throughout the archipelago. He
hopes to remain in the United States
until independence is granted the
Philippines, or until it is learned that
Independence cannot be obtained by
diplomatic and persuasive means.
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