Show Coolidge Presides At Last Official Meeting of Cabinet V Expresses Regret at Severance Sever Sever- ane ance of of- Close Association Association As- As WASHINGTON WASHINGTO March 1 AP- AP President Coolidge today said farewell fare fare- well to the corps of Washington C with whom lie he has conferred twice each week through out his administration The resident smiled genially and joked with the newspaper men and indicated he belie believed ed that the greatest greatest great great- est accomplishment of his stay in inthe inthe the White ti House use has been in minding mind mind- ing his own business WASHINGTON March 1 APOn APOn AP- AP On the eighth anniversary of his arrival in Washington President Coolidge presided today at the last meeting of his cabinet thanked his group of official advisers for their services and expressed regret that the time had come for a severance of their lose close association The occasion also reflected Mr rr Coolidge's feeling ot of relief that h hIs he heis Is aside the r responsibilIties ot of the office To each cach of the cabInet members the president has sent a a. letter or of appreciation was described by the recipients themselves as n a touching tribute and a splendid momento ot of their theil service in Office is usual the cabinet rr rf irr ed at the offices one by lyOne one but by 10 1030 30 all were In their places WEST LEAVES FIRST FIRSTA A little more than a hour halt la hater tel Secretary West emerged folloWed tol fol- fol loWed lo by Secretary Kellogg Ono One b one M as they han Had one g-one In inti ti th of oC the cabinet I left rt tile the White House Outside e the ex cx- I on n 4 t K s' s Coolidge Presides at t Last S Official Meeting of Cabinet Continued froni page 1 offices news photographers were w waiting with a demand that Ir they pose les Although tod s l last st ot t. t the cabinet group group for tor the or of gov government busIness they will be together with the president twice nore I row evening the 1 cabinet 1 officers with their wives ar to be dinner guests of 11 1 Ir nd Mrs Coolidge at White H hoUse ilse agal f on onIon Mon Ion day they will gather at the executive tIve mansion to motor toi CapItol to-CapItol Capitol hill for the ceremonies It Is that Mr Coolidge e will make his farewells farewells' to the cabInet cab cab- met Inet at that time A spirIt of business as usual permeated today's meeting the cabInet cab cab- met Inet members said but there was nevertheless an atmosphere ot of regret regret re- re gret brought on by the fact that it was th last of their s semiweekly meetings A large part palt ot of othe the he time vas as spent In dIscussing pl ns for inauguration day and it was decided ed that they ey m met t at the White House at 1035 1035 Monday morning to go to the Inaugural cere- cere monies MANY PAY CALLS It is customary to keep the presidents pros pros- ident's engagement list to a minimum minimum mini mini- mum on cabinet da days s but the number number num- num ber or of Washington officials who called t say farewell continued largo large The president received General Gen Gen- eral Lord director ot of the bUdget bureau wh who has been a caller throughout his tion Later Secretary MacCracken ot of the commerce department department de- de called to say farewell followed fol fol- lowed by Representative Fr French of Idaho and Eaton ot of New W Jersy and Rolert RODert V. V BUs Bliss ambassador to the ArgentIne In addition there were several who althoUgh they had no engage engage- merit ment with the president succeeded succeed succeed- ed cd In reaching reaching- him to say good goodby b These Included two Democratic members ot of the senate Senator Harrison liar liar- rison of f Mississippi l and Senator Bruce of Maryland |