Show t Boy of Eight Quizzes Cal Calk k About ut Prowess as Trout Fisherman at Reception President P Catches Three Fish Saturday Tanned Farm- Farm Farmers ers and nd Cowboy Legislators Greet Mr and Mrs Coolidge Name Mountain for Him RAPID OITT S S. D D. June 25 By B The Associated Press Press Press- Under an American flag whip whip- whipping ping from a Do pole polo on the tho fron lawn of ot the tho summer White House President Coolidge declared today tads that this emblem gave assurance ot of best occupation or Job on onearth earth carth That Is what the American flag means he told members ot of o the South Dakota legislature l and their families who had left their work at tho the capital city of Pierre to bring him an official welcome Anyone who is under the American flag he added has hasan hasan an an n occupation or you OU may call It Ita ita Ita a Job No Xo matter what field it itis ItIs itis is In industry In-industry industry agriculture or commerce or whatever It may be that that person can be bo assured of ot the best Job of ot anyone anone on earth naturally we all want to better ourselves but that Is but an an- another another another other American ideal The legislators les had come coma miles from Pierre to welcome the tho president and Mrs rs Coolidge e having hav hav- having having ing ing- recessed from a Do special session ses ses- session session sion called to consider an appropriation appropriation Dilation bill vetoed at the regular session last spring It was a a. gathering typical in III every way of the tho great northwest and mingling ling with those whose bespoke their college e breeding where those whose only education had been the wide stretches of nature that lay on very hand COWBOY SENATOR SE There Thero was Tom Mellett Berry Bern representative from county who relieves himself from the cares of ot state at Pierre by b spinning a lariat while the more Sioux Falls urbane members from Mitchell and Huron enviously en look ok on There was the cowboy co boy sen sen- senator senator senator ator from the northwestern part of ot the state whose constituency rail rail- railroad railroad railroad includes a country without road and telephones Well ell to the fore were the law- law lawyers lawyers vers bankers and a few merchants as well dressed and poised as Mr b lr r. r Coolidge himself and in back of or o them some farmer members with the sunburned countenance of ot the corn and wheat fields EAST MEETS WEST It was a cross section of a a. state slate young lusty and conscious of Its future far enough east to know the life of populous cen cen- centers centers far enough west to have retained some of ot Its romance and It was an assemblage ire bs from the country who where east eat meets west west lawyers lawyers bankers merchants farmers miners ranchers and cowboys Before the president spoke he with Mrs Coolidge had shaken hands with the legislators When hen henhe he was called ailed upon by H. H E. E Covey Cove lieutenant governor of ot the state to say a few words the president swerved from his an an- announced announced intention of not speak speak- speaking speakIng speaking ing and said I I can scarcely let this op op- opportunity opportunity op- op pass without expressing my m very en sincere appreciation of ot the cordial invitation sent to me last summer by your state Mrs l Coolidge and I found the location exceedingly acceptable to us It reminds me very much of my native e hills of ot Vermont except that things hero are perhaps on ona ona ona a larger scale When Mr Coolidge had con con- concluded concluded his Informal talk a a. husky voiced member called out Lets hear from the first lady too RENAME MOUNTAIN l Mrs Coolidge waved a greeting and turned to leave lea with the th president who ho smiled broadly A Areal Area Areal real rea western Hip hip hooray was then given for Coolidge and the party set out for Lookout mountain 10 SO miles away ay whose name was changed yesterday esterday by bythe b bythe the legislature to Mount lount Coolidge The party of ot legislators leg leg-Isla tors and their families were swelled con con- considerably considerably considerably by natives and tourists who seized the opportunity to slip into the informal reception line lino and shake hands with Mr and Mrs Coolidge no O QUIZZES CAL II CALAs CALAs As the file lie was passing a shrill voice was heard to address s the resident president I saw you fishing today Mr Coolidge How Jow was your our luck Z The president x beamed down on ona ona a a. youth of ot about eight years old Robert Carpenter son son- of ot Charles Carpenter of ot Clark S. 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D DI DI DI I caught three Mr Coolidge replied and the boy went happi- happi happily ly y on his way The president caused consider consider- considerable considerable considerable able laughter in his Ills talk when he remarked in comparing Ver Ver- Vermont Vermont Vermont mont with the Black hills that some of the fish Ish here dont don't look quite natural some natural some o of the trout are larger than I caught as a a. boy bo MORE CATTLE But that Is just an example he went on that things here are aren on n a larger scale The hills are higher the plains wider there is ismore Ismore ismore more cattle here I see more brood rood mares followed by their colts and more sheep But everything Is the same type ype and of ot the same variety and andt It t makes me feel at home Here as there we e are under the same flag lag Wherever we are situated we ve are better conditioned than anyone myone else on earth I II want to thank you for in inviting in- in inviting Inviting me here and more so for coming here |