Show GOODBYE SAID TO Th N IN RAPID CITY Citizens Admit It Will WillBe WillBe WillBe Be Pretty Dead Alter Atter Today RAPID CITY S. S D D. Sept 9 By By ByThe The Associated Press Press With a amon- amon moo mon monster aCer ster demonstration that brought what seemed to b ba the whole town of Rapid City in the Black hills said farewell fare today to President and Mrs Coolidge From the doorway of the high school where he has lisa had his private office during the summer the pres pres- president president president ident looked down upon a a. great throng of Rapid City citizens and told them he regretted this pleasant and re remarkable re- re summer was ended Every shop office industrial plant and mill had closed so ao that their could attend the demonstration tion One guard s was left at the fire station one at the police station st and the whole city turned Itself over to the farewell meeting For three- three quarters of an hour the activities of the city were at a n. standstill Those who have been attached to the thc White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House for foi many years declared the farewell demonstration was unparalleled unparalleled in 11 their recall RAPID CITY S. S D D. Sept 9 By By ByThe The Associated Press PressA A A summers summer's rest In the woods and mountains at atan atan atan an end President Coolidge departs tonight for Washington after three months in 11 the first summer White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House west of the Mississippi To accommodate the crowd which was expected to see him off oft his special train was moved mo out from the Station to a clearing and from here late tonight the President and ad Mrs Coolidge will bid goodbye to the Black hills Once more crossing the state which has as been cen his SLI host st this I Is summer me Mr w. w early tomorrow where he will make I his only stop to dedicate the Lincoln Lies Lin I coin coln memorial library at the state agricultural college and receive a de degree de- de degree gree grea of doctor of ot science Then his train will speed eastward cas ard probably reaching the capital Sunday Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday day night NOISY FAREWELL TILL As memorable to this gateway to the hills as the decision to set up the summer white house in this section sec eec section tion lion of South Dakota was destined to be the farewell of Rapid City people peo peo- people pie today in front of ot the executive offices Shortly before 11 o'clock the order to blow whistles and ring the fire bell was to be obeyed summon summon- summoning summonIng summoning ing the bulk of this city's population population population tion to Mr fr Coolidge's offices where Mayor Jepsen had a speech to make makeIn In appreciation of ot the presidents president's summer visit Merchants and factory owners ordered their places closed so that all could attend the monster demonstration BE PRETTY FRETTI DEAD While perhaps the noisiest the last evidence of appreciation was as but the culmination of the hospitalities which have haye heaped upon Mr and Mrs Cool Cool- Coolidge CoolIdge Coolidge idge this summer seemingly the Black Dlack hills folk have hare been unable to do enough for the president and men men- members bers bera of ot his party and the doubtful part of the whole Thole thing to them is that in their own on words words- It is gong going to be pretty dead when the president leaves Aside from the the- farewell party Mr Coolidge had no other engagements and spent the day In hi last minute work at his desk In anticipation of the three days he will be out of close contact with the governments government's busi busl- ness He did plan however to hold the regular weekly bi-weekly conference with the correspondents |