The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-28
ice-President-elect Given
Cordial Send-off at
Northampton
COOLIDGE EMBRACED
HIS FRIEND LUCY
Hundreds of Citizens Gave
the Coolidges a
Godspeed

Northampton, Mass, Feb. 2S.-Cal-
vim Coolidge, vice president elect, set
out for Washington with Mrs. Coolidge
to -day with the idea of becoming fair
ly well settled in the new surroundings
and ready to go to work after his oath
of office is taken on inauguration day
The Coolidges went away with the
Godspeed of hundreds of their fellow
citizens, who were at the station to
see them off
The demonstration which was held
in drizzle of rain was a spontaneous
one, but nevertheless, was representa-
tive of all the community. Mayor Mi
chaeI j. Fitzgerald and Judge Frederick
Fosdick of the superior court were on
hand to give ii an official touch ana
men of business and the professions
with the ladies of their families came
to add their word and handclasp. The
democratic nature of the farewell was
shown when the former governor en-
braced James Lucy, shoemaker, whom
he described to newspapermen as his
philosopher and friend.
The vice president elect and Mrs
Coolidge travelled by day coach to
Springfield, where they were to change
for New Haven, Conn, and at the lat /;
ter place board the Colonial express,
on which Frank w Stearns and his
family from Boston, close friends Of
the Cooldges, were passengers. The
departure of the former governor and
his wife did not break the ties that
bound them to their home town. When
they left their modest house on Mas
sasoit street in taxicab. they left be-
hind. dressed for school, the two young
sons. who will remain here and finish
their early schooling while their father
attends to the affairs of state at the
nations capital.
The BOYS viii go to Washington for
the Inauguration with their grandfa-
ther. Colonel John Coolidge Of Plym-
onth, VT, on Thursday, leaving at the
latest possible moment so that their
studies NAV not be unnecessarily in
terrupted. and return home in time to
begin the weeks work on Monday.
They will continue to live at the fam
ily home in the care of housekeeper,
while their parents resume at Wash
ington the hotel life that they aban-
doned when Mr. Coolidge's term as
governor expired and he left Boston in
January.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Collidge aliehted
from the motor at the station they
found a big crowd awaiting them.
There was a shaking OF hands all
round that lasted for many minutes.
cheers were shouted for the vice presi-
dent elect and three times more for
Mrs. Coolidge, led by w. J. Short,
supervisor of music in the public
schools. Mrs. Frederick Farrara, wife
Of the president of the chamber Of com
merce, brought a bouquet for Mrs,
Coolidge to carry on her journey but
had trouble in cutting in 20 hand Il 20
her. Only the photographers were able
TO clear a place about the Coolidges for
picture or two. and rather than let
his greeting with Shoemaker Lucy be
interrupted. the vice president elect
drew his friend to him and they were
pictured together
The cheers were given all over again
as general Godspeed when the Cool
idges entrained and there was q way
ing Of hands as the train pulled out.
Northampton had not said its last
word. however, as its city government
has delegated its Democratic mayor to
90 to Washington as its official repre-
sentative AZ the Inauguration Of the
Republican vice president. who Is its
most notable citizen.