The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-16
COOLIDGE LOAFING II
AT FATHERS HOME
Doesn't Know How Long He VIII Stay
in NermOnt-TOO Late for Trout f
Fishing

| PLYMOUTH, Aug. lG-"I'm simpl,
loating rusticating." said Vice Presi
| dent Calvin Coolidge to a staff repre
sentative Of The Herald when asked
last evening what he was doing to pass
away his vacation at the home of his
father, John C.. Coolidge. The vice pres
ident slipped away from his official du-
les last week and came here with his
family last Friday.
Mrs. Coolidge, the boys and myself
| tthle iast riday," said the vice presi-
dent. and we have been loaffng. simply
| having a good time. / do not know how
\ long We shall stay as | NAV be called
| back TO Washington at aly moment -
How Is it that newspapermen have
not followed YOU here - was asked the
wee president, who answered with a
| laugh, We simply slipped away"
Did you arrive in time to help in
ne haylHg operations - was asked Mr.
Coolidge. who replied, No, they have
finished haying here
Have you had chance to so fishing
7Ihee you arrlyed:' To this question
he vice president answered that he had
not and expressed regret that the open
season ON trout fishing in the streams
closed last Sunday.
lie invited the Herald man to be his
guest some day during his STAY but
laighingb replied that he would be I'M
able to say how long the invitation
"onld stand as he might be called nj
ANYTIME 10 Washington.
me VICE president motored here from
ms nome IN Northampton. Mass, with
Mrs. Coolidge and their sons. John and
ALVIN, ~, last Friday and few persons
IN ms native town were aware upt;II
yesterday that the distinguished SON of If
Plymouth is,fas he expressed il. 'on a
loahn- trip here in the heart of tbeI
Grees Mountains.
his visit is in striking contrast To
tltal last summer shortly after his nom
NATION 10 the vice presidency at the
.hlcago republican national convention
When the GOVERNOR of the stnte
United States senators. congressman
4ad many state officers. a score of news
papermen, q battery or cameramen and
hundreds OF citizens of Windsor count |
y'tteefed to. pay their respects to the,
governor OF massachusetts, who had
suddenly been brought into the center
Of TIE calcium of publicity by being Sc
iccted for the second place on the Re-
publican national ticket
Today the vice president and family /
are enloying themselves in the modest
nome Nof ms father and though MANY
to"nspeople have called to nav their re-
speets the yacatiousts have had an on
portunity to rusticate in the fullest
sense of the term.
The Coolidge bows are ENJOYING them
selves in all manner on WAYS and for
the time have forgotten Washington
With its wlIirl of social activities. in
which, young as they are. thev have to
play role because of the position oc-
eupled BY their DISTINGUISHED father,
on plan to visit Vermont and at-
tend the annual convention of the state
teachers convention ut Rutland next DC
toherE was asked Mr.. Coolidge. who
said Il should like to but | do not rec.i
olleet that ! am down for such an en-
aagement. ! cannot say now ,.-hatber 7
shall be able to visit Rutland at that
time as it is teo far of. =
The vice president said that he was
'e"iing well and was enjoying himself
apd that he bad no nlans dnripg bia
7tav at the home of his father as his
mention may be terminated at q few
hours notice.
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