The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-06

Vermont, and then this young Yam
kee faced eastward and went to Mass
achusetts for his college course
down among the Bay State Yankees.
When he took up practise of law, he
chung to the Bay State. And in his
home in Northampton he fell in love
with a teaNher of deaf and dumb
children, Miss Grace Goodhue, and
when Miss Goodhue went home for
her vacation and Calvin Coolidge fol-
lowed her there, it was to Burlington,
VT, that they went-up among the
Vermont Yankees.
Perhaps that circumstance of young
Calvin Coolidge ACQUIRING is as Yam
kee a thing as appears in his life.
Some days. did the, young man re-
main in Burlington, until at last the
Goodhues asked him how long his
business would take him. Oh, he
hadn't come on business; he had
come to marry Grace Goodhue.
"Have you spoken to her about t."
asked the astonished parent. mo,
but l will in day or two," replied
Calvin Coolidge. And week later
this silent, reserved, Strengthening
Yankee and his bride, she that was
Grace Goodhue, went back to North
ampton and rented one side of two
family house and entered on the mar
ried life together that has seen CAL
vim Coolidge successfully city and
state and national official-solici-
tor, legislator, mayor, president of
the Massachusetts senate, lieutenant
governor, governor, then vice presi-
| dent and now president of the United
States. And yet, until he left it to
live in Washington as second to
President Harding, Calvin Coolidge
| and his wife and sons remained resi-
dents of that same two family house
careful, canny, thrifty, conserya-
tive living Yankees in all their ways.
Like her husband, Mrs. Coolidge
is Of New England. First of all, she
is "human" sort of woman, not
unlike Mrs. Harding in her relations
with the people of her world. Their
ways being simple ways, without ten
dency to the least semblance of os-
tentation, they have lived in Wash
lngton about as they lived in Mass
achusetts-except they maintained an
apartment in downtown hotel rath-
er than establishing themselves in a
"vicepresidential mansion" as old
fashioned, ceremonious folk might
say. There was an effort for a pre-
tentious vicepresidential home, made
last season by Mrs. John B. Hender-
son, the official houser of foreign
diplomats, for many of them reside
IN houses which she has built and
which she owns in upper Sixteenth
street. This effort was quelled
quickly by the vicepresident himself,
who said it was out of the question
to maintain such residence on a
$4,000 a year salary.
So it was quickly forgotten and the
Coolidges went on in the even tenor
of their ways at the Willard. They
rose at z q. M, lunched not later
than /. except when they could not
control it, and dincd about $3.50 y. m.,
except when dining out. And, in fact,
when dining out, they had a modest
little dinner early in the evening be-
fore dressing for the more formal
function.
Member OF Club
One Of her first acts was to become
a member Of the College Women's
club In Washington, where comfort
able andscommodious clubhouse is es-
tabHshed Il 1872 l street and where
she frequently has been the guest Of
honor IT teas and dinners. Another
early act q Mrs. Coolidge was to take
up her dkties as president or presid-
Ing chsi7shan Of the 'senate ladies'
club" asname which is misnomer
but one which was given at the
Ifouhding. Of the club, composed Of
TIE wives Of other hostcsses 81 sena-
tors. 4 was organized by Mrs. Mar
shall. wife Of the former vicepresi,
dent, between whom and Mrs. Cool.
idge 4 strong friendship sprane up Il
once on the arrival Of the new Vice
president and his family. The club