Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-11
Rody Of C alvin Jr.
Buried in Family Lot
at Plymouth, vt
Parents and Official
Group from Wash
ington Make Journey
in Closely Guarded
Train-People in ST.
lent Tribute at Way
| Stations r.

Plymouth, VT, July 10.-(By A.
lp,-In the little village cemetery
where the naples and evergreens
throw long shadows across the old
tombstones on the hillside. they
buried Calvin Coolidge. sixteen year
old son and namesake Of the Presi-
dent today. Restraining in large
mart outward manifestation Of their
,orrow. the President. Mrs. Coolidge
and John, the elder son, stood with
bowed heads during the short, SIM
MIA commitment service until
marine had blown taps" across the
grave.
10 rest lies on q little hill dominated
by the Green Mountains which over
shadow this village. In the family
Mot lies the mother Of the President,
ancestors and kinsmen and In the
same grassy row where the grave
was dug are spaces reserved for the
last resting places of the President.
John and his mother.
Much Of Official Washington. in
ending eight cabinet members. the
sneaker OF the nations House OF
representatives and the governors
~ Two states attended the services
here. The party from Washington
came In the closely guarded train
which was halted at Northampton
for services in the Edwards Con-
grerational church where Calvin
was q member.
After the last note OF taps had
echoed away, the family group went
Nr a short time to the old white
farmhouse of the Presidents father,
colonel John G. Coolidge, where the
PRESIDENT took his oath of office on
August 2. Then, accompanied by the
alder Coolidge the little family,
broken now by death. started on the
iourpey back to Washington.
The funeral party upon arriVai a.
fhe Ludlow railroad station, is nlies
away halted a bit as the SIX inariiies
from, the Presidential yacht, May
flower, who had guarded the boys
bier constantly In Washington and
on the train, carried the casket to
the waiting hearse. Then the pro-
cession more than milo long,
drove over the long road over the
hills to the burial ground.
The party was forced to walk up
the hillside to the spot where the
grave had been prepared. After the
marines had lowered the casket into
place. a mixed quartette sang, MY
Faith Looks up to Thee" The Rev.
Kenneth y. Welles. Northampton
pastor who had accepted Calvin In
10 the church. read few short pas
sages from the Bible, then offered
a short prayer.
Softly, again the quartette sang.
Saviour. Like Shepherd Lead U.s..
After reciting the verses Of the hymn
He Leadeth Me-" Rev. Jason N.
Pierce, pastor of the First Congre--
gational church in Washington, reao
the commitment service.
In the course of the prayer. MRS.
Coolidge brushed away tears and
leaned heavily upon the President
The hands of the old Colonel. holds
Ing his hat, trembled noticeably. On
the hillside and on the slope across
the road were gathered hundreds OF
villagers silent and sympathetic.
Taps were sounded then by the
sane marine bugler who had sound
ed the notes at the funeral OF For.
mer President Wilson, Presioeht
Harding and at the service ZOE
Americas Unknown Soldier.
As the exercises ended. BOY
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