Evening star., 1924-08-17
COOLIDGE RESTING
IN BOYHOOD HOME
Spends Afternoon in Swing
on Porch and Goes to Bed
Early in Evening.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PLYMOUTH. VT, August 16-In his
boyhood home here President Cool
idge started his vacation today
again with his father and in the COM
pany only of members of his family
Laying aside government cares and
political problems, at least so far as
physical actualities were concerned
Mr.. Coolidge spent the first day Of
his visit here as he had planned
resting.
With Mrs. Coolidge and their son
John he drove here early this morn
ing from Ludlow, the nearest point a
railroad could carry the party, ar
irving just in time for breakfast with
the Presidents father. The family
stopped on the way here at the ceme-
terry just outside the town. where a
month ago Calvin. jr.. was buried
and where also the Presidents mother
and his sister are buried.
Visit Cemetery Again.
Another visit to the cemetery about
noon, when flowers were placed on
the graves, was their only other trip
from the homestead. Later in the
morning the President made a brief
inspection of the farm yard in the
rear of the house. 1t stretches on
into the wooded slopes of the foot
hills which overlook the premises and
which border both sides Of the ham
let.
This afternoon Mr.. Coolidge assisted
his father in erecting a swing on the
small front porch, and he spent much
of the remainder of the afternoon
resting in it.
Mrs. Coolidge sat on the front steps
for while as the Presidents father
picked weeds from the lawn. With
Mrs. Coolidge. the President took
short stroll about dusk. Early to-
night the lights from the lamps in
the little white painted home were
blown out.
Lane Shut OF.
From early this morning tourists
stopped at the lane leading from Ply
mouths other road, and on which the
Coolidge home is located, but it was
shut off to visitors, for the first time.
Coolidge received no one
Above the general store Just across
the road from the Coolidge house
offlces were set up and G. BaScom
Slemp. the Presidents secretary, ar
ranged to carry on such business as
is necessary during the vacation Pc
riod. but Mr.. Coolidge did not put in
an appearance there.
Welcomed by Father.
John Coolidge. the Presidents
father, welcomed the family on their
arrival at the home. He clasped the
hand of each as they left the automo-
bile and kissed each member. Mr..
Coolidge has welcomed his son home
every summer but three since he left
as a boy.
The three times he missed" the
father reminisced today, were Just
after he started Law practice. He
pretended to have too much business
then. but l suspect he didn't have the
money to get here"
Last vacation Mr.. Coolidge admin
istered the oath of President to his
son in the home here. President
Harding died last August while in
San Francisco.
Plans for Church.
After getting the President and
Mrs. Coolidge settled the father came
down to the general store and busted
himself directing newspaper men and
photographers. who had accompanied
the party from Washington, to quar-
ters. There are but few houses here
and almost all of those who came
with the President made headquarters
in some Of the nearby cities.
Tomorrow afternoon in the Union
Church, directly across the road from
the house, the President plans to
attend services. Just next to the
church and in a house attached to
the general store Mr.. Coolidge was
born. Nearby on the side of one of
the foothills bordering the Green
Mountains the Presidents father and
his father were born.