Evening star., 1926-03-21
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Victoria ]. Moor, his wife (the Presi-
dents mother), March IA, l846-March
IA. 1885.
Carrie A Brown, his wife. Jan. %,
1857-May 1S, 1920.
Abigail G., daughter of John and
Victoria Coolidge, April /, March
6, 1890.
The colonel's lot is on the south of
the large reservation of the long Cool
idge line buried in this little grave
yard. A tall stone in the center of
this so-called Coolidge unit bears the
names of the father and mother Of
Col. Coolidge. Spread out sym
metrically on either side are small
marble headstones for the graves of
the other Coolidges. OF these one is
for the colonel's brother. who died at
81. One stone bears the name Julius
Caesar Coolidge" March IA, 1870.
Relatives Present.
Edward Blanchard a cousin of the
President, who lives on a small farm
adjoining the Coolidge land, was an
other relative in the little group gath
cred in the living room. Others pres
ent were Attorney General Sargent, a
native of this section; Gov. Billings,
former Gov. Stickney, both of Ver-
y
to the President when he was Gov
ernOr of Massachusetts,; DIR. Albert NJ.
Cram, who attended the colonel so
faithfully throughout his illness, and
his wife, and Maj. James f. Coupal,
the Presidents physician; Capt.
Adolphus Andrews. commander of the
Mayflower. the Presidents naval aid.
The score of newspaper men stood in
an adjoining room.
The Episcopal service read by Rev.
Mr.. White was the same that coun-
try parson has read hundreds of times,
in as many different villages and coun-
tryside homes. His intonations pene-
trated the silent house. All was
coughs and throat clearings broke this
silence.
Excerpts From Service.
Excerpts from this service are: 81
am the resurrection and the life. -
saith the Lord. "He that believeth
in me- though he were dead. yet shall
he live: and who-so-ever liveth and
believeth in me, shall never die"
I'VE brought nothing into this
world, and 1t is certain we can carry
nothing out. The Lord gave and the
Lord hath taken away: blessed be the
name of the Lord"
Lord let me know mine end. and
the number of my days; that I may
be certified how long I have to
live
"A--As it was in the beginning, is
now and ever shall be-"
THE promise of immortality, as we
have born the image of the earthly
we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly. Behold. I show YOU a
mystery, this corruptible must put on
interruption. And this mortal must
put on immortality. Death is swal-
lowed up in victory. o death. where
is thy sting? o grave. where is thy
victory"
"Therefore be We steadfast. unmov-
able, for as much as We know that
yo,lr labor is not in vain in the Lord. y
Cemetery Rites Brief.
Following this came the short
journey TO the cemetery. 1t took
long time for all to file out. The
minister stood before the open grave.
Beyond him the mourning family.
the chief family of the land, among
the villagers In the snow.
In the midst of life we are in
death. Thou knowest. Lord. the
secrets of our hearts. suffer us not
Thou, most worthy judge eternal.
suffer us not, at our last hour. for
any pains of death to fall from Thee. "
The trip to the cemetery, made In
sleighs. and followed by group OF
80 or more. was lead by the squad of
State militiamen. This was the most
solemn scene of the day. President
and Mrs. Coolidge and their son John
stood by the side of the open grave