New Britain herald., 1926-03-20
SNOWFALL GREETS PRESIDENT TODAY Drives to Funeral in Open
 Sleigh in Blinding Storm SERVICES TO BE AT 2P. M.
Last Minute Arrangements For Funeral Brings Hcarsc Mounted on Runners-Clcrgyman Travels Miles to Conduct Last Kites.

Miles to Conduct Last Kites.
 Plymouth, Vt., March 9Q R--A snowstorm swept over the green | mountains of Vermont today as President Coolidge traveled over a treachcrous road, part of the way in an open sleigh. from Woodstock to Plymouth to attend the funeral of his father.
 The snow, wet and almost blind ing, fell necessarily after it had rained throughout the night It added q soggy blanket to the heavy fall already on the ground and made the road next to impossible.
 In the face of the storm the President and Mrs, Coolidge, accom- panied by their son, John, started from the Woodstock Inn, where they had spent the night, over the sixteen mile winding road to this hamlet, four hours before the time set for the funeral. They expected to be on the way for nearly two hours. more than half of the time exposed to the winding and stinging snow flakes,
 Funeral Arrangements
 Meanwhile. at Plymouth, last minute arrangements were being , made for the funeral to be held in : the Coolidge farmhouse. A hearse, mounted on runners and drawn by ! two black horses, had come over the i road from Woodstock; efforts were i being made to bring through the i storm floral tributes which had ar l rived at Ludlow and White River ] Junction, miles away over the noun tainS, and the Rev. John White Of the nearby village of Sherburne had 1 made his way here to conduct the services.
 A grave had been dug in the hill from Col. Coolidges home and a lane through the snow was kept open for the funeral party. A detachment of Vermont national guardsmen was
 on duty here, six of the militiamen having been designated to carry the body 10 it's resting place.
 Two o'clock was the hour set tol the funeral The revised burial of
 flee of the Episcopal church was {, ; be used with interment immediately after the services.
 The president planned to return 10 Woodstock late in the afternoon , 10 board special train for the re
 turn 10 Washington which will b'
 reached tomorrow morning. It ha: been held on siding there since hi terday.
 The first stage Of the journey iron Woodstock 10 the funeral was madt l in closed automobiles which afford d the presidential party protection 7 frol the storm.
 At Bridgewator Corners, six mile
 from here, however, a transfer wa
 made to sleighs as on yesterday. an,
 from there on, the president face
 March weather at its worst.
 Woodstock was combed for rain
 coats which were placed at the presi
 dents disposal, and the three seatc ! slcighs which were pressed into serv \ ice.
 The president. making a winte
 visit to his native town for the fir
 time in a score of years, left Wasf l ington in hope that his presenc
 might comfort his fathers last mo
 mcnts. Losing the grim race wit death, he remained to perform tf
 final flial duties. He came yestel
 day from Woodstock to spend a hour by Colonel Coolidge's bier, an - today planned 10 pass several hou Q, at his childhood home before II 0 time set for the funeral. Mrs. Coo e idgc and their son John, a studel l. at Amherst college, accompanic " the president and completed il '- immediate family circle,
 Funeral At ? O'clock ie While soldiers walked post ou $, side the white farmhouse througI is out yesterday and last night. il IS neighhors passed in to look for Il l. last time on the features Of tl le squire" He lay in state in the pa pr Tor of his homo. the room in whi' re six years ago the funeral of | n wife was held. Folding doors h. C. been thrown open, and the lit Id sitting room where the colonel
 I1923 administered to his son q CT oath of office as president had be- Ill made q part of the chamber. He re Continued on Page 13) St