Evening star., 1926-03-21
COL. COOLIDGE is LAID TO REST
AFTER BRIEF, SIMPLE SERVICE
President and Mrs. Coolidge Leave for Washington
Immediately After Rites in Plymouth-Whl
Reach Capital Early Today.

with the minister in front of them.
Behind were grouped the relatives.
There in banks of snow, high above
the road passing the graveyard, tne
committal services were read, Wnlle
the noise Of passing airplane carry
ing photographs to the metropolitan
cities. drowned the voice OF the MINIS
ter.
.I will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills, whence cometh my help, ana
onto the end"
Scene of Previous Grief.
Cameramen and correspondents
stood in snow banks in the road, While
high above them on the hill were the
chief mourners who had come TO TINS
little cemetery bowed in grief twice
in the last two years. The first time
was when Calvin Coolidge, Jr., was
buried in the family plot, in July:
1924 AS "A flower and handful OF
dirt was dropped into the grave, tne
President and Mrs. Coolidge SLOWLY
walked down the hill stopping Tor
brief moment beside the grave OF their
youngest son.
Plymouth Notch, where he was born
and reared, has been the scene of the
Presidents greatest happiness and
sadness. Today the place where ne
received the news that he had sue
ceeded President Harding held moth
ing but grief for him and his wife.
AS soon as he could he left the vii
lage and hurried back to Washing
ton. Shortly after o'clock. after re-
turning to the homestead, the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge passed over
the road which five hours before they
had travelled during a snow and ram
storm. The party arrived at WOOD
stock at 4:30 o'clock and half an hour
later the special train pulled out of
the station, leaving on the platform a
large group of sympathiZing friends
who came to show respect to the dis
tinguished son of Vermont.
Son Returns to School.
John Coolidge accompanied his
parents as far as Northampton, Mass.
where he left the train to continue
his studies at Amherst College.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge.
after a breakfast in the public dining
room at the inn. left Woodstock, VT,
where they had been staying since
coming up here, at 10 O'Clock this
morning for Plymouth Notch. The
trip. Is miles long, was started in a
snoWstorm which turned to rain when
the party reached Bridgewater Cor
ners. seven miles distant. where they
left their automobile to take a sleigh
to complete the journey up the noun
tain to the Notch. At BridgeWater
Corners the President and Mrs. Cool
idge donned dark green slickers and
otherwise protected themselves from
the weather. Before Plymouth Notch
was reached it was again showing and
this continued until the time for inter
ment.
The aspect was somher as the
little. party went from the house TO
the cemetery. but throughout the day
there was no suffering from the cold.
The Temperature was such as to be de-
scribed by the Notch folks as mild and
the breaking up of the Winter, and
suggested the arrival OF saptime.
Mercury Above Freezing.
The thermometer registered way
above freezing melting the loosened
snow in the roadway and making the
travelling difficult because of the
deep ruts. The trip back to Wood
stock was treacherous throughout
and was made with the greatest
difficulty.
The special section carrying the
presidential party back to the Capt.
tai is scheduled to arrive there al
an early hour tomorrow morning.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
aboard the train sat looking out
upon the fast-moving scenery with
its panorama of rolling snow
covered hills and fields, and scat
tered little farm houses until dusk
drew curtain over the scene. There
was little conversation between them
Both appeared sad and thoughtful