Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-20
SIMPLE RITES
PLANNED FOR
/ COOLIDGE, SR.
Family Burial Lot to
Receive Body Late
Today; Pres d n t
is Back at Old Home


PLYMOUTH, Vermont, March 90
The little Green mountain village IN
which Colonel John c. Coolidge lived
and died set aside its ordinary ae-
tivities today 10 bury its first citi-
zen. In the adjoining town of Wood
stock the president Of the United
States, a son grieving for his faith
er, waited to pay final tribute OF
love. The president, making a win
ter visit to his native town for the
first time in a score OF years, left
Washington in hope that his pres
ence might comfort his fathers last
moments. Losing the grim race with
death. he remained TO perform the
final filial duties. He came yester-
dry from Woodstock TO spend an
hour by Colonel Coolidge's bier, and
today planned to pass several hours
at his childhood home before the
time set for the funeral. Mrs. Cool
idge and their son, John, student
at Amherst college, accompanied the
president and completed the immedi-
ate family circle.
While soldiers walked post out
side the white farm house throughout
yesterday and last night. neighbors
passed in TO look for the last time
on the features Of the squire. He
lay i'm state in the parlor Of his home.
the room in which six years ago the
funeral Of his wife was held. Fold
ing doors had been thrown open, and
the little sitting room where the
colonel in 1929 administered to his
son the oath of office as president
had been made a part of the chamber.
Here was to be held at o'clock a
simple funeral service, with the Rev,
John White of Sherburne reading
the Episcopal office Of burial. Ply
mouth neighbors and as many others
as space allowed were to be admitted
Open Road In Snow.
There were to be neither hymns
nor eulogy.
Few of the neighbors were able to
go about their usual tasks. The pass
ing Of the colonel had been heavy
shock to the community which he
dominated for four score years, and
the Plymouth folks gathered in
groups all day yesterday to discuss
the tragic events.
But there were some duties which
could not be neglected. force Of
men labored until dark clearing a
road through great snow drifts to
the little cemetery on n hillside
where many Coolidges are buried
The first spring thaw had softened
the snow and added TO the difficulty
Of the task. A heavy tractor and
snowplow drove through the drifts
and shovelers followed behind. max
ing a lane. and walls on either side
higher than mans head.
President Gets Farm
Selectman AFRO Johnson had the
task of preparing the grave in plot
adjoining that in which the presi
dents mother, sister and son Calvin
are buried. The deep snow was shov
eled away from the plot. and the
salectman and his assistants Gu
through the frozen soil, fulfilling {
task imposed on them by the colone
himbself several months ago.
There will be no pail bearers at
the funeral but six body bearer:
choser from among national guards
men now on duty here will carry the
casket TO its final resting place IN
the ancient cemetery. Immediately
afterward the presidential party will
start on its way 20 Woodstock. where
the special train which brought II
from Washington is waiting to begir
the journey back.
The presidents property holding,
in his old home town have now beer
increased. Three weeks ago the col
onel transferred to his son the an
cestral farm with its 225 acres o.
land ard the old white house which
was the executives boyhood home.
Ostensibly the colonel died ls%nni
less and there is no will. President
Coolidge now owns in addition TO tn,
farm a near tract which he inherited
directly from his grandfather, Cal
wing G.. Coolidge. 1t is the Coolidge
sugar orchard.