Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05

and went to the shed across the road
| from the house and in which are neat
| ly piled the old shingles which his
| father and his son John removed last
Summer preparatory to putting new
roof on the homestead. II was while
engaged In this task that Col. Cool
idge was stricken with the malay
which. in less than six months, re-
suited In his death.
Recalled Last Summer
While viewing this pile of old
shingles the President probably re.
called the labors of his father ana
son in removing them. Very hKely
he remembered Johns collecting the
shingles from the ground ana ms
father carrying load after load OF
them in q whselbarrow to TINS very
shed and there stacking them IN
very neat and even fashion, whiie tiA,
President looked on and sort OF posseu
the job.
Mr.. Coolidge went also to the large
pile of junk at the lower SIDE OF tne
shed. This pile consists OF old horse
shoes, pieces Of machinery, ana iron
of all sizes and description. There rs
no telling inst how long the Coolidge
family has been collecting TINS pie
nor could any one guess what Is going
to be done with it. But the people IN
these parts never throw anything
away
The writer during his trips 10
Plymouth Notch has on more imam
one. occasion seen the President sIol'
suddenly in his tracks 60 lean over
and pick up some bit of iron, sucii
as a piece of horseshoe or Dig ma,
or spike, and carry it across the ROAD
to the Junk pile and put 1t down win
the same care he would exercise II ne
had been handling a talking macnlhe
record or piece of rare china
President Enjoys Rest.
Aside from these frequent Journeys
about the ground and TO the shea
across the road the President ap-
peared today to be perfectly content
to rest and revel in the atmosphere
in which he was reared.
Despite the marked difference in
this homestead and it's simple ana
bomely surroundings and the White
House and even the camp In the Adj
rondacks. from which he has just
come, the President appears happy
and comfortable.
Nevertheless. it is somewhat OF
transition from the luxuriously fur'
nished millionGire's camp on Lake Us
good 10 the simple little white frame
house in Plymouth Notch, wnicn
proud building is valued on the town
asses ors' books at 500.
The Coolidge house is anything but
luxurious. 1t is neat and tidy AND
has the atmosphere of home. OUT
II is lacking in much. IL Is wlthou'
electricity and all other modern I'M
movements. 1t was only during the
past year that telephone was in
stalled.
Last night the President slept In q
room that in his fathers early days
would have been considered stylish
| 1t had curtains at the windows. II
| is the only room in this house tnat
has, but compared with the Presi
dents room at the White House and
at White Pine Camp, 1t is indeed
simple and plain.
For instance, the bed is Of maple
and has stats The mattress is typical
| of these hard affairs generally found
| in country homes. There Is very
plain walnut bureau with mirror IN
| clined to be trifle tricky and wavy
| At the other side of the room Is a
| pine washstand. which holds a white
china pitcher of water, basin and
| mug to match. On the floor are two
small sized braid rugs, typical OF New
England thrift. and the walls are
painted and are bare except FOR two