Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-21
PRESIDENT VISITS
OLD HOMESTEAD
Executive and Mrs. Coolidge
Place Flowers on Grave
of Son Calvin.
BY 7. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staf CorresponCent of The Star

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VT. Septem-
her 2l.--The President and Mrs. Cool
idqe today are enjoying the quiet ana
beauty of this remote place nestled lar
no in the Green Mountains. where the
President was born and where the Cool
idop family has lived for generations.
This Is the first time in the last two
wears that they have visited the OLD
Mace and it is very probable that 1t
viii he their last visit while Mr.. Cool
idpe is President They are fully en-
loving the familiar landscape about
them and the exchange of greetings
with OLD friends and relatives OF the
President
What was probably their principal
reason for coming to Plymouth at this
time vas to visit the little hillside bury
ing ground on the outskirts of the ham,
LET where are buried their son CALVIN,
who died in Washington five years ago,
and the Presidents father and mother
and two of his grandparents. very
shortly after breakfast this morning
they went to this quaint little cemetery
and with an outward evidence OF con-
siderable feeling placed roses and other
flowers about the mounds.
President Motors to Farm.
The President this morning motored
over to his farm, half mile away.
where he heard from Lynn Cady. the
tenant. how everything has been
progressing and where he inspected the
new silo and the addition to the barn
1t was nearly o'clock last night
when the President and Mrs. Coolidge
reached the Notch after the journey
from Washington which included an
inspection trip about that section OF
Vermont damaged by the flood OF last
year. There was only small crowd
of natives collected at the crossroads
in front of Miss Cilley's store at
Plymouth Notch when the President
and Mrs. Coolidge alighted in front of
the Coolidge home. just across the road.
1t was dark and 1t was difficult to dis
tinguish faces, but the President and
Mrs. Coolidge recognized several and
waved acknowledgement.
Among the "kin-folk" received at the
old home this morning were Mrs.
Gracia Wilder a sister Of the Presi-
dents mother and her husband. John.
Coolidge home.
The President and Mrs Coolidge ate
breakfast in the kitchen. The Coolidge
house has no dining room.
Motor to Woodstock.
After their visit to the cemetery and
after chatting for a while with some
Of their old friends and neighbors. they
went for motor ride which took them
along what Is now known as the Col.
Coolidge trail and which carried them
along the picturesque Ottaqueechie
River and to Woodstock. Is miles dis
lance. They left the trail long enough
to motor to the Coolidge farm. The
President although he had been there
earlier in the morning, was so we'll
pleased with the appearance of every
thing about the place, he wanted to
show Mrs Coolidge.
After the midday meal at Plymouth
today they we're to motor to Cavendish
about 20 miles away, where they will
visit for a few moments With Mrs.
Sarah Pollard. another sister Of the
Presidents mother. They will then
board their special train. Before head
ing direct for Washington. the train
will travel some more about the State
see more Of the reconstructed work that
has been going on in the area damaged
by the waters of last Fall
When the train reaches Northamp-
ton, Mass at 9 o'clock tonight. Mrs
Coolidge will leave the party to re-
main with her mother, Mrs. Lenlira
Goodhue. who is i'll at hospital In
that city She expects to stay In
Northampton about 10 days or two
weeks.
The President will continue on tC
Washington. which place will be reach.
ed early tomorrow morning.