New Britain herald., 1929-09-24
RUSH POLICE LINES
 FOR PEEK AT BRIDE
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(Continued From First Page) street and later when his famed father and mother arrived at the church, but the first glimpse of the yelled bride-to-be was the signal for 8 rush so speedy and strong as to be totally beyond the power Of the police to check.
 Thousands at Church and Home
 A gathering of more than 1000 persons, including scores of news papermen, photographers and mo- ton picture operators which lined the sidewalks in front Of tn" edifjec and on the Church street side. was duplicated in front of the TrumhUli mansion on I'armingtou avenue where crowds had patiently waited for two hours for a flcctius slanc" Of the young couple, their parents and the many dignitar.es who as sembled at the home before going to the church,
 It was 3:9& o'clock. less than an hour before the time sghcdulcd for the services. when former President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at the Trumbul home, They had motored to PlainyiUo from North ampton, Mass, their home. and were without police escort. Proceeding slowly through heavy traffic. Mrs. Coolidge smiled pleasantly anI bowed as the crowds lining tho highway checred, but Nr Coolidge maintained serious, sober mien, did not smile, and nodded nfrr- quently to the crowds.
 Maine Woo;lsman Arrives
 One of the last of the invited guests 10 arrive Was F.. G. stevens of Rockwood, Me, who has long been a companion of Governor Trumbull on his hunting expeditions into the Maine woods. II was the first time he had been out of the land of tall timber since he went to Maine to make his home, He traV- eled by train as far as Boston, Mass, where he was taken aboard an airplane for his first ride in the clouds in q ship piloted by Major
 
 1t, heavy fog forced a "dctour' which brought him 10 Branard field, Hartford, later than he cN- pected. He was rushed to Plainville in a taXicab, reaching the church just before the services began. Of the many guests in the church, he was the only one dressed in q bus- ness suit and without silk top per" Today he was to fly back to Boston and board train for Maine.
 At 3;3O o'clock. the police cleared path in the crowds assembled on the roadway at the Church street side of the edificc. and q sedan drove up to the entrance bringing the ushers, Pierce Clark of PIain- vile, Richard Brown and John Hills of Northampton. Mass and Philip Morehouse of B,ooklyn, N. I.
 Ten minutes later the gathering received the first of the big thrills" when a selln arrived with John Coolidge seated between two friends. He was smiling, hatlcss and obviously nervous. As the automobile drove down Church street, he Wa9 sitting forward in the rear seat of the car his hands clasped over his knees. At all times he looked direct ly ahead. The machine passed the side entrance and drove around the back of the church admitting him to the rear door of the vestry
 Bridesmaids Reach Ciiurch
 For the next five minutes car after car arrived, caeb carrying from two to four guests. one of the last to "cach the church was occu- pied by Miss Jean Trurnbun sister of the bride and her attendant. to- eether with the following brides maids: Miss Esther TrumbulI and Miss Dorothy Tla-l, cousins of the bride. both residing in Ilainvillc; Miss Virginia Rogers of Pittsburgh, Pa, who had been her cla@smat" at college. and Mrs. 3hrlip Morohouse Of Brooklyn, Y. Y.
 With the gathering eagerly await ing the arrival of the CooiilSo5, tn" Trumbulls aod the bride as th' hands on the church clock indicated approach t0 the time set for tho service. a large sedan loon.d into sight coming from the direction Of the Trumbuu homo, AS il rcarod Church street. instead of slowing down. it picked mp speed. darted by and turned sharply into the church yard on the west side Those staud- ing Tar the intersection Of the street caught glimpse of former President and Mrs, Cooldg" and spread the news that they had ar- rived A spontaneous rush to lh" heretofore unused entrance l~-au, but it was checked hy the police and few had an opportunity 10 yI'w the Cooldees at close raugo.
 Then Came the Bride
 Suspect,ng that thr same stl4', gy would bc employed To make oasl"r Tlorence's entry to th~ rdUrnr- u.aay Of those assembled moved to ih' point where the former H"-u!'nt~ car had entered They w.r, Carrur in their qri,se. for jt Nas Int q J..u- ute later when the 'rrUmLuU rdr appeared Mrs. TrumbuI and Flor ence were seated In 'he roar wita the governor occupying one Cf tho smaller siGr chairs. The rush Of humanity began ar once. parlin4 soldly In tb. driveway and r"ndrr- ing the c'for's ot tAc police 10 rr,- ate an aisle tuuIo.
 At the end ot tha uarnpy tbo rar stopped. Governor 1rumuul stepped