Evening star., 1933-01-06
COOLIDGE RITES
WILL Be SIMPLE
Burial at Plymouth to Fol-
low Funeral Services at
Northampton.
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from all over the world, plans were laid
for a funeral that, despite its unos-
tentatious features, will be a notable
one in the Nations history.
President Herbert Hoover will come
from Washington for the services.
Congressional leaders will come, too,
and groups of distinguished people from
many cities-Washington, New York.
Be- ton and others.
Mr.. Coolidge died much as he had
lived-alone
At the Beeches, the home in which
he sought seclusion, that tree-framed
dwelling to which he repaired when the
cares of a nation fell from his should
ers, the former President succumbed
to a fatal heart attack.
He had whipped alder fringed YER
mont streamS.-alone, and quickened
to the plunge of speckeled trout.
He had heard, alone, the whirr of the
partridge as it left its tangled covert,
when frosted Autumn leaves called him
to the hunting grounds of his ancestors.
So Calvin Coolidge was found, alone
in his dressing room. No one saw the
spirit depart, yesterday, after he had
returned from his law Office. His sec
retary waited below, until he should
be dismissed for lunch. Grace, his
wife. found him, as she returned home
rom marketing.
Worked With Puzzle.
Earlier in the day Harry Ross, the
secretary, had been called upon by the
iormer President to consider jig-saw
puzzle, New Year gift.
Mrs. Coolidge had been away, to town,
shopping, when the former President
died. He had asked her II she cared
to use the car, relic of the days they
spent in Washington.
1T is too nice day, I'd rather walk, p"
she told him.
And so. home to that rugged land of
his ancestors, all that was mortal of
Calvin Coolidge will thread the hills
md valleys that separate Massa-
chuSetts, State that honored him be-
fore the Nation, to Plymouth, VT, there
to lie with his father, John who swore
him in by the light Of an oil lamp as
The Nations Chief Executive many
rears ago, and his son, Calvin, jr., cut
cff In young manhood.
Z The widespread desire or people In
dsnt will make the funeral most i'm
1ressive ceremony despite the desire to
.eep the services simple and brief.
The presidential special. carrying
resident Hoover from Washington, will
include two special cars carrying con-
5ressional representatives and other
high officials.
Heartfelt tributes came from through
ut the world.
The homefolk, back in Coolidge's
native Vermont hills, were shocked by
The suddenness of his death. There
vas no comment or visible signs or sor-
'ow in Plymouth, VT. Men and women
vent about their chores hiding their
ceilings, like the man they mourned.
Mrs. Coolidge still wore her street
costume when she came upon her hus-
oand PROSTATE on the floor. She hur-
led down the staircase, calling for
larry Ross, who was more than
2cretary-perhaps companion-to the
ormer President
She bore up bravely, remarkably
'avely," said Ross, afterward. And
EN- Ross called the family doctor, and
:. Cooiidge's son, John. from New
ayen. John came to Northampton as
It as an automobile could bring him,
d then came Frank W. Stearns, Bos-
vim Coolidge occupied the State
lse at Boston as his adviser. Elderly
* Stearns was so overcome by the
n and unexpected termination OF
= standing friendship that he could
iScuSs it. even through secretary
accompanied him.
.Iliam whiting, Holyoke paper
nufacturer, who succeeded Herbert
loover as Secretary of Commerce, and
nis wife, were among the first to arrive
after death spread its wings over the
"beeches" They arrived as messenger
boys pedaled up the graveled walk with
missives of condolences from the Ma
tons great-Herbert Hoover, mis- sue
cessor, and Alfred e. Smith, who sought
that honor.
There were other messages, and wires
still hum. Trains will continue to de-
bark notab bles, but those who will fol-
'ow Calvin Coolidge home will trace a
tortuous trail. through the hills and
yalleys and 'notches than 100
miles to the northward-ro the ances-
raj home of the Coolidges at Plymouth,
IT.
Was Preparing to Shave.
There Calvin Coolidge told his sec
retary a few minutes before he died
!e hoped to spend even longer annual
stays as the years advanced.
Nff. Coolidge apparently was prepar-
ing to shave yesterday when he was
stricken with the heart attack that
caused his death, Ross said.
His coat was off when Mrs. Coolidge
found him on his dressing room floor.
Mr. Coolidge and I went downtown
this morning and returned about 10
o'clock" Ross said. I'VE sat in the
library chatting about nothing in par
ticular. The main topic of converse
tion was a hunting trip we made in
October near Plymouth, VT. Mr.. Cool
idge was a pretty good shot
Some time after IL O'Clock, Mr..
Coolidge went upstairs and I remained
in the library, reading Mrs. Coolidge
was downtown on a shopping trip in
the company of a friend, Mrs. r. B.
Hills, of Haydenville. She returned to
the house, but I did not see her come
in. At 1915 she called to me from
upstairs. The President was dead.
cont recall her exact words"
The last person to see the former
President alive is believed to have been
Robert S. Smith, caretaker at the
Beeches. According to Smith, Mr..
Coolidge walked down into the cellar
about 1850.
Il was in the cellar taking care Of
the furnace when Mr.. Coolidge ap-
peared." Smith said He had habit
of walking around the house and there
was nothing unusual in his visit to
the cellar. 1 don't think we exchanged
a single word, unless he possibly said
Hello That was the last time l saw
him"
The only persons in the house, other