Evening star., 1934-07-29
THOUSANDS HONOR
COOLIDGE IN RITES
AT HOME FRIDAY
Prominent Persons to Join
Pilgrimage to Tiny
Vermont Town.
SPEECHES TO BE MADE
BY AUSTIN AND BECK
Other Political Figures Will Be
Heard on Eleventh Induc-
tion Anniversary.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PLYMOUTH, VT, July 28-This
tiny hamlet in the Green Mountains
will be the scene of one of the largest
gatherings ever held In Vermont,
probably the greatest since Daniel
Webster addressed $4,000 persons in
the wilderness OF Stratton in 1910,
when the pilgrimage to the grave of
President Calvin Coolidge Is held here
next Friday. The observance will
take place on the eleventh anniversary
of the induction at the ancestral home
here.
Many former Vermonters have as
sured United States Senator Warren
r. Austin of Burlington, who. with
George F. Jones of Rutland, chairman
OF the Republican State Committee,
has charge Of arrangements, that
they will attend As the ceremony
will take place in the height of the
vacation season, it is expected that
hundreds of tourists will join New
Englanders in their homage.
The program of oratory. pageantry
and music will take place in the open
air, Just across a narrow country road
from the modest cemetery in which
the Coolidge lot is located. Here are
the graves of Is members of his fam
lily. Throughout the Summer the
mound which marks the Presidents
grave has been decorated with home
ly garden flowers, provided by his
former neighbors.
Governor to Talk.
The speakers platform viii be
erected near the roadside, but facing
away from the highway in order that
small plateau may be used as a
stage. the ground slopes down to this
level spot, forming a natural amphi-
theater.
The exercises will open at 1890
o'clock, with music by the IT'D In
fantry Band, Vermont National
Guard. Gov. Stanley c. Wilson viii
welcome the visitors In behalf Of the
State. Addresses by Senator Austin
and Representative James M. Beck OF
Philadelphia will follow. 1t is ex-
pected that the latter will discuss the
Constitution. There will be also talks
by Senators Daniel o. Hastings OF
wilmington, Del, and Wallace w.
White. jr., of Maine. Representative
Bertrand Smell, minority leader OF the
House of Representatives; Representa-
tive Charles A. Plumley of Northf1eld,
VT. and John Spargo of Bennington,
president of the Vermont Historical
Society, also will be on the program.
Colorful Drills.
Pageantry and colorful drills by uni
formed bodies will be tnterspersed
among the speeches.
Mrs. John P. Davis of Chelsea,
president of the Woman's Republican
Club in Vermont, heads a committee
made up of county chairmen of the
organization which will provide guides
and act as a Reception and Entertain
ment Committee for women.
Opportunity will be given to visit
the room in a small wooden building,
now the general store Of Miss Flor
ence Cilley, where Coolidge was born
| on July 4, 1872. Plymouth folk viii
| throw their houses open for the gen.
eral home coming" and teas and
other informal social affairs are plan
ned.
Hubert E. Sargent of Montpelier,
State commissioner of highways, has
announced that every road leading to
Plymouth will be in f1rst-class condi-
ton. The committee has prepared
map of routes leading to this village,
showing the location of the Coolidge
farm and other places where the
former President went to school,
| played and worked as boy.
These maps viii be available at tour
ist information bureaus and at hotels
in all New England States and in
| Eastern New York
| (Copyright, 1894. New York
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