The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-07
AUCTION SALES
 GIVEN SCORING
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About All Cast.OfHs

About All Cast.OfHs
 Judge Field, Q long-time friend of the Coolidge family, pointed out that even while governor of MaSsachu- sets MT. Coolidge began donating articles to the library, and that the city had appropriated money Tor maintenance of a special memorial room in the library.
 Mrs. Coolidge has kept the best Of her furniture" the judge said, 50 she niay reoccupy the Beeches should she desire to do 50 at some future time. Thus, Q lot of the furnish- ings being auctioned today are nere- ly cast-offs which in many cases do not do justice to the memory or the former president"
 While Judge Field, at his Main street office, was denouncing the sale, Auctioneer George Howard Bean, at Smith school arena, faced 400 persons who had braved Q driz- gle and paid $i each as admission for the privilege of watching him dispose of the Coolidge goods. The rain was blamed for the fact that there were 600 empty seats.
 John Coolidge of New Haven, Conn, only living son of the late president, Was not present, but Ralph Hemenway, Mrs. Coolidge'S counsel, was among spectators. He said that not only would the 9400 "gate" be donated to the Red Gross, but that Mrs. Coolidge probably would give the entire proceeds of the auction to charity.
 Spectators sat on portable chairs ringed around the walls of the huge auditorium. Auctioneer Bean, who spurned the traditional hamper, be- gan:
 "Everything here is absolutely au- thentic. Everything is guaranteed. The first article I'm going to sell Is an envelope addressed to me by Mrs. Coolidge, and am selling this for the simple purpose of establish- ing 2 price for collectors"
 Beans voice was carried through out the arena by a loud-speaking system.
 The stocky, ruddy-faced auction eer held the envelope above his head.
 How much am I offefed9"
 Fifty cents," somebody said.
 Fifty cents, who'll make it Q dollar2"
 Bids jumped the price by 50-cent stages to @, for which the envelope was sold to Mrs. 0. A. Callahan of East Douglas.
 A set of oak bookshelves used by MT. Coolidge aS Q student at Arn- herst college was offered.
 Who'll give me S602" Bean asked.
 Five dollars" someone bid.
 Gradually the price climbed to $l5.
 "It's not an antique now" Bean said, "but heavens knows 1t will be someday.
 Bids continued until they reached $33, for which the bookshelves went to Professor Guy w. Glatfelter of Massachusetts State college.
 Six beverage glasses brought 8 each, while miscellaneous dishes went for $i to $4 each.
 Sentimental Value
 Items of sentimental value include q set of oak bookshelves used by MT. Coolidge while student at Am- herst, a mission desk and chair he used at the duplex apartment on Massasoit street, and Q solid ma hogany chair and desk he used at the "beecheS," the l6-room man. sion where he died in 1883.
 Other prized articles include a morris chair and morris couch made by Mrs. Coolidge's father, a small mahogany desk used by Mrs. Cool idge while an instructor at Clarke School for the Deaf, and several chests from the White House, in- cluding one presented by former President Machado of Cuba.
 Among miscellaneous items are Q