The Washington times., 1936-05-21
NOW
Mrs. Coolidge
To ReUed?
1T SEEMS so
By HELEN ESSARY

The answer would be FRONT
PAGE NEWS!
Mrs. Coolidge really is going
to marry soon. One of her close
friends told me so yesterday.
asked some questions about the
prospective bridegroom.
Is he a man in public life?
eyes"
Do the corners of the bride.
groom's mouth turn up?
Definitely"
Is he generous?
"Very."
Has he a good disposition?
Absolutely"
Further curiosity it seemed
about the second romance of the
Vermont Presidents widow would
have to wait unsatisfied for a
while.
The story of the first meeting
Of Mrs. Coolidge, then Grace
Goodhue, and the young lawyer
who was to become her husband
is characteristic of the man who
founded Coolidge prosperity.
When Grace Goodhue was a
young teacher in school for the
deaf in Northampton, Mass, a
fat and persistent beau invited
her on a picnic. Miss Goodhue,
because she could think of no
good reason for declining, said
yes, she would like to go. Said
the fat young man:
"Just you and 1 and nobody
else"
This idea didn't please the
pretty Miss Goodhue. A party
would be better for a picnic.
She would ask Kate Smith, one
Of her friends among the teach
erS.
"Well, then, I'll get that new
fellow who has just moved
down from Vermont, Calvin
Coolidge. They say he is q
pretty smart lawyer"
Calvin, the newcomer, was
pleased about the picnic. He init
mated that this was because he'd
already seen Grace Goodhue.
Moreover, he offered to bring
lunch. He said he'd get his board
ing house lady to fix something in
a basket.
On the day of the picnic Calvin
came driving up to Miss Goodhue'S
front gate in surrey. The taSsels
on the carriage top were bobbing
fast.
Miss Goodhue and the fat young
man got in the back seat. Kate
Smith climbed in beside Calvin,
the lunch basket and a big news
paper parcel.
Calvin said he knew a good place
for q picnic. It was little piece
down the road. They drove and
they drove until they came to a
stream.
Calvin jumped out, fixed the
horse and said:
Here's where we take boat.
Excuse me for WHILE"
And he reached for his news
paper parcel.
A few minutes later he returned
q different Calvin-in faded blue
Seersucker, shrunk half way to his
thin knees and elbows. He said:
Couldn't afford to hurt my
blue serge rowing boat"
Down the river half a mile,
the picnickers disembarked for
lunch. Calvin handed each per-
son two sandwiches. The Fat
Young Man asked if that was
all. Calvin looked in a bag. He
said:
''MacarOOnS, but we'll save
them to eat on the way home.
See here, somebody's had one
already. Must have been while
] was changing my suit"
The Fat Young Man looked
guilty.
On the way home Calvin acted
like he was taken with" pretty
Miss Goodhue. He asked her to
1.-The oyster supper and big meet
ing two weeks from next Satur.
day." The Governor was going
to speak then.
People from miles around
turned out early to hear the
Governor. When Miss Goodhue
and that new Mr.. Coolidge ar.
rived at the hall the place was
damned.
An usher said the only vacant
seats were on the front row.
Miss Goodhue was terribly EN-.
barrasSed. having to parade all
the way down the aisle with her
new beau. And no sooner were
they seated when another usher
arrived and said:
Excuse me, you'll have to
move. These seats are re.
served for the Governor"
So Miss Goodhue and Mr..
Coolidge had to march up the
aisle while the crowd stared and
giggled.
Years afterward when Calvin
Coolidge and Grace Goodhue had
been married long time and the
young man from Vermont had be-
Gonna the GnJarnnr of MaSSach1I-