1. W. R. Coe was involved in one of the largest tree moving operations in the Northeast. When Mai Rogers' father, H. H. Rogers died, the family estate in Fairhaven, Massachusetts was scheduled to be subdivided Mai. decided to rescue two mature copper beeches that she had played under as a child. W. R. Coe made arrangements through Standard Oil to have the trees barged across Long Island Sound in the dead of the winter.When the trees The trees arrive at the port of Oyster Bay arrived in Oyster Bay, arrangements had to be made to take down telephone lines, and to hire steam rollers to push the trees and teams ofhorses to pull the trees to Planting Fields. One copper beech survived the trip and grew, not only in size, but in the hearts of the community. In February 2006, the beech was removed, having passed from disease. During Arbor Day weekend, 2006, a sapling from this beech tree was planted next to original place where it predecessor stood.” 2. Mrs. Mai Coe once kept two of Robert Chanler's macaws in the playroom of the New York City house where they did $500 worth of damage in one night. Mr. Coe was not pleased. 3. William Robertson Coe to Mai Coe: "You always send those boys (Bill and Bob at St. Pauls) telegrams. Why do you do that? It's too expensive. Why don't you write letters?" Mrs. Coe: "You shut up! I'm old enough and rich enough to do as I damn well please." 4. The Coes owned automobiles quite early. Once Bob Coe went out riding near Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and killed 20 or 30 chickens, costing him quite a bit of money. Sunday afternoons could be quite ghastly, what with the old touring cars and the crowded roads of the 1920's. Mai and son(Henry) in go-cart taken in the garden 5. One spring the American Orchid Society was going to hold its annual meeting at Planting Fields. Coe allowed them to use the large room at Coe hall, but had the house boy turn back the big rug because he didn't want this group of people walking on the Oriental carpet. According to Mr. Miller, it was quite a sight to see a group of distinguished people in the Orchid Society walking through the main residence, but walking to the side of the rolled rug! 6. Mrs. Caroline Coe liked to have flowers in her New York apartment. One summer she had her apartment redone in pink, and she wanted large, massive arrangements of pink flowers for a party. There were few pink flowers blooming at Planting Fields, so Everitt Miller dyed many white flowers, including some big white cannas. Mr. Coe marveled at the large "pink" cannas and asked Miller where he got them. Miller explained about the dipping. Mr. Coe laughed and replied, "For heaven's sake, don't tell Mrs. Coe." (Late 1940's) 7. After meeting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Mrs. Caroline Coe was asked if she had invited them to Oyster Bay. "Oh heavens no," she replied, "they stay too long." Mrs. Caroline Coe in the rose garden 8. In 1936 the Coe residence was robbed. A burglar climbed up a column and entered Mr. Coe's room. He had a habit of leaving his change, wallet, and jewelry on the mantel. The burglar scooped it all up, then got the jewelry from Mrs. Coe's room. After that, Mr. Coe never left his jewelry on top of the mantel. That same summer grandchildren Michael and William Coe were living at Planting Fields while their parents were on a European tour. The robbery was an exciting time for them, the house crawling with detectives, everyone in an uproar. The thief was never caught nor was any of the stolen material ever recovered. 9. On one visit to the estate, Mr. Coes' grandsons, Michael and Billy, were playing in the reception room where they spilled ink in the middle of the wall-to-wall carpet. They panicked, and ran outside to scoop up piles of fallen leaves to conceal the stain. That Christmas Mr. Coe withheld their money gifts to pay for cleaning the carpet. Grandsons William R.Coe II and Michael D.Coe.