Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-06
WILL WRITE A BOOK
Es-Presideat HARRISON VIII Set
the Pubic Right
ON misunderstood THINGS
He Attended Church Al East Liberty
Yesterday. and Viii shoot Ducks
ON the kankakee swamp~-

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leave magniiieence behind me. we're the
words of * President Harrison. ia eesa.
seFsatioH with the playmate Il his youth.
his school and college chum and lifelong
freud and former pastor. the Rev. DIR.
y. l.. +. kumief. ~ the East l-iterts
presbyterian church.
The two were seated in DIR. kuniers
study at his residence. No. il3 South
Highland avenue enjoying an after din
ner chat. The ex president stoppcd IN
Pittsburg enronte from Washington 10
indianapolis. 10 spend quiet. fes,fui
day with Mr. kumlef The special train
bearing MIR. Harrison and his party ar
rived about ) o'clock this morning BY
the time breakfast was served the Rev.
DIR. kumler had arrived al the station
with two carriages to convey his guests
10 his home. where they were 10 spend
the day. The famil, and guests imme
mediately prepared to attend services al
the church Of which DIR. kumler ~
pastor.
Ii having been publicly announced
that the ex president and party would
attend the service at the beautiful East
Liberty presbyterian church. people he
gan flocking 10 that ediiice as early az
3oclock. Notwithstanding the fact that
services were not % begin until Ill
o'clock.
A Crowded Church.
The front entrance was kept locked
until the usual hours for opening the
doors. The crowd. however. discovered
side entrance open, and by 1919 the
church was filled comfortably; by Ii
o'clock there was perfect jam. Fully
loo people occupied the space calcu-
lated Ia accommodate l.',o0. while hun.
dreis were unable To even reach the
outside yestibules.
Al the close IL the sermon hymn No.
AIS was sung at the request 81 Harrison:
the bcnediction was pronounced and
the services were over.
4 few persons who knew Mr. Harrison
pressed forward. Mr. Harrison received
them all with cordial handshake
When the aisAes We're cleared the party
returned 10 the residence of DIR. kumler.
where dinner awaited them. Hr. Har-
rison seemed totally unconscious- Of the
widespread attention he attracted while
at the church.
In AN interview ex President Harrison
briefly outlined his plans Immediately
after his arrival at Indianapolis. in com
pany with Assistant Passenger Agent
Boyd Of the Pennsylvania Railroad coin-
pany. Mr.. Harrison will 90 duck hunt
ing on the kankakce river.
Will Write u Book.
After this recreation, the ex president
will remain quietly at his home i'm In
dianapolis. securing a much needed rest
Mr.. Harrisons engagement with the
Leland Stanford university in Califor.
MIA. he says. will require only about one
month Of his time out Of each year
During this term he will deliver lectures
ON international law and jurisprudence
During next winter. the ex presiden,
| will devote his time tn writing book
This book Mr.. Harrison says, will relate
specially to a number Of important mat
ters connected with mis- administration
that the public have not fully under.
stood. They are. he says. Of such 4
nature that. notwithstanding their i'm
/ portance, will not become a matter 81
history. and il his intention, by this
means 10 make clear certain things o
/ which the public is now In ignorance
on account 81 misapprehensiOn. What
these subjects were. Mr. Harrison die
not. at this time. care 10 Indicate. A
. o'clock the party. returned 10 thei
train. where they Remained. At Il
O'Clock tonight the journey To Indian
\ apoiis was resumed.