Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-23

Continued rom FIRST Paee.l
Harding have kept open house" on
Christmas day, but this year il has
been found Improbable to follow the
old custom. They will spend the day
quietly and unquestionaoly will re-
ceive calls from many of their close
Marion friends. There being no chill
dren in the senator's home or imnedi-
ate family, there will be no Christmas
tree. Taken altogether. Christmas at
the Senator's home in Mount Vernon
avenue will be celebrated largely in
the spirit of Thanksgiving.
When Senator Harding goes TO
Florida soon after the first OF the
year for his pre-inauguration vacation
he will be returning to a happy hunt
ing and fishing ground filled with
memories and associations OF former
visits. The senator has been a great
lover OF the Indian river country. and
underhis leadership Florida for q long
time was the mecca OF many Marion
folk. Now that the word has spread
about Marion that the President-elect
is to carry his new dist notion to the
old hAnnts, you can hear at the club
some ane stories of what Marion
people have accomplished In the hunt
Ing and fishing line in Florida in the
days gone BY.
Here's q Fishing Stery.
-
q leading part in helping to entertain
the many distinguished visitors who
have been in Marion since the start
of the presidential campaign last
June, declares that one day while
D,e he uet s0 Ss
had hooked . snag. Wiser hands took
the tackle, however. and presently
there appeared on the surface of the
stream q particularly evil-lcoking
alligator, seemingly about twenty feet
in-laW. Mr.. King. an expert rifle shot.
was . member OF the party that year.
and while the fishing line was held
taut he aimed and AIRED. The bullet
struck true At the vulnerable spot
sss best ss ov.s 81. s .Ia
He was towsd ashore and proved to
be only about six feet long. but thai
was voted enough and the skin was
brought back to Marion as a highly
ssnassr HsfSins has made no denn,t.
plans for bis stay In the south. but his
time viii Be about equally divided be-
tween d1hing, boating, cunning and
golAng. He has had little opportunity
tion and naturally b desirous OF going
Into tho White aou.e ~ At ~ possible
Has Daay Time AAeaA.
Bsfore he laA4es Soe Florida Senator
Harding has q b1sy time ahead Of him
There win b . let-up. Of course. over
the Christmas week and. but his engage
ment list for the later days Of next
week b vary heavy. Tho senator said
today be had not By any means COM
pleted his conferences On the associs
ton Of nations. He also has agreed
to receive . number a delegations in
tereSted In having oartain msn appointed
T. cabinet posjtionA
While speculation In the public priAts
csntsfs lsrEely about the poetfolios Of
State and Treasury, the mail received
at Senator HAFdines headquarters
would indicate that the great majority
Of people who are interested in . cabi-
net ~ al are moro concerned about the
typo Of men to be placed at the head
Of the Agricultural. Labor ana IBtsrier
depaFtments. These are the departments
which come close 70 the people. and the
President 10 beginning to believe
that the success Of bis administration
and the success Of his plans to do the
greatest possible good for the greatest
number vim rest largely In the men
who win an these cabinet chairs.
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