The Washington times., 1920-08-22
HARDING SETS
SPEECH DATES
itinerary Announced at CoIum-
bus Includes Engagements
Up to September IS.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Aug. Ex-senator
Warren C. Harding, the Republican
nominee. motored to Columbus yes
terday through a heavy rain to play
golf at the Scioto Club on the out!
skirts OF the city. Senator Harding
was accompanied by Col. George
Harvey OF New York, editor OF Hsr-
yeys Weekly. who will be the nomi.
nee's house guest over Sunday.
Prior TO his trip to Columbus an
nouncement was made at the Harding
headuarters OF the candidates speak
ing engagements up TO September IT.
The announcement was the direct
result OF a recent conference between
Senator Harding. Republican chair
man Win Hays, and other party lead
ers. The candidate itinerary is as
follows:
Tuesday August "a. Harding and
Coolidge theatrical league. with
speech by Harding.
OTHER DATES.
Wednesday August rs. Wyandotte
County Republican delegations ad-
dressed by Harding: August %. Erie
railroad mems picnic at Gallon, with
address by candidate: August 2s,
bdy, Slup VI
apolis and deleg ativns OF Indiana Rev
publicans. with speech by candidate
on League of Nations: September 4.
visit of State chairmen of Ways and
means committee of Republican Nat
ional Convention. September o. Labor
Day speech by HarainR: September 8.
Harding speech at Minnesota State
Fair; September 10. delegation from
Detroit; September IL, delegations
from Congressional districts of North
ern Indiana organized by Judge
Vernon Vanfeet, OF South Bend: Sep
tember II. large delegation OF citi-
zens of foreign birth from various
cities under the auspices of New York
Republican league.
With the exception Of the speech
at Gallionl Ohio. and the address st
the Minnesota State Fair. all of the
candidates addressee will be made
from his own front porch.
The visit of the Harding and
Coolidge Theatrical League next
Tuesday will include some OF the most
widely known motion picture and
theatrical stars, among whom will be
Al Jolson, Blanche Ring, DeWolf
Hopper, Alice Lloyd, Lew Fields,
Valeska Surratt. Conway Tearle.
Lillian Gish, Evelyn Nesbit, Leo Car
rillo. Eugene O'Brien, Lew Cody.
Francis Larrimore. Mildred Harris
Chaplin, Zena Keefe, Jewel Carmen,
Walton Morosco, Alma Rubens, Fran
els White, Robert Emmitt Kcane, and
many others.
ACTORS TO VISIT HIM.
AL Jolson, president OF the Harding
and Coolidge Theatrical Club. has
notified Senator Harding that about
seventy-five actors and actresses will
be in the party which will visit him
at Marion on Tuesday. Upon their
arrival Tuesday morning the party
will be given breakfast at the
Marion Club by the Marion Civic As
ISOLATION, after which they will go
for p motor ride. At IL o'clock Sen
ator Harding will receive his distin-
guished visitors of the stage and
screen on the front porch.
President Jolson will sing new
Republican campaign song which he
has written especially for the oc-
ca sion. The club is bringing its own
orchestra and will provide brief en-
tertainments on station platforms
en- route to and from Marion. The
stops will include Albany. Utica, Syra-
cuse, and other points Of the trip to
Marion. Babe Ruth, basebalrs CO.
lossus of swat. has been invited by
AL Jolson to accompany the party.
The pre-convention machinery OF
Senator Hiram w. Johnson Of Cali
fornia will shortly be set in motion
for Senator Harding. This was the
message brought to the candidate to-
day by Judge Rex. B, Goodcell. of San
a close friend of Senator
Johnson