Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
aPFEALS FOR CONCERTED
CPBUILDING OF NATIONS

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Dec. -
!tetn'ning 10 American shores today
from mia Vacation voyage. President
Elect liarC!ng received n rousIn.
welcome from the Virginia tid,watar
cities and responded with a message
90. renewed national confidence and
unity
F3na! ahandonnen, OF sectional.
."''' and "a r-a!rth OF fearless nation
ni'sm furnisEcd the theme Of several
speeches. on HIS program during Tia.
Gay IN Newport News and Norfolk
ne declared that although his trip
away from home had furnished MANY
PHEASANT experiences il had served
10 make stronger his devotion to IN
dependent America.
Has Well-Fflied uny.
me program OF entertainment; and
speech making arranged by Norfolk
| ana Newport News 10 ccl.hrntc ~.
homecoming OF the Prcsidertc,.c,
ana MIS-. Harding gave them one Of
.hH busiest Of uelr experience From
.Hc moment they stepped ashore IN
M morning from tn. steamer Pas
} torres. which had brought them back
3 from me Canal Zone. they were k,ni
on tht move continually until la.. M
[ .It'I wn"n NY LETT by special train
E 80 - ff s8ss " mere Mt. hardin
/ Hp'"hS tomofruw. In addition 10
4 numerous public functions in IN. tyro
! Cites they visited the Shipyard a.
Newport News. the Norfolk naval
n ,H ana the navy yard at Ports
OF 10000 blue Jackets at the naval
/ training station
IT was ~ short talk TO tho blnc
yaGkcts That Mr.. iinrding voiced his
belief iGf adequate naval prcparcdpn.s
,ts,.
terinihed' to protect American Inter
eH,S. a, the same time. toweycr
ne expressed 10 the men Il hone innt
tH"E never would have to fire gun
TOT ihr.r country.
HIS stand FOR "A pr.-.tnincn+ mar,
,hah' marin" Was .xprcsscd il, a
speech III the Nawror. NcWc Aroic,,v
.. Muse ana aHh.n late la the after
X"oa 10 4 crowd OF thousands IN The
Horto!k tabernacle. Stress also GAS
i!HH on the natInu's commercial nX.
phhS'"n and the opportunities az
hampton Roads IN an address a, a
'"tlEh' given ~ his honor
r '% ,,, .l"nih"r 81 Commerce.
~ mas speech a. the tahnrnaclc Mr.
tihTuing also emphasized IN. auxil-
.'' ihiitiHry Importance OF n strong
,1ni marin. ana charged Jat
a'' subsidy "A Ire-wsr days were
~, agents OF German steamship
llb'S. ' J.
IN" Senator ana Mrs HARDING ,.n.
S'h from continental United States
..i.r Noyemb'r is, came ashore a,
N"wpor' News AZ 1920 o'clock mi.
!. ihoih!ht att'r a triu;uphal grc,iirr
~ H"'"i and commercial Graf. a,
"hcrnf - ~" To~ds Ashore 10,
We're received With similar acclaim
crowds cheering them az they pasgc.
9 about an! city officials rx,edjrv th,r
al! the cour;.sics that could 10 showr
" 70 an a,iuHi rres'd"a, and the ms,
lady OF the land
: inc :an.i"s .avn! and military OF
hc!nls OF III" shore stations tsc1,,r,
them 'h'ongaoul tho day and IN,
DESTROYER Hran'h was turned Owe
tor their use IN their inspection a,
! they fno.ored through the nav va,
Just "i dusk many tuafisands Of mr.,
jacket were sta:.o!ny al rc.rea: -,
= N" decks ~ heir snips and thn,
1 Ter'Aintd al attention untii the prcsi
. dcnt-elect had passed
In his talk al the training s.,r,o,
>. Nj Harding declared ms heart sclL,r
i. hhd been 30 warmed - nv th.. rrIy. 4
eye or reviewing such y, BODY a
jyoung American manhood