Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15

J. Bill looked up at Mr.. Harding and
said. "How'do. Mr.. President, my name
il Max"
Everybody laughed and then Mr..
Harding shook hands with the rest of
the family, who had come from Iowa.
going solid for you, Mr.. Harding"
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THEN another man stepped up and
L said he had come from Kansas
and wanted his folks to meet the fu-
ture President.
When Mr.. Harding saw the big
crowd out in the automobile he said,
Don't make them come clear in here.
Til go out with you and meet them"
And out he walked and shook hands
and all the time the big politicians
were waiting in the hallway.
Well, this was my chance, and the
pleasant-looking man on guard let me
peep at the Offices.
OF course, / expected to see the
pretty-gir1 calendars on the wall and
cigarette stubs and paper on the floor,
but everything was real clean. with
cretonne curtains on the windows and
not one calendar to remind them of
November.
In one room I saw a magical picture
that turned from Washington into
Harding and from Harding into Lin
coin. all depending upon the way you
looked at it.
In another room I saw a picture Of
Mckinley and some other great re-
But in Mr.. Harding's Office there
were only two framed pictures on the
wall and they were the Ruins of
Rome.
/ guess he keeps those pictures to
remind him that he is going to save
our country from looking like that
by keeping out the bolsheviki.
" tanning important guests all the
time.
We don't have to go to the movies
these days to see what our famous
Americans look like.
Just last week we noticed a man on
their porch who wore a large SOM
brero hat and kept walking up and
down and looking real naughty.
We guessed he was some famous
Kentucky colonel or the owner of
But, much to our surprise. Frank.
who is very well infaFmed on matters
Of state. told me it was Senator New
from Indiana
The day that the big Wayne county
singing and making fine speeches for
Harding, I was standing just back of
q very NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. man
who clapped real hard when Mr..
By and by Mr.. Harding's secretary
saw him and made him 60 right up on
the porch and make a speech. and Mr..
Harding introduced him as Senator
Sutherland from West Virginia
A man in the crowd told me that
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President at the Chicago convention.
Maybe I'm bit partial. but I
couldn't help noticing that Mr.. Hard
ing looked more like President than
any man on the porch.
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nne thing we all like about Mr.
Harding, he isn't bit selfish, so
he let US hear Senator Watson speak
We all enjoyed Senator watson's
speech because he said such nice
our future President.
One thing certain. we Marionites
are getting educated this summer.
and if we women don't know how to
vote this fall it won't be because we
hacen't heard q lot of fine speakers
tell US why we should vote for Hard
ing.
ONE day. when there was a great
big crowd out in front, so large
that people were on our steps and sit
ting all over the railing of our porch,
I saw a little boy with a big basket of
popcorn. AS he wasn't trying to sell
any / asked him what was the matter
and he told me he was trying to get
up to Mr.. Harding with some popcorn,
because he had talked so long and
looked so hungry.
I showed him their kitchen door and
much to his surprise, Mrs. Harding
opened it.
Well. guess her smile got him for
as quick as a wink he took out another
sack and said: Here is one for the
Mrs. President, too"
WE Americans don't think much
W of titles. but we have a prince and
princess living next door,
know Mr.. Harding would rather be
humble President of the U. s. A.
but the title may come in handy some
day.
You see a very beautiful Spanish girl
had been sent from southern California
to make Mr.. Harding a Prince of the
Raisin.
I'm sure / don't know why they make
such fuss over raisins, but they do