Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-26
SPIRIT OF YULET|DE:
INVADES HOME OF
HARDING At MARION
Many Fellow-Countrymen
Send Messages of
Greeting.
HUNDREDS OF PRESENTS
PILED UP AT MARION HOME
ok Newspaper Men Guests at
SunPtuous Turkey
Dinner.
Two kiDDIES ALSO DiNEp
Dorothy and Betty Spnrkes, of New
York, Specially Invited by
Mrs. Harding.
HUNDREDS OF PRESENTS
PILED UP AT MARION HOME
TWO kiDDlEs ALSO DiNED
hororhy and Betty Spnrkes, of New
York, Specially Invited by
Mrs. Harding.

piiIS. DEC. -I,--lhe
Spit; OF Christmas had no difficulty
'ouaF IN getting past the Secret Ser
vice men who guard $50 Mount Yer
non avenue, the home OF President
Elect AMI Mrs Harding. Good s,
->irhoias encountered a greeting as
run OF cheer and good will 40 m.
MESSAGES he brought
rhohsands' OF his fellow co,,,,r,
/ men wished tho next President a
Merry Christmas, and he rcioined hv
wishing peace, happiness and nro.
pertty 20 all the world.
Immediately after breakfast ar IN.
Harding home, the senator and Mr.,
tihraihS began TO take a peen at
what santa Claus had been sendinr
'he iasi TWO weeks or more. .Thcrc
were literally hundreds OF them
ranging from c!sate;tcs to Georgia
| s"SSuins Not Single present wa
optn'd until this morning.
! rhc liardings lid little C.hris,n,o.
s"pPp!ng this year. Their only al.
| ie'nrt was 20 send re,ne,nbranccs IN
relatives and Immediate friends hn,
| = large number OF cards were s,,t
oui Neither The President cleo, ~,
Mrs. Harding nad time af,er tb.ir
ret"'" from Panama Tor much sbon.
| ping.
| Turkey p!S as 0strirh.
| '"e early part OF the day the
Sarory odor of "a turkey. ,nnror,
hha'eiT tho size OF an ostrich. kent
.he Senator'S mind from Thoughts .,
| ms association OF nations plane ,ns
'h1 slowly forming Cabinet.
although senstor and, Mrs. Har.
| uihE nave no children. two Young
| s''rs' VINO always will remember
'H"ir Christmas with ;he kindly
| couple shortly 10 De President an,
first LADY OF :hc land. were tn.
guests of honor at the Harding
| Christmas dinner.
| Senator and Mrs. llurdinr I,oa a.,
| Nsisd tho six newspaper corrssnon5-
| oh9s WI" had been unnhle tn reac,
! the'r h"IneS for Christmas Dav q.
| "c'p surround the Christmas turk.y
f. am IN issuing the Invitations. nov.
! "'hE and Iiet:y Sparies. tho thra.
anu hre-yc:.r-oId daughters Of Rov-
/ d'l i; SDarkcs, Of New York via,
| tHeir mother. We're specially and i'm
pr"ssivcly invited.
| me youngsters are no strangers 70
'hs flardlngs. In fact. a,,rin, ,,,.
/ t"N"; IA"r':'' YcScp.:ogx - fa.t'.a..,,
pa'Sn Dorothy presented her prnnrs
! MSS ana Ass small hand 10 the prcs.
'"en,-r!egi erary time sh. con,d
""ufr hor nurse ana Join a ,isi.inr
f! delegation.
/ y" Uclicf frum Problems.
f. A'tho"Hh Senator Harding put asia.
~ work aErI conferences cor ,I,n d,r
''''c" d" rc's' from me prop
,eihs of his coming administration
~ !" Understood that before l.ayipy
former i"eSinont Tart s;ronrIv ~
commented Charles - tIilles of N,,.
ofN' Tor The post Of SECRETARY of IN.
irn"sur! III the Harding Cabinet.
Na''"h't Committeeman Tobias
herl' OF kentucHy,a has been urrad
'"r Ihe post oi Secretary or War hv
eoent callers.
mares &, Dawes ana George Nj.
""iuS. OF chicago. each has strong
'p'or9 Tor Secretary of the Treas
~ ior wn!ch Senator Weeks. ar
T..'ssachusefts. as still T. possibility.
i"ere are InS;stant reports that SEN
! w.. raI' 81 New Mexico. would b..
! most faNo'nbley regarded FOR seer.
y. '"e interior If he could be
induced |" accept the place.
Equally complicated Problems arc
'"hh"'ted visa the selections for tn.
oth'r cabinet posta and. as senator
fi"r'ins toli Ar. TAFT. the fitting OF
men Into the places each should MI.
. :. harder task than solving any
The President elect has only few
MINOR conferences scheduled for the
teN' re" days. his Idea being TO cell
Shra'e the holidays and .cst up unt:l
sitter Ncw Years
Mrs tardi1s viii leave WITHIN the
mex zen days for a shopping visit
+" Nr~ Yori; '.nd Washineton