New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

ing was an important trombonist when
t.r was about seventeen years OF agc.
James NJ. Williams, the leading miller
of Caledonia, has revived the band ut
considerable personal expense
There are 600 people in Caledonia
and ordinarily there are twenty musi-
clans in the band. But since Harding
was nominated the band has grown to
fifty. Members of the old Marion sill
yer band. in which Harding later
played the tenor horn and which also
that this growth has been intensified
by the efforts of Mr.. Williams.
They say he has sent to Cincinnati
and Cleveland and hired "ringers"
Mr.. Williams says "it amt So and
that nothing short of the United
States Army can keep the Caledonia
cornet band from playing it's entire
repertory tomorrow while, grouped
about the weather stained Mckinley
1agpole brought from Canton, and
erected in the center of what was the
meath a four-inch layer of crushed
limestone in authorization of the heels
of visiting delegations.
Harding's Pastor Ill
1t had been hoped that the Rev. T.
II. McAfee, pastor of Trinity Baptist
Church, of which Senator Harding is
a trustee, would be we'll enough to de-
liver the invocation at the notification
paralysis last Sunday night after eve
ming services and has not rallied suf-
tciently to leave his bed.
Bishop w. F. Oldham, of the Metho-
dist Church, here on a vacation from
his work in Argentina, will take DR..
McAfee's place.
The first delegation scheduled to
reach the Harding home tomorrow
will be the Marion Marching Club,
wearing white duck pants and carry
ing bamboo walking sticks. They are
to report at Z o'clock and will accom-
pany the nominee as guard Of honor
throughout the day.
From Dayton. the home of Govern
or Cox, is coming a delegation of
900 Republicans.
srai I. Coleman du Pont, chairman Of
the committee on arrangements for the
notification. He returned to Columbus
late in the afternoon, after having
luncheon with Senator Harding.
Fred NJ. Warner, former Governor of
Michigan. and member of the Repub-
lican National Committee, told Senator
Harding, during brief call, that he
had sent out thousand personal let
ters to Michigan friends inquiring
about the situation and in four days
had received replies to nearly half Of
them, almost ali declaring that the
state will go for Harding and Coolidge
by a large majority.
No Element Disaffected
There is no disaffection on the part
CT any clement" said Governor War
ner. "and on the other hand there is
great enthusiasm in all sections and
amcng all clements"
Senator Harding this afternoon sent
the following telegram to Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the Ma
tional American Woman's Suffrage As
soc ation:
Il am exceedingly glad to learn you
are in Tennessee seeking to consum-
mate the ratification of the equal suf
frage amendment If any of the Re
publican members of the Tennessee As
sembly should ask my opinion as to
their course, | would cordially recon-
mend an immediate favorable action
The telegram was sent by the Sen
ator after q conference with a COM
mittee Of the association which came
to Marion to request that he assist in
the ratification of the suffrage amend :
ment by the Tennessee Legislature
The delegation which visited Senator
Harding was composed of Miss Mary
Olcott, Mrs. W. II. Alice and Mrs.
James Stokes, all of Ridgefied, Conn,
and Mrs. George A. Seden, Of Chicago