South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
HARDING VICTORY
IS CELEBRATED BY
PEOPLE OF MARION
President-Elect Thanks Grove d
For Its Devotion to His
Fortunes.

MARION, o.. Nov 4.-Sen. Hard
ing's home town paid him tribute
Thursday night as the new presi-
dent-elect of the United States. I'm "a
red fire celebration that viii long
be memorable in the history OF
Marion, Mr.. Hardings neishbo~s
and friends voiced their jubHaton at
his election and at the same time
bade him Godspeed i'm the resp0u-
sibilities he has undertaken.
Thousands took part in The even
lngS paradlng and Seranading Noise
making devices OF many kinds
shrieked about the Harding home
and the crowd sang and shouted by
turns white a half dozen bands play
ed patriotic airs old time favCrites
and common jazz.
Center Of Celebration.
The Harding front porch, chief
forum of the senator's camBai4n
was the center Of the celebration.
although the towns business and
/ residential streets also were under
the sway of the carnival spirit un-
til late at night Standing where he
delivered most Of his important ut
terances TO the nation, and with
/ Mrs Harding at his side. the presi-
dent-elect received the congratula-
| tions of his fellow townsmen, shook
| hands with hundreds of them. and
/ thanked them for their devotion q
/ his fortunes.
( The Marion Civic association was
/ the moving spirit i'm the jouidcation
I Large delegations from Columbus
} Cleveland and Cincinnati took part
4 A dozen girl stenOEraphors and
/ clerks attached TO Harding head
| quarters headed the parade whicn
| formed in the business section and
/ marched to the Harding residence
along the white pillared pathway of
| the front porch delesations of the
| campaign. The Harding March club
I the Harding WOmen's clubs ot
/ Marion. women employees of tie
Marion Steam Shovel Co, the Hard
+ ing Railway club and many other
/ organizations of this and other cit
+ les were in the line.
Reviews Parade.
! Pres't-elect and Mrs Harding FIRST
reviewed the parade as it passed the
! front porch and then personally
/ greeted the marChcrs at their
broke ranks and assembled on the
/ lawn
! WITH virtually no appointments
/ on his program Mr.. Harding devoted
| Thursday 10 cleaning up his affairs
/ here in preparation for his vacation
trip. lie pushed through a mass Of
! correspondence, replied 20 many
! telegrams of congratulations AND
/ late IN the afternoon visited his
bank for the first time in several
J weeks.
I.tsf1o4 .,.r. o., ..,.,,,o,,tg frr tI.
, vacation trip, announced Thursaal
I show that those who VIII go alOne
/ with the preSident-eleCt and hr
Z wife include Sens Freyhnghausc
OF New Jersey Hale of Maine
! Elkins of West Virginia Edward Is
Z Mclean. the Washington publisher
1 Harry VI. Daugherty the Harding
/ pre- convention manascr, George Is
/ Christian. jr., Mr.. Harding sccre-
( tary, T.. +. sawyer, his family ply
/ siciau. Judson c. Weuiver, pubLclr.
/ director at Harding headquarters
and Malcolm Jennings attached {,
/ the headquarters.
Special Train.
The wives of several of these viii
/ accompany them and two steuG
. graphers. A secret service guard anl
a dozen newspaper men win com
+ plete the party The trip VIII b'
I made on a special train which vii
leave here Saturday morning ant
go 10 Point Isabel by way Of 81
I Louis and san Antonio. There wi.
. be a short lay-over at san Antou-l
. Sunday. where the senator viii b.
Joined By i. Z. SCObey AMI r. B
/ Creger, Texas republicans who's
I guest he vii. be during the - days
I stay at Point Isabel.