The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

took our President away. He and
Mrs. Harding with party OF
- friends. including the Secretary OF
War. John W. Weeks; the Speaker
Of the House and Mrs. Frederick
Gillett. Senator and Mrs. Joseph
Frelinghuysen, Senator and Mrs.
Lawrence c. Fhipps, Representative
and Mrs Joseph walsh. Brig. Gen
c. E. Sawyer and George Z. Chris
rian-the last two left their wives
at home for some reason-sailed
,wav from here on the Presidential
yacht, the Mayhower. for Plymouth.
whers they were met by the yachts
ancestor or rather a replica OF the
original Mayflowrr which brought
the brave little band OF Pilgrims
70 cur shores. The President sailed
par, or the same course which Miles
Standish and his fellow pioneers
followed in the historic M2yhower
200 wears before and landed within
few yards of the very spot whore
me Pilgrims first touched this con-
si7cnt.
There were parades and speeches
and banquets and all sorts Of en-
tertainments which were INDUCED
N. not only by Americans. but by
E-itisherS and Dutch. England
Who nee the Pilgrim Fathers fed
rom persecution. paid her measure
oF honor the British cruiser, cam
T-ian. lying in the harbor. Isaac
Fn0te, deputy mayor of Plymouth.
Foote. was there as a rcprese nta-
TIVE OF III United kingdom. and
capt Eail~y. Of the British Embassy
star. Wef up from Washington
q ". de Beaufort, charge
2 afr res the Netherlands Lega-
= represetned his nation, the
stF I'd home of the Puritsns. Vice
- ,ident and Mrs. Coolidge went
- there toe; and a number Of mem
.ers OF Congress. including those
from Massachusetts, like. Senator
Lodge: also senator Eugene Hale.
" Maine. and Mrs. Henry Wilder
Neyes. wife Of the Representative
from New Hampshire, and also many
plain" residents who wanted to be
there to see the celebration.
Do you suppose any one will ever
again hear the names Of Senator
rralinghuysen or Senators Hale or
r.Ikfns - particularly when men
toned in connection with the Prest-
dcnt. without thinking of the REL
r-cnce in the Mirrors Of Washing
ton the much discussed book par
tfcular2v in washington just now
of the remark Senator Lodge is
aid to have made, that when Har-
ding went South after his election
a. President he took as companions
those three gentlemen as he
wanted complete mental relaxa-
'tion." The President evidently has
read the Mirrors" for at one OF
his regular conferences with the
newspaper men just before sailing
North ne referred to himself as a
, ,..rncdiocre President" - he was
dubbed that by the ANONYMOUS
vritcr OF the Mirrors" you know
while in Plymouth President and
Mrs. Harding were showered with
MANY honors and among the inter
sting things that happened 10
Mrs Harding was the presentation
NV the m ,rnbers of the First Ma
tional Girl scout Officers Training
. ,'amD at Longpond. Mass, of birch
, bark scroll of greeting. Mrs.
Harding. you know, is honorary ma
ri,nal president of the Girl Scouts
and recently had a uniform made
for occasions when she will appear
in her offic al Scout position. At
q plymouth many Girl Scouts were in
the narade and Girl Scout Officers
had ch .ge Of two firsrt aid tents,
nd hi, party went to visit Secre-
q tarv Weeks az his summer place
. lear Lancaster, y. H. where they
rested and played to their hearts
content.
Several other officials in addition
10 those in the Presidential party
. ioincd them at Lancaster and there
was a real house party on, the Sec
rc.arv's daughter. Mrs. John W
DavidEe acting as hostess. Senator
and Mrs. Harry New. who were Wis
Iting at aWtch iHll, r. /, were also
members OF Secretary Weeks house
PARTY. the members Of which begar
10 drift back to town Thursday
when Speaker Gillett arrived; more
r"achirg here yesterday while the
others are due Wednesday. coming
with the President.
& BINET MEMBERS
G, MING AND GOING.
- 1HE Cabinet members seem t.
come and go constantly; the!
l run off occasionally for LITTLE
iSit Just for the pleasure of it but
.sually they go to make an addres.
or to attend to some official bust
ness but they are never gone fol
long. Most of the wives of the
cabinet officers have been conspicl
Gus by their absence the greater
part of the time since March 4.
Washington has not really got.
ten acquainted yet with the Cabinet
women, excepting those. of course
who had resided her before and
we're already a part of Washing
toms social life. Secretary OF STATE
and Mrs. Hughes seem to be ho.t
more than any OF the others though
Mrs. Hughes makes a flying visit
to New York occasionally. 1t i:
said that Secretary Hughes is find.
ing things much TOO Interesting
- indulge himself in vacation
thoughts.
In the last sixteen years I have
missed taking vacations nine sum
mers OF course l wouldn't rur
away from an opportunity il it pre-
sented itself but I am not antic!'
oating it. Besides things are muct
90 Interesting right here" he SAID
-ecently.
Miss Ailsa Mellon has hardl,
oecn IN Washington at all since
! Ter father vas made Secretary OF
J he Treasury. She spent most .
he spring at their Pittsburgh home
.xcept for very occasional fiyiul
Tisits to the Capital. Then sk'
/ las been at the Hot Springs al
> 'uramer and plans to remain ther,
: Until fall. though she slips of
rom there once in awhile for
riSit with some Of her friends.
Miss Mellon carries a heavy bur
len in heinz chafaIaina NJ fha sac,