The Washington herald., 1921-01-02
Messages From Many
Parts of Country Flood
Marion Home.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
SWAPS OLD YARNS
Eats Country Dinner at
Home of Neighbor,
Secretary's Father.

MARION, Ohio. Jan. 1.-Barfy
morning Of New Year day found
President-eIect Warren c. Harding
at his ofice desk answering the
hundreds Of greetings from all over
the country and many parts Of the
world.
Among the first messages dictated
by Senator Harding today was a
cabIegram Of congratulations 90
William Tilden II, Of Philadelphia,
and William Johnston, OF California,
the victorious America tennis stars.
competing in the Davis cup matches
at Auckland, n. z.
American congratulations, War
ren c. Harding the cable read.
Telephone Calls
The President-elect spent most of
the afternoon in surprising his old
friends and neighbOrs by calling
them on the telephone and wishing
them a happy new year. Later n
wandered out TO the press shack
for a talk with the correspondents.
Senator Harding recalled that the
interior OF the press house, With its
big. egg-stove, reminded him Of the
small town store, where in his
younger days the village soIons held
forth and settled the affairs Of the
nation. "All that is missing is the
sawdust and the cracker boxes,' he
commented.
Uncle" Charlie Patten. major
domo Of the Harding grounds and
official stoker Of the press shack
stove, has fallen victim 70 the cpl
demic OF Cabinet picking His sad
plight was revealed today when
Senator Harding noticed a small
sheet Of yellow paper lacked Up
on the wall near the stove. La
boriOusly written out in pencil wsz
"Uuete" Charles Cabinet Il con-
sisted Of Charles y. Hughes, as Sec
retary Of State; Harry Daugherty,
Attorney GENERAL: VIII Hays, Post
master General and Col Theodore
"ROsefelt," as Secretary Of War.
with several others. The President
elect ran his eyes down the list and
laughed.
Congratulate Charlie.
We'll, Charlie. congratulate you.
for you have gotten further with IL
than ] have" said Senator Harding.
Mrs. Harding seized the first day
Of the new year TO begin her house
cleaning. Fitted out with an old
pair Of gloves, the duchess" went
up into the attic and began picking
out the articles OF furniture she
wants TO take TO the White House
with her.
Senator Harding had a few brief
conferences today, the first with Col
Maurice Connolly, former Congress-
man from Iowa, and during the war
a pilot in the Army Air Service.
After his interview with Senator
Harding, Col. Connolly said:
Knows Air Matters.
4 found the President-elect not
only thoroughly interested and in
formed in aeronautical matters, but
sympathetic to real development Of
this branch Of the service, both from
its Importance as a factor in ma
tiOnal defense, as well as the en-
cOUragement OF its economic, COM
merCial anC transport alton potenti-
altties, with the resU1 ant establish
ment Of the AmeriC An aircraft in
dustry on a sound and enduring
basis 1 feel distinctly confident
that the air problems and reEuls-
uons will receive every reasonable
consideration under his administra-
ton"
DR.. Philip Jaisohn, a lecturer, re-
Gently returned from the Far East,
told the President-eIect Of condi-
tions in Korea as affected by ths
Japanese military suzerainty there,
following which Senator Harding
walked out 70 the residence Of Col.
George Christian. father Of his sec
retary, for an old-fashioned coun-
try dinner.