The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-11
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Special Correspondent of The Aes-Mer (CopyYfght, 182I, by The Age Herald

special Correspondent of The AGe-Heral4.
 Copyright, 1891, by The Age -Hcrnld.l Washington, September 10.--tSpe-
 ciaD.-Asain the Mayfiower, the
 PresidentiaI yacht, is under sail. These little White House yachting parties have become quite famous in Washington. An invitation to make one of the jolly little half dozens
 collected almost weekly by the Pres. ident and Mrs. Harding for a cruise on the Potomac or out to sea has come to be the seal upon one's intf- macy with the White House and ad- ministration. Only those whom the President delights to honor, whether politically or socially. are invited. In the Roosevelt administration one heard and saw much written of the so-called tennis cabinet" Probably in future histories of the present ad- ministration the "Mayflower cabi- nets" will be almost as famous. This time the President and Mrs. Harding are planning a 10 days ab- sense from the city. Leaving the Saturday afternoon, they arc we'll on their way for . voyage which will Keep them at sea several days. The White House party plan to break ehOAI ti1P with q DTIcI stay III AL lantic City. where they will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Uphsm, |of Chicago. Mrs. Upham Is recuper- ating from a rather severe operation following . serious attack of appen- dicitis.
 A stop off at Atlantic City was
 included in the plano of the Labor
 Day yachting party of the White House. but . stiff '.northe aster" blowing off the coast of New Jersey interferred.
 The return of the Mayflower to Washington on Tuesday marked the end of a pleasant little house party at the White House. Mise Daisy upon reaching the city for her home in Marion, and MT. and Mrs. F. E. Scobey left later In the day for San Antonio. Mrs. George Van Fleet re- mained with Mrs. Harding and vas joined at the White House by her
 husband. now the editor of the
 Harding paper at Marion. The vis-
 itors were the guests of honor at
 White House box party at the thea tre Wednesday evening. Others in-
 vtted to attend the performances as
 the guests of the President and Mrs.
 Harding were Louis Brush and MT.
 AcNichols, both of Marion.
 Washington society divided It's in-'
 tsrest last week between the Lafay-
 cite -Marne day cslebration and the wedding sf Miss waldo Latham aAl
 pr. Randolph Unsworth on Tuesday.
 The last was of interest. not only
 because of the popularity of tho
 bride but because 1t foreshAAow cd
 the opening of the social season.
 Throughout the summer washing
 tons brides-eiect nave chosen to
 be- married, with only one or two exceptions, out of town. Miss La-
 tham's selection of Washington as
 the scene of her wedding ceremony
 was the first indication that the summer. socially. is over.
 The ceremony was performed at historic old St. Johns church.
 known as the Church of The Presi- dent. the scene of e many famous and fashionable wsddings in Wash- ington. Dr. and Mrs. Unsworth will
 spend a month or 70 in New Eneiaud
 and will then 70 te New orieAAs to make thtir homo.
 The Lafayette MArne day cslsbra-
 tion would have basn an event of
 importance even in the midst of | did. 1t helped redeem the social calendar for the week. The days |clebration was closed with . dinner
 party at the Chevy Chass club fn honor of the members of the LAfay- cite -MArne day committee .fro@ New
 York. It was at this dinner that .
 bit of unexpected spice was lent by |a "run-in" between two of the
 Suests of honor, 0eneral Psrshing and Samusl QoMpers. Dreeidsnt of the
 Anaerican Fe9erAtion, 6f Labor. The
 eeneral had not besn scheduled te
 spehk, but sonathine Nr. Gompers said eoncernink labor's shars h vfnl
 nin6 the war aroused .hts ire and ka rose asd answered the iabor leader ik a fiery speech.
 rellqwing the generars reqaafke. ths ,- Fresos ssn smS.ss5' ssss soSFea e oii sa s tne tsenbieA Setsrs wttA . sree4-