Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-04

Washington. March 3. After eight
eyentful years in authority, the demo-
cratic administration of Woodrow VIII
son closed up its books today and rest
ed TO await the termination of its tenure
at noon tomorrow.
While the final balance was being
struck by the outgoing officials. Warren
G. Harding. republican presdent-elect.
came to Washington. gave his approval
to the simple inaugural ceremony that
will attend his induction into Office COM
p!eted formally his cabinet, and finished
his part OF the inaugural preiiminaries
by going 10 the White House for a call OF
courtesy on Mr.. Wilson.
For his part, the retiring president PRO-
vided. perhaps. the last Of the long sue
cession Of senations scattered through
his eight years in Office by announcing
that when he leaves the White House
he will take up the practice OF law.
Meantime in stirling contract to t4he
usual holiday turmoil Of Inauguration
eve. the streets of the capital reflected
only In a mild decree the comp.ete rear
rangement about to be made in the ma
tional government. Flags and bunting
were broken out IN RECOGNITION Of the
impending event and tonight the dome OF
the armistice. but the small crowds which
had cheered Mr. Harding In his move
ments about the city had almost entirely
deserted the streets bv e1rly evening
In accordance with the desire of the
president elect. tomorrow's inaugural
ceremonies will be far sSd away the SIM
plest of recent wears. -Four troons OF
cavalry will escort the president and
president-e,ect TO the ca ptol. but no pa
rade will he permitted and there will
be little Of the panoply Of former. in
augursis at the taking Of the oath or
the east portico.
Just what part President wilson will
play in the days programme remained in
doubt tonight. Although his broken
! health makes It difficult for him to move
| about. he has prevailed upon his fam
! lily and melicHl advisers to permit him
| 70 follow out the custom Of riding down
/ Pennsylvania avenue with his successor
He also, hores .tc-witp ess- ths, -entiea, csre-
mony. but It sAFied doubtful tonight
| whether he cou'J do so.
| DR.. Cary T. Glayson. the White House
physician. conferred late today with SEN
ator Knox Of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the congressional committee on inaugura
J tion. and is understood to have urged
| that Mr.. Wilson's part in the inaugural
celebration be limited to the ride from
! the avenue to the capitol In this stand
he is said TO have had the backing of
Mrs. Wilson. but not OF the president
| himself. The result WIS that the inaug
| ural officials prepared several alternating
! plans for the occasion and will be pre-
| pared for whatever part the retiring
! chief executive finds himself able to play
The call of &r. Harding at the White
| House took piacs late in the dav. after
| the president-elect had conferred witt
Senator Knox and several other leader.
of his party in and out Of congress. Mr.
and Mrs. Ha ~dine were received by Mr.
| and Mrs. W:ison in the green room. and
after tea had been served the four re.
mained together for twenty minutes. chat
| ting largely OF the household affairs oi
| the executive mansion and little detail:
of the Inauguration.
TIE special train which brought tn,
| president-eIect and his wife from theii
home in Marion, Ohio. reached Washing
ton a. ! p. m. and was met by a crowd
of several hundred who cheered the mex
executive and first Iadv of the land a.
thew climbed into White House auto
| mobile at the station exit reserved fnr
presidents. They drove directly to tn
New Willard hotel where they occupied
suite OF rooms during the Afternoon
and tonight. A few knots Of peop,,
cheered them down Pennsylvania avenue
hut in the main their progress attracted
little attention.
; At the hotel a stream Of callers In
Guiding many members Of the repub
lican national committee, now in ses
sion here. poured in to pay their re.
spects. The first extended conference
was with James J. Davis. Of Pittsburgh
whose selection as secretary of labo
Mr. Harding announced formall.- on hi
special train en- route to Washington
Later. Inauguration plans and the bus
, mess confronting congress in IFS c,o=int
, hours were discussed h. Mr. Ha riding viii
Senator Knox. Harry NJ. Daugherty VIII
! IS to be attorney--enera ra,. John w. Weeks
selected for secretary Of war, and Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts,, republican
leader Of the senate. :.
: At o'clock the President-eiect an
, Mrs. Harding left for a call of sympa
thy on Mrs Champ Clark, widow of tn
veteran democratic leader, who died yes
terday.
Just before his call at the White House
Mr.. Harding received the Washington
correspondents telling them he had nad
. the appointment. not because he had an,
news to give them. Nut because he want
ed to begin his friendship with then
| while he still was nothing more than .
member OF their own profession. He as
sured them that theS always would b
. welcome at the executive mansion, an
, ! declared that all ne aSied in his reia
tionship with them was q applica tion o
| the golden rule on both sides.
Tonight the President-eiect and Mr.:
Harding were entertained at aprivat
dinner given at their hotel by Carm
, Thompson. OF Cleveland, former treas
urer of the United States and an officia
of the republican speakers bureau dur
ing the last campaign. The guests IN
-, cluded Governor Davis. Senator Willil
Harry NJ DauEherty and a score Of other
from Ohio.
BESIDES the selection of Mr. Davis a
secretary of labor. which finally close
the cabinet slate Of the coming admins
tration. Mr. Harding announced definitei
during the day that George E. Christian
Jr.. of Marion. would go into the Whit
House with him as his secretary.
Mr.. Christian who served as privat
secretary to Mr.. Harding during the lat
ter's service in the senate and throughou
the pre-;naugural period. ONCE was
cub reporter on his chiefs newsp2 PEI (
Marion. and the 70 have been next doc
i neighbors there for twenty years.
Although no formal announcement wa
made. Il also became known that virtua