The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
ENTAIL DGNIIARlES WASHINGTON GUESTS LAST FEW DAYS

former President Roosevelt He has
been decorated by many foreign
rulers
The President had his first sitting
last Saturday. week ago yester-
day morning, but the portrait is
about completed already Seymour
Stone, another prominent portrait
painter, who had studio in Wash
ington last winter, but is now es-
tablished in New York, Is visiting
in Washington for a few days. 1t
sounds now. II rumors are to be re-
lied on, as though President and Mrs.
Harding may be away from WASH
ington the greater part of August.
They plan to sail for Boston on the
Mayfiower July Is, and to return
here about the middle of August.
II is said that they will go to New
York for the ceremonies when the
ground will be broken on August s
for the vehicular tunnel between
New York and Jersey City and also
that ne will go to Plymouth for
the Pilgrim celebration there and
that he may visit at Newport and
Bar Harbor and a number Of other
places. Then be has talked of CO.
ing to Alaska in the late summer
But OF course much will depend
upon Congress. The President called
upon that body last Tuesday to read
them a message in person and Mrs.
Harding, Mrs. Coolidge and many
society people, residential as well
as official, were in the galleries to
hear him.
Before going to the Capitol PresI.
dent and Mrs, Harding had lunch
ing with them Miss Laura Harlan
and several friends from Ohio. who
later accompanied their hosts to the
Capitol. Wednesday Edwin F. Nor
row. governor Of Kentucky. lunched
with President and Mrs. Harding.
But then. you know, they have
guests lunching with them infor-
mally practically every day. 1t is
said also that the President Is about
TO take up horseback riding on the
advice of his physician, Gen.
Charles E. Sawyer. Horseback rid
ing is already very fashionable and
extremely popular in Washington
but will of course become even
more so IL Mr.. Harding takes 1t
up. Gen. Sawyer is doing some of
1t himself lately, SO he and the
President may soon be the thrilling
spectacle that will greet the fire.
quenters in Rock Creek Park.
President Wilson and Mrs Wilson
use to ride occasionally and Miss
Margaret Wilson was very fond Of
the exercise and rode frequently.
PRESIDENT Taft also rode OCCASION
ally and President and Mrs. Roose-
veit rode every chance they had.
Admiral Grayson. President will
atAfa a..
man and scarcely a day goes by
that he does not ride out into the
park. Mr.. Christian rides regularly
Gen. Pershing has adopted lately
the policy of mixed play and work
In order to keep himself physically
nj. His play begins early in the,
day before his work and has taken
the form recently OF polo playing
IN practice with the army team,
he may be seen on the grounds in
Potomac Park soon after dawn AL
most any morning riding his pony
and swinging his ma1let vigorously
despite his 81 years. Didn't mean
to give his age away like that.)
Gen. Pershing seems to have NJ
summer plans. He has an apart
ment upon Connecticut avenue hill
and very handsome Offices in the
war Department. and he appears to
be very busy and very happy. He
seems intensely interested in his
job of, getting the new army or
ganization under way, and Is bring
ing a number of army officers to
Washington. and, of course. causing
a number to be ordered elsewhere.
He expects to do some inspecting of
army camps during the summer. but
so far as a vacation Is concerned,
he has not disclosed any plans.