Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-19
HARDING TOLEAVE
FOR FLORIDA LATE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Expects to Arrive in St.
Augustine Sometime
on Saturday.
WILL BOARD HOUsEBOAT OF
SENATOR FRELINGHUYSEN
Prcsident-Elect Must Form
Cabinet During Stay at
Southern Resort.

MARION. OHIO. jar. lS.-rresi-
dent-Elect Harding has completed his
conferences here OH the policies of
his administration. ana will leave
Marion late Thursday night for ST.
Augustine. Fla. where he will ar
rive Saturday. TO spend most OF tn.
time remaining before his Inaugural
tion.
y two weeks houscboat trip along
the shores of Florida Is to follow
immediately his arrival In tho South
and to give him n period OF isola-
tion both from the cares of his new
responsibilities and from civilization
itself. Virtually all OF February he
Will live at n st. Augustine hotel.
mixing golf and relaxation with tho
serious work OF final preparation for
the presidency.
During the houseboat expedition.
which Is to be devoted mostly TO
fishing in the stretch OF shore waters
known rs Indian River" the Prcsi-
dent-elect will be the guest of Sen
ator Freling gluysen. of New Jersey
Several other Senator'S and close
friends friends OF Mr. Harding are
To be in the party. but Il complete
list of those who will 20 along has
not been made public
The trip will carry the President
elect as far as Palm Beach or Miami.
Fla. with several stops along the
way, 70 try the golf Inks ut Day
tona and other coast resorts. The
trips ashore will he brief and far
between however. and during most
of the voyage Mr. Harding expccts
to cut himself OFF as completely as
possible from the ordinary currents
of national life.
To Select Cabinet.
! '.SDhrings. the Snunth ut ST. Angus
tine he will receive some callers. but
Will give the bulk OF his working
hours to consideration OF the drs,
acts of his administrations Selcc-
tion of Cabinet Is one of the prob
lens that must be solved in this
period and he also must write his
inaugural address and formulate the
recommendations for tax reform that
he Is 20 make TO n special session of
Congress.
In addition IL is likely that he will
determine finally the form OF his lni :.
tiai diplomatic approaches to the
great powers on the subject of an
!, association of nations.
whether he will return 10 Marion
has not been definitely Indicated.
heretofore he had intended 10 go al
rect from st. Augustine to Washing
ton to take the oath AS President. bu;
inc people OF his hc:ne town want TO
send him away 10 the Capital with
farewell demonstration and IL Is
known THAI their desires In that re-
gard are n matter uf serious consid-
Grafton with him.
Mrs. Harding viii not accompany
her husband TO Florida. but will 20
to St..Augustinc later. probably after
the hcuseboat trip is finished She
is to leave here Friday or Saturday
for Washington. where she will spend
several days arranging personal mat
tcrs. including disposition of the
Harding residence Tacn aftcrward
she viii! make brief shopping trip
to New York City.
To Give III Marion House.
With their departure they will give
up possession OF their house in Mar
ion, which made history as the sec
ond of the front-porch campaigns. 1t
has been leased to u Marion citizen
and the house in Washington is to
be sold. IL it Is not rented. to Vice.
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