Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-02
kRD|NG SPENDS DAY
|; ANSWERING GREETINGS
lends ".Amcrican Congratulations
ito Winners of Tennis Champions
~. ship in New Zealand.
taYs VISIT TO PRESS ROUSE,
Stove in Center OF Room Recalls
,seNillagc Eorum"-"Nll Lacking
SIS SawduSt and Cracker EO>cS. y"
.sl.au"hS senator.
=. ny W. HtrCE Mac>tMiE.
I-ni>cr>rI Service stan Correspondent

thi>cr>Ht service stan Corresponds nj.
ttNARiON. ONO Jan Fairly
fti-uius 81: New Years DAY found
letside Wargcu g Harding at
III offs, dcsE answering she hum
drtdS ,s s-t t."sS frow an over the
sepn:ry ana many rarts ot thc world.
f.hci,Atiuc HIM On ,hc arrsva, of tae
ysp- wA-g. SD. see AI,r Indicted uto
ne h.shest cGfce Of the land
'akuoue ;hs GrSt messages d.ctStsi
~ senator Harding TO-DAY Was i
tablcgrAm OF cousratulat.ons ~ VII
liam Tldeu. II. Of Philadelphia ani
WHam Johnston, OF California the
Notorious Americas tennis stars COM
lA.ius in the Davis cup matches at
auckland y. Il
."Americ.U Congratulations War
rsp G, Harding tn cable read
.s.Thc ident-elect spent most oc
;he afternoon in surprising ms old
irhnds and uelEhoors by calling ;hym
on the telephone and wishing them
y fappy new year, Later Wandering
gu TO the press shack for q talk with
n. correspondents Senator Hardin !,
reeaiIed that tho Interior 81. the press
nous with its big oEg stove reminded
!um OF the sma.l-town store. where
!g.his younger days tho VILLAGE Solons
lH!d forth and settled the affairs o:
,tf nation.
=. Sawdnst Is Missing.
|tAii that is missing is the sawdus;
,a" tho cracker boxes he com.
iptated
't'Une.e' Charlie Patton. maioriomc
ri. tho Harding grounds ana orc.a
s,oNcr OF the prrss-shacll stove. ha.
fallen victim to the epidemic OF can
intt picking. His sad plight VA.
:ey"aied today when Senator Hard
ms noticed small sheet Of yellow
iVTcr tackled up on the wall ncn,
~, stove. I.aboriously written on
20 perch WAS "CHcle Charities" cab
met 1t consisted of Charles Il
uggh's aS Secretnry Of state: nurr.
pnu-herty Attorney General. VII
it4NS' Observation-Disclosures ana col
t1rl Theodore 'Rosefclt" as Secrctar.
~. War, with several others IN
tHN Intellect ran his eyes down IN
~ ana laughed
~ We'll, Charlie, / coueratulaie you
fFr you have gotten further with
!h,tn | have" said Senator HARDING
-. hr>. Harding tiranimS IIousc.
Airs. Harding seized the first da
s.ihc new year to begin her house
11taning Fi;ted out with an Old pai
az. gloves. tho Duchess" went II
ir.o tho attic ana began picking on
ihc articles of furniture She wants :;
1aiie 10 Tho White House with he
iuId beginning the task OF layinj
:Gay others that for lhe ucXt cou
%nars vii! gather Mao vel
rkcmator Harding w. f,w brio
InNferenccs today Tho ..., with Col
Hmi Maurice Connolly former con
Ercssman from Iowa ana during III
"var Il pilot in the army air service
After his inter, icw with senate
.Htrding, Colonel Connolly said:
q. found the President elect no
ONLY thorouchly Interested and In
s3Tined in icrunaUtiCal matters, bu
tHsnpaihctic TO real development %
Efss branch OF th. 50 rvicc. both iron
.Ss Importance as a factor In natIona
ah'fcnsc. as well as the cnCournr"
3B}rt Of its economic. commercial an,
,Silnspprtation potcU;ial.tics. wit
~ resultant establishment of IN
american aircraft Industry on
raund anl enduring basis. frcl di :
.c,ctly confident that the air prob
,fius and regulations VIII rccoiv