The Washington herald., 1921-03-07
Breakfast at Golf Club
Marks First Sunday
In White House.
FATHER ATTENDS
CHURCH ALONE
Crowd Disappointed as
Executive Fails to Ap-
pear at Service.

Resting from the feverish strain
of Inauguration and the playing OF
host to hundreds of visitors, Presi-
dent and. Mrs. Harding spent most
of their first Sunday as occupants
of the White House quietly at home.
Neither the President nor Mrs
Harding attended church yesterday
morning. much to the disappoint-
ment of crowds outside Calvary
Baptist and the First Baptist
churches. the two largest Washing
ton churches of the denomination Of
which the Hardings are members.
With Senators Hale and Freling-
huysen, the President motored TO
Grasslands Country Club, just over
the District line in Maryland, for
breakfast. Mr.. Harding has scruples
against Sunday golf and he return
ed to the White House while play
ers were arriving at the links. but
the President. whose last golf match
was in Florida. Is determined to find
time this week for a foursome.
"Laddie Boy" frisky Airedale ter
ludI tht h'AO
House Saturday. rode with the
President yesterday morning.
Special Sermon Prepared.
The pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church. which Mr.. Harding attend
ed while in the Senate, had pre-
pared a special sermon and a pew
was reserved for the Executive and
members of his family.
Shortly before time for the morn
ing services nearly thousand
gathered around the church. They
were rewarded finally by seeing the
big White House limousine, with
its conspicuous gold seal on either
door. drive up in front. The throng
surged forward to catch a glimpse
of the new President.
A fine looking old man. with white
hair. alighted and walked through
the lanes of spectators. But IL
wasn't the President, and the crowd
was puzzled.
Passing into the church, he was
ushered to the Presidential pew.
where he sat alone through the
services.
Was Presidents Father.
VI TIC
and of the throng outside was final-
ly satisfied when word was passed
that the visitor was George Tryon
Harding, the only man it is be-
lieved, who has had the distinction
of seeing his son inaugurated Pres
ident of the United States.
During the late afternoon the
President and Mrs. Harding said
good-by to their host of old friends
from Marion, who were returning
on a special train. Nearly 200 of
the Presidents friends and neigh
bors were in the line that filed slow
ly into the White House to wish
Warren" complete success in the
great tasks confronting him.
Many touching scenes were wit
messed as men and women with
whom the President had spent most
of his life marched through the
stately East Room. Mrs. Harding
was deeply affected.
"Laddie Boy's- Valet.
In the words of Wilson Jackson,
White House servant, who was
milkmaid to Pauline, President
Taft's COW; shepherd of the Wilson
sheep. and Is now valet to 'Iaddie
Boy" IAN Airedale knows only one
master and in the President Iaddie
Boy recognizes his master"
Returning from Grasslands the
President spent some time at the
executive offices going over his mail
before luncheon. Then after receiv-
ing the Marion callers, he and Mrs.
Harding went for an hours automo-
bile ride, trailed by a Secret Service
machine. There were no luncheon
and dinner guests other than men,
bers of the family.
Fair weather and Sunday brought
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