New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Harding Chops
Wood I'm Camp:
Sleeps ON Cot
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road, talked for 10 minutes with the
two preachers. With the departure of
Father Reinhart, the President mani
tested the campers natural concern
in food, casting interested eyes toward
the place where the cooks were bob
bling around the fire.
In the few minutes that interviewed
before dinner was ready Mr.. Harding
obliged the army of camera men that
had followed him into the woods. He
drank water out of a long handled
dipper while the cameras clicked. He
chatted first with this one and then
another of the camp celebrities while
the cameras clicked. He was the most
good natured hungry man conceivable,
but he did not tarry with the boys
thirty seconds after word came that
food was ready and on the table. How
ever, that did not particularly disturb
the sharpshooters. They cheerfully
marched up to the dining tent and for
quarter Of an hour made pictures of
the back of the Presidents head as it
appeared over the back Of a steamer
chair, where he sat coatless at the table
between Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Firestone.
Dinner over, the President did like
all the others. He picked up his
chair, swung it under his arm and
lugged it off 100 yards to shady spot,
where the party foregathered- and
listened to Bishop Anderson read
Henry and Me-" William Allen Whites
story of his trip abroad with Cover
nor Henry J. Allen, of Kansas. The
Bishop, who is his friend, but it was
not long before Mr.. Edison picked up
newspaper, or before Mr.. Ford leaned
back in his chair, and looked SO ear
nestly and thoughtfully toward the
South that some one said he was
figuring on his Muscle Shoals project,
or before Mr.. Firestone wandered off
to see whether the camp was all there.
The ladies, busily knitting, and the
President alone were loyal to Henry
and Me" and to the Bishops enter
tainment. In no way did the Presi-
dent show any sympathy with Mr.
other than by going deeper and deeper
into his steamer chair and rubbing
his eyes and the top Of his head fire.
quently with his left hand.
And the why of those actions soon
was known. The President, whatever
he may have thought of Henry and
Me-" did not want to read a newspaper
like Mr.. Edison, or think like Mr..
Ford, or wander around the camp like
Mr.. Firestone. He wanted to go to
sleep.
The camera men developed the fact
Having exhausted all the possibilities
of the President sitting in the camp
circle, with the Bishop reading, they
conceived the idea that fine picture
could be had if the President would
get one Of Mr.. Firestone's horses and
make a bluff, at least, at taking
horseback ride for their benefit. Mr.
tlrestone, who undertook to act as
their emlssary, sent word back that
sleep on his army model cot, not
horseback riding, was the next THING
in the order of the day.
IN the camp there are two big eating
tents. nineteen sleeping tents, five
automobile trucks, one of them an i'm
mense affair that may be used to trans
port Mr., Firestone's horses; six of
these horses, attended by two grooms.
two fat chefs wearing khaki trousers
legglngs, white caps and aprons; a
couple of japanese servants, and nu-
merous others, including n1sids. whose
business it is TO ra for the comfort
Of the campers.
There are some t. anty of these en-
ployees. Also there are numerous
touring ears and limousines. Mr..
Firestone's limousine did not lack
orchids and maiden-hair fern in it's
flower holder.
The party, in addition to the Presi-
dent and his secretary, George B. Chris
tian jr., includes Mr. and Mrs. Edison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Fire
stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ford. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey S. Firestone ir..
Bishop and Mrs. Anderson and Russell
A, Firestone. The President and Mr.
Christian will return to Washington to-
morrow evening.
On Monday probably the camping
party will pull up stakes and move to
keyser's Ridge, some miles away. Mr..
Ford said they would move from place
to place through the mountains for
some days. He and his friends have
been in this country before and like it.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Mrs. Har-
ding was not feeling well enough to-
day to accompany the President on
his trip to the camp where he is spend
ing the week end. The President
telephoned late to-day to inquire if
she would join the party tomorrow.
He was informed that, although feel
ing better, Mrs. Harding did not feel
equal to the trip.
Taft to Speak at Williams