Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-25
HARDING D0FFS COAT
and RIDES HORSEBACK
President, After Early Morning
Canter, Listens to Sermon
at Camp.

Hancock. Md. July a5.-President
Harding found his excitement yester-
day at the Edison Ford -Firestone
camp I'm horseback riding and Bishop
Andcrson's sermon, otherwise he sat
IN the shade--and sat in the shade.
nntil he pulled out for Washington in
the afternoon. He retired fairly early
saturday night, after having tele-
phoncd To Mrs Harding from the
country store on the hill above the
camp. and this morning he was up
with the balance OF the camp. looking
fresh and nt
After breakfast the President began
talking deep sea fishing 10 Mr.. Edison.
lnasmuch as Mr.. Edison is somewhat
deaf and inasmuch as the President.
who has a big voice. wanted 10 be sure
Nr. Edison heard him. the nearby
mountaineers had an excellent op-
rortunity for a thorough education,
from an eminent authority on the
nature and customs OF tarpons.
Soon afterward. the horseback high
s1'ct in the day occurred. The grooms
who had been busy shining Mr.. Fire
stones saddles. brought up six and
the President. Mr.. Firestone. MIR. Ford.
Secrctary Christian. one of the Fire
mounted. They cantered merrily down
The roads. the President. coatless, in
the lead. with Mr.. Firestone next. They
started out the store road but soon
turned hack and took a dirt road that
found an easy way up the mountain.
In Is minutes they were hack and the
President was fording Licking creek,
while the camera men shot him
MDrs ar thar until on. afaIaal.
whom Bishop w. 5. Anderson preached.
The hour was earlier than had been
planned. but the Bishop said he would
not preach on a fun stomach. Henry
.Pord said he did not blame the Bishop,
and that whenever he had a hard piece
OF work 10 do. a real job, he always
travelled light" Such being the
bishops stand and Mr.. Ford ; endorse
mont, and a condition having arisen
which caused a score of pairs of eyes
60 turn frequently toward the cooks
tent IL was decided without dissent
from any quarter that the Bishop
should preach at one, instead of at
two or three.
The congregation was of fair size
An early decision TO have the services
only for those in the camping outfit
wis rccinded. and r. c. Mason, a
merchant in the nearby village of
lsctonvilie. who was acting as q sort
cf outpost by virtue of his ownership
~ the camp site. was told TO let the
countryside in. All in sight accepted /
the invitation. And all those in the I
ca nnp.ng outfit attended except Mr.. /
Edison. Possibly because of his inn !
paired heerinE he sat about 80 feet I
away and read a newspaper for q
while and then took pillow and lay /
down and slept under big sycamore J
he did not feaze the Bishop. however I
In his sermon he spoke of The Presi-
dents church and Mr.. Ford's church
and MIR Firestone's church." adding,
"and MIR. Edison's church" and never
bstted an eve
Bishop Anderson's text was from the
Lords Praver-"Thy Kingdom Come"
and his argument was that peace.
Brotherhood. gdNE will. the kingdom
OF God on earth can be had only as the
spirit Of Christ enters the hearts of
men. and governs their thinking and
rv1nr. He took occasion TO report
criticisms he has made before the
League OF Nations. although he did
moi mention il.
Following the sermon. the President
shook hands with the people from the /
neightorhocd who attended the ser
vice. Dinner followed. and soon after |
ward the President started for home. |
hc passed through groups of country 1
people who gathered in automobiles
from far and wide 10 get a glimpse of 4
him. He was accompa MED on the re-
turn trip by a squad of Maryland State
police. as well as his secret service
men.