Evening journal., 1921-03-04
President Harding Says World Needs
Good Old-FdShiOned Horse Sense

exercise with great regularity for
years. During the campaign and
since he has taken as much time as
possible for relaxation, mostly on
the golf links
He comes back from six weeks
in Florida in perfect health. He
worked off much excess flesh. He
took on a heavy tan and the lines
which appeared on his face during
the best mind conferences in Mar
ion, when he was unable 70 get out
because of inclement weather. have
faded. His eyes are brighter than
ever and twinkle with a kindly hu-
NOR.
OF all the sports the new Presi-
dent is most fond of golf. He plays
a good average game. II would not
be considered a brilliant one. He
never fails to make a few holes in
par. His game has probably been.
worse since his nomination than be-
fore. because he can seldom play
without having a trail Of curious.
spectators following him around. an
experience which proves disastrous
to the best Of golfers.
Is Fond of Golf
He is fond Of fishing preferrine
to battle with tarpon and other big q.
sea fish. rather than the smaller
river fish.
In his earlier days he boasted a +.
local reputation in Marion as
horseshoe pitcher, but when some
one in Florida heard about 1t and .
invited him to participate in
tournament, he begged off, saying he
was afraid he couldn't throw the
ringers as he used to. He did play
some with the policeman who pa
trolled the Mount Vernon avenue
beat in Marion last summer, when
he was unable to get away for golf.
The Hardings will be at the the
atre as much probably as Wilson
was before his breakdown. Both
are extremely fond of that form of
entertainment
Mrs. Harding probably WIN 60 =,
down in White House history as one
OF the most interesting women who
ever presided over the executive /.
mansions household. She is the
hustling housekeeper type who sees
to it that everything is done as and {.
when it should be done When the
Hardings were preparing TO aban-
don their Marion home a few weeks .
ago. Mrs. Harding put on an house
apron. a dust cap, and went up into
the attic to sort out the old dis
carded belongings. Visitors pass
inc could see her head appearing at
the attic window when she frequent
lv came to throw out old hats and
boxes TO Frank, the chauffeur, who
was waiting on the ground below.
She cares little for precedent and
no one has ever been able 10 find
trace Of affectation about her. She
has her own tastes in dress, music
and literature. Having had SIX
years in the Capital during her hus-
bands term as senator, she knows
the Washington society game from
the inside Ambitious climbers
who expect to take liberties with
the woman from Marion. Ohio. will
find that she knows their game and
thew can expect to make litGe pro-
gress. But there is nothing stern
or forbidding about Mrs. Harding.
she is omen, frank, and utters her
pronounced opinions without any
assumption of superiority.
Hundreds Of women met her dur-
inc the campaign. Tourists win
drove through Marion and the dele
qations who came to the front porch
we're as much interested to know
what Mrs. Harding was like as they
we're about her husband.
Any number of occasions can be
recalled when she would be hailed
from the curb by some passing
tourist. Maybe il was a farmer fam
ily driving through in a fiivver. She
has been seen many times to 60
out. announce herself as Mrs. Hard
ing. engage them in conversation
any maybe take the whole family
for a tour Of the headquarters build
ing.
In Marion she was at home 70 ev-
eryone, neighbor or stranger. rich OF
poor. She says she intends 70 h
the same in the White House