The New York herald., 1921-09-13
HARDING RECEIVES
| OVATIONMTHEATRE
ON HIS VISIT HERE
Enters New Amsterdam as
Walter Catlett Sings On
With the Dance
THEN BIG NOISE BEGINS
President Induces Hoover
to Accompany His Party
to Show.
HIS QUICK RUN UP COAST
Will Test His GOlfing Skill at
Piping Rock Club To-day
and Tomorrow.
HIS QUICK RUN UP COAST

President Harding, piecing out his
brief holiday with a trip to New York,
motored UP from Atlantic City yester-
day by way OF the New Jersey shore
and Staten Island, and last night was
to be seen in a stage box at the New
Amsterdam Theatre. enjoying the
foolery and singing Of musical comedy.
To-day, and probably tomorrow. he
will play golf at the Piping Rock Club
on Long Island. and will start for
Washington on the yacht Maynower
tomorrow evening.
Returning his golf clubs temporarily
to their bag after a good-by round Mt
the Sea View Club near Atlantic City
yesterday morning. he Joined his party
in a line Of automobiles which flashed
UP the New Jersey coast at ratio
often touching sixty miles an hour.
But. to be sure. they slowed down when
ever, as was often the case, the Presi-
dent caught sight of school children
lined up In front Of their school houses
to wave and cheer him.
Gets Noisy Grecting.
The President received a noisy greet
ing in New York harbor. where all sorts
of boats whistled at and for him. and
there was much shouting at the Battery
when he land from the ferryboat
Queens, and Ia, in Times square as he
~. fHA hao -
from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Except for his visit here last spring
| for the unveiling OF the statue Of Simon
Bolivar In Central Park this ID the nrst
time New York has seen Warren Har-
ding as President. And this Is the first
time ne has been here purely on recrea-
| ton bent. 1t seemed from his demeanor
| as observed by the crowds that his rest
had done him world OF good. and II
was remarked that probably he also felt
the relief OF realizing that his coming
cr: this trip had no significance gravcr
than that OF the golf course and tho
| theatre.
He reached the New Amsterdam The
atre at s:25 O'Clock last night. about
five minutes after the first curtain rose
on Sally" Walter Catlett was singing
ION with the Dance" but he couldn't
20 on for two or three minutes or so be-
cause the audience as soon as the tall fig
ure appeared In the lower box nearest
the stage on the left side. called the
Rose box. stood UP and cheered him. He
bowed, and presently the show went on.
Hoover I'm Same box.
During the first intermission the audi
cnce applauded again. so that the Presi-
dent, who was standing in the box chat
ting with his friends. turned squarely
around toward the orchestra and bowed
and waved his hand, whereupon the
ciamor subsided. Mrs. Harding sat be-
side him. and near them In the same
box was Herbert Hoover. The fact that
the President was able to get his hard
working Secretary of Commerce away
from Washington for pleasure Jaunt
indicates what a powerful pcrsuader he
is.
Others OF the party In the Rose box
were Henry r. Fletcher. Under Secre-
tary of State, with Mrs. Fletcher. and
Capt. Holmes OF the Maynower. In the
next box we're the Presidents secretary.
George B. Christian: George Van Fleet.
editor OF the Marion Star. with Mrs.
Van Fleet: the Presidents physician.
Brig-Gen. Charles Z. Sawyer. and Mr..
and Mrs Alexander p. Moore of Pitts
burg. Mrs. Moore was Miss Lillian Rus
sell.
In tho intermisson the President
shook hands with several friends who
entered the box to pay their respects.
Among them were Harry M. Daughcrty.
Attorncy-Generai. who has recently been
III: Percy n. Pyne and J. Leonard Re-
rlogie. The lobby and the aisle leading
to the box bristlcd with men OF the Sc
crct Service and the police who had
nothing to do but enjoy themselves.
outside the theatre n battalion OF
motorcycle police awaited The President.
and no end OF other policemen OF all
sorts Of ranks and grades were posted
near by or along the route OF the Prcsi-
dents car. He was TO have gone to the
Mayflower anchored at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard after the show. but the pro-
eramme was changed so that he spent
the night at the Ritz. The Presidential
party expects to leave there at 80 this
morning, board the Mayflower at and
land at Glen Cove in order TO reach
Piping Rock. There may he foursome
played by the President. Senator FIRE.
linghuysen OF New Jersey. Under Secre-
tary OF State Fletcher and DIR. Ely. an