The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25
Mrs. George A. Harris Visited
With Mrs. Harding in the South
Mankato Lady Was Among the Very First To Shake
Hands With the Presdent-Elect
At St. Augustine r


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Then she told how when she was a
little child her mother was not well
and she must stay with her grand
mother. How her grandmother did
not believe in dolls SO she never
could have a dolly like other little
girls. and said she. II was then as
now. very human" And after her
daily lesson in the Bible lfor she
must learn one verse each day. she
would go out in the back yard and
play in q big pile Of sand and there
she thought out many childish
problem; and one was ANY child
who must live with her grandmother
is to be pitied." When eight years
old she could read the Bible and one
day out on the sand pile she found
this 23rd Psalm and when she read
the second verse she then said,
he will not leave my life with all the
scars like Grandmother says-like q
board full of nail holes" Later she
found that grandmother did all for
her good as she saw 1t. Mrs. Harding
is a staunch Methodist, back to her
great grandfather and said she could
be nothing else. She talked freely OF
her faith and of Mr.. Harding baing a
Baptist. Like she he Is Baptist
from way back and his mother 10th. ., was ". Is, SO
said she, "He is like Mr.. w. J. Bryan
in this he can preach toe" And
right here she said, "Say do you know
Mr.. Bryan Is q wonderful man? But
he missed his calling. He surely
ought to have been a preacher" And
she spoke of his falling. down in this,
the 16 to 1 Then we laughed.
She believes in women organizing
thinks now that they have the privi-
lege it is a crime not to use their
vote.
We talk of what constitutes a true
woman and she said she has no
patience with the "skum" but wanted
to see a woman who did not try to be
something when she was not ringing
true to what God meant her to be.
She said she believes in phrenology
and is a good judge of human naure.
She SSs said i'd M Harding ard n Ssp laughs at
is never seen by those who only see
her picture in the paper. / asked her
how it was and she threw her head
back and laughed, saying 81 always
hated to look into box" When a
child she had but two pictures taken,
for she would turn her head away.
"and now" she said, cit irritates me"
and such pictures as you SCI see D., in . the
you see me like them?"
She is not handsome woman. and
yet she Is woman who Is very fas-
cinating and her face is so full Of ex
preston and you forget she Is any
but a lovely little lady. Now to the
women who read this you may be
disappointed. You know pay verv
little attnetion to what one wears and
will not speak of her dress. only. !
think If she wore a calico dress she
+, There were many other things we
talked yof but these things ! have told
she said / could give to my paper.
But she talked of other things which
to me were even more interesting.
but not for the public So here ends
all can say Of her.
Mr. Harding was at the golf grounds
so | did not get to see him.
The beach here is nicer than Miami
and it is not so hot. We were there
IN January and it was so warm that
we suffered some days. We walk
much and are enjoying this beautiful
climate to its fullest. The hooking
bird and many other sweet singers
are now here and yesterday we were
out In the country all day and we
were enchanted with the sweet song
sters, the beautiful flowers now com
ing into bloom and this balmy air,
just like our June days. We took
our lunch and sat by the roadside
while eating, just like two children at
play. There Is a fine band here now
giving two concerts each day. We
re too busy at our play to sit on the
,laza during the dav, and at night we
an hear It so nicely from our house
which is only one half block away. A
ady sings every evening. but / think
we have some better singers at home.
Now before close I want to say for
Mr.. Asa Barney's benefit. We did not
visit Mr.. Bryan in his home this time.
but we were in his Sunday school
class both Sundays we were In Miami,
and there were 1000 each time In the
class. It Is held in the mark as the
church Is not able to hold all. It Is
strictly tourist class. He sureIv is
GOOD Bible enthusiastically, Mrs.
George A. Harris.