Evening star., 1921-10-10
PRESIDENT GIVES
APPROVAL TO TRIP
Satisfied With Details for
Visit to Birmingham Dur
ing Celebration.

President Harding today approved
plans for his reception and entertain
fnent on the occasion Of his visit to
Birmingham on October 26 to partici-
pate in the city's semi-centennial
celebration. The plans were sub
mitted to the President by Senator
Underwood and E. w. Barrett. a
newspaper publisher of Birmingham
who is a member of the reception
committee.
The presidential party will arrive in
Birmingham at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing. 1t will be met by large COM
mittee. including the governor of the
state and the mayor of the city: and
military escort. Also there will be
an escort of fifty-seven girls repre-
senting as many counties of the state
and selected for this honor because of
their having won beauty contests held
in the fifty-seven counties of the state.
These prize beauties, in picturesque
attire. will serve as maids of honor.
The party will go from the station to
the Tutwiler Hotel, where from the
portico an hour later the President
parade. which will be featured by
costumes and replicas depicting the
significant episodes in the founding
and life of this large southern city.
Secretary Weeks Confers.
Secretary of War Weeks was closeted
with the President for a short time to-
day. and it is understood that he dis
cussed among other matters the ar
rangements being made for the burial Of
the unknown dead at Arlington ceme-
terry on Armistice day, and also the
selection of vice governor for the
Philippines. The Secretary said after
ward that the appointment would be
10 f1or dot ion, Nf
ernor General Wood. He said also that
the names of four persons suggested
for this post and considered by the
President and himself have been fur
nished to Governor General Wood to
consider in making his selection.
Frank Morales. business man of At
| lantic City, N. j., is understood to be
under consideration for appointment as
United States minister to Honduras.
Mr.. Morales, who is Of Spanish descent.
Der of years, was presented to Presi-
dent Harding today by Senator Edge
of New Jersey. In speaking of the
prospects of his candidate Senator Edge
stated afterward that the State Depart
ment looks very favorably upon the
selection of Mr.. Morales.
Proud Fisherman.
executive offices of the White House
with broader smile or with a
greater feeling of pride than did
Clarence Ingling of the executive
force of the White House when he
appeared for work todaS. Over his
back was swung large bag contain
ing more than forty "man-sized" fish
They were mostly bass, not one
weighing less than two pounds. They
represented Ingling's skill with the
rod on a fishing trip over the week
end on the lower Potomac
When he spread his prize catch out
on the floor of the fileroom he was
interrupted in the midst of a charm
ing narrative of how he caught 'em
| by the sudden appearance of the
President through a rear door. The
latter had heard of the catch. News
travels fast in this section of the
executive offices, especially when it
comes to fish or golf, and the Presi-
dent laid uoWn his work when told
of Ingling's catch and hurried to get
glimpse. After complimenting the
proud fisherman and graciously ac-
cepting two of the largest fish in the
catch, one weighing four and three
quarter pounds, he said that he has
had a longing to do some fishing on
the Potomac and intimated that he
was going very shortly to crafty
this wish.
To the hundred or more persons
who inspected Ingling's catch the lat
ter said only that he caught them
'in the lower Potomac" He care
fully guarded the exact location.
However, he assured the President
that he would tip him off when he
wanted to know.