The New York herald., 1921-07-03
j. S now AT PEACE,
PRESIDENT AFFIXES
NAME TO MEASURE
Simple Ceremony Marks
Historic Event in Home of
Senator Frelinghuysen.
so PERSONS PRESENT
Resolution Adopted by Con-
gress Rushed to Harding
for His Signature.
HOSTESS GETS SOUVENIR
Document Is Sent to State De-
partment and Executive
Resumes His Golf.
HOSTESS GETS SOUVENIR

SoMERvILLE. ", T., July 2.--The Knox
Porter resolution. putting the country
on peace basis. passed by both houses
of Congress, was signed this afternoon
by President Harding.
The President and his party returned
from the links at Bernardsvfrle at @:16
o'clock and found his secretary wait
ing for him at Senator FrelinghuyvenAs
home with documents.
Fifty witnesses had been invited to
witness the signing Of the peace reso-
luton. They Included prominent off,
cials of the state.
Mrs. Freli1ghuysen, who wanted the
signature of the President on a blotter,
had large blotter ready for the pur-
pose. Tho President used so much
Ink that he made quite blot In sign
ing the resolution. Blot and signature
were preserved on the blotter by the
Senator'S wife.
Sent TO state Department..
So that there might be no unnecessary
delay In the consummation of the long
deferred state OF peace. the resolution
was brought here from Washington. The
messenger left for the capital again to-
night to complete the formalities of the
declaration by depositing the document
in the archives of the State Department
There was little Of tho dramatic in the
actual ceremony of giving Presidential
approval TO the measure. Returning
here from a luncheon and sUlf game at
the SomerviIle Hill County Cl1h, tho
President found the White House mes
senger. e. w. Smithers. waiting for him
on the veranda OF the Freiinghuysen
house
Mr. Harding Immediately put on his
more glasses and. sitting in a porch
swing. examined the official copy of the
resolution infinitely. The signing took
place at a small mahogany table In the
adjacent living room In the centre of a
distinguished group. which included the
President, host and hostess. Speaker
GiiIett OF the House Of Representatives.
Senator Ksilogg Of Minnesota, n member
OF the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Senator Hale OF Maine and other
members Of the week END party.
As the Presidents pen scratched out
the final letters Of his name. one of the
group remarked
We'll, that's that. Mr.. President"
No Statement bS Harding.
Yes. that's it. replied Mr.. Harding.
with broad smile. and the others re-
sponded with a quick burst OF hand
clapping as IL the historic signfficanoe
OF the occasion suddenly had been BONE
In upon them.
No formal statement ves made by the
President in connection With the affixing
OF his signature and the conssMnunatlon
OF the FIRST formal stcp IN tho announced
peaos programme Of the Administration.
with other papers OF a routine char
acter brought here for his attention. tho
President returned the pcace resolution
as soon as Il had been signed and then
prepared to resume his interrupted holi-
day by getting into golf clothes for
another workout on the links.
In signing the resolution the President
used a pen sent 10 htm for THE purpose
by Representative Porter OF Pennvyl-
vansn, chairman OF the House Foreign
Afrairs Committee and joint author of
the measure. The pen will be returned
N Mr. Porter as souvenir