Evening star., 1921-05-29

No appointment which President
Harding has made has been SO warm
ly contested as his official nomIna-
ton o. an Airedale terrier as the hrst
dog OF the land Both ne and Mrs
Harding have been shaken TO the
depths hv the fearful appeals of own
ers of bulls. co!,ies, hounds, ST HeT-
nards every caring derivation. just
to take their pets for few weeks
and see ie the .Ai-.dsle did not sing
small before otier doggish accom-
plishmeEts.
Many wished to present a dog out
right in order to lessen the increasing
popularity which Ladd!e has brought
his clan. Bushels Of letters have been
received and in addition to the new
member of the presidential domestic
staff. the master of hounds. 1t seemed
as though a specia! secretary to reply
to offers of canine pets would be re-
quired. But the Pres:de has firmly
declined to have his allegiance divid-
cd. 1t is characteristic of both the
President and Mrs. Harding that a
fair par; of their literature is row
made of dog stories with Il decucd
preference for those OF which an Are
u.iie is tht nero ana 'Hdt .ieS "ic
much pleased when their kind OF ter
rier distinguish himself in shows
or in Any other fashion.
The most entertaining news from
the White House recently is that OF
the contemplated visit of the presi-
few spots on this continent which the
present executive and his wife have
not visited but Alaska is one of them.
For years past. indeed. ever since
editorial duties eased little and per
mltted more leisure. the Hardings
have mapped out for each vacation a
distinct lire of travel. In their
schedule. prepared for years in ad-
vance. Alaska fell to the memorable
summer of 1920. Now if Congress
all involved in the governmental ma
chinery may have d scant month or
six weeks this ong-chcrished project
will bs nossi ble.
T,'avel is. for the President and Mrs.
Harding. the best stimulus and tonic
they look forward to---a cool, quiet
journey in the northern seas and a
few wcef.s of solitude in tho vast
Spaces-With the caEerncSs OF children.
Like all good travellers. they read for
the trip and an illustrated volume of
the glaciers. touched by the violent.
brief summer sun of the arctic circle.
is one of absorbing interest for the
nonce.
That vas graceful act of Mrs. John
B. Henderson to offer her comfortable
mansion. Glen Eyrie. at Bar Harbor.
to the unmarried secretaries Of the
might be adjacent to the ambassador.
who is to take his former cottage at
Dark Harbor 1t is rather the eXcep-
ton than otherwise for any sort OF
ba chelor abl shment in this pic
turesque part of the Maine coast TO
h. la IA
March. when the leasing season is
bri The young diplomats who
ere the recipients OF Mrs. Henderson's
courtesy are planning to take posses
til October. The ambassador and Lady
Geddes will leave some time the lat
ter part of June. though the children
and their nurses will go a few weeks
earlier.
An entertaining rumor is that Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh will. in all prob
a bility: purchase one Of those spien-
did old French chateaus which are
now on the market and are being
taken up so largely by Americans.
Miss Anne P. Morgan has recently
come into possession Of the ancient
castle of Languedoc and. though she
intends to use this estate mainly in
home for oyerworked students in
Paris and other continental cities she
herself
so much time in France that her Eng
lish proteges are alarmed. She. too,
has become the owner OF seven
century-old castle on the rugged coast
of Fl stcrre and she has an army Of
workers transforming it, in the in
terror sense, while restoring all the
battlements and turrets even to the
moat and the wall twenty feet high
which encircles the land frontage,
while the sea protects the other side.
castle near the large American col
ony at Cannes.
Another we'll known public man
bowed into the professional ranks
when Admiral Grayson signed with
me chautauqua authorities to deliver
several specia! lectures throughout
the season on that consumingly in
teresting subject. How ] Kept Three
Presidents Well" Though fame came
son after President Wilson accepted
him as family physician. Washing
tonians do not forget that his first
claim to attention was through those
long. rough country rides he pre-
scrfbed for President Roosevelt.
don. spent her girlhood here and was
an acknowledged belle. especially in
the residential set. She was a close
friend and almost constant companion
Of Mrs. Wilson. when she was Mrs.
Norman Gait. and passed much time in
that home. With the admiral. she was
often the guest of the Wilson's in the
White House and is perhaps the most
constant visitor to the new home on
street Mrs. Grayson and her two
handsome boys will probably spend
the summer in West Virginia, while
the admiral is busy on the Chautaugua
route.
Admiral and Mrs. Sims and their
older children sailed recently on the
Cedric for England. the admiral hav-
ing been granted special leave Of
to accept the various honors planned
for him by the British and French
governments
The Cedric was met in British
waters by a man n-of-war, and the
commander OF the American fleet dur
ing the late war was taken off and
from that moment he and his family
were the guests Of the government.
They Will remain for two weeks in
London and receive every social at
tention. while the program for the
admiral includes visit to Cam
est degree Of that honored seat of
learning. He will also get degree
from the University of London and
series Of medals and decorations from
the first lord of the admiralty
All Of Admiral Sims colleagues in
the allied fleet during the war have
received titles, gifts of land and of
money and other cherished distinc-
tons Not only England but France
and Italy would have been honored If
in any way they could have bestowe ed
tokens Of their gratitude which did
not conflict w ith the traditional policv
of the United States regarding the
o6eripgs of foreign a,oxernments