The New York herald., 1921-05-23
HARDING COMES FOR
ROUND OF FUNCTIONS
Business Topic for CONNER
cials' 125th Anniversary
Dinner With 1,500 Present.
TO REVIEW THE OLD 106TH
Executive to Discuss Govern
ment Efficiency at Political
Science Academy Lunch.

WASHINGTON. May ga radio mes
sage from the Presidential yacht May
flower, on which the President and his
party are voyaging to New York, was
received tonight at 10:3o. saying the
yacht was off Barnegat.
"All well; perfect weather" was the
message, which was signed by Secre-
tary Christian.
A message received at noon had re-
ported the Mayfiower then sixty miles
north OF Cape Charles Light. She is
due at New York tomorrow morning.
The President of the United States
and Mrs. Harding will spend about
twelve hours in New York to-day.
They will arrive this morning on the
yacht Mayfiower and they will leave
on the yacht late tonight. Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. who will ar
rive by train from Washington this
afternoon, also will return to the capi-
tai tonight.
In addition to the heads Of state who
come here as the guests of honor OF
the New York Commercial at that
newspapers dinner at the Commodore
tonight to celebrate its 125th anniver-
sary. New York will welcome several
members of President Harding's Cabi-
net. including Herbert Hoover, Secre-
tary OF Commerce; Albert b. Fall,
Secretary of the Interior. and John w.
Weeks. Secretary of War. There is a
possibility that the Secretary of State,
Charles f. Hughes. and the Postmas-
ter-General. Will II. Hays. also will
be able to attend the dinner.
The Mayfiower brings, with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding, party OF their
guests, including Secretary Weeks and
Mrs. Weeks, Secretary Fall, Senator
and Mrs. Philander c. Knox. Senator
and Mrs. Harry S. New, Senator Will
lam l.. Calder, Senator Edge of New
Jersey. Brig. Gen. Charles +. Sawyer.
physician to the President: George L.
Christian, Jr.. secretary to the Presi-
dent, and Carmi Thompson Of Cleve-
land. The yacht will anchor In he
Hudson River. after which the President
will take up the task of filing rather
arduous programme that has been ar
ranged for him here.
He will go from the Mayfower TO the
Hotel Astor to be the guest OF honor Of
the Academy of Poltcical Science at
luncheon. He will speak on the topic
Business In Government and the Prob
lem OF Governmental Reorganization for
Greater Efficiency" Elihu Root will
preside.
After his address at the Astor the
President will 20 to Brooklyn to review
the Twenty third Regiment OF the New
York National Guard, which was the
I06th Regiment in the war Escorted
by a committee headed by Edwin p.
Maynard. the President viii oe taken
in motor car procession through Fifth
avenue. Ninth street, Lafayette street
and Canal street in Manhattan; over
Manhattan Bridge and through Fiat
bush avenue. Lafayette avenue and Bed
ford avenue to the regiments armory.
The navy will give the President a
salute of twenty-one guns as he crosses
Manhattan Bridge The review will be
held within the armory and will be wit
messed by about 5000. IL will start at
P NJ
Returning from Brooklyn. the Presi-
dent wln 20 30 the Commodore to rest
until evening in the suite prepared for
him and Mrs. Harding Pershing
Square will be closed TO the public a, 6
r. NJ and only those holding tickets 10
the New York Commercials anniversary
celebration win be permitted In the vi
cinty Of the hotel
n. A. .. Smith. chairman OF the corn
mttce in charge of the dinner. am
nounced last night that from 80 to :
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