Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08
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Florence King Harding, the new
First Lady Of the Land, possesses an
'uirnlsual degree of pluck, and eutspok-
seene;ss. She: ::has ideas Of her own; on
Hrhfanry subjects and She does not hest;
tate to speak her opinions straight out
from the shoulder. a!-Those who WORK.
for her count her a kindly and de-:
IightfuI mistress, but they know that
any delinquency will call down: a; re-
to;rimand.. 'tthoy win not soon forget. on
occasion she. has been seen shaking a
''%3refinger at: ::her. .,husbandAbut ;&of
course nobody knows what that all is
,as,out. :. ~, 80 -:
= Al her. life Mrs: Harding, has been
a determined and tireless, worker, not
only in THE "details of her Households
but. IN the ttli broader field Of business ahd
community wslfaire. She comes Of
fighting ,Jlbtood, :-iier father; =, Amos
Killing, mas; been a rugged power Of t! the
'pIoneer.qays' Of Marion. She was born
there, and although in her girlhood
her parents attained to moderate
means, theySwere enot the sort who"leah
to extrayagance. :: =, !" : :
: Waen she married Mr.. Harding in
1891, his newspaper. theA Star, was not
yet out f;.the woods financially and
she went to work in its business de-
partment, She applied herself. TO to ,ad:
vsertisIng and circulation problems
with an an, eye for efficiency ali along the
line. She watched the original pur-
chases of. print paper and materials
and she stood at the%presses and gave
Instructions to the newsboys daily: be!
fore they started on their rounds with
the finished product. -.
1T is said of her in Marion that
when ssshes:became the wife of the
struggling Young editor she told her
friends she expected to make him
president some day., and it is known
that at some Of the most discouraging
stages of The preconvention campaign
last year 1t was she who insisted most
vigorously that the fight be continued:
D During the strenuous days when
thousands were marching to the front
porch Of the Harding residence on Mt.
Vernon Avenue she was the most nc.
tive; figure about her husbands head"
quarters. She was beside him every
time he spoke at home. orr away; she
shook hands with as many men and
women as did he: and she was In and
out Of his office from morning: until
night, rounding UP details and giving
his advice on all serious questions be-
fore. him. ,.....
Late on the night of, the last front
porch meeting newspapernan pass
ing the, Harding home. saw someone
moving about the dark recesses of, the
big veranda. 1t was Mrs. Harding
drawing the porch chairs back against
the wall for the night and softly
whlstling quiet. little air of content
ment. 90. ! 80:
::"You seem happy enough" he called
across to her.
,'I surely am" She replied, "and why
shouldn't I be? Isn't it wonderful?'
Mrs. Harding is member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. and the
Hardings alternate attendance between
that and the Baptist Church. Of which
the new president. is a. member. She
loves children and chooses horses and
dogs for her pets. Cruel treatment OF
dumb animals arouses her to militant
protest, and on more than one OCCASION
she has stopped on the streets of Mar
ion and. Washington TO, reprimand a
rdraynan or, a cabby for abusing his
horse. In, her younger days she was
q skilled, horsewoman.,. -. $50. Il:
!. Of medium height. the new First
Lady cawies herself erect and with q
charming dignity. Pictures seldom !lo
l:fer justice, for although her hair is
streakea with silver her eyes are as
bright, and her glances and smiles as
radiant as when She was sixteen