The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-06-23

A .s.s WNhh oVutst hAu WIN my
several senatorial companions Later
on his trip to Florida. and on his
houseboat excursion, he had other
companions Of the senatorial group.
His most recent outing has been with
smother senator. Knox Of Pennsyi
vania.
II Is possible that the Presidents
recent discovery Of owls within the
White House grounds may have
spurred him to further astrological
research. II such he the case, he had
"a fine field for the study at VALLEY
] Forge, n place which Is In the neigh
borhoOd intimately connected with the
life Of the great American ornithol-
ogist, J. }. Audubon, for whom the
bird protective societies Of the Uni
ted States are named.
Scene Of Audubon's Early studiea
Audubon lived for some time, when
he was u young man, In the house Of
v relative ON the bank of Perkiomen
creek which helps to water the es-
tate of Senator Knox. He made many
of his early bird studies in the coun-
try which Is partly included in the
holdings Of the Pennsylvania senator.
One of the first Instances of what may
be called the banding Of birds, In or
der to determine If they return to the
same neighborhood year after year,
is to be found In the Audubon record
Of his life In the Valley Forge neigh
borhoOd.
A pair Of phoebes nestled In q cave
on the bank of Perkiomen creek
Audubon fastened a light wire about
the leg of a young phoebe which was
| Just about to leave the nest. II was
so fastened that IL did not hurt the
bird, nor in any way Interfere with
| its comfort. One year afterward,
Audubon found the phoebe with the
wire on its leg, with u mate. nesting
in the cave In which II was hatched-
During his weekend at Valley Forge
President Harding drove through q
little place which in the old days was
called Shannonville. 1t Is a near
nelghbor to the Knox estate. 1t Ii
Shaanonville no longer, but Is known
by the name of Audubon. Some
twenty years ago the citizens agreed
that 1t would be graceful thing to
change the name of their village to
that OF the great naturalist who once
had lived there. They had a big cele-
bration and naturalists from all over
the country came to take part therein.
A new flag was run up. cannon were
fired and ShannOnville became Au-
dubon.
Hospitality Of the Hardings.
Since the republics time began
there never has been such freedom
of access to the White House as at
the present day. viii that abuse Of
privilege come which will mean the
denial of present-day presidential
hospitality?
From the time that President Hard
ing first was mentioned as a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
his political friends emphasized his
kindness of disposition. Kindness
Is not an all-in-all recommendation
for high political preferment, but It
counts in any man, and happily 1t
does not make any difference to what
political party he belongs. Washing
ton people today, and the people who
have come here from a distance, are
willing to admit the kindness OF the
present administration. The question
is. Is II being overdone? There are
always abusers of hospitality, and
when abuse reaches certain limit
the bars 90 down and the open door
becomes the shut door.
President and Mrs. Harding have
been giving some garden parties, and
IL there is anybody yho has not
been hidden to them he or she is In
position to claim u certain kind Of
dubious distinction by the exclusion.
Democrats and Republicans, cOnserv-
atiyes and radicals, with their wives
and daughters, alike have trod the
aths when lead TO The White / ouse
lawns. and have pressed their feet
into the hospitable sward.
White House All Thrown Open.
Something has been done which
never before has been done In Wash
ington. The President and Mrs.
Harding have thrown the entire
White House. with the exception, Of
course, OF the living rooms, open to
the invited guests on the occasion Of
these lawn parties Everybody has
had full swing Of the state dining
room, the Blue room. the Red room
and the Green room the big East
room and the roof garden surmount-
Ing the two low-lying White House
anneXes.
There have been immense crowds
on the lawn. which is immense In IT.
self. and great throngs In the White
House during the progress OF all these
outdoor and indoor festivities. All
the rooms OF the White House have
many valuable historic objects within
them. from great portraits Of the
Presidents Of the United States down
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