The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25


postponed writing to our Mankato
friends through your paper as had
promised for the purpose Of being
able to tell them somewhat OF the
distinguished guests of this ancient
city," Mr.. and Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing.
They are here. as you know, to rest
until near the day which will place
them in the White House." And as
this is Of more interest to your read
ers than all other news ! will tell
what / can Of them before ! tell OF
ourselves.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Harding came
south. His boat was met by throng
Of people eager to get look at the
man who was soon to be at the head
ii our government.
The boat was bedecked with flying
colors. 'Old Glory" outdid all other
banners. But 1t was the man in the
boat" who was wanted. Mr.. Harris
and / were in a part Of those waiting.
All Id,,,H was quiet and not one PM, person
glimpse of Mr.. Harding.
The camera men were on the dock
and as Mr.. Harding stepped upon the
platform q cheer went up and you
could not hear anything but Hard
ing" He stood while the camera
men did their work. We were stand
ing beside a fine big car and ! knew
it was in line with many others
which was to go with his company
pushed by the crowd so the driver
said to me. Stand on the fender"
Then / asked which car Mr.. Harding
was going to take, and to our great
delight he said, this one" He soon
ntered the back seat and | was the
first one to greet him with a hand
shake and he said: You may see US
along by the rush with no will Of
my own until at last found myself
up against stone wall and Mr..
Harris was nowhere to be seen for
several minutes. Then he said: did
you see him?"
Mr.. Harding was dressed in his
golf suit and looked every inch a
noble man. His pictures do not do
him justice. That was all two weeks
she was busy shopping while he was
They are now at the Ponce de Leon
Hotel and only one block fl ON where
we live.
sible, not out of curiosity but wished
to be honored with the thought. Of
meeting one whom believed to be q
lady and one to whom our nation was
lady Of our great nation" And also
/ thought of our home folks. / want
ed to tell them of her as I saw her.
To the few to whom told my desire
some smiled and said, "How do you
think you will get to see her. when SO
many distinguished people fail" I
bad no fear to meet her II | could get
Il suppose If you do get to see her
you viii talk religion" I had been
wondering what question l would ask
her If prechance ! got an audience
with her, and this gave me the
bought I wished.
Now, did see her? Yes I certainly
did. And ! will tell you the best
can all about it. AL these days I had
ike Rfeh tRe Ppeopie Of Bb bHs dsys did
not wish to 60 without my gift. You
know never could be other than my
very own self, so made no extra
preparations made no little
speech" to be ready to say to her but
wnet
There was quite some, formality to
be gone through before got to see
ner, SUCH as SeuuluS my udlu0 Dy d
page on a "silver plate" etc. Not
long did I have to wait until he re-
turned and said she will be pleased to
see you. Then was ushered to their
own little reception room where I
was met by another man, who said:
81 hear you have gift for Mrs. Hard
ing, must see 1t first" He opened
the package and said: This is law
which we must enforce" and then !
knew he was a secret service man.
was told by him that she had anoth er
caller and he would let me know
when she was alone. Again I waited
but a few minutes and was taken to
her room where she had been most
of the time since arriving in town.
was. ushered into her presence.
She received me very sweetly, and
said to her: II have not come to
you ont Of idle curiosity, but as one
Christian women to meet another
Christian women, and will only ask
you one question and that Is: what
Is your favorite scripture passage?'
She laughed and said she had so
many that she loved, but she did have
one which was more to her than all
others for the reason she found as a
child that God was good, after an
early training by her grandmother.
hat God kept all her naughty deeds
n strict account. Then she said:
Psalms, 23rd; second verse;" "He
maketh me to lie down in green pas