The New York herald., 1921-01-19
HARDING ENDS HIS
CONFERENCES ON
PICKING CABINET
He Will Start Tomorrow
Night for Florida to Get
Good Rest.
WIFE TO LEAVE LATER
President-E Will Take
Cruise on Frelinghuysen
Yacht and Play Golf.
WIFE TO LEAVE LATER
TO WORK PART OF TIME
Will Confer With Former Sen
atorial Colleagues and Re-
turn to Marion March 3.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
MARION, Ohio, Jan. 18.-President-
elect Harding returned this morning
from an over night trip to Cleveland
and to-day virtually wound up his
series of the conferences preliminary
to the announcement of his Cabinet
selections.
The Harding party will start south
on a special train on Thursday night
by way Of Cincinnati, Chattanooga,
Atlanta and Jacksonville, arriving at
st. Augustine on Saturday morning.
Mrs. Harding will not accompany her
husband at this time, but is expected
to join him there later. She will leave
for Washington on Friday for a short
visit and then go to New York on a
shopping trip.
secretary, George B. Christian, Jr., two
stenographers and a detail of secret
service men under Miles McCahill At
ST.. Augustine the party will be Joined
by Senators Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey, Albert B. Fall Of New
Mexico Fred Hale of Maine and AL
friends, as we'll as former colleagues Of
the President-elect. On Saturday morn
ing Mr. Harding plans to have a round
of golf and that evening the party will
embark on Senator F'relinghuysen' S
houseboat. Victory. for a cruise down
the. Florida coast.
The cruise has twofold object. Mr..
Harding is fatigued from the strain
of many weeks of conferences and close
confinelnent indoors. He has missed his
golf since the cold weather set in and
the Victory is expected to stop at two
OF three of the Florida coast resorts
where Mr.. Harding and his party can
indulge in round or two. In addition
the time aboard the l1ouseboat will give
to the President -elect opportunity for
further and more extended conferences
with the Senators than would be possi-
BILE here.
After ten days or two weeks Of cruis-
ing and gol6ng Mr.. Harding will be
Joined at st. Augustine by others Of his
personal staff and will finish his pre-
inauguration work. He will return to
Marion on March ! and according to
present plans. will leave the next day
for Washington.
Residents of Marion are planning a
good old fashioned junket to Washing
ton in celebration of their neighbours
Inauguration as President. A special
train has been arranged for which will
leave here on March 3. arriving in
Washington on the morning of March 4.
Delegations from Mr.. Harding's Masonic
lodge, the Elks. the Marion Marching
Club and a large portion of the adult
population of this city will make the
trip. &,
Mr.. Harding could compel simple
inaugural as far as Congress is con-
cerned. but he simply cannot stem the
tide of enthusiasm that is swelling
among his lifelong nelghbors and
friends. The special train will pick up
county delegations from all over Ohio
and arrangements have been made to
house the excursionists. in their train
during their two day stay in Washing
ton.
To-day Mr.. Harding had calls from j.
G.. Rogers. vice-president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad John c. Shaffer, pub
Usher of the Chicago Post. and Mrs. VI.
Fl. Mcclure of Kansas city.