The Washington times., 1921-10-16
HARDING
To SPEAK
At VIZ NJ.
Will Deliver Chief Address We'd
nesday at installation Of
DR.. Chandler.
BY EARL b. THOMAS,
International News service Special Corrs
spondent.

BY EARL B. THOMAS,
International News Service Special Cerrs-
spondent.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Oct. 15.-
All Williamsburg today is pre-
pared to welcome President War
rem G.. Harding to William and
Mary College, where he will make
the principal address next Wednes-
day at the installation Of DIR. ].
A. C. Chandler as president Of the
college.
The visit Of the President to
williamsburg will center national
Interest -fos=at least A,sAnQpsof -xhat
is termed the most interesting sec-
tion OF the country from q his
torical standpoint.
Historical Location.
The College OF william and Mary II
the second Oldest college In the coun-
try. Williamsburg, Va, was the uld
governors made their headquarters,
and the pioneers of revolutionary
days-Monroe. jefferson. Marshall ard
others-studied and laid the founda-
tions OF their careers. Seven miles on
one side from Williamsburg lies James
town, the site OF the first settlement
in America twelve miles distant on the
other hand is Yorktown, where Corn.
wallis surrendered.
En- route to Williamsburg, President
Harding will stop over at Yorktown.
Brief ceremonies win be held at York
town monument. and the President
will be asked to visit the old Nelson
house. a colonial mansion which fig.
ured in the Yorktown campaign and Is
now the property of George p. BLOW.
Plans for President.
President Harding's plans include a
formal address at William and Mary
In the forenoon. at the ceremonies 1T.
tendant on the installation OF Dr.
Chandler; luncheon in the college
presidents home, another historic |
structures; ond a trip to Jamestown in |
the afternoon.
At jamestown the Presidential party |
.omb OF Governor Yeardley, the first |
colonial governor. This is expected to |
interest the President greatly mas
much as he recently attended the Ply
mouth celebration. for IL was Yeardly |
who called into convocation the first |
legislative Assembly ever held in |
America, in 1919, a full year before the |
had arrived at Plymouth. |
Few Americans realize that these early |
were meeting under par
iamentary procedure and enacting |
avs before tSe Standishes, Mathers and I
Aldens set foot on plymouth Rock. At
too, Mr.. Harding Will see
the tomb OF James Blair. founder OF
william and Mary.
Hundreds to Attend.
Hundreds Of distinguished visitors
nave signified their intention to be
present when President Harding de-
ivers his address at Williamsburg.
With Governor Davis presiding, the
exercises will begin at IL o'clock In
he morning on the campus. DR..
lanes II. Dillard, rector OF the col
ege's board of visitors, will induct
Dr.. Chandler into office and admins.
er the oath.
A group of men and women noted
or their attainments have accepted
,laces on committees seeking to re-
'ndow William and Mary. Among
hem are the following, a number of
whom will be at Williamsburg to well
ome President Harding on Wednes-
lay: Judge Alton y. Parker, John
stewart Bryan, Don G. Seitz, Admiral
AIRY 7. Grayson, an alumnus; Assist
mt Attorney General of the United
States John w. II. Grim. an alumnus
nmes p. Munroe, Augustus Thomas:
William Marshall Bullitt, Judge Par.
er, Robert NJ Hughes. Otto II. Kahn,
% Coleman du Pont, Mrs. Charles
)ana Gibson, Mrs. Beverly Bland
iundford, cambridge Colby, Thomas
.. Chadbourne, Charles A. Stone, Ed
yin Webster, DR.. Charles w. Eliot,
Toward r. Bayne, DR.. Boiling Lee,
William J. Tully, DR.. Ernest M. stires,
'rederlc j. Kernochan, Thomas J.
Wilcox, and Homer l.. Ferguson.