The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-21
GOOD Il, MAR|Oh,
SAYS HARDING.
PRESIDENT-ELECT ON
FLORIDA VACATION
Voices Faith In America In:
Address to High School
Students

Marion. Ohio. Jan. 20.-Ouittins M1f-'
ion for vacation in Florida. before etF-
ter!ng the White House, President-Nlsct
Harding today vacated the residence On
Mount Vernon Avenue, which wa5 the
mecca OF the front porch campaign pill
Ertmages, and closed up the little onice'
next door where many OF the nAtioHc-
notables have given their advice on cur
rent problems.
Leaving' 1T midnight, the. president
elects train will pass through Chatta-
nooga, late tomorrow afternoon, ana
reach st. Augustine. Fla, Sunday morn
ing. Mr. Harding expects to make -
rear platform speeches along the way,
having planned to begin a good rest -
soon as he boarded his private c4r. 4
ST. Augustine hotel will be his F1ori1R
headquarters, but first Of all he Win 1T
entirely away from his cares In tvo
| weeks fishing trip down the eAStag0
| Florida shore. -.fl
Tho president-elect's departure really
meant severing most Of the ties thA&
, have bound him to his home con1m0nity.
and he put in the day bidding farewell
TO his neighbors. He made several pea
sonal calls. received many friends at
I his office. made a short farewell talk
! to the pupils Of the city high school.
and was the honored guest at mestiAH
| Of the Elks' fraternity. Of which he i1S
member. He will return here before he
goes to Washington, but onl! ;or . Rtay
OF n few hours. !"
Tribute to America
! Mr. Hardlngs farewell talk w1s ~
! l!vered at the Harding high school, re-
Gently renamed IN his honoz<4nd he WAS
! introduced to the pupils by his sister.
! Miss Abigil Harding. who Is a teacher
there. He expressed regret that he could
, not stay among his old friends TO pSR-
form the duties Of his office, and sSked
for the moral support Of the. people ef
his home community during the 1skt
| four years.
I'm short time" he said. II am 70.
| ing to assume great responsibilities u
not to be mine alone. however. because
the President is only the instrument
| through which the popular wiz L. evok-
| ed.
/ For thirty years have been listen..
! ing to public sentiment, and every pub
| lie servant who listens to the can on thS
soul OF America Is sure to get along.
| T firmly believe the soul Of America %.
right. firmly believe in the destiny %
America and I an. going to my tasaS
with full confidence" - =
Al tne E.IkS lOnlRnI. Il Special RrUup
OF candidates. to he known in fraternity
records az the Harding class" was In
itiated with 2 ceremony N which the
Tres.dent-elect played a leading rSiA
rev In Harty ~ '-5.s
The party accompanying Mr.. Harding
south Is the smallest with which he has
| frAvN4sd since his nomins tion. for. tie
| presidency. It consists only Of the pres-
ident t-clect his secretary. GeofTe p
Christian Jr Harry NJ. Daugherty OF
Columbus, two StenoEraphers and doz-
en- secret service men and newspaper
| correspondents. HIS physician. Dr. C.tE.
Sawyer. Is not making the trip because
Of business pressure. and Mrs. Harding
IS to go to Florida only after shopping
trip in the east She expects to leave to-
morrow or Saturday for WASHINGTON.
Although the furniture from the Hard
ing residence was taken to a storage
house today. tho headquarters building
, next door Is 70 be kent open until short
~ before March 4. James Sloan. for
mer secret service man. who acted as
assistant secretary TO Mr.. Harding dur
ing the campaign. will be IN charge OF
the office here during the, president,
elects stay.