The Washington times., 1922-09-03

out and play with them--at the
Coney Island Mardi Gras carnival
in the end of September. and Sen.
ator and Mrs. Tasker oddie have
presented a delegation Of one
persona very attractive delega-
tion, consisting of Miss Maud
Harrington. of Reno. who was
voted the most popular girl in her
part OF the country and then sent
here to get the Hardings to come
out to their annual "Rodeo" or
cowboy roundup festival. More
over, Miss Harrington brought as
an offering-bribe. souvenir. what
you villa sensational and spec
tacalar five-gallon cowboy hat.
And there have doubtless been
others that don't happen to have
heard about. But to all and sundry
the President has only been able
TO say II certainly would like to.
I will II ] can-when the time
comes" Though he did tell Sen
ator Calder that he felt as II he'd
like to ride roller coasters and ring
canes for a week and forget all
about strikes and tariff: bonus ard
ship subsidies. He "hopes" to go
to Cleveland September II to take
. Masonic degree.
Meanwhile word comes that the
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge.
although they are home from the
coast, will not come to Washington
at once. They reached Boston Il
week ago, and last Monday Mr..
Coolidge made the principal ad.
dress at the opening of an expo
sition of graphic arts. He has
several speaking dates between
now and the middle Of September
up in Maine, where he has prom
ised to speak in Senator Hale's
campaign, and in Minneapolis on
September 8. Mrs. Coolidge is
busy getting the boys ready for
school--for they return to MERGERS.
burg next month, or rather it's
this month now!-and trying to
see a little Of her home friends, for
Boston is home" to her, of course.
They seem to expect to get back
here within a week or two-untll
Congress adjourns-but II there is
every prospect Of Congress ad.
journing almost as soon as thev
get back, possibly even Mr.. Cool
idge's New England conscience
could be persuaded to forgive him
II he didn't bother to come back
when II would only be for q few.
days at best.
You see the campaign is calling
not only candidates themselves,
but prominent men who were will.
Ing and able to speak for them.
Senator Pepper. for instance, had
gone up to Maine-where he has a
summer home in Northeast Harf,or
Immediately after the Senate had
voted on the tariff q couple nf
weeks ago-expecting to get a little
welhearned rest, of course-but
also scheduled to speak in many
places for Senator Hale. Mrs.
Pepper went up with him-and the
rest OF the family were already
there. But the President sent for
him, as the best man to settle the
coal strike. So about as soon as
he got there he had to turn around
and come right back again. He
had a series of conferences with
the parties to the coal controversy
and with Secretary Davis help.
seem to have settled things-for
the present, anyhow. As I under.
stand 1t, Mrs. Pepper stayed in
Maine awaiting his return-and I
hope he has gone up there now
for q summer home In the extreme
northeast corner Of that State Is
not likely to be very useful mucn
after tho middle Of October. You
know they have their elections UP
there in September, because eli
matte conditions would make it
rather hard to get people out TO
vote in November when most of
the country Is doing It's balloting.
The week has recorded the :e-
turn to Washington of several SEN
ators' wives who have come to Join
their husbands in Washington.
But II Is observed that said hus-
bands are not generally gentlemen
who have campaigns on their
hands. Mrs. James Watson-of
Indiana. for instance. This isn't
Senator Watson's anxious year. 50
Mrs. Watson has been out in Cali
fornia for the last two months
with her son and daughter and the
trio has rejoined the Senator. Sen
ator and Mrs. Harry New are also
in town. but they, alas! have no
campaign on their hands either.
Mrs. Borah returned a few da IS
ago, having spent the summer with
her father-a former governor of
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