The Washington times., 1922-05-21

- 1AN III tAAo o4tOA hooh Wno
no real weather" to mar the
Mayflower's first cruise of the
season.
Mrs. Harding's guests for this
sail down the picturesque Po-
tomac were the Ladies' of the
Senate-an organization in which
she has retained her membership
since the days when President
Harding was Senator Harding"
with Mrs. Coolidge at their
head. A very few other ladies'
were in the party. most of them
old friends of the hostess who
had been invited by word of
mouth. as Mrs. Harding chanced
to see them, or gathered In by
phone; and one Of the very spe-
cial guests was Mrs. James Sher-
man, wife OF the former Vice
President, who is now visiting in
town.
M RS. HENRY WILDER
KEYES, wife Of the Senator
from New Hampshire, was to have
gone down to Norfolk to bid fare
well to Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett, who were sailing for
Japen-with the Naval Academy
class Of Sion the transport Hen.
derson. but gave up the trip in
order not to miss Mrs. Harding's
party.
The Henderson got off as per
schedule-with the Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. DENLY and the
Barnetts and Senator Weller and
the others who are to attend the
class reunion in Japan aboard
despite the activity Of Senator
Medill Mccormick and the Senate's
resolution Of condemnation of the
5unket. And one rather admires
Secretary Denby's spunk in polite.
ly but firmly telling the Senate
to tend to it's own knitting.
Possibly there's some ground for
the contention that this is no time
for an expensive trip-although
Secretary DENLY tells us that the
transport was scheduled to make
the journey to the Orient anyway,
and that the members Of the
classes pay their subsistence"
But when the Senate begins to full
inmate against Junkets Of any
sort one is forcibly reminded Of
the ancient adage about the pot
calling the kettle black. More
over the plans for the journey
have been in the making for
months-and quite extensively
advertised. SO that. II the Senate
felt the trip should he stopped, 1t
certainly might have moved with
out waiting until four days be-
fore the sailing date and then
doing its best to upset the careful
calculations for fifty or sixty peo-
pie.
However, alrs well that ends
well. And most Of us are wire
lessing Bon Voyage" to the Hen
derson-and wondering whether
Senator Mccormick really expected
to start anything or II 1t was just
a political gesture.
pRESIDENT HARDING-to 60
back a bit-proposes to attend
the dedication ceremonies at the
Women's Party headquarters to-
day, and presumably Mrs. Harding
will accompany him. Then, tomor-
row there's the baseball game be-
tween the Washington and Chicago
teams, which is to be a benefit for
the Children's Hospital. The Hard
ings will be present and the Presi-
dent has autographed two base
balls, also bearing the names of
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and other
stars Of the baseball armament,
which are to be auctioned to swell
the fund.
THE President and Mrs. Hard
ing got back from their visit
to Senator Walter Edge at Sea-
view on Sunday at midnight: and
before a month Is up they expect
to make another excursion into
New Jersey. This Is for the pur-
pose Of attending the unveiling Of
the battle monument at Prince
ton on June 9-commemorating
the battle Of Princeton in 1771-
at which the President Is to make
an address. That evening there
will be a reception in their honor
at which DR.. John Grier Hibben.
president Of Princeton Universi-
ty, and Mrs. Hibben will be hosts,
but the Presidential party will
stay overnight-and perhaps
longer-at nearby Raritan, N. J.,