The Washington times., 1922-08-20

SO on the whole the Peppers are
doing pretty well in the matter Of
making Washington a successful
summer resort. They're adapt
able folk who know how to make
the best of things.
WHILE he wes here Governor
Sproul lunched at the White
House one day with the President
and Mrs. Harding. He had an ap.
pointment to talk to the Pres
ident regarding the coal strike
situation and in his hospitable way
Mr.. Harding carried him of to
luncheon. so the men managed to
combine a bit OF pleasure with
their business. A group of old
friends from Ohio, includ&g Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm Jennings. were
also guests at the White House
one day and on another occasion
the President and Mrs. Harding
had Col. Carmi Thompson. Re-
publican candidate for Governor
of Ohio, and Congressman Simeon
d. Fess, Republican senatorial
nominee from the Buckeye State.
as luncheon guests.
Colonel Thompson came to town
to seek Presidential assistance In
lining up a speaker OF national
Importance to make the keynote
address at the Republican conven-
ton in Ohio on Tuesday. Senator
Frank B. Willis was selected Tor
this honor, but he was obliged II
withdraw on account of the seri-
Gus illness of his daughter. and
that left a gap to be filled at the
last moment. understand the
powers that be in the Presidents
State had their eye on SECRETARY
Hughes, but he's just about to
"hop off,, on his trip to Brazil
and consequently couldn't make II
even IL he were otherwise avail.
able.
THE most significant announce
ment Of the week, socially, has
been the White House announce
ment that the President and Mrs.
Harding would be forced very re-
luctantly to cancel their engage
ment to go out to Mooseheart next
week and attend the celebration Of
the City of Childhood out there.
That is the one trip that the Presi-
dent has all along said he fully In.
tended to make. Months ago he
had accepted Secretary Of Labor
Davis invitation-and a dinner in
honor Of President and Mrs. Hard
ing was to have been an important
part Of the week. The trip was
regarded generally as a political
rs well as a social expedition, and
the President. aside from the fact
that he Is very punctilious about
keeping engagements once he
makes them. was quite set on
making the trip. But he an.
nounced. by way Of Secretary
Christian. early in the week that
he wasn't going anywhere until the
strikes were settled. and as there
was no reason to believe that they
would be settled in time for him
to keep,that engagement he might
a. well announce at once that he
would have to cancel 1t.
One realizes that his decision
must have brought great relief TO
the secret service, in view Of the
disturbed conditions Of travel, and
the many accidents that are being
reported from railways all over the
country. And 1t is easy to believe
that the Presidents advisers-even
Secretary Davis himself, disap-
pointed as he is at not entertaining
the Chief Executive and First Lady
and showing them the really won
derful work that the Loyal Order
of Moose is doing out there-have
been urging him to give 1t up for
some time past.
Secretary Davis starts for Moose
heart tomorrow, and expects to
spend the week out there with Mrs.
Davis taking part in the celebration,
which was to have had its climax
on August 25-next Saturday
when the "City Of Childhood" will
be dedicated, and a statue Of Davis
himself will be unveiled, and when
the dinner for the President and
Mrs. Harding was to have been the
end of a perfect day. 1t is barely
possible II the coal and railway
troubles are settled speedily that
they may yet make it--but there is
at present no expectation Of 1t.
DOOR Mrs. Harding! She has
had anything but the lovely
summer planned early in the
spring, with a trip on the May
flower through the Canal and UP
the Pacific coast. picking up the
President at Seattle-or Portland
and then on up to Alaska-the