Evening star., 1922-11-21
CROWDED GALLERIES,
MOSTLY WOMEN, GREET
PRESIDENT WITH CHEERS

The galleries of the House were
packed to the doors when the Senate
and House met in joint session. The
doors We're thrown open at l o'clock.
and an hour before the President was
scheduled to appear personally to de-
liver his address the crowd began to
pour in. There was d preponderance
of women among the spectators.
Among those in the Presidents gal
1ery were Brig. Gen. {. f. Sawyer, the
Presidents personal physician; Mrs.
William Howard Taft. wife of the
Chief Justice: the Presidents sister.
Mrs. Carolyne Votaw: Mrs. f. 3. Nc
Lean and Lieut.. Commander Boone.
In the diplomatic gallery were Am
baSsador and Nine. Jules J. Jusserand,
the Persian minister. Charge Lagen-
berger of the Swiss legation, the min
ister's wife and the secretary of the
legation.
In Speaker Gillett's party were Mr..
and Mrs. Henry White. DR.. and Mrs.
Jenkins, Mrs. Eugene Meyer and
daughter. Mrs. Charles c. Glover.
Accompanying Mrs. Frank w. Mon
dell, wife of the floor leader, were
Mrs. B. b. Winter Casper. Wyo., and
Mrs. Rousseau of Cody.
Some of the most prominent menu
hers of the cabinet and government
from the galleries. Old-time political
leaders were seen here and there, in
GLIDING such men as James B. Rey,
nolds and Joseph f. Davies.
Received by Mr.. Porter.
Representative Stephen Porter Of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs acted as a
reception committee for the members
of the diplomatic corps.
After transactinS routine business,
the House stood in recess at 1915 for
twenty-five minutes awaiting the
coming OF the President and the men,
bers of the Senate. The President was
accompanied to the Capitol by his
secretary, George Christian.
When the President entered the
House chamber at 1880 O'Clock the
entire .aSSemblage rose and applauded.
so many persons. In addition to the
members of the Senate and the House
were high officials of the government.
Occupying a seat among the sena.
tors sat Mrs. W.>H. FELTON,. VINO had
marched over to the House from the
Senate chamber with the Senate, leav-
ing the question of her right to ne
sworn in as a senator still to be set
tied by the Senate.
After the applause had died away.
President Harding began the reading
OF his address. His voice was carried
-... great distinctness to every part
of the chamber by the big amplif1ers.
which for the first time are being used
IN the House cndmDeT THIS SeSSiOH.
The President read his message slow
ly and distinctly. His audience fol-
lowed him with extreme interest, lis
tening closely to his argument.
Words Bring Applause.
The President had proceeded with
his address for a quarter of an hour
before he was interrupted with ap-
plause. After pointing out three
courses of action, the first, enactment
of the pending bill: second. contin-
uance of government operation and
attending government losses, and the
third the sacrifice and scrapping of
American ships. the President said:
'I have come to urge the construc-
tive alternative. to reassert an
American We will
At this point the applause broke out
Only on two other occasions was
there applause during the course Of
his remarks. once when he declared
that he rejoiced that higher stand
ards for labor on American ships had
been established and that nearest
Justice suggests that when Congress
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