The Washington times., 1922-05-28
HARDTNGS PLAY
!, USUAL PART i'm
v WEEKS EVENTS
Golf for One, Pete for
!. the Other, Baseball
for Both.

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
HARDING have been taking
their usual active and varied part
in the events OF the week. There
was the baseball game for the bene-
fit of the Children's Hospital on
Monday for both OF them. And the
garden party at Mt Alto Hospital
on Thursday for Mrs. Harding.
with the reception OF groups OF
miscellaneous ladies'" on one or
two afternoons. And the news
paper mems golf tournament on
Friday for the President--a quito
unofficial manifestation since Mr..
Harding was entered as Warren
g. Harding, the Marion Star
In contrast to such highly official
acts as receiving the new German
ambassador and a foreign minister
or two.
DR.. Otto wiedfeldt. first envoy
from the German republic. pre-
sented his credentials on Thurs
day, his staff accompanying him.
and the whole proceedings being
accomplished with due pomp and
ceremony. So, automatically
speaking, the war with Germany
is over. Austria Is now the only
one Of our former enemies not
represented by an ambassador or
minister. The Hungarian minister,
Count Szechenyi. was received just
In time to make his first official
appearance at the White House
at the diplomatic dinner. Bulgaria,
with whom, Of course. we were
never actually at war, now has it's
envoy, DR.. Stephen Panaretoff,
who was her minister here before
we broke off relations. But Aus
trta is still represented by young
Edgar Prochnik, who is charge
dAffaires. and so far I don't be-
heve her minister has been select
ed. The minister Of Colombia. DR..
Olaya, and the minister Of Guate-
mala. DR.. Latoui. wers also re-
ceived by President Harding last
week.
1t will be remembered that when
President Harding was asked to
present the prizes at the i'm
promptu newspapermen's golf
tournament last year. ne refused.
saying that he couldn do 1t with
out embarrassment since ne meant
to enter the tournament-and win
It. He did enter, but he didn't win.
30 out he went to try his luck
again this year. And again the
tournament, to quote one Of the
participants. from rating "a cou-
pie Of sticks on the sports page
became front page stuff"
The President is always particu-
larry chummy with the newspaper
men. and he seemed to enjoy his
game on Friday as mucn as the
gallery enjoyed watchios him play.
There's an unwritten law that a
gallery never follows the Chief Eve
cutive, but II was waived for this
occasion and an animated group
Of Journalists. with their sisters
and their cousins and their aunts."
followed the Presidential foursome
around the links.
MFRS. HARDING never misses
AA an opportunity to demon
strate her interest In the service
men who are still in hospital, so
It was on the cards that she would
attend the garden partv out at Mt.
Alto Hospital, where the work of
the occupational therlpy depart
ment was on sale She made sew.
eral purchases and her apprecia-
ton of the handiwork of the men.
even in cases where she couldn't
buy IT, was so keen and SYM
pathetic that the boys were de-
lighted with her visit.
II IL the present pan W tuN ouS
the usual series OF garden parties
at the White House this season
all but one. the fete in honor Of
the men in tha military and naval
hospitals In Washington and its
vicinity. which is set for June Z.
Official society can get along
very we'll without these parties;
they are pleasant, but after all
there 10 quite enough doing for
them not to be seriously missed.
But the party for the war wounded
well that's different It's a red
letter event in the biggest possible
type to the hundreds Of men who
are paying the price Of the war
for us all; and it's about the only
sort OF a party that the President
and Mrs. Harding could give for
'the boys''-the only sort that Is
practical.
The Wilson's gave the first one,
as I remember II, during the little