The Washington herald., 1922-04-02

| time and again that they are. She
told US what she does each day and
she certainly works hard. Any one
who thinks II is a snap to be the
wife of a President is much mis-
taken and 1t isn't any eight hour
Job either. Eighteen Is nearer TO
Mrs. Harding, as you know, Is
| passionately fond of flowers and
| she talked lots about them the other
| afternoon; about her plans for
planting in the White House
| s:ounds and gardens. She says that
next spring she is going to have the
| White House lawns dotted with
| crocuses. She Is making special
plans, too. for celebrating Arbor
Day. but I'll not tell you about those
until the time comes. How Mrs.
| Harding can find the time to even
| think about such things as Arboc
days, I don't know, much lass put
her thoughts into acti' n. She Is
truly remarkable in many ways.
Mrs. Harding assumed the role Of
| landscape gardener at the White
| House Wednesday when. assisted
by Mrs. Alexander Moore GILLIAN
RusselD, sch turned the sod to
| plant a magnolia tree, to balance
| the general scheme OF the Execu-
| tive Mansion grounds. The magno-
liza Is said to be the largest tree
| ever transplanted in Washington.
The President and Mrs. Harding
| entertained Mrs. Moore ad her hus-
| band. the Pittsburgh publisher, at
both luncheon and dinner at the
| White House that day and Mrs.
| Harding and Mrs. Moore went for
| ~ In q
noon.
HARDINGs NEVER EAT
| THEIR LUNCHEoNs ALoSE.
Mrs. Harding accomvanied the Presi-
dent when he went down to the Bo-
tanic Gardens Tuesday for the cere-
monies initiating the construction Of a
memorial to Gen. George Gordon
Meade. Gov. and Mrs. Sprcui' O.
Pennsylvania. came on for the event
and were entertained that day at
the wIIte House for luncheon. The
Iiardings never sit down to lunch
con aIono aud Mrs Harding says
she never knows how many there
are going to be. She was talking
| about that last Saturday; how often
there are as many as eighteen for
luncheon and how she always looks
| after housekeeping matters herself
| and always knows exactly what Is
| coming on her table for every meal
every day. One of the first things
| she does every morning IL to con-
| fer with her housekeeper.
The Hardings went last week to
the theater-Keith's-fo the spe-
eIal performance given for the Ro-
tarians, who were IN session here
last week. Gen Sawyer went with
them and the Henry Fletchers
Joined them there after dining with
the Hughes. 1 imagine the President
will miss Mr.. Fletcher, who Is one
Of his particular chums and the two
golf together so often.
Governor Scott Bone, OF Alaska
has made public details OF Presi-
dent Harding's proposed visit to
the Territory next August. The
trip is to be contingent on ad-
journment OF Congress by the mid
die or latter part OF July, and the
President plans to sail from Seattle
either on q warship or an army
transport. He will make the In
side passage and will be back in
Seattle in three weeks.
The Presidential party will visit
Juneau and Skagway. then steam
west across the Gulf OF Alaska to
southern terminal of the govern
ment railroad. The President will
proceed to Anchorage and from
there to Fairbanks, the northern
terminal. 467 miles. from Seward.
All ports along his route Will be
visited and he will inspect the
Matanuska coal fields, which are
not being developed on an exten-
sive scale. 1t will be the first time
a President has visited Alaska in
the ffty-five yeats II has been the
property of the United States.
SPIRIT OF SPRING STRIKES
CAPITAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES.
Spring Is here. Oficially 1t is here
. as March 81 Is a thing OF the past:
ten days past. in fact Then the
weather has been most spring-lke
and the forsythia and other early
| flowers are abloom in the parks and
gardens and the willow trees are
| covered with tiny light green buds.
Their society here is busy planning
its spring entertainments and there
IS much talk Of garden parties, lawn
fetes. al fresco picnics and other
out of door entertainments that go
TO make the little season" in Wash
| ingon always so delightful.
The little season. the period OF So
cial activity that starts with Easter
and usually extends through May,
will be here in another fortnight.
lust think. next Sunday is Palm
. Sunday, And II is going to be a very
gay season, judging from all the in
| vitations already out and from plans
being formed. 1t will have an auspi-
cious start. too. by a state reception
"a the white House. the army and
navy reception. which was post
poned because OF the Roma disas-
ter and for which about 1000 invi-
tations were issued. Then there are
to be balls. private ones and others
for charity, and charity fetes of
every kind and description and lots
Of good times. in short
SPRING ALWAYS BRINGS
VISITING THOUSANDS HERE.
Then spring always brings all
sorts of conventions and gatherings
of various sorts to town. Wash
fngton is extremely popular as a
convention city-naturally, because
of it's historical interest and also
= its beauty-at all seasons of the
year, but particularly in the spring
when II Is at its very best. Wash
ington in May Is lovely beyond
words, with its many beautiful
parks and its famoufh avenue of
gorgeous Towering cherry trees
which alone bring thousands of Wis
Itors to the Capital every season.
This spring, April will see the Pam
american Conference Of Women
come here in a body from Baltimore,
h. anfarfaiUed Mrs