New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Hardings Plan
To Attend Fete
OF Home Town
Marion Calls Upon lis Own
and Cotntry'- First Citi-
zen" 10 Take Part in a
Biz Centenary Celebration
Pcrsiling To BE Guest
Invitation, for 81 Mayors
to Join in Festivities OF
Ohio City During July 20

MARION. Ohio. June - by The As
sse.ated prcssI. The eyes Of the copn-
trg focused on Marion two years ago
s...r u.ii bc turned 20 this Ohio town
vf.ct has sent tho twenty ninth Presi-
f.,f fo ttc White House, July . 70 8.
Marion a.,l be 100 years Old then. and
g. r.ars -o entertain more distin-
cs..rei citizens during the four-dsy
Centenary celebration than IN the rush
,-- lays ~ the Harding campaign
81 e- many no;ahic7 focked here.
Os more Importance 90 Marion peo-
tfe fsan flo centenary itself VIII be
&C. -~..sn at tat time of their and
g., .8.rtry's "irst citizen. President
N,--cn g.. Harding, and Mrs. Florence
E.rz Uafdlnr. u VIII he me nrs'
,.-... --c Nrri.~ss have come back 70
60. homo town since they left a year
Or. q ta.f ago.
Porshing 10 Attend
Crtsri Jorn i. pershing has prom
f,rf .o attend fhc celebration. as has
c--et-r- a. Wa- Weeks. Drigadier
general g.. J.. sawyer. personal physi-
ca. 90 f-c Pres dent; Br.cadler Gen
.-af Charles g.. Dawes. Major Genera
Rec. %. R. C~.ss.ncer, Comptroller o.
ffo C.-rercy. George D. Christian Jr,
fecrnarg % tho President; Governor
If.-rr 4, Davis of Ohio. former Gov
error James T. Campbell % Ohio. Cen
eref j. Warren Keifcr. former speaker
of fe House of Representatives. and
-tc Oldest living general Of the civil
s.H H.InN IN Y IIQFI
Ir addition Major George ". Neely.
o. Marion. nI.l send personal invita-
ton. f0 flc mayors of thirty seven
cft. % che country. inviting them 90
fflrf special invitations VII be
s.ut 90 every Cabinet officer. both o.
Onus Senators. all o. hey Congress
mon. state legislators and officials, and
tte MAYORS - an Ohio cities and
towns Newspaper men and great
r rd.f VINO were here during the
f.orf-porcn campa en will be asked 20
Te'lrn.
Plans for Celebration
IN fro latter part NJ 1921 the Marion
Chamber ~ Commerce named com
r.ffee OF th'r'y-sIx 10 prepare for the
centenary Observance The committee
included DR.. George T. Harding. father
o. tho President: George W Christian
sr. father of President Hard.ng's sec
rcfafe. Tracy T. Allen. Rroat-grandson
o. trc founder of Marion. and the
rcpfhore and friends Of the President.
Itc celebration win last through
July q. orcnlng on sunday with reli-
F'ols services.
Monday morning he Mayor of the
c'fy formally VIII open the centennial
bs turning over the keys of the city
g. Ehcf Baker. of Chicago. the oldest
grandson of tho founder of Marion.
Tho morning program viii include ad-
dresses bv Governor Davis and Judge
rar. Mrs Geneva JohnstOne- Bishop.
soprano ~ Los Angeles formerly Of
Marion. will sing on the opening day.
Monday evening there viii be a music
festival tho program Of which will be
furnished hv former residents Of
Marion wno have established roputa-
fnrf as musicians in other cities and
states Among those who will take
part niil boz Ms Johnstone- Bishop.
Nr Mary Stockwc'l Durfcy. Toledo;
' Anna Louise Dazc. of Chicago:
willard Osborne. o. Cleveland. Miss
trNI Sarlo.on Pagan. ~ Springfield,
Ohio, George g. Kreiger. Of Mime
rroH. Harr Moaloy. Of Cleveland;
Nrr Helen Davis Bmboni. of New
York. and others.
Tho entire program % events Tues
faf wll tc turned over 20 tho Ameri-
,0 lrron. Wednesday viii be- g. A.
= day.