The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-16
Presidents Town
To Observe Centenary

Marion, o., June 16.-(By tn, As
sociated Press) The eyes of the
country, focused on Marion two
years, ago, again will be turned to
this Ohio town, which has sent tn.
29th president to the white house,
July to 6. Marion will be 100 years
old then, and it plans to entertain
more distinguished citizens during
the fourday centenary celebration,
than in the rushing days of the Hard
ing campaign, when many notab!es
flocked here.
OF more Importance to Marion
be the return at that time oe theirs
and the country's first citizen" Pres
ident Warren G. Harding, and Mr..
Florence King Harding. Il will be
the first time the Hardings have
come back to their home town sine"
they left year and a half ago.
General John j. Pershing has
promised to attend the celebratio |, as
has Secretary of War Weeks, Brig
adler General c. E. Sawyer, personal
physician to the president; Brigadier
| General Charles G. Dawes; Major
General Reed; d. r. Criss 'nger,
comptroller of the currency; George
B. Christian, Jr., secretary to the
president; Governor Harry l.. Davis
of Ohio; former Governor James E..
Campbell of Ohio; General J. War
rem kiefer, former speaker of the
house of representatives, and the
oldest living general of the civil war,
and Judge w. z. Davis.
In addition, Major, George w.
| Neely of Marion will send personal
invitations to the mayors of 81 towns
and cities in the country, inviting
them to attend. Special invitations
will be sent to every cabinet officer
both of Ohio's senators, all of her
congressman, state legislators, and
officials, and the mayors of all Ohio
cities and towns. Newspaper men
and great minds" who were here
during the front porch campaign, will
be asked to return.
In the latter part of 1921 the
Marion chamber of commerce named
a committee of 36 to prepare for the
centenary observance. The commit
tee included DIR. George T. Harding
father of the president; George W.
Christian, Sr., father of President
Harding's secretary; Tracy r. Allen
great grandson of the founder OF
Marion, and the neighbors and
friends of the president.
The celebration will last through
July 5, opening on Sunday, with re,
ligious services.
Monday morning, the mayor of the
city formally will open the centen
nial by turning over the keys of the
city to Eben Baker, of Chicago, the
oldest grandson of the founder OF
Marion. The morning program will
include addresses by governor Da-
Wis and Judge Davis Mrs. Geneva
Johnstone- Bishop, soprano of Los
Angeles, formerly of Marion, viii
sing at the opening program.
Monday evening there will be mu
sic festival the program of which
will be furnished by former resi-
dents of Marion, who have establish
ed regulations as musicians in othe,
cities and states. Among those who
will take part will be Mrs. Johnstone
Bishop, Mrs. Mary Stockwell Durfey
Toledo; Miss Anna Louise Daze OF
Chicago, William Osborne of Cleve
land, Miss Sybil Sadderson Fagar
Pagan of Springfield, o.; George c
Krieger of Minneapolis; Harry Meal
" of Cleveland, Mrs. Helen Davi.
Bimboni of New York, and others.
The entire program of events
Tuesday will be turned over to the
American Legion. Wednesday will
be G.. A. r. day.