The Washington times., 1922-09-17

muzzle Cabinet officers. Senators
and others who have visited the
President: and they have spoken
TO the press as freely Of their
hopes and fears as the attending
physicians have of facts.
Recognition of the intense pop
ular interest !n the Presidents
wife and appreciation Of tic uni.
versal sympathy which is felt for
the Chief Executive have doubtless
prompted this policy Of frankness
end the public is certainly ap3re.
ciative OF the tact with which the
program has been carried out.
SATURDAY and Sunday were
the really anxious days. by
Monday, Washington was breath.
ing easier. The President was
able to sleep O. nights. The White
House was. like the rest of the
country. on the way back to .ror-
malcy. The consulting physicians
scattered. DR.. Mayo started back
TO Minnesota-to his little town
OF Rochester. which he and his
brother. who died a few years ago.
put on the map" The dreaded
operation would probably come -
a major operation-but 1t woull
come when the patient had rallied
her forces, and could meet II with
a smile.
Though for that matter she met
every stage Of her illness smiling.
Her wonderful grit-"She actually
looked death in the face and stared
him ont of countenance'-won the
homage of every one who had To
do with her. The doctors VAIN
that convalescence will be tedious.
1t always is-but she will meet
that smiling too-and she'll come
"smiln' through"
There was some talk Of taking
her away for the period Of cor
valescence-it is said that Mrs.
Weeks was most anxious to have
Mrs. Harding come to her at Mt.
Prospect. her summer home al
Lancaster y. H.. as soon as she
was able to travel. But this idea
has been given up for the presen:.
Indeed. Mrs. Harding is still too
III for plans for be made very far
ahead.
The Presidents plans, Of
course. are dependent upon the
state of his wi'e's health. Even
though she is prC crossing salts
factorily, he couldn't bring him
self to leave her side at this
time and consequently Cancelled
his proposed trip to Detroit.
where he had expected to take part
in e.laying of the cornerstone OF
the new Masonic Temple tomorrow.
This and the great Masonic gather
ing in Cleveland. which President
Harding was also scheduled 10
attend, are important events in
Masonry. Former Vice President
Marshall, who has recently re.
turned from a tour of Europe,
undertaken in the interest Of the
Masons, is expected to be present.
Some sort OF a fatality seems 20
have hung over the Presidential
plans this summer. The Harding'
had such wonderful summer
mapped out. with Journey
through that land OF dreams,
Alaska. as the high light thereof,
Then that had to be given up be.
cause the President couldn't get
away while Congress was stjll on
the job in Washington.
The deadlock In the coal Lnd
rail strike situation caused the
abandonment Of the President ami
Mrs. Harding's long promised visit
to Moosehesrt. H., to visit the
Secretary Of Labor and Mrs. Davis
and to take part in a birthday ,le.
bration at the City OF Childhood,
the home for children maintained
by the Loyal Order of Moose, Uf
which Secretary Davis is the head.
And now the trip to Detroit :nd
Cleveland has been given up and
there would seem to he absolutely
no prospect OF any OF the various
visits In New England-to secre.
tary Mellon at Prides Crossing.
Secretary Weeks at Mount Pros.