The Washington times., 1922-06-18
RUM0R DALLIES z
: WITH HARDENGS'
SUMMER PLANS
President Proposes.
Congress Disposes
of Alaska "Trip

of Alaska "Trip
AS time goes on 1t would seem
that the President and Mrs.
Harding's chances Of getting away
for their much discussed Alaskan
trip are getting simmer and slim
mer. The President proposes. but
Congress disposes. The Chief Elk.
ecutive doesn't feel that he can be
absent for any great length OF
time until after adjournment and
1t looks now as though that would
not be until along toward the close
of the brief Alaskan summer. too
late to be practicable for the sort
Of glorified sight seeing trip that
had been 80 carefully mapped out.
They'll be disappointed. Of course.
II the trip falls through. but the
Hardings are thorough going opti-
mists and always make the best of
what can't be helped. Moreover,
they find the White House reason
ably cool and comfortable in hot
weather and time certainly does
not hang heavy on their hands.
The Mayflower Is tied up at the
dock. ready at a word to set out
upon a weekend cruise, and the
word comes just as often as the
Presidential engagements permit,
since both the President and Mrs.
Harding enjoy being out on the
water as much as any form Of d.
version. They slipped away last
week. rather Unexpectedly. setting
sail Immediately after the Hughes
Waddell wedding and cruising back
up the Potomac on Sunday night
in the wake Of the first damaging
storm Of the season and landing on
Monday morning.
TT was on Monday evening that
Brig Gen. and Mrs. c. E. Sawyer
, had their Main Street" party for
the President and Mrs. Harding.
They gathered together for dinner.
in their apartment in the Willard
a group of friends who had known
the Hardings back in Marion. Ohio
men and women who had to keep
a guard on their tongues to avoid
slipping from the formal Mr..
President" into the familiar "war.
rem" which the President, by the
way. would probably have wei.
coined.
The dinner was arranged to cele-
brate the second anniversary Of
President Harding's nomination
and 1t was also by way of speed
ing the parting guests in the per-
sons Of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
Gates Dawes. The general 10 ad-
herring to his decision. announced
when he came to Washington. Of
turning over the job of budget d.
recting to his successor and re-
turning to Chicago to take up pri-
vate business again. And he ana
Mrs. Dawes will leave Washington
shortly.
Although the Dawes live in Chi
cago, the general Is an Ohioan born,
so they were really not outsiders
in this group Of home town folks"
General and Mrs. Sawyer did not
give out the list Of their guests,
but one can pretty well guess VINO
they were. Beside the sawyers the
little group Of Marionites who are
members Of the Administration cir
Gle includes the Comptroller Of the
Currency and Mrs. Crissinger and
George Christian. jr., the Presi-
dents secretary, ana MRS. Crissin.
ger. Moreover, General and Mrs.
Sawyer had several guests from
Marion with them-Mrs. Carl Saw
yer. their daughter-in-iaw; Mrs.
Lowell CUTLERY and Mrs. Roscoe
Merger. to be exact-who had
been visiting them for a week
or 30 and who stayed over
especially for the dinner. I rather
suspect, too, that Attorney General
Daugherty. who Is an old Ohio
friend. personal and political. Of
the Hardings and q buddy Of xhe
President, was member Of that
pleasant little dinner party.
I find myself wondering whether
DIR. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler and Miss Sarah Butler were
also included. as they seem to
have been White House guests at
the time. Ut was announced
Wednesday that the Buffers. who
had been guests at the White
House since Sunday, had returned
honey
TT In rumored, although as yet
there is no official confirmation
OF the rumor, that President and
Mrs. Harding are planning to
spend the Fourth Of July among
their old friendsS af Marion.
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