The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01
MRS. ECH0LS LEAVES

Commissioner Mary Echols has lett the city for tour of the west ana to attend the Dokey convention in Portland, Ore August 15 to IT in- elusive. D. A. Echols of Ensley, hus- band of the commissioner Is also making the trip.
 First stop on the trip was sche- duled for Chicago where Mrs. and Mir. Echols have a number of rela . tives. Points of Canada will be visited before the return home. The com missioner is expected back in Bir- mingham by the first of September. may bring forth, one physician said, no living doctor knows, for 1t was recognized that the fight MT. Har- ding must make did not end today. He is admittedly handicapped in his physical resistance but he proved to- day that he is temperamentally well adapted and tonight he had the odds with him. Developments of the day brought a decided change in the at mosphere of that part of the hotel occupied by the presidential party. It was as if cloud had been partly lifted, allowing some rays of the sun to shine through.
 Mrs Harding was described as greatly cheered although never even when 1t was announced by the physicians that pneumonia had de- veloped and that MT. Hardings con- dition was grave. has she lost her cheerful disposition, her hope or her faith. She remained today as -ester, day and Sunday, In the presidential suite, always within call and much of the time by her husbands bedside. Cabinet Members Cheered.
 The three cabinet members here, likewise were greatly heartened. Secretary Work, who as physician has participated In all the consulta- tions said late in the day that there has been nothing disqueting.
 The Presidents condition,' he added, lis either favorably progress i've or stationary, and even the latter is favorable"
 Secretary Hoover, who has been optimistic throughout, although plainly disturbed last night said that information given him had been very encouraging. Secretary Wallace also was more hopeful
 A fourth member of President Harding's official family, Attorney from Seattle and is due to arrive to- morrow. The two cabinet members in Washington, Secretary Hughes and Postmaster General New was in formed by long distance telephone of the change for the better by Secre- were sent to the other cabinet of ficals including Secretaries Mellon and Davis who are in Europe.
 Messages of hope for the chief ex- ecutive's speedy recovery and of solitude over his condition, were more numerous today than they have been any day since he was brought here Sunday. They came from city of ficials, governors of states, leaders in commerce and industry, rulers of foreign countries and from their own home communities. Among them was said to be one from Woodrow Wilson who also was stricken by illness when in the west on a speaking trip.
 None of the messages were made public as Mrs. Harding said 1t would be lacking in consideration to make public those from nationally and in- ternationally known without giving equal publicity from equally ap- preciative citizens from home.
 Well founded reports concerning g the movements of the presidential party, effective when the President is able to travel, was in circulation to- day. One of the plans said to be under consideration was that the President and Mrs. Harding would go from San Francisco to Satalina Island near San Diego, where the President could re- cuperate and gain strength for the return to Washington. William Wrig- ley said Secretary Christian had ex- pressed hope that MT. and Mrs. Har- QlnB COulQ VlSlt nl1n as they mad ar1g- inally intended before starting the trip back to Washington. No definite answer was made to this invitation. 1t was understood, but 1t was said to have been taken under consideration for possible presentation to the Presi- = dent when he Is able to discuss such affairs. Meanwhile the special train and Townsend street railroad station was moved out into the yards but could be quickly prepared for the transcontinental run, if it was dae lcided that the return trip should be made overland. The navy transport Henderson on which the President made the voyage to and from Alaska also was at the docks here without orders.
 It was made known that the of ficial tour of the President and Mrs. Harding ended when they arrived here Sunday morning. Others of the presidential party than those travel ing in an official capcity are expected within day or so so to leave here for their homes. making the breaking up of the group which left Washing ton with the chief executive on June 20.