The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-07
HARDING RESTS IN. FLORIDA WATERS;
 GUEST OF MILAN
Executive and Wife Receive Great Welcome From Peo- pie of State-EnjoyS
 Golf Game

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 DIAMOND BEACH, Fla. March G. After inaugurating his Florida vaca- ton trip with 1S1 holes of golf over the Ormond Beach course, President Harding, with Mrs. Harding, left here late today on the Mclean houseboat for New smyrna, about POI miles down the Indian river.
 The plans of the chief executive and Mrs. Harding and of their hosts MT. and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean of Washington during the houseboat voyage, called for two hours of steady sailing which would bring them at dark off New Smyrna, where it is eX pected another game of golf will be had tomorrow morning.
 The presidential party arrived at Ormond Beach a few minutes after noon after having received enthusi- astic welcomes at Jacksonville and St Augustine.
 At Jacksonville a delegation repre- senting Governor Hardee and the city extended an official greeting, and at St. Augustine, where President Hard ing has spent several vacations, and where he expects to spend part of the present one, several hundred old friends were at the station.
 
 The Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks left the party at St. Augus tine, and Charles G. Dawes, former director of the budget, Joined it.
 The greeting extended the Presi dent and his wife here at Ormond was less formal, but equally as enthusias tic, as those at Jacksonville and St. Augustine. The little town was dec orated with flags for the occasion and townspeopie lined the railroad tracks for several blocks.
 When Mrs. Harding stepped from the train, apparently having experi- enced no ill effects from the e4-hour trip, the gathering broke into cheers. Mrs. Harding immediately entered waiting automobile, but the Presi- dent walked ahead to shake hands with the townspeople and to ac- knowledge greetings.
 Thanks Train Crew.
 While talking with the engineer and conductor beside the locomotive the automobile carrying Mrs. Hard ing drove up and she grasped the grimy hand of the engineer and thanked him and other members of the train crew for making the trip so comfortable for her.
 The President and Mrs. Harding then boarded the Mclean houseboat, t50-foot craft. called The Pioneer" They were accompanied aboard by former Budget Director Dawes, Brigadier General Charles E. Saw yer and Chairman Lasker of the shipping board. Immediately after luncheon the president went to the Ormond Beach golf course, made famous by John D. Rockefeller, who plays over it daily. The President had Mir. Mclean as his partner and Chairman Lasker and former Direc- tor Dawes were paired against them.
 Residents of Ormond Beach, the winter resort across the river from Ormond, greeted the President at the 18th hole with cheers and applau SC that plainly were a bit dsconcerting to the executive as he missed two easy puts after having played a steady game throughout the rounds. Except for a rather stiff wind the weather was ideal for golf.
 Indications developed during the day that the President during the trip would devote some time to the shipping problem as created by the defeat of the administration ship ping bill. Details of the solution are being worked out by the ship hing board and will be sent to MT. Iasker during the trip and will be made the subject of conferences be- tween him and the president.
 Will Build ID Marine.
 Mr. Lasker said today he was not prepared to make pubic the admin istration plans but could say that
 a hot n the least hinder the building up and maintenance of an American Mer- chant Marine."
 Attorney General Daugherty, Sec tetary Davis, former Senator Frel- inghuysen of New Jersey and Mrs. t'relyInghuysen and Senator Hale of Maine, who came south with the President, left the party here. Sem ator and Mrs. Frelnghuysen and Senator Hale contemplate a cruise down the east coast, inland water ways on the Frelinghuysen house boat.
 The attorney general who is con- valescins from recent illness and who spent most of his trip m bed, went on to Miami to rest and recuperate. He expects to rHeet the President and Airs. Harding when they arrive llC Mlaml next Weeh aH Il in the meantime will spend the time quietly giving attention to only such official business as is for warded to him from the department of justice.
 Secretary Davis will stay about five or six days at Miami Beach resting and studying some new ln- formation gathered by his depart ment on the subject of immigration p1 eparatory to urging enactment by the Sixty-eighth Congress of legis- lation to curb the smuggling into hn country of aliens.