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)AY, MARCH 7, 1921/HARDING RESTS AFTER STRAIN OF CEREMONIESBreakfast at Golf Club Marks First Sunday In White House.FATHER ATTENDS CHURCH ALONECrowd Disappointed as Executive Fails to Appear at SerVice.Resting from the feverish strain of Inauguration and the playing of host to hundreds of visitors. President and. Mrs. Harding spent most of Ihclr first Sunday as occupants of the White House quietly at home.Neither the President nor Mrs. Harding attended church yesterday moraine, much to the disappointment of crowds outside Calvary Baptist and the First Baptist churches, the two largest Washington churches of the denomination of which the ilardines are members.With Senators Hale and Frellng-huysen, the President motored to firasslands Country Club, just over the District line in Maryland, for breakfast. Mr. Harding has scruples against Sunday golf and he returned to the White House while players were arriving at tty: links, but the President, whose last golf match was in Florida. Is determined to find time this week for a foursome •Raddle Boy. a frisky Airedale ter- . rier. that arrived at the White House Saturday, rode with the President yesterday morning.Special Sermon Prepared.The pastor of Calvary Baptist j Church, which Mr. Harding attend- | ed while In the Senate, had prepared a special sermon and a pew was reserved for the Executive and members of his family.Shortly before time for the morning services nearly a thousand gifihered around the church. They were rewarded finally by seeing tho big White House limousine, with Its conspicuous gold seal on either door, drive up in front. The throng surged forward to catch a glimpse of the new President.A fine looking old man. with white hair, alighted and walked through the laneo of spectators. But it wasn't the President, and the crowd waa puzxlcd-l’assing Inlo the church, he waa ushered to the presidential pow, whfte he sat alone through the aervlees.Waa President's Fstber.fThe curiosity of the congregation and of the throng outside was Anally satisfied when word was passed thst the visitor was George Tryon Hard ins. the only man it is behoved. who has hsd the distinction of seeing his son Inaugurated President of the United 8tat*s.During; the late afternoon thel President and Mrs. Harding saldj8* Rood-by to their host of old friends | sh from Marlon, who w«»re rcturninc ! on a nperlal train Nearly *00 of | the President's friends and neigh- Ju bors were In tho line that (lied slow- !wl ly Into the White House to wish 1 wi Warren” complete success In the th great tanks confronting him.Many touching scenes were wit- pi, nessed as men and women with an whom the President had spent most) mi of his life marched through the pn stately Kant Hoorn. Mrs. Harding ||h was deeply affected. | (h**Laddie D« •« Valet. ! eqIn the words of Wilson Jackson. |PU White House servant, who was an groom to Quentin Roosevelt's pony; ^ milkmaid to Pauline. President ' Taft's cow: shepherd «»f the Wilson Iwlt; sheep, and is now valet to Laddie te Boy.” an Airedale knows only one master and in the President 'Laddie Boy- recognizes bis master.Returning from Grasslands the President spent some time at the executive offices going over his mall before luncheon. Then after receiving the Marion callers, ho and Mrs. Harding went for an hour's automobile ride, trailed by n Secret Service machine. There were no luncheon and dinner guests other than members of the family.Fair weather and Sunday broughtCONTINUED ON PAGE TWOInba
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The Washington Herald
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Mon, Mar 07, 1921
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