Show Men and Affairs ROBERT T SMAL SMALL WASHINGTON Aug 4 At At a time like this with it a dead personal reminiscences of ot the theman theman man ero crowd erod d fast upon one ono In a sort or of o kaleidoscopic confusion But Dut Butto Butto to those tiO 10 were ero to kno know Mr Harding more mort or less Intimately as the writer was there Is ts ono one great out t Im- Im Ira of or his Ills occupancy Of et o the VEIte House Hous It was his IllS wonder wonder- wonderful wonderful ful Cui respect fOol tor the President nt of the United States Warren tarren Harding dl did 1 not believe that th the presidency was but a ye- ye vehicle ve vehicle hicle hide to ward lot the inordinate ambitions ot of an aro Idu I He dId not believe ve that the power of the presidency was as a a thing to be wielded d against ones one's enemies ent lie spoke always of ot the office wiLl the greatest rel reverence with awe He Ho tho thought ot or as but a 1 humble man with a n great placed pl In his keep keep- keepIng keeping ing lag It If he could but the trust so 50 that in the end hIs fellow eings Ings might say Well Vell done thou good and aDd faithful sen ant his satisfaction he often otten I would 1 be complete Mr Harding did not look upon him him- himself himself him himself self as a brilliant genius Ho lIe did not feel teel that he was the only n m of oC his generation ration fitted for tor the pr At times It se seemed med that almost he earned carried this highly de eloped sense dense of oC modesty too tar far It m muc some of oC tho those e with whom ho he me c In contact rate him hr fir below his worth The innate modesty of or the man manmade manmade made him many of at his state state- statements meats ments in lb a form torm and thus Nil hll to carry the conviction to the n m In the lie street that a more positive form of statement from tram a aless les able less les sincere public often would auld convey 1 C R IS is t OJ i 1 Jn In speaking of or what he Intended I I to no or not to do as president Mr Harding ne never neer pr used use tho the per pr per I I personal pronoun I It was always the executive That Is 19 as tar far taras faras faras as the executive mav may go he hI would sa say and In this phrase he tX- tX ex expressed pressed his rt reverence tor for the con con- con constitutional d division Islon of or govern govern- I mental governmental authority the Individual Integrity of or the legislative the I I e o II 01 an and l 1 the t f I I 1 I 1 MJ- MJ fr Harding was ns as a great tickler stickler for tor orderliness He lIe always wanted be I to do whit wh he considered the the be- be corning i thing thin The TIle ord words seem ly fly ly anti and ands and's sweet el were often on his I tongue lc Ire III did dd not like to hurt the feelings feeling of or even een en the most low low- I lowI low person rout cout out him himI I recall I hat there wa was a great m ml once at Marion In the period between the election and o of ot Mr Harding The president elect elect and Mr Mrs Harding I II wele e going to The They I i I thought they could slip away y from the newspaper men I 1 men possibly even gt get a an away from ay the secret ecret ser Ice who were vere dy alre on tho ho job the new tive live executive to be There was as great sur- sur sue 1 sur pride prise surprise e therefore when hen one of the Correspondents lIy casu rem Whit t are arp ari vou ou going to Cleve Cleve- land Cleveland tor for toda today senator Mr Harding was vas obviously an- an an noyed annoyed If U an am o of or vou ou 00 fOlLOWS go with me to Cleveland or mention my going you will Incur mountains ot of shot bide b the I dent elect dent The m mystery of or the v whole hole thing I the correspondent They thought the visit must mut have hae some I great olit oit political back ot o It But Dut it leaked out at last that the lind Cleve-lind president was as going going- to e Cle lind to consult a noted and desired d that his going be bo kept a secret feelings so a as not to hurt the tet feel feel- feel l- l ings s of the local dentist in Marion CIL VT T a con considerable crable time timo after his It-eUon It Mr visibly Harding chafed y vis the at surveillance of the cor- cor correspondent cor correspondents respondent respondents and arid the secret sen servicemen Ice nien president He lie did not see why a dent much ItS It'S less a president elect president elect hould be the object os so 0 much solicitude When he was as starting for tor for tor a 81 six weeks sOjourn just before the tho r Mr harding r called called together the corre corre- correspondents correspondents at Marion I I am ant going to hold aloof Bloor from ou rello fellows s for at least two weeks ot of my trip he said I don t want to be bo rude but hut I am In deadly earenst arent It IC YOU Ou attempt to follow rollow me I will ill make make tt It make It mis- mis mis er ble for you all Of or course a ar- ar arrangement ar arrangement was worked out the correspondents did not annoy the president and rather than resent their presence In the end he ho would often orten send Rend for tor or them to just sit around nn anti and l talk After ACter he ho was as president Mr Harding WhiteHouse the newspaper men at the White House and often met with them therm at games of hearts and nd golf golt Mr Harding wa was waa a good card and loved the relaxation that the golfIs games provided Ills IDs love of or golf Is well ell known Tic was an e cx- ex extremely ethical golfer goiter lb Ho strictly to the ruins rul i and he held hl his opponents to them as welt well welL Play the gime me properly or do donot not play at nt all he said Mr Harding was patient with his at golf Often Orten he would bo be ata completely e exasperated at a round when hl hi his score would gO up to or more One day as WhiteHouse the writer met him at nt a White House he was aclo aglow I would liked to have hail had you today he exclaimed I I made an 88 at Chevy Chase Every Iery golfer goiter will r recognize what a proud day that a-a a WIll was In the tho dents dent's president's lire life nANi or OP TS downIn President Harding wilt will go down In history as one of or the tho handsom lIt eat pst handsom-pst sad and nd s best bet dressed executives the tho has ever known And yet he was vas told that on entering the White House that he would he be with a n valet fairly squirmed Have I got to have him he Inquired Tes Ys Yes sir lr It goes with the tha job said one ot of o the tho correspondents Ihen Ill I'll have bave to grin and hear It IL but I never thought I would hate hale a thing like that wished on meu m e I meuI eCalvin Calvin Coolidge unquestionably today feels th the same way about tho tha valet but like V Y 1 Harding he ho wilt will find him Aim an ad- ad ade i e A president must naust dress dres properlY for mun many van val Ing occa occa- occasions occa- occa occasions occasions no The his S not tho the time to nt- nt attend at attend tend to such details himself The valet must mut do that for tor him Mr HardIngs HardIng's wardrobe when hen ho I reached W just jut prior to larch 4 1 1321 1021 was waa to be and In e every esery ery a way say becom becom- becoming becoming I ing ng hut but It was ns not long before the tho valet had bad mido m many changes In it The Iet did not like the thew w of the stripes they wore on trousers for tor formal dress out In Ohio Mr Jar Hording hardIng wore a pair ot of these trousers at his hi Inauguration The valet alet suffered No one else Ie paid any particular at- at at attention to the pants but just the tho same they from view for tor all time So 80 far tar as Is Iq here Mr Hardin I Is the first firt t president or of ortho the tho United States la to die with wilh hi his father tather still till Ii 1 I it Ir II Dr George Georgo T neer never to outlive hi distinguished son sort but ho he Is left today to mourn his great Jt loss Dr Harding had planned d to come t-ome to Washington and ride In hIS old country doctors doctor's buggy bulgy In Inthe Inthe the inaugural p parade but the tho tes- tes th Illes of the were called oft off Often It has been said aId that no noman noman noman I man was unless 8 somebody hated him K it that be true then Warren arren G HardIn Harding wis not a strong mm n It would hivo vo hurt him deeply to feel that ho he Inspired hatred In any living soul |