Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-03-28 | Page 4 | Secret Service Mixes with Religious Service When President Harding

I niot SECRET SERVICE MIXES WITH RELIGIOUS SERVICE p WHEN PRESIDENT HARDING GOES TO CHURCH v 01 dan VUXt THEu iEL'RF.T SEJZVIC, DET.PT P MINUTE o LATK- POR :HtWH V , Rv Newspaper Enterprise WASHINGTON March I't.-Whfn i the president goes to church the sec-! ret si n ice men jro alonjr. too. president Harding has a dozen or so; of them with him Sunday mornings at1 Oalvury Baptist church. Picture the scene. A modest red brick church before which an expectant crowd begins K.ilh- ring at A score of policemen keep them, moving. Dozens of em&lour photographer I Are there.' Along come eight or ten profession als and nearly as many movie men Boys climb a tree A shiny new $15,000 limousine with the presidential Insignia on the door panel rolls up to the curb. lose behind it Is another big closed car which stops abruptly and disgorges sleuths. Their leader opens the door of the presidential car The president helps Mrs Harding to alight and they pass toward the church iietween the rows of snapping cam-' eras. Ahead, on each side and behind are the guards. I The president and his wife pais down the aisle, taking scats Ir. the ninth row from t'he front, reserved for them, The two rows mmedlatel) behind them in this section me pept vacant. In one of these the chief of the secret sec-ret service squad takes his position. The other six are nearby, more may he scattered in the congregation. The president bows his head when the minister min-ister prays. He holds the hymnal with Mrs Harding Har-ding wnen the congregation arises lo -sing No. 208. -.y: I Vou sit nearby so you see his lips r move, but vou do not hear his vo., W Ht is interested In the sermon 011)6 When the service ends, the congregation congre-gation Instinctively waits until tb- .1 Wg presidential party has passed down the ff If aisle aguln closely surrounded h j sleuths TU- crowd outside applauds J! pa t. banddapplhg when the president tins s, en 1 g i " ii,- bows and miles, ru: 'I'he dour .!' tl . limousine -l.ims -h.it Jwttpcr and Off got the -ar, shimmering JtH'r the spring sunshine, followed 0 tho . ?JjtOoJ ecret service men. ' "ia.rr,