HAPPY DAYS [HENRY FORD CAMPING PARTY] Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Happy Days. Henry Ford Camping Party. “Prologue.” “A successful camping trip is simple. All that’s needed is a country like this.” Wooded valley, river winding between mountains. “A spot like this.” Wooded site on bank of a stream - parked automobiles and a tent. “And this man as a guest.” President Warren G. Harding relaxing on a lawn chair. “Getting a group together like this.” Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison - Harding seated with other guests standing behind their chairs - others seated include Harvey Firestone, Sr. “You get this man to pick the route.” Edison. “This man to arrange the equipment.” Ford. “This man to manage the trip.” Firestone. “And this man to give spiritual advice.” Bishop Anderson. “Mrs. Henry Ford and Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Sr. took the camp kitchen over.” “The cooks were busy on the first meal.” “So everyone crowded into the kitchen.” “Mr. Ford qualified as a kitchen mechanic.” “He cut bread.” “Then he toasted it for Mr. Edison.” “On his kitchen cabinet ‘car.’” “Mrs. Firestone, Jr. and Mrs. Edsel Ford.” “Mr. Edison pursuing an idea.” “The idea -- some fresh berries for dinner…” Group gathering berries. “The dining tent close to the cool water.” “The roadside meeting with the President.” Presidential party drives up, Harding and Firestone, Sr. leave automobile. “‘This is a delightful place,’ said the President.” “Three minutes later he was attacking the camp wood-pile.” Harding chopping wood, “‘It’s not the first time I’ve done this,’ he told his fellow campers.” “Mr. Edison prefers sleep to exercise.” Edison sleeping at foot of tree. “The End of Part I.” [1921]
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