The White House Week

The White House Week

P: The President did poetic justice. Last week, after due consideration, he appointed Judge Wallace McCamant of Portland, Ore., Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1920, after due consideration, Wallace McCamant rose in the Republican National Convention at Chicago, after the weary siege when Mr. Harding was nominated, named Calvin Coolidge for Vice President.

P:On an afternoon voyage down the Potomac aboard the Mayflower, Calvin Coolidge went past M. Vernon and back. His guests : news correspondents and photographers, Collie Rob Roy. Pencils and cameras were not allowed. Luncheon was served on deck.

P:In Manhattan, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America opened its 15th Annual Session. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive, read a letter from the Honorary President of the Scouts:

". . . Recognizing that 'the boy is father to the man,' it [the Scout organization] has produced better men by affording a good outlook and a helpful discipline to the boys. With a membership of 750,000 the Scout organization is an army in preparation for the best performance of highest civic duties. . . ."

P:Callers at the White House : Senator King of Utah, to urge the President to reiterate that the U. S. should join the World Court; Senator Borah, who came away saying that the President would be firm with debtor Europe; Representative Hamilton Fish Jr., to urge the President to apply the criminal law to Americans abroad who speak contrary to the Administration's determinations ; Negro Tom Lee of Memphis, who was commended by the President for having saved the lives of 32 persons at the recent sinking of the Mississippi River steamer Norman.

P:In one afternoon, Grace Goodhue Coolidge 1) laid the cornerstone of a hospital, 2) attended the annual garden party of a unit of the American Women's Legion.

P:Jose Maria Orellana, President of the Republic of Guatemala, adjusted his ear to music. With great discernment, he selected the best nine-man Marimba Orchestra in Guatemala City. Last week, it arrived in Washington to play for Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge at the reception of the Pan-American Union in their honor.

P:In Judge (funny paper) appeared a joke:

WHITE HOUSE VISITOR: "President Coolidge, I would like to see you press a button to wake the entire nation every morning."

MR. COOLIDGE : "But who would press a button to wake me up?"

VISITOR : "That's what you get for being President."

P:The President appointed Charles C. Hart, Washington newspaper man, Minister to Albania.

P:Swampscott, Mass., is expecting a lively summer once the President arrives there late in June: for the Mayflower will anchor at Marblehead, the Italian Ambassador will be situated at Beverly Farms, the German Ambassador at Magnolia, the Siamese legation at Bass Rocks and members of the British Embassy (Sir Esme Howard will be abroad) at Manchester.

P: The President made arrangements to travel to St. Paul, where he will speak at the centennial of the first Norwegian immigration to this country. Anxiety having been caused last fall (TIME, Dec. 15) when the President traveled to Chicago in an ordinary Pullman, he compromised this time by ordering an extra section, consisting of an observation car, a compartment car, dining, press and club Pullman cars -- thereby saving for the Government $1,500 below the cost of a special train.