Evening star., 1898-12-24
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Justice Harlan's Son Recommended
for Judgeship.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS DISTRIBUTED
All Attaches and Employees Of the
President Remembered.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

President Mckinley is being urged to APP
point Mr.. James Harlan of Chicago to the
vacancy on the federal district bench of
Illinois to be created by the promotion OF
Judge Grosscup to the circuit bench. Mr..
Harlan is son of Justice Harlan OF the
Supreme Court, and is said to be one of the
ablest men in the Illinois bar. In his prac-
tice before the United States Supreme
Court he has attained high standing, and
his best Endorsements for the bench come
from members of the Supreme Court.
Numerous candidates are in the field, and
the President will have large list to Sc
lect from.
Presents Distributed.
By order of the President, Christmas
presents were distributed today to the at
taches and servants of the White House.
All of the married men received big, fat
turkeys. The single men and females were
given appropriate presents. Each Christ
mas President Mckinley has substantially
remembered those who work with him and
for him.
AS heretofore stated in The Star, Presi-
dent and Ms. Mckinley have received
many presents from all parts of the coun-
try. 1t is said that Mrs. Mckiniey's pres
ent to the President is a handsome gold
watch fob. She bought the present While
in New York several weeks ago..
The only young people of the Mckinley
amily who will be at the White House on
Sunday and Monday will be James Mckin-
ley and James Barber, nephews of the
President. These young men served In the
Porto Rican campaign as privates in an
Ohio regiment, and have been In Washing
ton much Of the time since being mustered
out. Young Mckinley has the characte ter
istics and face of the family, and has a
host of warm friends in Washington.
Next week number of the young people
of the family will come to Washington and
spend the holidays.
Ex-POstmaster Sherwood Calls.
Ex-Postmaster Sherwood was caller at
the White House today. and was admitted
to a short conference with the President.
Other Callers Today.
Senator Faulkner of the joint high COM
mission called at the White House today
for a short talk with the President. The
senator says that he thinks the commits
sion will finish its work in two weeks after
the sessions are resumed on January s.!
The senator also believes that a satisfac-
tory agreement will be reached by the COM
mission.
Maj. Gen. Bates paid his respects to the
President today. Among the other callers
were Representatives Evans, Lowe and Up
degraff and w. ]. Calhoun, interstate COM
merce commissioner.
The Cabinet Members Christmas.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay will spend
Christmas day at their elegant home on H
street, and will have all their children with
them on that festive occasion.
Secretary Long desired to spend Christ
mas day with Mrs. Long at Hingham
Mass, but finds that official business will
not justify his departure from the city. He
will. therefore, spend the day with his two
daughters, Miss Margaret and Miss Helen,
eating their holiday meal at the Portland.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger will have a
large family party with them for Christ
mas, including Capt. Fred Alger. who Is on
his holiday leave from Harvard. and their
two married daughters with their husbands.
Russell A. Alger, jr., will be in Detroit
with his family for the holidays 1t was
he who was reported seriously injured re-
Gently at Grand Mare, Canada, where he
looks after his fathers pulp factory; but he
has now entirely recovered from the slight
injury received.