Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
STATESMEN TO SEE
WILSON SIGN BILL
President to Make Currency
Measure a Law at
6 O'Clock.
TO EXPRESS SATISFACTION
IN PUBLIC STATEMENT
Chief Executive and Family Will
Leave for Pass Chris
tian Tonight.

The big feature of the White House
today will be the signing of the currency
bill at q o'clock this evening in the execu-
tive offices. The signing of the tariff bill
did not give the President half the pleas
ure as will the affixing of his signature
to the currency bill. The fight for cur
rency reform has been long and arduous
and success has been attained only after
patient perseverance toward single end
The President will not only sign the
BILL but he will make public a state
ment expressing his qualification that the
law finally is reality. The statement
is expected to be optimistic in tone and
to foreshadow a reawakening of banking
and business.
The President has personally regarded
the bill as of vital Importance to the
country, and what pleases him as much
as anything else is the way the banking
and business world is now accepting the
measure as something of life saver.
Expects Good Results.
The President is satisfied that some of
the uncertainties that have followed the
new tariff bill will quickly give way i'm
the face of opportunities that will be af-
forded under the new banking laws. and
that confidence will multiply to an extent
hardly to be appreciated now
The signing of the bill will be witnessed
by large and distinguished audience,
including members of the cabinet. sena-
tors and representatives who have worked
so long and hard upon the bill and others
who may be interested. Invitations have
not been sent out and the President will
permit the latch string to hang outside
for those who may desire to attend.
In getting ready for his departure for.
Pass Christian tonight at 1O:45 o'clock.
In,f
day, but did not receive visitors He
remained in his study working upon pub
lie papers and correspondence until the
cabinet assembled at IL o'clock for fur
ther cleaning up of official work. Two
of the cabinet officers. Secretary Bryan
and Attorney General McReynolds, were
absent from the meeting. Cabinet Off
GERS laid before the President everything
needing his immediate attention. as it is
the purpose of each of them not to broth
er him while on his vacation if possible
Will Leave on Special.
The presidential party will travel on
a special train tonfgnr running as the
second section of the regular 10:45
o'clock train over the Southern road
In the private car will be the President
and Mrs Wilson. Misses Margaret and
Eleanor Wilson and Miss Helen Wood
row Bones, together with the Presi-
II,
DR.. Carey Grayson. The party will
reach Pass Christian early Christmas
morning and will spend a very quiet
Christmas day.
pany the President. Mrs. Tumulty has
recovered sufficiently from her recent
operation to leave Providence Hospital
today, and Mr.. Tumulty is looking for
ward to happy Christmas with his wife
and little ones He was today the recip-
NJ rcfm
ings from warm friends in all parts of
the country and hearty congratulation on
the recovery of his wife.
1t developed today that Mrs. Wilson
is the artist who painted a number of
pictures on exhibition in the National
Academy of Fine Arts in New York
with only the initials "E. W. attached.
These pictures have attracted much at
tentiOn, but their authorship was not
known until admitted at the White
House today that they are the work of
Mrs Wilson, whose talent is much ap-
preciated in art circles.
Jersey Day at White House.
February 13 was today set aside as
Jersey day. at the White House. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson and their daugh-
ters will on the evening of that day re-
ceive nearly every prominent democrat
In that state, including officials who were
connected with the organized work that
led to the election of Mr.. Wilson as gov
ernor and his nomination and election as
President Gov. Fielder will head the
ardent democrats who will bear down
upon the White House. and back of him
will be the members of the democratic
state committee. past and present, the
delegates to the Baltimore convention.
democratic editors and a host of others
who now are and were connected with
democratic organizations that pushed
along the fortunes of the President. 1t
is expected that at least a thousand
democrats and their wives will be pres
ent A buffet luncheon will be served
during the evening: the Marine Band will
furnish music and everything will be done
to make the Jersey people feel at home.
Many Christmas Presents.
The Wilson family will not have time to
presents arriving for them almost every
hour and will defer this pleasure until
their, return from the south. President
Wilson probably will get several hundred
presents within the next few days Ex-
press wagons and mail carriers are fol-
lowing each other with packages and
bundles.
President Wilson has continued the Gus
tom OF his predecessors the giving OF
big, fire turkeys to all the married men
in the White House force, including the
policemen More than 100 fine turkeys
wishes of the President. There are thirty
policemen in the grounds and buildings
of the White House. The thoughtfulness
IF tha President was highly appreciated