Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
WILSON TO WORSHIP
President and Wife Attend
Services Today.
CHURCH NOT YET CHOSEN
There Will Be No Sunday Work at
White House.
MAY DRAFT HIS OWN BILLS
Chief Executives Course Toward
Congressional Legislation Is
Speculated Upon.

There will be no Sunday work at the
White House. No business whatever will
be transacted.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will at
tend church this morning. What church
will be favored with their presence has
not been determined. As they are Pres
byterians, it is expected that they will
prefer services of that creed on their
first Sunday In Washington.
Secretary Tumulty also will be q church
attendant.
President Wilson attended theatrical
performance in Washington last night
for the first time. being one of the audi
ence at the National Theater. .@sa
Cheered by Audience.
The President was cheered by all In the
house when he entered, all rising to their
feet. He was again cheered as he de-
parted when the show was over. He
bowed in acknowledgment OF the applause.
Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Eleanor and
Margaret Wilson, his daughters, accom-
panied the President. They were the
guests Of Capt. John A. Wilson. who wtil
be known in the present administration
as Cousin Jack and Mrs. John Wilson.
Two boxes held the party.
The Presidents arrival at the theater
was noted by no large street thfong. He
made his way by the private entrance to
the presidential box.
large crowd collected to see his de-
parture from the theater. As the Presi-
dent issued from the theater he was
again greeted with cheers He raised his
hat and bowed. Then he entered the
White House automobile that was in
waiting and was driven or.
May Frame Legislation.
It may happen that great deal OF
proposed national legislation will be sub
mitted to Congress by the President,
framed by his own hand and pen into
the precise form of law that he would
have enacted. This. would be a new
construction of that provision OF the ma
tional Constitution which permits him to
recommend" legislation to Congress.
The possibility that President Wilson
will himself draft bills that he desires
to have Congress act upon Is predicted
because of his course as Governor OF
New Jersey. The New Jersey constitu-
ton follows closely the form of the
Constitution of the United States and
also provides that the governor shall
recommend legislation to the state
legislature.
Worked on Antitrust Bills.
President Wilson, as governor, inter
preted this power as giving him the priv
ilege to draw up and revise legislation
AS a result Of this view, he spent many
nights over bills to be submitted to the
legislature, correcting and amending the
provisions. The "seven sisters"-the
seven bills designed to control and reg.
ulate corporations-were largely whipped
their ans SHAPE ~ nus tS own ha lsno o,
caIliia ~ INN opponents OF measured he
| favored and discussing the matter With
them In the. effort to convert Opposition
into advocacy. He was, entirely success.
program In New Jersey. largely by this
means-the one exception being q bill to
provide for the reform of the jury sys.
| tenn. This measure Is expected TO sc
through ct the next session OF me ies,s,
the former state executive, who Initiated
| the measure.
Title for Garrison.
.rrhe conscience of the cabinet" may
be q description of the role assigned to
Secretary OF War Garrison, although each
adviser OF the President Is assumed to be
distinguished by conscientiousness. The
choice of Chancellor Garrison for one OF
the Presidents council was determined by
his especial experience In equity cases.
The equity courts Of New Jersey follow
closely the English courts. Exact justice
as interpreted by conscience and fair
dealing and proper regard for right and
wrong. are the characteristics OF the
rulings Of the court. Chancellor Garri'
sons decisions appealed to DR.. Wilson as
| indicating an almost perfect sense 0,
| justice
| President Wilson, although a close
| friend Of the brother Of his present Sec
rotary of War, had only seen or spoken
| to Secretary Garrison once before he
placed him in the cabinet Secretary OF
| the Interior Lane the President had
never met until he was chosen as an ad-
| wiser.
| Secretary of Labor Wilson and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston are two
other members of the cabinet with whom
the President was only slightly acQuaint-
ed. He knows, however. their capable
| tiles and records.
| Secretary Bryan Slips In.
| A back way into the White House
executive Offices has been found by Sec
rotary OF State Bryan.
/ Mr.. Bryan got into the building yester-