Evening star., 1915-12-18
TOMGHT'S WEDDING
PLANS COMPLETED
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there was no more room In her house
for the accumulation OF boxes. One
was a small bale of cotton sent by a
Texas admirer Of the President.
The President planned to devote the
afternoon today to werk and clearing
up much official busif1ess before de-
will dine with members Of hts family
at the White House about pm. and
leave soon afterward for Mrs. Galt's
homo for the wedding ceremony.
Maj. Pullman in Charge Of Police.
telident Of police, and Inspector Clifford
Grant. chief Of detectives. will be on
hand tonight to superintend the police
arrangements. 1t is stated that none
of the city police will be on duty in
side Mrs Galt's house. but their duties
will BE- confined to the outside. Uni
fopmed men and detectives were sta
toned in the vicinity Of the house to-
day to give protection against posi-
persons. souvenir hunters and crooks.
Tonight there will be Z number OF
men on duty In the vicinity of the
goth street house long before the cers, ,,
remain until the departure Of the
couple, and a smaller detail will re-
main on duty until the return OF the
President and his bride.
Inspector Harry Gessford, Capt Dam
lei Sullivan. Lieut.. Lord and Acting
Lieuts. Headley and Emerson, assisted
by several sergeants. will be on hand
to look after the force of privateS
Nine automobiles for use of the we'd
ding party will be parked on New
Hampshire avenue and o street, and
traffic On goth street will all be south.
1t is expected that keeping vehicles
moving only one way will be the means
Of preventing friction between drivers
Of vehicles.
Extends Executive Clemency.
President Wilson celebrated his we'd
ding day by extending executive Glenn
ency in several cases, and signing
executive orders for employment in
the government service. The President
extended executive clemency to four
men. He granted outright pardons to
Charles Couture and Lawrence Prit-
chett. young Indian boys who were
conviced of selling liquor to Indians in
Montana and sentence suspended. Par
dons were recommended by the Attor-
ney General
The sentence of D. S. Dillingham; of
Georgia. an alleged moonshiner. was
commuted to expire at once. Dilling-
ham, the facts show, was convicted on
circamstancial evidence of running a
moonshine distillery and has served
part Of his sentence. His family In the
mountains is in destitute circumstances
because of his absence
sentence was also eommuted in the
case of William Henry Wood. convicted
In Alabama. of stealing from a railroad
car containing an Interstate shipment.
He was sentenced to four years in
prison and has served much OF the SEN
tence.
Signs Executive Orders.
The President signed an executive
order permitting the employment of
Miss Harriet NJ Sweet to a position in
the classified service in the Treasury
Department without civil service ex-
animation because of services in con-
nection with the pan-American inan-
cial conference last spring, and like
wise an executive order permitting the
reinstatement as an examiner of mer-
chandfse In the customs service in
New York OF William s. Phelps
The President also signed the nomi-
nation of former Representative Joseph
T. Johnson as United States district
Judge for the western district Of South
ing under a recess appointment. His
nomination cannot be acted upon until
after the Christmas holidays.
another executive order signed to-
day allowed the appointment OF Mrs.
Virginia Campbell. a grandniece of
Thomas Jefferson. to position in the
classified service.
The President was unable today to
complete his reading of all the papers
upon his desk and will carry a num-
Der of them with him to the place
where he is to spend his honeymoon.