Evening star., 1921-12-23
PRESIDENT PLANS
"TRIP T0P|NEHURST
With Mrs. Harding, Executive
Will Spend Week End
at Resort.
President and Mrs. Harding will leave

President and Mrs Harding will leave
here Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday
morning for Pinsf,urst, N. C.. where
they will spend the week end, return
ing to Washington in time to receive at
the White House Monday, New Year
day
Harry NJ. Daugherty, Attorney Cen
eral George Christian. jr., the Presi-
dents secretary and one or two other
intiElates of the President will accom-
pany him and Mrs. Harding on this trip.
Both Mr.. Harding and the first lady
asm to the opportunities offered by this
trip to obtain a much needed rest from
the exacting tasks of their respective
positions and incidentally to play in
the open" as it was expressed by an
intimate of the President today.
The President will take full advantage
of the famous golf courses in that sec
ton Ile also will devote considerable
time to horseback riding and motoring.
Planning New Year Reception.
1t is known that President and Mrs
Harding are anticipating much plea
sure from the large public New Year
reception they are to hold Monday,
January =. Since deciding some
weeks ago to restore this popular
White House tradition the President
and Mrs. Harding haye been direct
ing the making of elaborate arrange
ments for this great public event.
This will be the first public recep-
tion of its kind held in the White
House since. the last New Year day
dent and Mrs. Taft Woodrow Viii
son and Mrs. Wilson We're at Pass
Christian. Miss. on the first New
Year day of the formers admins
traticn and during the remainder OF
Mr.. Wilson's time in the White House
these public functions were not re-
sumed.
The cabinet officers and members
of their families will be in the receiv-
ing line and among those who will
be received are members of the
United States Supreme Court. the
diplomatic corps. departmental heads;
Army and Navy officers, senators and
representatives and men and women
of note. besides. the general public.
1t is expected that the reception Will
start at II in the morning and will
be concluded at l O'Clock in the aft
ernoon.
Will Free Offenders.
Christmas freedom for war law
offenders has been given final con-
sideraiion by President Harding. and
announcement of those" selected for
executive clemency. it is said, is to
be made from the White House late
this afternoon.
At IL conference last night with At
torney General DauGherty the Prssi-
dent was understood to have gone
over with Mr.. paugherty the digest
prepared by the Department of Justice
conta ming the complete history of the
1871 war law violators and to have
taken up each case separately, with
out relation to the others.
In this connection it was thought
probable in official circles that the
case of Eugene V. Debs. social!s,
leader imprisoned at Atlanta, was
considered d an individual case upon
it's merits, as were the other offend
erS against the war laws.
While it was expected that quite a
number of these offenders would be
granted their freedom by the Presi :
dent. high officials maintained that
there would be 10 general amresty Y
extended war law prisoners and that t
tomorrow's action would only be the
extension of executive clemency on
a larger scale than usual. ".