Evening star., 1921-03-18
PRESIDENT GIVES
! MISS ALICE A ROSE
plucks 1horns From Flower,
Inspiring Oklahoma Con-
uressWoman to Jest.

Miss Alice Robertson. new repre-
sentative in Congress from Oklahoma.
is proud today in the possession OF
a white rose which President Hard
ing selected from vase on his desk
and presented to her.
She said she was not expecting
many roses in politics, but as the
President removed the thorns from
the stem, Miss Alice as she Is
known throughout her district. sara.
You are kind. but one must expect
the thorns with the roses In pohtlcs-
Miss Alice was one of a delegation
Of Oklahomans urging the President
to appoint w. II. Fuller of McAlilster.
Okla, United States minister TO
Venezuela and Arthur Gueisler OF that
state to some diplomatic post.
DR.. Waleott to Call.
DR.. Charles d. Walcott. secretary
Of the Smithsonian Institution. made
an engagement with the President TO
week. DIR. Walcott said he is anXi-
Gus to go over a number of matters
concerning the institution's work as
well as that of the National Academy
Of Sciences The President is by law
ex officio head of the directors of
both bodies.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania was
the first caller at the executive Of
fees. He saw the President for
few minutes and. according to him.
dent at his desk for the first time
and to bid him farewell until the
gathering of Congress next month.
The senator is leaving Washington
tonight for three weeks. Former
Senator Thomas of Colorado. whose
term expired March last. also called
to say goodbye. Mr.. Thomas said he
expects to return to his home state
within the next week or so. where he
will resume the practice of law.
Name Il Presented.
Representative Nolan of California
presented the name of Meyer Liss-
Aer. an attorney of Los Angeles. Calf,
the Shipping Board. Mr.. Nolan stat
cd that Mr.. Lissner is especially well
qualified for the post.
Col. Edward c. Clifford of Evanston.
Ill, who is interested in bonding
business in Chicago. is understood to
have been decided upon by the Presi-.
dent for appointment as United States
commissioner of internal revenue.
From a high official source this was
tntimated today and it was the i'm
preston that the announcement of
the appointment would be made with
In the next few days.
{ Col. Clifford is well known in the
District Of Columbia, where he re-
pided for more than three years while
eerving as one of the principal Of
IAcers under the director of finance
- the War Department.
III Expect Appointment Soon.
Another appointment that is expect
ued to be made by the President within
the next few days is that of r. A. T.
Wells. to be a United States judge
IN Porto Rico. Senator Curtis of
Kansas. republican whip" of the
Senate. who is one of the hackers of
NJ. Wells. again saw the President
today in the latter's behalf.
Virginia. republican leader of the
etate. presented to the President a
tentative slate agreed upon by repub-
kcan leaders in the Old Dominion for
appointments to federal places. The
liat included the following names:
qtate prohibition officer; Thomas J.
Nunsey of Bland county, revenue col
ector at Richmond. and A. p. Strother
81 Lynchburgs TO be assistant revenue
sollector. in charge of income taxes
Tor the state: Charles S. Pendelton,
United States attorney for the south
TEST district; James c. Shaffer of
Wytheville. for state supervisor of
prohibition agents: c. G. Smithers of
cape Charles. to be United States
1larohAi Tor the eastern district;
Clinton l.. Wright of Norfolk. to be
postmaster Of that city: S. H. Holt to
be postmaster of Roanoke, and Sena-
tors j. c. Noel and Robert Crockett,
- be United States attorneys. The
naming of a collector of the port of
Norfolk will be left to ]. Lawrence
a&ronner of that city.
Among other callers at the White
House were Ira E. Bennett of the
Washington Post. to pay his respects.
md Huston Thompson. chairman of
fShe Federal Trade Commission. who
said his call was purely a personal
one.