Evening star., 1923-12-31
White HOUSE READY
TO RECEIVE PUBLIC
Line of Citizens Expected to File
Past President Starting
at / PM.
SERVICE MEN LIMITED
Only Those Above Lieutenant Col
onels Will Be Presented.

The White House was being placed
IN readiness today for the thousands
who will throng the lower floor to ex-
tend good wishes to President Coolidge
and Mrs. Coolidge for the New Year.
The reception will start at IL am,
but it will not be until / o clock in the
afternoon when the real feature of the
days reception viii start-the filing
through the reception room of the gen
cral public. No time limit has been
specified for this public reception, but
it is understood that the President and
the first lady would like to close the
doors at o'clock.
Officials who have been attached to
the White House for many years es-
innate that there will be at least 5000
to 1000 in the public line.
At IL 20 in the afternoon represent
atives OF the various patriotic. civic
and other organizations will be re-
ceived and il is expected to conclude
this part of the program in twenty
minutes.
Cabinet Members First.
The reception will open with the
President and Mrs. Coolidge receiving
the members of the cabinet. the dip
lomatic corps and the director of the
Pan-American Union. Twenty min
utes later the members of the Su-
preme Court of the United States
and the judges of the various other
courts located here will file through.
Then will come the senators and rep
resentatives, the officers of the House
and Ss'aate and tn" librarian OF Con-
gress; then the Army and Navy and
Marine Corps and then the executive
assistants of members of the cabinet
and heads of the various Independent
agencies of the government.
The members of the various pa
triotic and civic and other organiza-
tfons to be received have received
zations regarding the hour of meet
ing preparatory to going to the White
House and what to wear on this oc-
casion.
G. II. Powell. recorder Of the Mil
itary Order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States, has notified the
members of that order to assemble
at the east front of the State, War
anf The saxs membera nSana of the era Grand Army
of the Republic will assemble at c.. a.
r. Hall at AS and walk in body
directed to wear full uniform.
Col. c. o. Sheriff.. chief military
aide to the President and officer in
narses of pusdc nda pubd tne aRa
ing police arrangements in connection
with the reception at the White
House:
1.-The vehicles of those entering by
the south portico of the White House
will be subject to call required at
the south portico. These vehicles Will
enter the southwest gate on presenta.
tion of ticket only, and will be parked
on West Executive avenue and State
place, and when called will re-enter
the south grounds of the White House
by the southwest gate, proceeding 10
the south portico for passengers
leaving by the southeast gate and
going north on East Executive ave-
"The vehicles of those entering
by the northwest gate tunless other
wise indicated will proceed SOUTH
ward on East Executive avenue and
will be parked south of the White
House grounds. When called they
will proceed northward along East
Executive avenue to the east en-
"Citizens desiring to be received by
the President between and 2:3o
o'clock pm. will form in column
from the northwest gate of the White
House grounds, extending west along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. thence south
on 18th stree along the walk facing
the State, War and Navy Building, as
NAV be necessary. All of those de-
string to be received should be in
this line not later than nm.
Inc IOllO"llS todoS wa
to vehicle traffic, except as INDICATED
above, between the hours OF ~
am. and m: Road south Oh
the Treasury (Treasury place., East
Executive avenue. West Executive
avenue, road south of the State, war
and Navy Building Estate place., the
roadway north of the Ellipse. in the
White Lot (South Executive avenue).
Limit to Officers.
REPRESENTATION of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps at the Presidents
New Year reception tomorrow will be
much smaller than on similar occa-
sions in the past. Instead of includ-
ing officers of all grades, from the
highest to the lowest, stationed in
this vicinity, the service line Will
include only officers on the active list
Of the Army and Marine Corps above
the grade of lieutenant colonel and
officers of the Navy above the grade
of commander.
Officers of the grade of colonel and
above on the retired list of the
Regular Army and officers of the
militia of the District of Columbia
and of the Reserve Corps in the Dis
trict of Columbia have been invited
to assemble at the War Department
at 1870 o'clock tomorrow morning
and accompany officers on the active
list of the Regular Army. Navy and
Marine Corps to the White House.