Evening star., 1924-12-23
PUbUC|S INVITED
| TO CAROL SINGING
President and Mrs. Coolidge
Follow Precedent for Gath
ering on Lawn.

Following the precedent established
last year, President and Mrs. Coolidge
invite the public Of the District of
Columbia to the carol singing in the
grounds of tho White House tomor-
row night.
This olt-style manner of observing
Christmas eve at the White House
Droved highly popular last year, and
It is expected that the front grounds
VIII be well crowded tomorrow night.
Starts at O'Clock.
This singing will begin at 8 o'clock,
just following the dedication exer-
cises at the large community Christ
mas tree in Sherman Square, in the
rear OF the Treasury Building. The
vested chorus choir of the First Con-
zregational Church, where the Presi-
dent and his family worship, of 10
voices, and under the leadership of
Ruby Smith Stahl, will sing a number
of carols and will lead the commu-
nifty in the singing of the more fa-
miliar carols. The Star will print the
carols to be sung in tomorrow's issue
One of the features of this celebra-
ton will be the singing of Christ
mas Bells" the words and music of
which have been written by Rev.
Jason Noble Pierce. pastor Of the
First congregational Church Rev
@'ti' ltI &c IdS Cculcdleu tne carol
o Mrs. Coolidge.-aud she and the
President, who will occupy positions on
the front portico during the singing
viii hear 1t tomorrow night for the first
time.
Sees Few Callers.
The President today continued his
Christmas week policy of keeping his
calling list down to a minimum. He
saw only Attorney General Stone, who
discussed the filing Of the several
Federal judgeships; Col. Charles W.
Bingham of Louisville, Ky, who con-
ferred with the President regarding
the filling of the vacancy existing on
the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals :;
theodore W. Noyes, editor OF The Eve
ming Star; William Allen White,
newspaper editor and writer of EN-
poria, kans.; Senator Ball of Della
ware, who presented Jefferson s.
Eoage, colored, Of Wilmington. Del,
who, as q member of the United States
Commission to the Virgin Islands. is
shortly to make 4 report of his OBJ
servations in the islands. and l.. 3.
Mclean, publisher of the Washington
Post.
Holds Cabinet Meeting.
The President held his bi-weekIy
cabinet meeting but 1t is understood
nothing of any great moment was
brought up for discussion.
President Coolidge hopes to sub
nit several Judgment nominations to
the Senate next week when Congress
reconyeues
There are nearly &, dozen vacancies
on the Federal bench. including
three in the Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals. Mr.. Coolidge Is approaching
a final decision in three cases, in
Guiding the vacancy on tie Court Of
Appeals. sixth circuit. embracing
OHIO, Michigan. KENTUCKY an,i Ten
nessee. Federal District Judge John
3. Moorman of Louisville is most
prominently under consideration The
question of q successor TO Judge
Moorman also has been taken IN.
and Robert w. Bingham. Louisville,
publisher discussed both appoint
inents today with Mr.. Coolidge and
Attorney General Stone.
Selection OF q. successor to Judge
A B. Anderson Of the Indiana dis
trict, who is to be elevated to the
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, also
is approaching determination At
torney General Stone has not sub
mitted a recommendation, but is
giving careful consideration to Judge
Robert c. BaltZeIl of one of the In
diana State courts, VINO has the in
uorSement or senator Watson and the
Indiana Republican organization.
a third vacancy soon to be filled is
in the southern district of New York,
resulting from the elevation of Judge
Learned Hand to the Circuit Court of
Appeals.
In line with the aims Of the National
Conference on Outdoor Recreation,
which he has fostCred, President
Coolidge today authorized the Interior
Department to temporarily withdraw
from the public domain S2.36 acres of
land near the Columbia River. State
of Washington. Senator Jones, Re-
publican, of that State, has advised
Secre tary Work that this tract is de-
sired by his State a tourists park
ing place III connection with the State
highway.
Japanese Charge Calls.
Isaburo Yoshida, Japanese charge
d'affaires, d called at the executive Of
flee late yesterday afternoon to con-
Ney his appreciation Of the state
ments recently made by President
Coolidge and Secretary of State
Hughes, welcoming the appointment
recently of a new Japanese ambassa-
dor to the United states.
The call was made by Charge Yoshi-
da unaccompanied, and inasmuch as
t'lS NlSlL Idu not DE6n arranged by
tho state Department at the en-
hassy's request as is customary, the
event was looked upon as unusual
and as departure from precedent
narallelius the action of the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of State last
week in taking occa sion to comment
50 friendly upon the appointment of
fsuneo Matsudaira as Ambassador to
this country.
Mr.. Yoshida left his card at the
executive Office with a verbal express
zion of his appreciation of the Pres
dents statement and an expression of
he cordiality existing between the
Two nations. These were later con-
Veyed to the President
One of the Christmas gifts given by
President Coolidge is the issuance of
an order extending executive elem
"ncy to John Rohrer of San Jose,
calf, whose life sentence was COM
]Huted to 90 years. This was the only
order of this nature iSs,Ied nv 40