The White House Week

P: Minus his overcoat and carrying a light walking stick in his left hand, the President astounded muffled Washingtonians by a brief anteprandial stroll along F Street, Washington's shopping thoroughfare.

P: The President issued an executive order to cooerdinate diplomatic and consular activities of the State Department's foreign service. He ordained future unified direction in promoting and protecting commercial and other interests in the U.S. abroad. To avoid duplication of effort, diplomatic and consular officers must exchange fortnightly briefs of economic and trade reports.

P: A painting of Mrs. Coolidge by Howard Chandler Christy, showing the first lady of the land in a wine-red velvet gown, with a white collie at her side, was presented Mrs. Coolidge by 800 members of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority, of which she is a member. The portrait was unveiled in the East Room of the White House.

P: Clark Griffith, President of the Washington American League Baseball Club, gave the President a season pass to Washington games. The President opened the season on April 15 by throwing the first ball.

P: Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis gave a dinner at which the President and Mrs. Coolidge were honor guests.

P: A birthday message to Albert, King of the Belgians, from "I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America," expressed the hope that His Majesty would speedily recover from an illness.

P: John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, conferred with the President regarding a successor to Federal Judge A. B. Anderson of Indiana, who is slated for elevation to the Court of Appeals. Mr. Lewis recommended the appointment of Representative Sanders.

P: From the South Portico of the White House, Mr. Coolidge made a speech to Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover's convention of women pledged to law (i.e., prohibition) enforcement. (See page 5.)

P: The President sent the Senate a special message relative to Senator Couzens' investigation of Secretary Mellon's interests. (See Page 2.)

P: President Coolidge made a donation in answer to the Salvation Army's appeal for $37,000 for charitable work.

P: The President and Mrs. Coolidge spent Palm Sunday afternoon and evening aboard the Mayflower. With them were Frank W. Stearns, Edward T. Clark (personal secretary to the President), Mrs. Clark.

P:The President called the people's attention to outdoor life. Said he: "Life in the open is a great character builder. From such life much of the American spirit of freedom springs. Furthering the opportunities of all for such life ranks in the general class with education.

"Though all are concerned in this matter, the lead must be and should be taken by the National Government Our National Government is already concerned in many phases of it, but in an incoherent manner. In the administration of national parks, national forests, wildlife reserves and unreserved domain, the Government in the construction of highways, in the study of the propagation and protection of game and animals, birds and fish, has a very decided bearing upon the recreational facilities open to our people.

"I am asking, therefore, Secretary Weeks, Secretary Work, Secretary Wallace, Secretary Hoover and Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt to form a committee and to suggest to me how they think such a national policy can best be formulated and put into action."