The White House Week

P: The day before his inauguration the President signed 108 bills, including several appropriation measures. That evening he went to the Opera, to hear Aida.

P: Secretary Slemp slipped into the White House Office Building for a day on returning from Florida to clean up his desk and leave it neat for his successor.

P: For the President's activities on inauguration day, see below.

P: Following his inauguration, the President was very busy. Congratulations from all over the world poured in. Delegations from many states called. The Republican National Committee called. Secretary of State Kellogg dropped in for a conference. Mr. Coolidge signed his award as arbitrator of the Tacna-Arica dispute between Chila and Peru (see Page 12). He submitted a list of nominations to the Senate, including the renomination of Charles B. Warren to be Attorney General, the nomination of Postmaster General New to succeed himself (see CABINET) and the nomination of Alfred P. Dennis of Maryland, conservative Democrat, to succeed David J. Lewis, radical Democrat from the same state, as a member of the U. S. Tariff Commission.

P: Representative Sanders of Indiana was sworn in as Secretary of the President and assumed his duties.

P: Alexander P. Moore, Ambassador to Madrid, called to say good-by before returning to his post.

P: The President, with members of his Cabinet and the entire Diplomatic Corps, attended services at the Concordia Lutheran Church in honor of the late President Ebert of Germany.

P: The President and Mrs. Coolidge went one evening to the Washington auditorium to hear "Roxy and his gang" (S. L. Rothafel and assistants), famed radio announcers. The next day, Roxy and his gang paid a call at the White House.

P: Official denial was made at the White House that the President saw any need at present of an extra session of Congress.

P:The President telegraphed to San Francisco, where a dinner was being given by the Japan Society of America to Tsuneo Matsudaira, arriving Japanese Ambassador, saying: "I wish you would express my cordial welcome to him."