Mr. Coolidge's Week

P: The President let it be known that he would call a special session of the Senate on Mar. 4 to confirm his nominations to Cabinet posts and other appointments of importance, but that the Senate would not be called upon to remain in session to consider treaties now awaiting ratification. P:The official Congressional reception, with 2,000 guests present, was given at the White House. Speaker and Mrs. Gillett joined Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge in receiving the guests. CP: President Coolidge transmitted to the Senate the text of the Paris reparations agreement which had aroused the fears of some Senators that it was an "entanglement" (TiME, Jan. 6, Feb. 2). With the document was a letter from Secretary Hughes explaining that the agreement did not commit the U. S. to enforce the Experts' Plan if Germany should default, that it had nothing of the nature of a treaty, that it was merely an executive agreement whereby the U. S. is to receive money owing from Germany by getting a share of the reparations payment.

P:Visitors at the White House included: the Massachusetts delegation in Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, for a "social" breakfast; the Congressional members of a Commission appointed to arrange the celebration of the 200th anniversary (in 1932) of the birth of George Washington, for breakfast; Frank J. Irwin, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans to discuss plans for adequate hospital facilities for veterans; Mickey Walker, welterweight boxing champion, to present a pair of five-ounce boxing gloves with the injunction: "Use 'em on your next Congress;" George Spring Meyer, of Reno, to present a photograph of the graduating class of 1890 at Black River Academy at Ludlow, Vt., containing three girls and five youths, one of them, in cutaway, white tie and long hair being Calvin Coolidge. P: President Coolidge gave opt word 1) that he believed Congress had time enough to produce any necessary farm legislation, if Congressmen felt that the need was pressing; if they did not produce legislation, he would regard it as a sign that they felt otherwise, would deem it unnecessary to call an extra session for farm legislation; 2) that he would appoint women to Federal posts where precedent for such action existed, but would not in general appoint women to offices which have been held exclusively by men.