Mr. Coolidge's Week

P:Following his request and an official reply that it is not possible to issue a Woodrow Wilson memorial stamp this fall, President Coolidge let correspondents know that he is in favor of issuing such a stamp as soon as it is convenient, and pointed out that there is no discrimination, because many Presidents have not appeared on stamps until 20 years after their service.

P: Nikita Balieff, master of the Chauve Souris, told friends in London of a recent call he made on Mr. Coolidge: "I kept awake all night preparing a little speech to tell Mr. Coolidge all about his noble country and his noble self. .... Mr. Coolidge seized my hand and said: 'How do you do?' Then he seized it again and said: 'Goodbye.' I was out of the White House in forty seconds. Fortunately his countrymen listened to me with more patience than he did."

P: In answer to Press inquiries President Coolidge made it known that he would accept, but not seek, authority from Congress to abolish and rearrange bureaus in the executive branch of the Government. He^ further intimated that, while he believed some saving could be made by such procedure, he did not believe it would be as great as is expected in some quarters. (Senator Curtis has calculated that perhaps $250,000,000 could be saved by giving the President this authority.)

P:President and Mrs. Coolidge at two o'clock one afternoon held an informal reception for the delegates to the Interparliamentary Union and their families.

P: John W. Weeks, Secretary of War, appeared in Washington for the first time since his serious illness last spring. He promptly went to lunch at the White House. Leaving, he was asked by reporters: "Are you going to resign?" He fumbled a moment with his cane: "1'll see you one of these days."

"You look well, Mr. Weeks." "I'm afraid I'm not as well as I look."

Correspondents agreed that his probable successor is Acting Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis, able son of Missouri.

P:President and Mrs. Coolidge celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by going to church and then entraining for Omaha to attend the American Legion Convention.

P:President and Mrs. Coolidge, bound West to cross the Mississippi for the first time since they have entered the White House, carried with them General John A. Lejeune (head of Marines) and Mrs.

James A. Drain, wife of the Commander of the American Legion, not to mention a carload of correspondents, and the usual secret service guard.

P:On the journey to Omaha Mr. Coolidge appeared repeatedly on the observation platform where crowds had assembled at stations. He smiled, and nodded but declined to speak except at Flora, 111., where he thanked citizens for a bouquet of flowers, presented in honor of his wedding anniversary of the day before.