Calvin Coolidge: “I am willing at all times to give the press anything I can give without embarrassing the cause of the public service.”

Nothing special took place at the Cabinet this morning.

No employee entitled to military preference in appointment shall be discharged or dropped or reduced in rank or salary if his record is good.

The names of disabled veterans, their wives, and the widows of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be placed above all others.

Miss Virginia Ladd may be appointed to an appropriate clerical position in the classified service without regard to the provisions of the civil service rules.