Calvin Coolidge: “I understand he is making a good recovery.”

Mr. James W. Girard may be reinstated as Logging Engineer, $3800 per annum, in the Forest Service, without regard to the time limit on eligibility for reinstatement fixed by the rules.

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

All competitors rated at 70 or more shall be eligible for appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper register, according to their ratings.

Nothing special took place at the Cabinet this morning.