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Show RESIGNATION OF CHRISTIAN TAKEN BY NEW CHIEF Rf'.irement of Harding's S'cre-- S'cre-- - Ury Not to Become ''Effective Imme-'.'" diatcly WASHINGTON. Aug. Jl. Preal-dent Preal-dent Coolldg today accepted the resignation f George B. Christian Jr., secretary to th lata Prealdent Harding,, with lha understanding that It would hot become Immediately Immedi-ately affective. Mr. Christian will remain until th nsw reglm In the I executive office ha become fully eatabllshsd. Thr hs been no Intimation a to who will become President Cool-kjge' Cool-kjge' aecretary. Edward T. Clark aarved as aeerstary to Mr. Coolidge while he mi vice president and has continued to assist blm sine his elevation ot the presidency. The prealdent' letter accepting Mr. Christian's resignation was made publlo tonight at the White Houaa. It follows: "My Dear Mr. Christlsn: "Your fsvor transmuting your resignstlon ss secretary to ths president has been received. My Slstsmsnt at ths tints I took office covered you and all others, but, of courss, I recognise that your attachment at-tachment wss personal to Preeldent Harding. It la exceedingly kind of you to offer to remain and aselst In tsking up snd familiarising myself with the routine of the office snd I ahall avail myealf of your thought fiilneee and leave the date of the time When your eaignailon will take effect to be mutually determined laler. - "You have had a aureeeaful career of public amrlre In w'aahtngton In a moat difficult and exact Ing position. posi-tion. Of couraa. 1 came Intimately In t?ontact with you and had the op portunlty to note with aatiafactlon your ability and your helpfulneea to President Harding, f part with you regretfully, becauee of your uaefulneaa , and becauee of our frtendihip. Wherever you go and whatever yots do, yon know that eentiment will continue between ua "WKh highest personal regards and every good wish, I am. . "Cordially voura, "CALVIN 4XOLrDOE.- 14 r. f'hrtallan's letter of resignation, resigna-tion, dated A'irvjat I, followa: Dear Mr. Prealdent: ' i ' "I have tha honor to hereby ten der to you my resignation aa aecretary aecre-tary to tha president. - PT?aee command any eervice It may be In my power to render you, and ba aaaured I atand ready to aeiet In every way poeslbje my succeeeor aa aecretary to the prealdent. preal-dent. "Permit ma ta eipreea my very his-h regard aad to twbecr.be my-aelf, my-aelf, Toora verr afnrerelv, OBOROR CHHIBTIAV 3K |