The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-01
THE NEW OFFICE
Of Assistant Secretary to the Presi-
dent is Filled.

Washington, July president Nc
Kinley today appointed George Bruce
Corteliou of New York, assistant score
tary to the president.
For nearly three years Mr.. COrteliou
has been the executive clerk Of the
president. He was born in New York
city July 26, 1852, and belongs to one OF
its oldest families, who played a con-
spicious part in the colonial and revo-
lutiOnary history of the country. He
received his education in public and
private schools; graduated at the
Hampstead IN. " institute in 1879;
at the state normal school, Westfield,
Mass. in 1882 pursued literary and
musical courses at the New England
conservatory of music, Boston, tutored
classes in English literature at Cam
bridge; returned in New York, studied
stenOgraphy and engaged in active bus
mess as a general law and verbatim
reporter.
In 1884 he was appointed confidential
stenOgrapher in the United States APP
praiser's Office at New York Resign
ing upon the change of administration
of March, 1885, he became associated
with James z. MunsOn, author of the
MunsOn system of photography and
assisted him in his court and miscellan-
eOuS work. From 1885 to 1889, he was
the principal of college preparatory
schools in New York and in October,
1889, was appointed private secretary
to the pOstoffice inspector in charge at
New York. From this time his promo
ton was rapid. In July, 1890, he was
appointed private secretary to Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Rath-
bone; resigned in March, 1892, upon the
advent of the new administration but
was reappOinted by Assistant Postmas-
ter General Maxwell. In addition tc
his duties as private secretary he was
acting chief clerk of the office and was
also designated as acting fourth assist
ant postmaster general He had much
to do with the organization of the bu-
reau of the fourth assistant postmaster
general and made many improvements
in the conduct of public business in that
office. In November, 1895, he was ap-
pointed stenographer to the president
and in February, 1896, executive clerk
10 the president.
He is a graduate of the law schools
of the Georgetown and Columbian uni
versities, receiving from the former the
degree of bachelor of laws, from the
latter the degree of master of laws
He has been for many years a member
of the New York Press club and var
ious other organizations and has been q
frequent contributor to newspapers and
magazines.
When Mr.. Porter became secretary to
the president he assigned to the execu-
tive clerkship many duties not associa-
ted with that place before. As occu-
pant of that position Mr.. Corteliou has
had the carrying out of the more i'm
pOrtant orders of the president and his
secretary and has had charge of the
correspondence, with a general super
vision OF the clerical force. He is the
confidential clerk of President NIcKin-
ley and to him the president dictates
his addresses, messages and other state
papers. Under the direction Of Secre-
tary Porter, he prepares these docu-
mentS for the public printer and the
press. He also has charge of Mrs. Nc
Kinley's correspondence and the ar
rangement of her receptions. During
the busy days of the present admins
tration his duties have been of an ex-
ceedingly important and confidential
character and particularly has this
been SO of late, the work and RESPONSE
bilities of his position having been
greatly increased since the declaration
of war with Spain.