The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-26
VALUABLE ACQUISITION
New Addition to RoosevsIt's Cabinet
Was Born Rich But Has Startled
Diplomats BY His E~aserness 10 Ac.
compIIshe Deeds Of Merit.

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ulations OF his friends in this and
other lands upon the occasion OF hit
birthday. Mr.. Meyer is today so years
OF age, having been born In Boston on
June "a, 1858. He will celebrate an,
other anniversary tomorrow-that 81
his marriage, on June Is, 1885, tc
beautiful Alice Appleton, at that time
one OF the bellies Of New England 80
ciety, and now an admitted leader In
the social circles Of the national CAPT.
tai. The Meyers will spend the sum.
mer at their beautiful country home
at Hamilton, Mass, a mansion Of co.
loRtal architecture, set in the midst OF
q large park and surrounded by ter.
race and gardens. The postmaster
general is a conspicuous example OF
that class OF men, unhapily few, who
are born to great wealth and who
spend their lives and their fortunes
in the service of the state.
Il Prominent Socially.
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When Mr.. Meyer was recalled from
st. Petersburg, where he had success
fully played the difficult part of
American ambassador during a part of
the %eventful period OF the Russo-Jap-
anese war, it was predicted by many
that he would be an ornamental
rather than an especially useful men,
Der of the administration. It was cor.
ceded that he would make a valuable
member Of the tennis cabinet" for
he is an adept at tennis, and many
other open air sports, and it was adj
mitted that with his large means and
his charming wife and daughters he
would perhaps become the social lead
er Of the administration. That he
would become one of the first men of
the presidents board of advisors
when real business was on hand was
scarcely credited at first. But the
fact that Mr.. Meyer has been consult
ed by the president in respect to the
problems OF the financial situation,
and that his advice has been given
weight along with that of Secretary
Cortelyou and Secretary Root, and
the further fact that the new post
master general has grasped the needs
Of his W special department and
come to the front at once with ideas
as to it's betterment, show, his friends
believe, that he is not going to be a
mere fgurehead. He wants the post
Offices placed on an up to date bust
ness basis, he wants a parcels post
established, and he wants the
postal savings banks.
He Suits the President.
Mr.. Meyer is a man after the presi-
dents own heart in personality and
achievements. He is strenuous phys
lcally, and few athletic stunts are too
difficult for him. He is a Harvard
man, and he has all the polish and
social graces that education, wealth,
;ravel and association with leaders in
public life of two hemispheres
could give. Though in his f1ftieth
year, he is a young man in appear
lnce and does things which only
,ouRg blood usually attempts. In
iding to the hounds he thinks moth
ng of jumping his horse over a five
barred gate, and, as for tennis, they
lay that he can give the president or
my member Of the tennis cabinet"
Is hard work to hold the pace as the
bishop Of London did in the now his
ORIG international match on the
White House courts. He Is q crack
hot and in the matter of hunting has
lad experiences that even Mr.. Roose-
7elt might envy. One Of his exploits
vas shooting a wild boar when on a
lunt with the king Of Italy while he
vas ambassador at Rome.
The postmaster, general is a close
PERSONAL friend Of William H. Taft
md will probably give him invaluable
i'd and counsel in the presidential
campaign.
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