Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

just prior TO his appointments to the same
Office. Mr.. Loeb is better off financially
than If he had entered the Taft cabinet.
as he receives the full cabinet salary of
s1o.HD year and has no demands on his
purse strings for social display. More
over. he is right on the job in New
York politics.
Secretary Carpenter. like his predeces-
sor. will be blamed by every one who
fails 10 make connections with the inner
executive sanctum sanctorum. But while
he will be condemned to all of the purga-
tories and Derditions by tie disappointed
seekers Of favor the successful ones will
eNalt lin to the seventh of the seven
heavens.
Next to Secretary Carpenter the most
important man President Taft's per
soual staff will be Col. Spencer Cosby.
lisa. the new master of ceremonies Of
the White House. For many years the
rule has been that the officer of engineers
who is placed lin charge Of public build
ings and grounds" at Washington be-
comes custodian of the White House and
chief social aid to the President. In for
eign countries these social duties would
carry the title of court chamberlain"
Next TO the President himself. Col. Cos
BY will be the most conspicuous figure at
The White House state receptions, where.
raspiendent in full dress uniforms and
clittering side arms. he will present each
guest in turn to Mr.. Taft. He will be the
stage manager of all social dramas enact
ed under the Presidents roof. will super
Use the music and the decorations, will
have charge Of the repair and refurnish-
ing of the mansion and will handle the
funds appropriated by Congress for it's
maintenance. AS major of engineers
ne was serving as one of the three Com
missioners who govern the District OF CO.
lumhia when Mr.. Taft made him his mas
ter of ceremonies the other day. But his
new Office elevates him to the rank and
pay of colonel and he will remain in
this advanced grade so long as he retains
This assignment.
He is a bachelor and a Marvlander. for
ty-one years old and was graduated No. |
in his class at West Point in 1891. AS
major OF engineers during the Spanish
war he was on Gen. Brookes staff
throughout the operations in Porto Rico.
While in Cuba he was the engineer Officer
of the column that turned the intrenched
positions of the Spanish on the heights Of
Ci,iayama Mr.. Taft grew fond of him
rartment of Luzon. in the Philippines.
where he later built the lighthouses Of
the various islands. He is the first bach
elor master OF ceremonies in many years.
Eight young Officers OF the army and
navy will be assigned to serve under Maj.
Cosby as aids to the President and Mrs.
Taft. They will assist in planning social
functions. making up invitation lists and
entertaining guests at large assemblages.
These have been held over SO far from
the Roosevelt administration. with the
exception of Lieut.. l.. c. Palmer of the
battleship Vermont who succeeds Lieut..
Commander William Sims. promoted by
President Roosevelt on the eve of his
leaving the White House. Such assign
ments bring these honored officers in in
innate relation with the President Thus
Capt. Archibald w. Butt. one of the
with the new President. as did young
FitZhugh Lee with President Roosevelt.
Courtiers OF this class. who in past dy-
nasties have been so close to the throne
and the insignia of whose corps has been
a pink T. rampant-have occasions
managed to be useful as we'll as orna-
mental. SO long az they have escaped
obsession by the exalted ego-a malady
which has had high percentage of prev