Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-21
BUSY WEEK AHEAD FOR
TAFT AND HIS CABINET
Sessions Will Be Held Daily
for Consideration of Pub
lie Business.

NJ. c. Latta. chief executive clerk Of the
White House, has returned from Beverly,
and everything is being put in readiness
for the coming of President Taft next
Sunday. busy week Is expected. fol-
lowing the return Of the President There
are rumors that in addition to the i'm
portant public questions that will be dis
cussed by the cabinet during it's every
day session for week, there will be a
number of appointments and probably a
few changes in the White House
Mr.. Latta was for number of wears
assistant secretary at the White House,
being the personal stenographer of Pres
ident Roosevelt. When President Taft
came In room had to be made for Wen
oell w. M1schler, who had been the per-
sonal stenographer of Mr. Taft for many
years. Fred Carpenter having been his
private secretary. Mr.. Carpenter was
made secretary to the President, and Mr.
Mfschler was rewarded with the position
of assistant secretary, held by Mr. Latta
who was denoted to chief clerk. During
the past summer Mr.. Mischler has not
been assigned to the stenogra phic work
of the President, and this has fallen to
Mr.. Latta. who has proved his merit in
that direction, with the result that he is
reported to be scheduled for promotion.
Provision for Mischler.
Mr.. Mischler has remained in Wash
fngton all summer. and the talk is that
he will be given a better paying posi-
ton elsewhere in the government serv-
ice and his position turned over to Mr..
Latta. There is no official corrobora-
tion of the reports, but there is a feel
ing around the White House that some
changes are likely in the near future.
Mr.. Mischler has been described by
President Taft as the best "stenographic
machine he ever knew. He has die
tated to many Of the best in the pro-
fesson during his career. Beyond the
actual taking and transcribing o.
speeches and dictation by the President.
however, the present assistant secre-
tary has been given little work at the
White House.
For more than a year after Mr.. Taft
came into Office Mr.. Mischler accompanied
him on all his trips, took Mis- speeches and
letters and gave them to the press. With
the coming in of Mr.. Norton as private
Mischler was not longer used in that di-
rection, his duties In recent months hav-
ing been comparatively light.
Hard Work in Prospect.
That the President will work all hands
at the White House the coming week Is
expected among all. The cabinet meet
ings will, make much business and there
will doubtless be important conferences
WIFI puDilC
The interesting feature of the return of
the President will be the epoch making
event of the chief executive entertaining
as his guests at the White House all the
officials members of his family, with the
exception of Secretary Dickinson who is
abroad. These guests will occupy the
White House for at least three days and
probably longer.
Secretary Ballinger, whose position in
| the cabinet has been a storm center
during the entire Taft administration,
will be here. In spite of numerous
stories that he will appeal to his
brother cabinet officers to decide
whether he should stay in the cabinet.
| it is positively known that he will do
nothing of the kind, and that he con-
siders the question of his remaining
| in the cabinet one entirely between
himself and the President, largely to
be determined by the latter. Mr.. Bal
linger himself has steadfastly declared
that he will stick where he is unless
he gets an intimation from the chief
executive that he ought to get out.
Politics will come in for some at
| tention during the stay of the Presi-
dent, but departmental matters will
occupy most of the time.