New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-06

have occasion to become personally &C
quainted with you. / am very glad TO
hear this very cordial Endorsement of
| your loyalty and efficiency from your re-
firing Secretary. Ny acquaintance with
! those who are selected from the great
body of the people to exercise authority
and TO assist in the carrying on OF the
government prcjudiccs me In advance In
| favor OF you. because I know that In our
country we not only have large number
of men Of capacity from which to dra"
such representatives, but that there Is 4
spirit OF patriotism that at once gives to
the intelligence that is brought into the
| service its highest usefulness.
Loyalty. I assume. IS not entirely per
sonal / can understand. however. that
in the case OF the retiring Secretary ALI
added efficiency could be- expected. an
| efficiency drawn out by your confidence
in him and esteem for him. ! cannot
! hope TO increase this element In your
service shall be satisfied If when re-
tire can feel that the personal element
has been as valuable TO tho public service
as it has in his case. ! am disposed in
advance to expect that the duties that de-
volve upon you Will be performed in such
a way as TO merit approval.
Il am not prepared TO discuss tenure
Of Office My own tenure IL. 7 was about
10 say. brief but my tenure hns not even
! begun. / am sure your tenure IS there
fore not more uncertain than mine. !
have not had time to learn from tho
President the general policy that will be
! impressed upon the various departments.
| but it Is not necessary 10 discuss length
Of service II IL sufficient az this time TO
make each Others acquaintance. and
hope that when the time comes for mo 90
reassomhle YOU to Introduce YOU 90 my
| successor ! can look back upon a. de-
| lightful an association as the retiring Sec
Rotary docs | shall look forward with
| pleasure to becoming better acquainted
with you as occasion brings up together"
Mr.. Bryan Takes Oath.
~ o'clock this afternoon Mr. Bryan
was sworn In by William McNcir. chief
! Clerk Of the department. Present were
! Mrs Bryan. Mr. aud Mrs. Richard Har-
greaves. son-in-law and daughter Of the
new Secretary; Huntington Wilson and
| Alvey A. Adee. Assistant Secretary Of
State, several other officials and score
Of newspaper men. Secretary Bryan
| handed the pen he used TO sign the oath
20 his son-in-law. who passed IL 10 Mr..
Harcreaves Mrs Bryan was tho FIRST TO
| congratulate him.
Lindley NJ Garrison, tho now Secretary
OF War. spent a large part Of the day with
I b. ffut
ietcred by John Randolph. Chief Clerk Of
.he Secretary Office, in tho presence Of
Mrs. Garrison. delegation Of friends and
relatives and department officials. Score
tsry Garrison Lcld = reception for the
General staff this afternoon.
4 .arre crowd mot in the Office OF tho
Secretary OF the Navy 10 see Joscphus
Daniels take the oath of office AS Score
tary which was administered by II. r.
Bartlett, appointment clerk OF the depart
mcnt In addition TO Mrs. Daniels, her
mother. Mrs. 4. ". Bagley. three OF her
four -Joscphus. Frank and Worth
! and several other relatives, there were
present Secretary Bryan and his family.
Secretary Redfold and Senators Simmons
and Overman. both OF North Carolina.
the home state OF the Secretary, and other
officials Lieutenant Commander Palmer.
Secretary Meyers naval aid. escorted Mr.
| Daniels from the White House to the
Navy Department where he was re-
ceived by Mr. Meyer.
Chief Justice Shepard. OF the District of
Columbia Supreme Court, administered
the oath of Office to Postmaster General
Albert Sidney Burleson. Frank II. Hitch
cock, the retiring Postmaster General.
and Mrs Burleson and a party OF friends
were present Ruskin McArdle. who has
becn associated with Mr.. Burlcson for
the last twelve years. was appointed sec
rotary TO the Postmaster General
Takes Office in Court.
| Franklin x. Lane, the new Secretary OF
the Interior began his Cabinet career in
the Supreme Court, having been called
,hcre by a departmental case. He was
sworn In by Justice McKenna with Mrs
Lane. Interstate Commerce Commissioner
I Marble and other friends Witnessing the
ceremony.
When william r. Wilson. the new
Secretary OF Labor, look the oath OF
office. that ceremony brought TO Mr..
Nagel the distinction OF being the last
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor and
the first Secretary Of Commerce. Secre-
| tarv Nagel will be member OF Presi-
dent Wilson's Cabinet until William G.
Redfield is sworn in tomorrow as Secre-
,ary of Commerce. Secretary Wilson will
serve for the present without salary, as
Congress made no appropriation for his
office.
Mr.. McAdoo and the other new Cabinet
members will take Office tomorrow. Mr..
McAdoo will then leave for New York,
where he probably will remain for four
DAYS. Mr. McAdoo had long conference
with Secretary MacVeagh to-day. He
told Mr.. Macveagh that he had not the
slightest conception of the duties of his
office. but was willing and anxious TO
learn. Mr.. MacVeagh assured him that
nothing could he more promising OF sue
cess for his administration than his reali-
zation and frank avowal of his own ig-
norance.
Mr.. MacVeagh added that Mr.. McAdoo