Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06

administered the oath. and of Assistant
Attorney Generals Atkins. Fowler and
Harr. The ceremony took place at 1918
o'clock.
The new Attorney General Immediately
went into conference with Solicitor Cen
eral Bullitt. Being thoroughly familiar
With the routine of the Department OF
Justice. Mr.. McReynolds got down to
work without any creaking OF the ma
chfnery.
The retiring Attorney General was not
present at the ceremony of taking the
oath, nor was a general invitation ex-
tended to the officials Of the department.
Secretary Burleson Takes Charge.
Albert Sidney Burleson Of Texas sub
scribed to the oath Of Office as Postmaster
General of the United States at the Post
Office Department yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. The oath was admins
tered by Chief Justice Shepard OF the
Court Of Appeals Of the District Of Co
lumbia, In the presence Of Mrs. Burleson.
his private secretary. John Ruskin NC
general. Chief Post Office Inspector Carter
b. Keene and very large gathering OF
division superintendents. chiefs and en-
ployes Of the department.
istered-and there were really two oaths
administered for two are required under
the law one Of them to discharge the
duties Of the Office and another to sup
port and defend the Constitution Of the
United States-Mr. BLrleson briefly ad.
dressed the department officials, saying
IL they gave him the same loyal and eff
cient cooperation they had given his
predecessor he had no doubt that his adj
ninistfation would be an seflfcient and an
effective OnA ThA various Ofj7cfQ1a vera
then presented to the new Postmaster
General. who shook hands cordially with
each Of them.
Retiring Postmaster General Hitchcock
men who had helped him to. tbuild up q
great service and make 1t e6lf-eustaining.
and asked for his successor the same
earnest, loyal and efficient cooperation
that had been given him. In the course
OF his remarks he said he had been as
sured by Third Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Britt that if the showing thus far
was maintained to the close Of the pres-
SO O00. 600, az against a deficit OF ST..
OOO, coo when he assumed Office.
He bade the officials and employees good
bye, each Of whom had a kindly greet.
him. which was responded TO in kind BY
Mr.. Hitchcock !. The officials Of the de-
partment are firm in the belief that Mr..
HitchcOck has been, the greatest and best
Postmaster General the country. has ever
Others Took Oath Yesterday.
The new heads of the State, War and
Navy Departments were sworn into
Office at the close OF business yester-
day afternoon.
Secretary Bryan was accompanied to
the department by Mrs. Bryan, their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Hargraves OF Lincoln, Neb,
Michael Francis Doyle of Philadelphia.
during the Baltimore convention; Ben
I. Davis, clerk In the War Department,
who was Mr.. Bryan's congressional Sec
rotary, and who now becomes his con-
fidential clerk at the State Department;
Assistant Secretary Huntington Wilson
and Third Assistant Secretary Chandler
Hale, and a few OF the bureau chiefs Of
the State Department completed the lit
tie group that stood by while the oath
| was administered by william McNeir,
chief clerk OF the State Department.
Mr.. Bryan Immediately turned and
grasped his wife's hands, afterward re-
who had witnessed the simple ceremony.
The pen with which he subscribed the
oath, was presented to Mrs. Hargraves.
The last act performed by Secretary
just before Mr.. Bryan took the oath, was
to Sign the latter's commission. Score,
tary Bryan's first official act was to sign
the commissions OF his colleagues in the
cabinet.
Secretary Garrison Assumes Duties.
Idndley M. Garrison. new Secretary of
War, took the oath Of office few min
utes before o'clock. being sworn in by
John b. Randolph. chief clerk Of the Sec
retarys Office, who has sworn In almost
~ar <h
Gen. Grant. Immediately after assuming
ONCE he received all the army officers in
the city. who were introduced to him by
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. A long line OF
civilian employees Of the department.
filed through his ONCE. At the same
time Secretary Stimson babe them each
Asked If he was ready to make any
announcement OF plans. Secretary Garri-
son replied:
II have Just broken in: am not yet
ready to break out.
soon after he arrived at the War De-
partment this morning he announced that
no change will be made &c present IN the
President desired to have little more
time to consider the matter. Orders were
issued directing Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
to serve az cnief o. s1s o oncsr ms o
Gen. Woods previous orders terminated
automatically yesterday with the change
of administration, and today's orders were
necessary to continue his ofacdal detail.
Now Heads Navy Department.
Mr.. Daniels was sworn In ~ Secretary
Of the Navy In the presence Of an assem-
blage which at Arst included small
sroup Of family and personal frieuds, but
which later was sFslied By thu members
OF the democratic national counties.
senators. Representatives and govefnorv
to gathering that completely filed the
large Office provided Tor the head Of the