Evening star., 1921-03-07

Most of the members Of the new
cabinet were at their desks at an un-
usually early hour today. some of
them arriving even before their Office
forces
Secretary Weeks reached the State,
War and Navy building at time
when the thousands of employees
there were trooping in and was at his
desk before 9 o'clock. He was joined
almost Immediately by Maj. Gen.
March, chief of staff. with whom he
was in conference most OF the morn
ing. No visitors were allowed to in
terrupt the discussion.
Secretary DENLY OF the Navy had a
series of conferences with the Navy
bureau chiefs, with whom he dis
cussed the status of routine naval af-
fairs. His first caller was Barnes
Newberry Of Detroit, son of Senator
Newberry of Michigan. a former as
sistant secretary of the Navy. Mr.:
Denby's first official act as head OF
the awards Of Navy crosses to an en-
listed man Of the Marine Corps and
an enlisted man Of the Navy 1or
heroic conduct in the world war The
medals went to Corp. r. w. Hanson
of the Marine Corps and Pharmacists
..
Corps during the war. said he was
particularly gratified that his first Of
ficial act should be to reward enlisted
men for heroism.
Meetings With Newspaper Men.
Secretaries Hughes and DENLY re-
ceived newspaper men in the forenoon
and again in the afternoon. Following
the custom established by Mr.. Baker.
~. o.
ceived the newspaper men only in the
afternoon, but 1t is expected he VIII
adopt the practice of the other cabinet
officers and receive the press In the
forenoon also.
Secretary Hughes has retained as his
private secretary Mr.. Beck. who acted
in similar capacity for Mr.. Lansing
and Mr.. Colby. Eddie Savoy, who be-
gan his service in the State Depart
ment when Gen. Grant was President
and Mr.. Fish was Secretary of State,
in 1859, retains his place at the door
of the present head Of the foreign Of
fee. 1t is said that no changes will
department.
Secretary Weeks has appointed Mr.
Martyr Of Massachusetts as his pri-
vate secretary and Miss Charlotte
Preston of this city as his confidential
stenographer. He also has retained
Iowa, as his confidential clerk.
Mr.. Williams continues to serve as
assistant secretary of war and Mai.
Gen. March as chief Of staf of the
Army. No changes have been made in
any Of the bureau positions.
The new head of the naval estab-
lishment has retained temporarily
the entire personal stan of his prede-
cessor. Mr.. Daniels, including Com
mander Foote as naval aid. Mr.. Brit
YHviH 70 lac
Dougherty as confidential stenogra-
pher and Sergt. Milton J. Ober Of the
Marine Corps as his orderly. SerGt.
Ober is the Oldest enlisted marine in
active service. having enlisted orig
inally about thirty-seven years ago.
Col. Roosevelt Waiting.
Assistant Secretary Woodbury. will
ment until Col Theodore Roosevelt
has been nominated and confirmed
as his official successor. Col. Roose-
welt was at the department today in
conference with the Secretary
Representative Fordney, chairman
mittee. and Senator Smoot of the
Senate finance committee conferred
during the morning with Secretary
Mellon at the Treasury Department.
Secretary James ]. Davis of the
Department Of Labor arrived at his
office before $3.50 o'clock this morning
and almost Immediately went into
conference with Assistant Secretary
e. ]. Henning. It was understood the
conference touched on immigration
and conciliation' topics.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover was
at his desk at S:45 o'clock and re-
ceived several callers before noon.
Following a conference Saturday aft
ernoon with DR.. Roy s. McElwee, di-
rector Of the bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce, it was understood
the Secretary Of Commerce was work.
ing on plans for the expansion Of the
foreign and domestic commerce Of the
United States. Mr.. Hoover's new sec