The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-05
GOVERNOR FILLS five
IMPORTANT POSITIONS
IN STATE MACHINERY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 5-Gov-
ernor McCray has announced num-
Der Of important appointments OF new
state officials The governor filled
two places in the statehouse, named
two members OF state boards and or
ganized special commission created
by the recent session Of the general
assembly. 'e-. j. -~5 s--
The appointments OF the governor
were as follows:
Fred B. Robinson Of Indianapolis.
secretary of the state purchasing COM
mittee.
Chester W. Loughry Of Monticello.
secretary Of the public service COM
mission
Louden T. Herman of Princeton.
member of the board of state charities.
T. F. Fitzgibbon Of Muncie, member
of the board of trustees of the School
for Feeble-Minded Youth at Fort
Wayne. -
D. N. Foster of Fort Wayne, Finley
I. Nash OF Garrett, and DR.. T. Victor
Keene OF Indianapolis, as members OF
Z the Lawton monument commission
Robinson in Big Post
Mr.. Robinson, who succeeds Maurice
( c. Shelton as secretary of the pur-
chasing committee, will assume the
office on Friday, Mr.. Shelton, at the
request of the governor, has submitted
his resignation. The secretarysh1p OF
the purchasing committee is regarded
: as one OF the most important positions
in the statehouse. Mr.. Robinson is
said to be we'll qualified for the place.
He has served as city clerk of CraW'
I louisville and for the last seven years
7 he has been a field examiner OF the
state board of accounts. He is a sue
cessful business man and has record
of efficient service as public official
AS secretary of the committee, MI
Robinson will receive salary OF
$4,000 a year.
Louahry Begins May
1. Mr.. Loughry will succeed Frank P
Litschert as secretary OF the pubic
service commission on May l, when
the service body will be re-organ!zed
The new secretary is one Of the lead
ing young business men of northern
Indiana, being part owner of a large
milling concern. He is a graduate OF
: Indiana university and the Indiana
who will retire as secretary Of the
commission, was private secretary OF
Ex-Governor Goodrich and his appoint
ment to the service body place was a
temporary one following the resigna
ton of Carl Mote at the end OF the
Goodrich administration.
The Rev Louden T. Hartman sue
ceeds Demarchus c. Brown of Indian
apolis on the charities board. The
term of Mr.. Brown. who is state lib
rarian, expired on March l. The Rev
Mr.. Hartman, who is pastor OF the
Princeton Presbyterian church, Is ar
7ex-Indianapolis man. He was assistant
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church in this city. The Rev. Mr.. Har
sriman has been active in the affairs
of the Indiana National guard. hav
ing served as captain at the Mexl
can border, as a major in the state
militia and will be a major in the new
guard.
Fitzaibbon Succeeds Walsh
Mr.. Fitzgibbon succeeds w B
Walsh of Frankfort on the board o
the school for feeble minded. He il
SUPERINTENDENT of the Muncie public
schools The term of Mr.. Walsh ex
pires April 7.
The Lawton monument commission
created by the last general assembly
is to erect a memorial in Arlington
national cemetery to the Hoosier gen
eral. who was killed in the Philippine
islands. The law provides that vet
Grams of the last three wars compos
the commission. Mr.. Foster is civi
war veteran, Mr.. Nash Epanish wa
and DR.. Keene world war. The birth
place of Gen. Lawton was near Gal
rett and Mr. Nash is a personal frien
of the Lawton family.