Evening star., 1921-03-05

chiefs and invited guests and the re-
tiriug Secretary. Edwin L Meredith
Mr.. Wallace said he did not intend
to make any immediate changes in
the personnel of the department, and
expressed the hope that L. ID. Ball.
assistant secretary. would remain at
least temporarily.
The reappOintnent of Mr.. Ball was
announced at the White House. His
nomination Will be sent to the Senate
Monday by President Harding.
The "open-door" policy will be fol-
! lowed at the Department of Agricul-
ture during this administration, ac-
cording to Secretary Wallace. He
made this known when he called at
the White House executive Office this
morning for d short talk with the
President
Il am not going to be at all times
newsy or to furnish you many SEN
sations but l will be glad TO see
new spaper men any time they call"
he told reporters there.
Mr.. Wallace said he has decided
upon the men whom he will appoint
as his assistants. and that he will
make their names public, probably
late today or tomorrow.
Hoover and DauEherty In Office.
Herbert c. Hoover of California, new
Secretary of Commerce, formally took
Up the duties of his otfic>-S.ortly aft
was sworn in by L. W. Libbey, chief
clerk of the Department Of Com
merce. Ceremonies surrounding the
induction into Office of Mr.. Hoover
were simple in the extreme, as the in
coming Secretary had asked that no
particular formaiitieS accompany his
swearing in
Attorney General Palmer surren-
dered his office to his successor, Har-
rE NJ. Daugherty. at o'clock this
afternoon, at which hour the new
Day of the United States Supreme
Court the ceremony taking place in
the Attorney Generals office on the
sixth floor of the building at X street
and Vermont avenue.
The designations of six assistant
attorneys general were laid on the
desk of the incoming official. includ-
ing that of Mrs. Annette Abbott
Adams. the only woman who ever
held such a position.
A reception, for the retiring At
torney General was held at the de-
partment at 1890 O'Clock, when all
of the employees who had served
with Mr.. Palmer shook hands with
him and said their farewells Those
who left the service of the depart
ment today included John r. Hunt,
who has been secretary to Mr.. Palm
er, and who after short visit to his
home in Oklahoma will return to
Washington to practice law.
Edwin DENLY, new Secretary of the
Navy, was inducted into Office this
afternoon in the presence of MANY
senators. representatives and all of
the heads of bureaus of the depart
Inent. The exercises were held in the
State. War and Navy building.
The retiring Secretary of the Navy
Daniels presented Mr.. DENLY to his
new associates. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt attended the ex-
ercses.
viii II. Hays of Indiana is to be
sworn in as Postmaster General of
the United States at o'clock this
afternoon.
Justice Willis Van Devan.or of the
United States Supreme Cou1. a long
time personal friend of the new Post
master General, is to administer the
oath.
The ceremony is to take place in
the reception room of the Postmaster
Generals office, in the southeast cor
ner of the fifth floor of the Post Office
Department building.
Albert Sidney Burleson, retiring
Postmaster General, is to attend the
swearing in of Mr.. Hays. Officials of
the department.. City Postmaster NJ
O. Chance, and personal friends of Mr.
Hays will witness the ceremony.