Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-17

Look npt" Look this yayi" F'sn
down." Hold 81. hold itt" pick M
that paperl" "show your commits
pjon'"
The stills are finished The hum Of
the motion picture cameras suypiants
the barking of tho s'fIl photographer.
"a little notion" these movie men
command And they get II. Mr..
Hays smile, the animated faces Of all
three in conversation, are recorded on
several hundred feet Of him. Mr.
Hays vigorously shaker tho hand Of
his Successor. They talk some more.
they write. sitting at the central desk.
The action OF administering the oath
OF office is gone through with again
at the direction N tho movie men. ft
rs repeated four or Ave times. 80 that
there can be no doubt about at iess.
one "trip OF Hlm having tho ghole
thing In good shape.
/ Around the room, but beyond the
reach OF the motion picture cameras,
m Interested group watches. Tho
Presidents physician, brought from
Marion. Ohio. to guard the health Of
the Chief Executive, stands IN the
corner. He Is a small man, full OF
dignity. wearing a beard and the uni
form Of n Brigadier General OF the
Army George ". Perkins, millionaire
son Of famous father, has had
flashes taken Of him. hard at work as
one Of Mr.. Hays secretaries In the
Post Office Department. He Iz going
with Mr.. Hays IN his new venture.
He answers innumersble teiephons
81.
last moment. His clothes are shiny
from too much pressing.
Few CHESTS Present.
Behind the principal actors are sev-
eral people from Colorado who are IN
Washington in official positions. Mrs.
Work IL there with her son. These
Colorado people are deep in discussion
Of the honor which has come 10 Or.
Work. the brilliant son Of their state.
, The boy complains. with true Ameri-
. can spirit. that no Is sick Of being
DR.. Works SON.. he wants 20 get
, out into the world and become sorne-
. body on his own merits. He modeetly
admits that he viii have quite task
! 20 rival his iilustrious father. Still he
IL anxious 70 try. He Is eager TO see
the end Of his period Of education.
The picture fiends are satisfied ~
I, last. They stop their barking com
. rnands 20 these diRnifed officers az ths
r American Government. The hum oi
Z their machines dies away. The crowd
= in the room begins 20 thin out Hall
q a dozen men who have not yet con-
graduated Or. Work delay 20 shak.
d his hand-but they are not Gamers
. men. This business they nave gone
. through with is just part Of the days
n work. They fold up the legs Of Their
q tripods. pack their parsphernaIi'
Il hastily. and leave with little forrnality
this thing is no treat % them.
II In a corner VIII Hays ~ talkini
to friend who has an arm woun'
= arectionateiy around his neck. Hi
r. friends seem not merely 20 Ike him
II but 10 love him.
I'd Twenty minutes after tho pictur
~ business is ended, the new Postmaste
ia General slips quietly into the depart
Il mental cafeteria with his son and
r friend from homo. He lunches sirnpl,
as no has dons for the past year, Wit
m the men and women employees upo
f. whose loyalty and cooperation h
n must depend for successful admin
N istration OF the gigantic business {
e. moving the mail for the America
ne people.