Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-17

becoming Postmaster General evil
IDENTIFY is foremost in his mind.
The ceremony is staged in the
Gold Room-the only show" office
in the whole Post Office Department
Rare flowers piled in great baskets
are on every side and on the tables,
gifts of various organizations OF
postal employees.
The Assistant Attorney General
of the United States is seated behind
a plain mahogany desk. Solemnly
he repeats the oath Of office, pledg-
ing DIR. Work to allegiance to and
support of the Constitution. Quite
as grave and solemn. DR.. Work
listens carefully with appraised hand.
He swears his fealty to American in
st%itutions. AT this moment he be-
comes Postmaster General.
Crowded into the small Gold
Room are statesmen and officials,
army officers, laborers, clerks and
other employees of the department,
mixing democratically in a way i'm
possible, probably, in any other
capital in the world. The admins
tration of the oath of office conclud-
ed, the new Cabinet member steps
forward and acknowledges the con-
gratulations of his friends and well
wishers.
How Pictures Are Taken.
Thus the actual inauguration is
concluded. But the most interest
ing part of it is to follow. The in
auguration the world sees through
the eye of the camera has yet to
be staged. The next room Is the
stage for this duplicate ceremony.
A score of cameras are set up and
in position. Four movie" ma
chimes are in readiness. Batteries
of high powered lights are cohcen-
trated on a desk ir the middle of
the room.
First comes the business of
Shooting stills" Will Hays and DR..
| Work are posed with the Assistant
Attorney General. The photograph
ers go to work hastily, changing
plates noisily while barking direc-
tons at the posing officials. Their
commands r not tempered with
the respect ordinarily accorded
these men. Standing outside the
door and ignorant of what was go
ing on inside. one would think a
| dozen drill %sergeants were putting
a rookie through his first PAGES.
Look up." Look this way!"'
'Sit down." Hold it. hold it!''
"Pick up that paper!." "Show your
commission"
The stills are finished. The hum
of the motion picture cameras sup
plants the barking of the still photo
graphers.
"A little action" these movie men
command. And they get it. Mr..
Hays smile, the animated faces of
all three in conversation. are re-
corded on several hundred feet OF
film. Mr.. Hays vigorously shakes
the hand of his successor. They talk
some more, they write, sitting al
the central desk. The action of ad-
m~inistering the oath of office Is gone
through with again at the direction
| of the movie men. 1t is repeated
four or five times, so that there car
be no doubt about at least n strif
Of film having the whole thing II
good shape.
Around the room, but beyond The
reach of the motion picture cam
eras. an interested group watches
The Presidents physician, brought
from Marion.l Ohio, to guard the
health of the Chief Executive stands
in the corner. He is a small man
full of dignity. wearing a beard AM
the uniform of a Brigadier Genera
of the army. George w. Perkins
millionaire son of a famous father
has had flashes taken of him.. "a
at work as one of Mr.. Hays secre
~taries in the Post Office department
He is going with Mr.. Hays in hi
fnew venture. He answers innumer
able telephone calls and attends Z
business until tn, last moment. In
clothes are shiny from too muci
pressing.
Few Guests Present.
Behind the principal actors are
several people of Colorado who ar
Vim Washington in official positions
Mrs. Work is there with her son
These Colorado people are deep il
discussion of the honor which ha'
ceme to DIR. Work, the brilliant sol
lef their state. The boy complains
with true American spirit,< that d,
is sick of being DR.. Works SON
he wants to get out into the worlt
ana ecoui spnaebady on his owi
merifs IN modssus admits tina