The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Inaugurating a Cabinet Member.
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, of high powered lights are ~.
trateu on a desk in the midT
the room.
First comes the busiro..
shooting stills. viii H.
DR.. Work are posed with 10
sistant attorney general Tn.
tographers go to work he
changing plates noisily Will y
ing directions at the posin, :
Gals. Their commands sro
tempered with the respect ga.
lily accorded these men. Sian
outside the door and ignors1.
what was going on inside
would think a dozen drill sergs,.
were putting rookie through
first PAGES.
Look up!" Look this
Sit down." Hold it. hoh
Pick up that paper." "Sbow =.
Commissioni" w
The stills are finished. Thai
of the motion picture cameras =
plants the barking Of the suII =
tographers.
"A little action" these movie n
command And they get il d
Hays smile, the animated facas
all three in conversation. are
corded on several hundred fee,
film. Mr.. Hays vigorously mi.
the hand of his successor M.
talk some more, they write i
ting at the central desk. The
ton of administering the oath
office is gone through with aga
at the direction of the movie M
1t is repeated four or five tims
so that there can be no doubt ahr-
at least one strip of film hsvi,
the whole thing in good shane.
Around the room. but beyond Fl i
reach of the motion picture csr
eras, an interested group watcbss
The presidents physician, broDgsI
from Marion, Ohio. to guard n.
health of the chief executive. stsBl.
in the corner. He is a small mas
full of dignity, wearing a bes,
and the uniform of a brigadier ga-.
eral of the army George W. Ps,.
kins, millionaire son of a fano,,
father, has had flashes taken nj
him, hard at work as one Of mi
Hays secretaries in the DostolHrs
department. He is going with M
Hays in his new venture. He an.
swers innumerable telephone calls
and attends to business until ths
last moment. His clothes are shiny
from too much pressing.
Few Guests Present.
Behind the principal actors ar
several people from Colorado, wha
are in Washington in official pos.
tons. Mrs. Work is there with her
son. These Colorado people are
deep in discussion Of the honor
which has come to DR.. Work The
brilliant son of their state. The
boy complains, with true American
spirit, that he is sick OF being Dr.
Works SON; he wants TO get out
nto the world and become some
body on his own merits. He mod
sstly admits that he will have quite
! task to rival his illustriOus "a
her. Still he is anxious to try He
S eager to see the end Of his Pc
iod of education.
The picture fiends are satisfied
It last. They stop their barking
commands to these dignifed Off
,ers of the American government
The hum of their machines dies
way. The crowd in the room be-
,ins to thin out. Half a dozen men
Who have not yet congratulated Dr.
Work delay to shake his hand-bal
hey are not camera men. This
business they have gone through
With is just part of the days work.
they fold up the legs of their tn
'ods. pack their paraphernalia
.astily, and leave with little for
nality. This thing is no treat 10
hem.
In a corner Will Hays is talking
o a friend who has an arm wound
ffectionately around his neck HIS
riends seem not merely to like him,
ut to love him.
Twenty minutes after the picture
usiness is ended, the new post
Master general slips quietly into
be departmental cafeteria with his
on and a friend from home. He
inches simply, as he has done FOR
he past year, with the men ana
7omen employees upon whose 10y
lty and cooperation he mus DE-
end for a successful ddminlsl7-
on of the gigantic business Oh
loving the mail for the American
eople.