The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
CABINETEERS
GIVE WAY TO
ASSISTANTS
Members of Little Cabi-
net Successfully Under
study Their Chiefs
BY JEAN ELIOT

pays Au important II some
\ what submerged role In Ad-
m1nistratton activities, must be ex-
periencing collectively some Of the
sensations OF the underStudy sud-
| denly thrust into the limelight
through the illness of the star. For,
| with the President on holiday, the
majority of the members Of his
official family have slipped away
from town, either on business or
pleasure bent, leaving their various
departments in the hands Of their
aids and assistants.
| This brings into prominence an
unusually interesting group Of men,
who, although their work Is of a
vital character, are in general bet
ter known to the public in their
social than in their official aspects,
and whose scant measure of publ
city comes usually through the
Little Cabin It" dinners, held
monthly through the winter. at
which problems Of general interest
are threshed out and great progress
Is made in co-ordinating the work
OF the various departments.
In the prolonged absence OF the
| Secretary Of the Treasury. Andrew
w. Mellon, who has been abroad
since June but who has engaged
| passage for his return on August
26, the Acting Secretary has been
Garrard Winston, normally Under
secretary Of the Treasury, generally
admitted to be one Of the most
brilliant Of the younger group Of
Administration officials-and one Of
the most popular. While the Treas
ury boasts several assistant secre-
taries, each is in charge Of par.
ticular branch Of department work
and the post OF undersecretary was
created few years ago to provide
sort Of general assistant to the
Secretary who should have a SUI
ficiently general knowledge Of de-
partment matters to fill his chiefs
place during an absence. The
first incumbent was s. Parker Gil
bert, who had been functioning as
one Of the assistant secretaries and
who was widely hailed as "the Alex
ander Hamilton of modern times"
Mr.. Gilbert resigned to take up the
practice Of law in New York and
his place was filled by Mr.. Winston.
Treasury Boosts Several
Unusually Capable Executives.
Eliot Wadsworth, Assistant Secre-
tary in charge Of Foreign Loans
and Railroad Advances and Mis-
cellaneous, is another unusually
capable executive. He was COM
Wandered for Government service
after being long connected with the
famous Boston firm Of Stone,
Webster and Company, and after
doing yeoman service as executive
secretary of the American Red
Cross during the war. Mr.. Wads.
worth, however. is now on vacation
and he and Mrs. Wadsworth, who
has been spending the summer on
the North Shore, were recently
visitors in Newport where they
were extensively entertained. Mr..
Wadsworth's nj .rriage 70 Mrs. Guy
Scull, widow of one of his closest
friends, Is of comparatively recent
date, but his charming wife has
already made an enviable place for
herself in Washington society.
Their wedding had a romantic
interest as they were drawn to-
gether through joint work on the
memoirs of her first husband, a
well-known traveller and explorer.
The Commissioner Of Public Debt,
William s. Broughton, who is now
In Europe on a well-earned holiday,
Is another Treasury official whose
work has brought him many flatter-
ing offers from private firms-al-
ways declined because of his Absorb
ton in his job. The various Liberty
loans and all the sundry wartime
securities issued by the Government
came under his supervision and he
has had charge Of the tremendous
task of putting wartime loans on d
peace footing. Like Mr.. Winston,
he is a bachelor.
Curious Situation Exists
In War Department Today
In the War Department a curl
GUS situation exists, for while
Secretary Weeks is at his summer
home at Lancaster, N. H., with
Mrs. Weeks, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, Dwight F. Davis, is
with Mrs. Davis and their family
at Dark Harbor, Me-, and General
Pershing, chief of staff, U. 8. A.,
is also out Of town. Consequently
the title of "Acting Secretary"
falls to Major General John L.
Hines, deputy chief of staff, who
is soon to succeed General Perish.
ing as the active head Of the army.
General Pershing, who has been
making an extended inspection tour,
is at present the guest Of General
and Mrs. Charles Gates Dawes at
Evanston, ILL.,, and since Major
General and Mrs. James G. Harbord
are also visiting General and Mrs
Dawes, the three men who served
abroad together are enjoying a
most successful reunion.
Dwight Davis 10 an executive of
proved ability, and has made an i'm.
mensely successful Assistant Secre.
tary Of War. but his chief claim to
general fame is as the donor OF the
famous Davis Cup, the prize in the
international tennis tournaments
which have done so much toward
cementing international friendships.
In his youth Mr.. Davis YVES himself
in the first string as a tennis
player, and even now he Yields a
powerful racquet.
Some Executives Remain
In Town Despite Exodus.
The Secretary of State, the Post.
master General. the Secretary Of
the Interior and the Secretary OF
Agriculture, are in town. But the
Solicitor General, James M. Beck,
is batting for" Attorney General
Stone, now in New England with
Mrs. Stone for a brief holiday, as
Assistant Attorney General Sey.
mour is also away. He and Mrs.
Seymour are spending a month on
their farm at Columbus, Ohio. And
young Theodore Roosevelt" is