Evening star., 1924-07-06
Real Workers i'm the National CAPITAL
ME name and fame of william
Mckinley. Theodore Roosevelt.

ME name and fame of William
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt,
William Howard Taft, Wood.
row Wilson. Warren G. Hard
! ing and Calvin Coolidge have been
heralded throughout the world. chiefly
because they were elected to preside in
the White House.
The names of their secretaries, also.
have become well known throughout the
length and breadth Of this land-John
Addison Porter, George B. Cortelyou.
William Loeb. jr.; Fred w. Carpenter,
Charles D. Norton, Charles D. Hilles,
Joseph P. Tumulty, George B. Christian
and c. Bascom Slemp.
But-there is one man who has served
with all of these, for the past twenty
seven years. who by faithfully day
after day Carrying along the irksome
routine work of the Presidents office,
usually tremendous in it's scope. has
made it possible for the Presidents and
about the country secure in the con-
hdence that the Office work was being
done just as dependab!y as though they
were right here on the job in Washing
ton.
That man is Rudolph Forster, who
never sought an office, nor a political
job, who never was a lame duck, who
| never traded on his influence. who has
carried along six administrations re-
gardless of their political policy. and
who won his place and holds his place
solely by faithful service, efficiency,
diplomacy and genius for hard work.
There for IN Few Days."
Three days after William Mckinley
went to the White House as President
there was a hurried call for help to
move along the vast volume of clerical
work piling up in the Presidents Office.
Rudolph Forster was then employed as
a stenogra pher in one of the government
departments. He was sent TO help out
for few days" in the executive offices.
That few days has heightened into
twentyseven years. and Rudolph Forster
is now an institution in the White
House. When Theodore Roosevelt came
into Office with William Loeb, jr., as his
private secretary Mr.. Forster was pro-
NOTED to assistant secretary, and has
given that post character and standing.
No President of these six has ever
asked Mr.. Forster what his politics
are, and the question of politics has
never had the slightest part in his
getting or holding his job, in his
intimate association with six Presi-
dents ana all OF the leading polltl-
clans of the country.
Rudolph Forster was born in the
District of Columbia, the only place
under the United States flag where
men and women do not have vote.
For short time he established
home across the Potomac River in
Virginia, where he might have voted
the Democratic ticket. as practically
every one does, or he might have
voted the Republican ticket and seen
his ballot wasted in that Dem ocratic
stronghold. No one knows whether
he voted or how he voted, and none
probably ever will-for Rudolph
Forster is proverbially close se-mouthed,
especially about himself. Now he is
living in the National Capital again.
that none in the whole country
knows more about the inside work
ings of national politics or does more
to keep this country going steadily
on it's way than this same voteleSs
Forster who wears no party badge.
Objects to the Spotlight.
Executive Clerk Forster refers to
his position as "a subordinate one"
says that there is nothing spectac-
ular" about his work. opines that he
ought not to be interviewed. pro-
tests that the spotlight should not
be turned upon him. objects to seeing
his picture in the newspaper and
generally gives a Closeup" of ex-
treme modesty. He believes sincere
ly in leaving all the public notice |
and acclaim to the President or his |