Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

received from previous commissioners
in its lack of formality. 1t demon
strated to their satisfaction that tneH
new chief was thoroughly human;
that he was not the kind inclined 70
Weld to Sycophancy, but regarded MIN.
self more in the light OF being one OF
their fellow workers in the big TAX
collecting organization.
White House Attache.
There is a veteran attache at the
White House whom I have known LOT
Is years, but never until a Few months
ago did he ever make remark In my
presence commencing any one. He Is
not a crouch, but a quiet fellow, not
given to commenting either favorabIy
or adversely concerning any one among
the huge and changing groups with
whom his position places him in dany
contact-unlesS extraordinarily I'M
pressed. But he called me aside re-
Gently and said:
"Your State certainly furnished a
fine Commissioner of Internal Revenue
in Mr.. Lucas. I believe he is real
conner in national politics"
Nothing could have satisfied me bet
ter than this little incident concerning
Bob Lucas faculty for making frtendS
In personal appearance Mr. Lucas
attractive. Brown-haired, his features
high forehead, nose straight, mouth
firm with a slightly perceptible down
| ward turn at the corners a chin well
rounded, that is neither projecting nor
recedng, and frank, brown eyes that
can be penetrating on occasion. His
manner is quiet and his voice gentle
without being low-pitched.
Fishing is the favorite sport OF the
new Republican executive chairman.
His experience, however, has been con-
fined almost entirely to inland streams
| and he has had little, If any, acquaint-
ance with deep-Sea fishing. But he Is
mighty pleased to pull in six-pound
bass, and already has learned the loca-
ton of the best trout streams near
Washington. On his recent trip to
Rapidan he pulled in three good size
trout, but when asked who made the
biggest catch on that occasion, he re-
piled, with a smile: THE President"
During his school days in Louisville
Bob Lucas was foot ball and base ball
star. He played guard and tackle on
| the Louisville Male High School eleven
when, with Bill Duffy as captain, it
| set high record on the gridiron, and
was a star first baSemen on the dia-
! mond for the same institution.
Member Of Guard.
From 1905 until 1911 Mr.. Lucas was
| a member Of the Kentucky National
| Guard, enlisting as private and being
| discharged as a sergeant. AS Ma
| tionsl GuardSman he attended the
Jamestown Exposition in 1907. being
member of the regiment commanded
by the late Gen. William B. HaIde-
man. While serving as a National
Guardsman he experienced his mar
rowest escape, although 1t was train
wreck instead of an encounter with
| bullets. He was on q train crowded
| with his fellow National GuardSmen
en- route to an encampment at Fort
Benjam Harrison, Ind. in 1908, when
there was a head-on collision in which
many were injured. Mr.. Lucas was
standing in the aisle at the rear of his
car and was precipitated the full length
| of the aisle, suffering, however, only
an injured knee which struck a num-
Der of seats during his rapid progress
| to the front of the car. IF could
slide like that on base ball diamond"
| he said, reminiscently, walter john
sons outfit would be glad to sign me
up"
/ His full name is Robert Hendry Lucas
He was born August 8, 1888, near An
chorage, KY His mother who. before
her marriage, was Miss Hattie Galley, of
Scotch ancestry, died two years after
his birth. His father, Robert Lucas,
| Louisville merchant, who came to the
United States when a 10-year-old boy
from Tyrone County in Northern Ire
land, died suddenly of heart attack
last July II, while attending a meet
ing of the board of visitors for the
Kentucky School for the Blind. He
has no brothers or sisters.
I Mr.. Lucas obtained his law degree
| from the University of Louisville in
1909 He was married october 10. 1910.
to Miss Gertrude Lasch of Louisville.
They have one child, Martha Bob, who
was president of the student body of
the Louisville Girls High School when
she was graduated last year, and who
is now student at Goucher College
in Baltimore.
The new Republican executive chair
man was head of the finance committee
which arranged for the 1929 annual
convention of the American Legion in
Louisville. He is a Mason, Shriner and
Knight Templar, member of the
Louisville lodge of Elks, Modern Wood
men Of America and the Loyal Order
of Moose. He belongs to the Pastime
Boat and Pendennis Clubs of Louis
vile and the Congressional Country
Club of Washington. He is member
of the Louisville and American Bar As
sociations.